BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Schipul Technologies//Schipul Codebase 5.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT ORGANIZER: DTSTART:20160102T203000Z DTEND:20160110T180000Z LOCATION:Pema Osel Ling TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 UID:uid38@vajrayana.org DESCRIPTION:--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.\nEvent details subject to change. ---\nhttp://www.vajrayana.org/events/38/\n\nEvent Title: Trekchod Retreat w/ Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche- January 2-10, 2016\nStart Date / Time: Jan 02, 2016 14:30 PM US/Pacific\nLocation: Pema Osel Ling\nSpeaker: Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche\nGoogle\nhttp://maps.google.com/maps?q=2013+Eureka+Canyon+Road,Watsonville,CA,95076\n\nForecast\nhttp://www.weather.com/weather/monthly/95076\n\n \;Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche's Biography \n \; \nREGISTRATION \;Text List and Schedule will be sent out upon registration(The retreat will start at 2:30 PM January 2 and end at Noon on January 10)Pricing \; \nCarpool ForumLama Pema Dorje Rinpoche will give step-by-step meditation instructions on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche&rsquo\;s \;Vajrakilaya Namchak Putri \;Trekchod commentary. \nThese instructions, together with the requisite meditation practice, provide an unparalleled opportunity for the student to gain stability in meditation under the guidance of a genuine and experienced meditation master. \; \n"Namchak Putri is actually the king of all the collections of Vajrakilaya tantras from Tibet as it is a complete treasure cycle from ngö\;ndro to the Togal clear light teachings. It is very rare to get the complete trekchod teachings from a completely qualified practitioner lama such as Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche. To receive this kind of teaching requires many positive circumstances and conditions coming together and therefore it is very precious.&rdquo\; \;Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche \; \nThe retreat will start with a couple of days of rushen practice, to integrate those who have not completed a formal rushen retreat, before the actual trekchod teachings will begin. Rushen (or Khor-de Rushen) is the special preliminary practice for Dzogchen, where the student experientially learns to extract the essence of nirvana from the gross phenomena of samsara. \nRetreat Attendance According to Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, the retreat is open to \; 1. Those who attended the Namchak Putri Rushen retreat with Rinpoche earlier this year. \; \n2. Those who have completed a full Nyingma or Kagyu ngondro &ndash\; &ldquo\;completion of a full ngondro is very good&rdquo\; \; \n3. Those who have at completed at least 10% of their ngondro. \; \nYou also need to be able to \;attend this retreat in its entirety. There is no part-time attendance. \; \n \n \n \;--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm registration.Event details subject to change. ---\n\n--- Tendenci(tm) Software by Schipul.com - The Web Marketing Company ---\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche's Biography
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REGISTRATION
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Text List and Schedule will be sent out upon registration
(The retreat will start at 2:30 PM January 2 and end at Noon on January 10)
Pricing \;
Carpool Forum
Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche will give step-by-step meditation instructions on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche&rsquo\;s \;Vajrakilaya Namchak Putri \;Trekchod commentary.
These instructions, together with the requisite meditation practice, provide an unparalleled opportunity for the student to gain stability in meditation under the guidance of a genuine and experienced meditation master. \;
"Namchak Putri is actually the king of all the collections of Vajrakilaya tantras from Tibet as it is a complete treasure cycle from ngö\;ndro to the Togal clear light teachings. It is very rare to get the complete trekchod teachings from a completely qualified practitioner lama such as Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche. To receive this kind of teaching requires many positive circumstances and conditions coming together and therefore it is very precious.&rdquo\; \;Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche \;
The retreat will start with a couple of days of rushen practice, to integrate those who have not completed a formal rushen retreat, before the actual trekchod teachings will begin. Rushen (or Khor-de Rushen) is the special preliminary practice for Dzogchen, where the student experientially learns to extract the essence of nirvana from the gross phenomena of samsara.
Retreat Attendance
According to Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, the retreat is open to \;
1. Those who attended the Namchak Putri Rushen retreat with Rinpoche earlier this year. \;
2. Those who have completed a full Nyingma or Kagyu ngondro &ndash\; &ldquo\;completion of a full ngondro is very good&rdquo\; \;
3. Those who have at completed at least 10% of their ngondro. \;
You also need to be able to \;attend this retreat in its entirety. There is no part-time attendance. \;
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