This teaching points out the factors that must be present in our lives for us to encounter and practice Dharma. Contemplating this helps us develop gratitude for the incredible fortune that we all possess, and inspires us to use the exceedingly rare circumstances we now enjoy to bring lasting benefit to ourselves and others.  Time:  […]

Khenpo will teach the method for contemplating Impermanence and Death. Understanding impermanence and the certainty of death and developing a deep appreciation for these truths through sustained contemplation inspires us to use our lives in a constructive way and increases our diligence in Dharma practice. Time:   10:00am - 12:00pm Lunch: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Time:    1:30pm - […]

Instructions will be given on the method of contemplating the sufferings experienced by beings in the 6 realms of existence.  Contemplating the defects of samsaric experience further strengthens our resolve to use our lives constructively, increases diligence in practice, and supports the development of compassion for other beings.   Time:   10:00am - 12:00pm Lunch: 12:00pm - […]

Khenpo will bestow the empowerment (wang) verbal transmission (lung) and practice instructions (tri) of Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion. This practice helps us to access or innate nature of wisdom and compassion through visualization and mantra recitation. Additionally, Khenpo will explain the traditional contemplations that are used for giving rise to and strengthening compassion. Time:  […]

Khenpo will explain the traditional contemplations for generating and strengthening compassion.  Time:   10:00am - 12:00pm Lunch: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Time:    1:30pm - 4:30pm Cost $25 per day or $40 weekend

Khenpo will explain the method for generating the two types of bodhicitta (aspiration and application). Additionally, he will confer the bodhisattva vows and explain how to uphold the conduct of a Mahayana practitioner.  Time:   10:00am - 12:00pm Lunch: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Time:    1:30pm - 4:30pm Cost $25 per day or $40 weekend

Khenpo will give detailed instructions in shamatha meditation. This practice allow us to gradually develop the minds ability to stay focused on a chosen object. This induces a state of mental tranquility and supports all other meditative practices we may engage in.  Time:   10:00am - 12:00pm Lunch: 12:00pm - 1:30pm Time:    1:30pm - 4:30pm Cost $25 […]

Khenpo will explain how to use traditional techniques of analysis and investigation to come to understand and directly experience the fundamental nature of mind and phenomena.  July 22 and July 23 10:00am - 12:00pm : Vipassana 12:00pm - 1:30pm : Lunch 1:30pm - 4:30pm : Vipassana Cost $25 per day or $40 weekend

Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will bestow the White Tara Empowerment. White Tara represents the embodiment of enlightened perfection of wisdom and the true nature of mind, as well as health and longevity. Ultimately, she is the very nature of the dharmakaya, and her practice is a means for attaining liberation. Generation Stage is one of the […]