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SUMMARY:Renunciation
DESCRIPTION:Most broadly\, renunciation can be understood as a letting go of whatever binds us to ignorance and su ering. The Buddha taught that genuine renunciation requires thoroughly perceiving how we make ourselves unhappy by grasping and greediness. When we can let go of such things it is liberating. The Buddha said\, “If\, by forsaking a limited ease\, he would see an abundance of ease\, the enlightened man would forsake the limited ease for the sake of the abundant.” (Dhammapada\, verse 290). \nDrupon Thinley Ningpo will provide teachings and advice on attaining renunciation\, or liberation from ignorance and su ering. We hope you can join us for this one day event. \nTeaching Fee: $50 for this one day teaching\, $25 for Sustaining Members and above. Foundational Members may attend for free.
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/renunciation/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:Renunciation \nSaturday\, Nov 19\, 10am-5pm \nMost broadly\, renunciation can be understood as a letting go of whatever binds us to ignorance and suffering. The Buddha taught that genuine renunciation requires thoroughly perceiving how we make ourselves unhappy by grasping and greediness. When we can let go of such things it is liberating. The Buddha said\, “If\, by forsaking a limited ease\, he would see an abundance of ease\, the enlightened man would forsake the limited ease for the sake of the abundant.” (Dhammapada\, verse 290). \nDrupon Thinley Ningpo will provide teachings and advice on attaining renunciation\, or liberation from ignorance and confusion. We hope you can join us for this one day event. \nTeaching Fee: $50 for this one day teaching\, $25 for Sustaining Members and above. Foundational Members may attend for free.
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/3153/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20161120T093000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Mornings at the Center
DESCRIPTION:Drupon Thinely Ningpo \nFor this special Sunday\, Drupon Thinley Ningpo will join us for Ngondro session for the AM and afternoon session.  Our schedule will be as follows: \n-Refuge in English 10 am – recitations and prostrations \n-Vajrasattva in English 11am – recitation\, meditation\, and purification \n– Lunch Break – 12 to 1pm please bring your own sack lunch \n-Refuge in Tibetan chant 1pm \n-Vajrasattva in TibetanChant 2pm \nFor those of us who are completing Ngondro\, have a love for these practices\, or have questions or curiousity about these preliminaries\, this Sunday is a special opportunity to do the practice along side this excellent retreat master and to ask questions. \nIn samsara\, there are three types of suffering – suffering in the making\, the suffering of change\, and the suffering of suffering. Ones should meditate with fierce renunciation in the knowledge that the intrinsic nature of these three is like a building blazing with fire. Having established the difficulty of obtaining the freedoms and advantages\, ones should train in the ordinary preliminaries\, and then undertake them. \nThe founder to the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism\, Lord Jigten Sumgon stated\, “Ngondro is even more important than the higher practices.” It has also been said that sincerely practicing only Ngondro will lead to enlightenment since all mind training techniques leading to enlightenment are included within it! \nIf you have always wanted to complete the preliminaries\, but needed the support of a group\, or are new and want to deepen your understanding and commitment this Sunday practice is for you. \nBeginners are very welcome at this practice.
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/achi-chokyi-drolma-meditation-practice-4-2016-11-20/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170101T100000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Mornings at the Center
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nPlease join us for a very special New Years Practice: \nAchi Practice followed by the prayer of Kuntuzangpo. \nAchi Chokyi Drolma is the great Dharma protector of the Buddha’s teachings 3Ú4 and the emanation of Vajrayogini 3Ú4 the embodiment of the wisdom and activities of all the Buddhas.  Achi is revered throughout Tibet and her sadhana is practiced by all lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.  She was the grandmother of Jitgen Sumgon\, the founder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage.  Whosoever will practice the sadhana of Achi Chokyi Drolma with full devotion and certainty\, will be freed from all kinds of unfavorable circumstances and obstacles in this life\, as well as obstacles connected with Dharma practice\, and will finally achieve perfect enlightenment. \nThe Prayer of Kungtuzangpo (Tibetan)\, also known as the Primorial Buddha Samantabhadra (Sanskrit) instructs the sincere student about the View\, Meditation an Action of the Nature of Mind and how we stray from this Unchanging Goodness in our day to day lives. \n10 am – 11:30 \n  \nBeginners are very welcome at this practice. \n* After the practice we will have an optional pot luck lunch for those who wish to enjoy the good company and quietude of the Sahuarita location. *
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/achi-chokyi-drolma-meditation-practice-4-2017-01-01/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170108T093000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Mornings at the Center
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nBy popular request we will practice Ngondro every Sunday.  Our schedule will be as follows: \n-Refuge 10 am – recitations and prostrations \n-Vajrasattva 11am – recitation\, meditation\, and purification \nIn samsara\, there are three types of suffering – suffering in the making\, the suffering of change\, and the suffering of suffering. Ones should meditate with fierce renunciation in the knowledge that the intrinsic nature of these three is like a building blazing with fire. Having established the difficulty of obtaining the freedoms and advantages\, ones should train in the ordinary preliminaries\, and then undertake them. \nThe founder to the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism\, Lord Jigten Sumgon stated\, “Ngondro is even more important than the higher practices.” It has also been said that sincerely practicing only Ngondro will lead to enlightenment since all mind training techniques leading to enlightenment are included within it! \nIf you have always wanted to complete the preliminaries\, but needed the support of a group\, or are new and want to deepen your understanding and commitment this Sunday practice is for you. \nBeginners are very welcome at this practice. \n* After the practice we will have an optional pot luck lunch for those who wish to enjoy the good company and quietude of the Sahuarita location. *
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/achi-chokyi-drolma-meditation-practice-4-2017-01-08/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170115T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170115T120000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Mornings at the Center
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nBy popular request we will practice Ngondro every Sunday.  Our schedule will be as follows: \n-Refuge 10 am – recitations and prostrations \n-Vajrasattva 11am – recitation\, meditation\, and purification \nIn samsara\, there are three types of suffering – suffering in the making\, the suffering of change\, and the suffering of suffering. Ones should meditate with fierce renunciation in the knowledge that the intrinsic nature of these three is like a building blazing with fire. Having established the difficulty of obtaining the freedoms and advantages\, ones should train in the ordinary preliminaries\, and then undertake them. \nThe founder to the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism\, Lord Jigten Sumgon stated\, “Ngondro is even more important than the higher practices.” It has also been said that sincerely practicing only Ngondro will lead to enlightenment since all mind training techniques leading to enlightenment are included within it! \nIf you have always wanted to complete the preliminaries\, but needed the support of a group\, or are new and want to deepen your understanding and commitment this Sunday practice is for you. \nBeginners are very welcome at this practice. \n* After the practice we will have an optional pot luck lunch for those who wish to enjoy the good company and quietude of the Sahuarita location. *
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/achi-chokyi-drolma-meditation-practice-4-2017-01-15/2017-01-15/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170121T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170128T170000
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SUMMARY:Mahamudra Practice Instruction and Open Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Mahamudra Practice Instruction and Open Retreat \n\n\n\nWith Drupon Rinchen Dorje Rinpoche \nSaturday-Saturday\, January 21-28\, 2017 \n \n\n\n\nWe are pleased to announce a very special teaching and practice retreat with Drupon Rinchen Dorje Rinpoche in the beauty and tranquility of the desert southwest. This open retreat will take place in late January during Tucson’s mild and very pleasant winter months. \nRinpoche will be teaching from the extensive Mahamudra chapter\nincluded in the famous Words of Vajradhara Dharmakirti: A Record\nof Instructions on Five-Fold Mahamudra by the 17th century\nmeditation master\, Lho Trinley Namgyal. These instructions have\nbeen the main Mahamudra instructions received and practiced in\nDrikung Kagyü three-year retreats for centuries. We are extremely\nfortunate to be able to receive these from a retreat master who has received and realized such traditional training. \nSome of the main topics included in these extremely profound mahamudra instructions are: Calm Abiding\, Special Insight\, Becoming Certain about the Various Appearances of the Mind\, Cutting Through Misconcep- tions About the Energy of the Ground\, Introduction to the Nature of the Mind\, Introduction to the Co-emergence of Thoughts\, Introduction to the Coemergence of Appearances\, Introduction to the Co-emergent Nature of Mind\, Explanation of the Faults of Meditation\, Recognizing the Fresh Ordinary Mind\, Way to Take Things on to the Path\, Four Yogas of Mahamudra\, and Enhancing Realization. \nTeaching Location (see directions to the center\, below): Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\n1135 West Twin Buttes Road\nSahuarita\, AZ 85629 \nRetreat Fee – Retreat-ants in Residence (Includes lodging and meals.):\n– $350 non-members for entire 8 day retreat – includes lodging and food\n– $250 for full 8 day retreat (Supporting Members & above)\, Foundational Members are Free \nPer Session Fee: \n– $35/session for non-members\n– $25/session for Supporting Members or above – Foundational Members are free \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Schedule (January 21 to 28):\n– AM/PM Sessions (10am-12pm\, 2pm-5pm): Teaching and Practice Instruction – Evening Session (7pm-9pm): Practice and Q & A on the Day’s Teaching \nLodging and Meals at the Center: \nThe center has dorm-style (room sharing) accommodations for 10 retreat-ants. Attendees may also car camp or erect a tent on the property grounds. Individuals attending the full retreat will be given priority in booking both dorm and camping space. \nAccommodation costs are included in the full retreat fees. For those attending only a portion of the retreat\, the cost accommodation is $20/night indoor and $10/night for camping. \nIndoor accommodation must be reserved prior to the retreat\, and is otherwise available only as space permits. Please contact us to ensure your accommodation needs are met. \nThree (3) vegetarian meals/day will be prepared daily by center members\, with the requested assistance of retreat-ants as needed in meal prep and clean-up. Attendees with special dietary needs or desires may bring their own food. All meal costs are included in full retreat fees. Individual meals are available for $5 donation/meal.\nFor More Information on this Event: \nBrennan Washburn 520-977-2136\, brennan@drikungtucson.org \nPati Stein\, 520-465-1882\, pati.c.stein@gmail.com
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/mahamudra-practice-instruction-and-open-retreat/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170318T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170318T170000
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SUMMARY:Achi Chokyi Drolma Empowerment and Practice Instruction
DESCRIPTION:Empowerment: Saturday\, March 18\, 10am\nTeaching: Saturday & Sunday\, March 18/19\, 10am-12pm & 2pm-5pm \nDrupon Thinley Ningpo will grant the Achi Chokyi Drolma empowerment and then guide us to a greater understanding of Achi deity practice. Achi\, chief protectress of the Drikung Kagyu and an emanation of Vajrayogini\, is also the great grandmother of Lord Jigten Sumgon\, founder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage. As such she “liberates the thoughts of beings to suit the dharma.” \nBorn in 11th century Tibet\, from an early age Achi displayed auspicious powers such as teaching mantra to others by the age of three. In essence her manifestation in the human realm embodies the wisdom and compassion of all the Buddhas\, the great mother of the Buddhas (http://www.rigdzindharma.org/achi-chokyi-drolma.html). “According to a prophecy in the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra\, it is said\, “The head of the Karma Dakinis will come to the area of Tidro cave in Drikung. This will be a nirmanakaya manifestation of Vajrayogini” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achi_Chokyi_Drolma). \nAchi practice is a particular favorite for our sangha. Please join us in paying homage to her for the benefit of all beings\, the Drikung Kagyu lineage and for the benefit of our fledgling dharma center. \nThis particular practice was written by Lord Jigten Sumgon\, and translated into English by Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche. Drupon Thinley Ningpo will explain not only explain the text in particular and how to practice it\, but will also offer commentary on the meaning of empowerment and of deity practice in general. Copies of the practice will be provided. \nTo pre-register for this event\, please click here. \nTeaching Fee: $75 for this weekend\, $35 for Sustaining Members and above.\nFoundational Members may attend for free. \n 
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/achi-chokyi-drolma-empowerment-and-practice-instruction/2017-03-18/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Teaching,Empowerment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170322T203000
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SUMMARY:Weekly Meditation Practice
DESCRIPTION:Tara Embodies the female wisdom activity of the mind. She is often called the mother of all the Buddhas. White Tara offers peace\, prosperity\, health and long life through her enlightened activities. In reciting her mantra and making a connection to her\, we draw closer to developing her enlightened qualities in ourselves. \nThis event is free and beginners are welcome. \n1135 West Twin Buttes Road\nSahuarita\, AZ 85629\n(Click here for a map) \n\nFor More Information:\nPati Stein: 465-1882
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/weekly-meditation-practice-7-2018-02-21/2017-03-22/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170325T170000
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SUMMARY:Mandala Offering Practice
DESCRIPTION:As Vajrayana Buddhists we diligently practice the 2-fold accumulation of merit and wisdom. To accumulate wisdom we engage in meditation to deepen our understanding of emptiness and the innate purity of all phenomena. To accumulate merit we engage the other 5 perfections\, starting with the perfection of generosity. Mandala practice combines meditation\, mantra\, and purification into a single very powerful act of generosity\, and serves as a method to accumulate merit quickly. \nWith each mandala offering we offer the entire universe\, our world and the inconceivably vast universe\, in brief\, the entirety of the glorious dharmasphere\, to all beings and to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. In doing so we overcome our basic tendency toward self grasping and greed by purifying it with loving kindness and compassion. In the context of Ngondro\, or preliminary practice\, offering 111\,111 mandalas is recommended. So just as we repeatedly polish our offering rings\, we correspondingly polish the mirror of mind. \nOur beloved Drupon Thinley Ningpo will show us how to practice the mandala offering as taught in the Drikung Kagyu tradition. He will explain not only how to perform the mandala offering — the ritual materials and 37 point step-by-step process — but will also explain its inner significance\, how it builds merit\, purifies negative karma\, and ultimately blossoms as the most valuable benefit of all\, Buddhahood. \nMandala practice texts will be available to use during the teaching weekend\, and will be available for purchase in the dharma store. If you own a mandala offering set\, please bring it with you. If you do not own a mandala set\, we will provide as many simulated sets as needed\, and vats of rice to fill the mandala\, so that everyone can participate and learn the practice hands-on. \nTo pre-register for this event\, please click here. \nTeaching Fee: $75 for this weekend\, $35 for Sustaining Members and above.\nFoundational Members may attend for free.
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/mandala-offering-practice/2017-03-25/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Teaching
ORGANIZER;CN="Brennan Washburn":MAILTO:brennan@drikungtucson.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170402T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170402T120000
DTSTAMP:20170314T214827Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Mornings at the Center
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nBy popular request we will practice Ngondro every Sunday.  Our schedule will be as follows: \n-Refuge 10 am – recitations and prostrations \n-Vajrasattva 11am – recitation\, meditation\, and purification \nIn samsara\, there are three types of suffering – suffering in the making\, the suffering of change\, and the suffering of suffering. Ones should meditate with fierce renunciation in the knowledge that the intrinsic nature of these three is like a building blazing with fire. Having established the difficulty of obtaining the freedoms and advantages\, ones should train in the ordinary preliminaries\, and then undertake them. \nThe founder to the Drikung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism\, Lord Jigten Sumgon stated\, “Ngondro is even more important than the higher practices.” It has also been said that sincerely practicing only Ngondro will lead to enlightenment since all mind training techniques leading to enlightenment are included within it! \nIf you have always wanted to complete the preliminaries\, but needed the support of a group\, or are new and want to deepen your understanding and commitment this Sunday practice is for you. \nBeginners are very welcome at this practice. \n* After the practice we will have an optional pot luck lunch for those who wish to enjoy the good company and quietude of the Sahuarita location. *
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/achi-chokyi-drolma-meditation-practice-4-2017-02-12/2017-04-02/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly Practice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170408T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170408T130000
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SUMMARY:Sand Mandala Final Dissolution
DESCRIPTION:Join Drupon Thinley Ningpo as he ventures to Madera Canyon to offer the final vase of sand from sand mandala dissolution on April 6th.  We will first meet at the Drikung Namgyal Ling dharma center\, then together travel to the nearby Santa Rita mountains. 
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/sand-mandala-final-dissolution/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Brennan Washburn":MAILTO:brennan@drikungtucson.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170409T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170409T120000
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SUMMARY:Mahamudra Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Practice Mahamudra meditation with Drupon Thinley Ningpo\, who will also offer insight and  instructions.  We are extremely fortunate to be able to receive these from a retreat master who has received and realized the traditional training. After the meditation we will have a potluck lunch.
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/mahamudra-meditation/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Practice
ORGANIZER;CN="Brennan Washburn":MAILTO:brennan@drikungtucson.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170526T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170526T170000
DTSTAMP:20170516T180506Z
CREATED:20170516T180345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170516T180506Z
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SUMMARY:The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo Yeshi returns to Tucson for the 12th year straight\, and this time he will lead us on a journey into Longchen Rabjam’s famous treatise\, The Chö Ying Dzöd\, The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena and its accompanying commentary. By elucidating this text\, Khenpo Yeshi will simultaneously introduce us to the work’s essential instruction on the profound Dzogchen practice of Trekchö or “cutting through.” \nWhat do we cut through? Conceptual delusion. In the context of Dzogchen\, we cut through the flimsy fantasy world of self-grasping and we do so swiftly\, emboldened by the simple recognition of the innate incorruptibility of our own primordial awareness or Buddha Nature. \nAs dharma students in 2017 we can celebrate the auspicious good fortune of not only this masterpiece having been translated into English\, but also the special insight of Khenpo Yeshi. A scholar in both Tibetan and English languages\, Khenpo Yeshi has received extensive trainings\, both academic and spiritual\, too numerous to list here\, and completed three-year meditative retreat under the guidance of the renowned Dzogchen master\, H.E. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He currently lives in California and attends Berkeley as a PhD student. \nSince\, during the course of one weekend\, we will we only have enough time to cover the first few chapters\, this teaching will become the first of a multi-year series. Please join us as we begin this cycle of Dzogchen teachings with Khenpo Yeshi at Drikung Namgyal Ling. \nTexts will be available in our dharma store. \n————————- \nTeaching Location (see directions to the center\, below):\nDrikung Namgyal Ling Center\n1135 West Twin Buttes Road\nSahuarita\, AZ 85629 \nTeachings Fee – 3 days teachings\n– $85 non-members \n– $60 Supporting Members & above\n– Foundational Members are Free \nPer Session Fee:\n– $20/session \, $40/day for non-members\n– $15/session \, $30/day for Supporting Members or above\n– Foundational Members are free\n– Work Study Positions are available but require prior arrangements. Please contact us 2 weeks in advance  \nSchedule (May 26 to 28):\n-May 26:  2pm-5pm\n-May 27-28 : 10-12 am and 2-5 pm
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/the-precious-treasury-of-the-basic-space-of-phenomena/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170527T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170528T170000
DTSTAMP:20170516T181016Z
CREATED:20170516T180659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170516T181016Z
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SUMMARY:The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo Yeshi returns to Tucson for the 12th year straight\, and this time he will lead us on a journey into Longchen Rabjam’s famous treatise\, The Chö Ying Dzöd\, The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena and its accompanying commentary. By elucidating this text\, Khenpo Yeshi will simultaneously introduce us to the work’s essential instruction on the profound Dzogchen practice of Trekchö or “cutting through.” \nWhat do we cut through? Conceptual delusion. In the context of Dzogchen\, we cut through the flimsy fantasy world of self-grasping and we do so swiftly\, emboldened by the simple recognition of the innate incorruptibility of our own primordial awareness or Buddha Nature. \nAs dharma students in 2017 we can celebrate the auspicious good fortune of not only this masterpiece having been translated into English\, but also the special insight of Khenpo Yeshi. A scholar in both Tibetan and English languages\, Khenpo Yeshi has received extensive trainings\, both academic and spiritual\, too numerous to list here\, and completed three-year meditative retreat under the guidance of the renowned Dzogchen master\, H.E. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He currently lives in California and attends Berkeley as a PhD student. \nSince\, during the course of one weekend\, we will we only have enough time to cover the first few chapters\, this teaching will become the first of a multi-year series. Please join us as we begin this cycle of Dzogchen teachings with Khenpo Yeshi at Drikung Namgyal Ling. \nTexts will be available in our dharma store. \n\nSchedule (May 26 to 28):\n-May 26:  2pm-5pm\n-May 27-28 : 10-12 am and 2-5 pm \nTeaching Location (see directions to the center\, below):\nDrikung Namgyal Ling Center\n1135 West Twin Buttes Road\nSahuarita\, AZ 85629 \nTeachings Fee – 3 days teachings\n– $85 non-members \n– $60 Supporting Members & above\n– Foundational Members are Free \nPer Session Fee:\n– $20/session \, $40/day for non-members\n– $15/session \, $30/day for Supporting Members or above\n– Foundational Members are free\n– Work Study Positions are available but require prior arrangements. Please contact us 2 weeks in advance  \nSchedule (May 26 to 28):\n-May 26:  2pm-5pm\n-May 27-28 : 10-12 am and 2-5 pm
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/the-precious-treasury-of-the-basic-space-of-phenomena-2/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170624T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170624T170000
DTSTAMP:20170613T170802Z
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SUMMARY:Prayer of Kuntuzangpo Teaching
DESCRIPTION:Where can we find the unobstructed enlightened mind? “This self-arising great expanse\, beyond expression\, has neither the name samsara nor nirvana. Realizing this you are a Buddha. Not realizing this\, you are a being wandering in samsara.”  \n \nThe Prayer of Kuntuzangpo (Tibetan)\, also known as the Primordial Buddha Samantabadra (Sanskrit) instructs the sincere student on the view\, meditation and conduct of the nature of mind and how we stray from this Unchanging Goodness in our day to day lives.\n \nThis ancient and pithy prayer from the Dzogchen Ati Yoga Tantras was hidden by Guru Rinpoche and discovered in 1366 by the Great Awareness-Holder and tertön\, Rigdzin Godem\, in a cave of Zangzang Lhadrak in Tibet. It is from the 9th chapter of the Gonpa Zangthal or Northern Treasures.\n \nKhenpo Konchok Molam\, a highly educated Lama in the Drikung Kagyu lineage\, will help us to unravel its profound wisdom. Currently a resident lama at the White Lotus Buddhist Center\, he has taught extensively at the Kagyu College in Dehra Dun\, India\, and received extensive instruction under the guidance of his root guru\, Khenchen Thupten Ozer.
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/prayer-of-kuntuzangpo/2017-06-24/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Teaching
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170701T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170701T170000
DTSTAMP:20170607T152510Z
CREATED:20170607T152200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170607T152510Z
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SUMMARY:Hevajra and Six Yogas of Naropa Teaching
DESCRIPTION:His Holiness\, The Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche\, has made it a priority to revitalize the tradition and practice of Hevajra in the Drikung Centers around the world. In May of 2016\, he did exactly that in Tucson\, Arizona\, when he blessed us with an Hevajra empowerment and teaching.\n \nOnce the main deity practice of none other than the renowned master\, Marpa Lotsawa and his consort\, Nairatmya\, transmission of this lineage practice had ceased for several hundred years until H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche restored the tradition. To deepen our understanding of this rare and precious tantra\, which includes instructions on the Six Yogas of Naropa\, Drupon Thinley Ningpo returns to Drikung Namgyal Ling. We will study both the root verses and detailed explication contained in the text\, Coermergent Hevajra and Six Dharma of Naropa\, by Rigdzin Chokyi Dragpa.\n \nCopies of the text\, a spiral-bound edition specially printed to celebrate His Holiness’s visit to Tucson\, will be available for $25. 
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/hevajra-and-six-yogas-of-naropa-teaching/2017-07-01/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Teaching
ORGANIZER;CN="Brennan Washburn":MAILTO:brennan@drikungtucson.org
GEO:31.938712;-110.988891
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170919
DTSTAMP:20170828T161431Z
CREATED:20170814T145100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170828T161431Z
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SUMMARY:Nyungne Retreat with Drupon Rinchen Dorjee 
DESCRIPTION:Schedule (Sept 15\, 6pm to Sept 18\, 7:30 am): \n\nFriday Sept 15 6-9pm – Empowerment and instructions on the practice\nSaturday/Sunday – three sessions per day\nMonday – early morning session to end at 7:30am (we can then share a nice breakfast)\n\nLocation (see directions to the center\, below):\nDrikung Namgyal Ling Center\n1135 West Twin Buttes Road\nSahuarita\, AZ 85629 \nRetreat Fee – 3 day retreat\n$108 non-members \n$75 Supporting Members & above\nFoundational Members are Free \n⊕ Work Study Positions are available but require prior arrangements. Please contact us in advance  \nPLEASE READ \n\nAttendees must participate in the whole retreat – from Friday evening to Monday morning.\nSpace is limited – please reserve your space early\n Attendees will be fasting and silent from Saturday afternoon to Monday morning – no eating\, drinking\, speaking for this time period.\n\n\nRegister for Nyungne Retreat \nDescription: \nThe Nyungne practice of the eleven-faced\, thousand-armed form of Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara)\, the Buddha of compassion\, is for purifying negative karma and accumulating merit and wisdom in a short but intensive retreat setting. This intensive practice requires maintaining the eight Mahayana precepts on the first day and on the second day adding vows of fasting and silence (fasting begins after the noon meal on the first day and continues until breakfast on the third day). Meditation sessions include prayers\, offerings\, prostrations\, and extensive mantra recitation\, cultivating all three vehicles of Buddhism. Practicing Nyungne with great devotion increases peace in oneself and the world\, brings happiness and good fortune\, and leads to rebirth in Buddha Amitabha’s Pureland of Dewachen. \nIt is said in the text called the Collection of the Intentions of All Tantras that if practitioners of the Mahayana do a nyungne even once\, they will purify all the wrongdoing accumulated throughout forty thousand eons and achieve rebirth as either a human or deva. If done eight times consecutively\, the state of a stream enterer is attained and rebirth in Dewachen is guaranteed. If performed twenty-five times\, the state equal to a once-returner is attained and all wrongdoing of the previous eighty thousand eons is purified. Performed fifty times the state equivalent to a non-returner is achieved and all wrongdoing for the prior eight hundred million eons is purified. If the nyungne is performed 108 consecutive times\, arhatship is attained and all the wrongdoing and obscurations of the past one billion eons is purified and birth in Dewachen in the direct presence of Buddha Amitabha is assured. \n—————————- \nLodging and Meals at the Center: \nThe center has dorm-style (room sharing) accommodations.  Attendees may also car camp or pitch a tent on the property grounds.   \nThe cost of accommodation is included in the retreat fee. \nIndoor accommodation must be reserved prior to the retreat\, and is otherwise available only as space permits.  Please contact us to ensure your accommodation needs are met. \nThe following 3 meals are provided: Saturday breakfast and lunch\, and Monday breakfast.  Meals provided will be simple and vegetarian.  If you have special food needs or preferences you are welcome to bring a meal or use center’s facilities. \nAfter Saturday lunch time attendees will take a vow of silence\, and of fasting.  Attendees will not eat\, drink\, or talk from Saturday at 2pm to Monday morning at 7:30am as part of the practice.   \nWhat to pack and bring: \nSuggested Personal Items to Bring: \n\nSleeping bag or bedding\nPillow\, blankets\nAlarm Clock\nEar plugs\nTowel\, Toiletries (soap\, shampoo\, toothbrush\, etc)\nPractice items – cushion\, mala\, dorje/bell\nComfortable clothing\nMedication\, vitamins\, supplements \nNo perfume or heavily scented products\, please\n\nFor registration or question: \nPati Stein – 520-465-1882
URL:https://www.drikungtucson.org/event/nyungne-retreat-with-drupon-rinchen-dorjee-2/2017-09-16/
LOCATION:Drikung Namgyal Ling Center\, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road\, Sahuarita\, AZ\, 85629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Closed Retreat
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