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5-Day Practice Retreat w/ Khentrul Rinpoche February 7-12, 2025 in Thailand
The Jonang lineage is the only school of Buddhism that teaches the complete path of Kalachakra, the highest yoga Tantra, known as the Kign of Tantra, fro start to enlightenment. Khentrul Rinpoche is the only master currently bestowing the whole path from the Ngondro to completion stage upon qualified non-monastic practitioners globally.. Khentrul Rinpoche has made it his life’s mission to spread the teachings of Shambhala as it is prophesied that they will bring a Golden age of peace to our earth.
By the request of a sponsor in Singapore, Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow a Kalachakra Ngondro practice retreat in Thailand, a location that is very easy to visit for everyone across Asia. This 5-day retreat will help students who are in process or are just beginning to practice the very precious Jonang Kalachakra preliminary practices. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to practice the Ngondro along with the precious Guru and Kalachaka Tsok pujas that tantrikas practice monthly. This is the perfect retreat to clarify your practice and if you wish to further prepare yourself to move towards the Higher Empowerments and the 6 Vajra Yogas of the completion stage that Rinpoche is currently bestowing through 2029.
Extraordinary Rare Vishvamata Empowerment, the Feminine Aspect of Kalachakra
Part of this path of transformation to enlightenment requires the harmonization and unification of female and male energies within ourselves. The Yab-Yum deity of the Kalachakra mandala is often referred to as Kalachakra but is actually the inseparable union of the ultimate masculine Kalachakra, in union with the ultimate feminine, Vishvamata. Their combined qualities represent the ultimate love, wisdom and compassion fused into immutable bliss and empty form. The empowerment of the feminine form, Vishvamata Empowerment (Jenang) is almost never bestowed. Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow this rare Jonang practice along with a practice text as part of the retreat. We can embrace the true energies of the female and male aspect within ourselves to transform our world. Khentrul Rinpoche will give teachings to clarify what these aspects are and various ways to work with them.
The retreat will be held at the Manjushri Center of the Karma Kagyu around 40 minutes of the International Airport Don Mueang. RETREAT PROGRAM FEES COVER
-5 Night Stay at the Manjushri Center of the Karma Kagyu in Thailand (for In-person attendees only) -Vishvamata Jenang and access to the Dzokden Learning Center -Ngondro practice text in digital form is included -Sadhana in digital form is included -Daily guided teachings, practice sessions, and or pujas by Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö, monks and Julie O’Donnell -Authentic traditional accommodations, all meals included (for In-person attendees only) -Transportation is not included (for In-person attendees only)
Who can come?
Prerequisite While Khentrul Rinpoche welcomes everyone to join who wishes to practice Kalachakra. This practice retreat will dive into the preliminary practice of the Jonang Kalachakra Ngondro. This teachings is open to anyone who genuinely wants to practice Kalachakra but it is best suited to students who have some basic understanding of the Vajrayana buddhist path, experience with Guru and Deity yoga as well as a flexible mind. This is a great way to get to know Khentrul Rinpoche better in person in a small intimate environment. It’s important as a student of Vajrayana to develop an actual relationship with the Guru so that he can help you the most on your path. What languages will be offered? The event is in English but Chinese translation will be available if you bring a phone with a data plan and a headset to listen.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
FRIDAY February 7, 2025 1:00 PM— Session 1: Welcome Teaching
SATURDAY February 8, 2025 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM— Session 2: Vishvamata Jenang and Teaching 5:30 AM – 6:30 AM— Session 3: Oral Transmission and Vishvamata Practice 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM— Session 4: Intro to the Jonan Kalachakra Ngondro with a short Tea break 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM— Session 5: Evening Teaching
SUNDAY February 9, 2025 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM— Session 6: Ngondro Teaching Session 5:30 AM – 6:30 AM— Session 7: Practice Session 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM— Session 8: Ngondro Teaching with short Tea break 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM— Session 9: Ngondro Teaching
MONDAY February 10, 2025 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM— Session 10: Teachings on Guru Yoga and Guru Puja 5:30 AM – 6:30 AM— Session 11: Ngondro Practice Session 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM— Session 12: Ngondro Teaching with a short Tea break 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM— Session 13: Guru Puja
TUESDAY February 11, 2025 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM— Session 14: Teaching on the Kalachakra Tsok 5:30 AM – 6:30 AM— Session 15: Ngondro Practice Session 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM— Session 16: Ngondro with a short Tea break 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM— Session 17: Kalachakra Tsok
WEDNESDAY February 12, 2025 3:00 AM— Session 18: King of Tantra and the Golden Age – What to do Now to Transform our World + Closing Prayers
Suggested Reading
There is no required preparation. If you want to familiarize your mind with any of the material related to the trip we have selected a few of the texts.
The Kalachakra Path offers a profound method for actualizing your greatest potential and contributing to greater peace and harmony within this world. For the first time ever, this extraordinary path is revealed in a step-by-step manner, allowing students to gradually approach this uniquely comprehensive system in a structured and methodical way.
Please bring the Profound Path of Vajra Yoga Prayer Book or the Ngondro prayers with you. Available at store.dzokden.org Please access the learning center in advance for the Vishvamata texts.
OFFERING DANA TO RINPOCHE As this is an online event, you can make the offering of Dana to Rinpoche here.
This is a paid event and will be available both Online and In-person.
8 Shambhala Dharma Kings Empowerment with Khentrul Rinpoche
Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow his mind terma of the 8 Shambhala Dharma King Empowerment at the Boulder Shambhala center. This is a rare opportunity for establishing a direct connection with the Rigdens of Shambhala. Rinpoche will also give an introductory teaching and a Q&A session after the empowerment as well as oral transmission of the mantras and the text.
About the Kings of Shambhala The Kalki Kings are the Dharma Kings of the Sublime Realm of Shambhala who were able to skillfully unite their entire realm through the Kalachakra teachings. Their effort went much more beyond only alleviating biased differences like races, conflicting religious approaches, classes etc. They helped propagate and make the Kalachakra teachings in such a way, that their realm transformed into a pure Bodhisattva realm, happy and peaceful, where spiritual practice flourishes. Differently from wordly kings which are focused on protecting and expanding their territories, the Kalkis are Kings of the dharma, bodhisattva beings who manifest as great leaders out of their compassion and wisdom.
“In general we say that the Kalki Kings are inseparable from the 8 great bodhisattvas and the 10 wrathful dakas. They are incredibly powerful. For me, the Shambhala kings are much more special because of their particular connection with our own world. The Bodhisattvas and dakas possess a subtle body form, like a body of a being of the god realm, and so, only some individuals can connect with them. But the Shambhala Kings and Kalkis appeared in Shambhala as human beings, so that many people could benefit through connecting with them. And, of course, they manifest themselves not as an ordinary human being, but as an exceptional, extraordinary human being.
I have been dedicating myself intensively to prepare for this empowerment. I feel a strong connection with the Kalkis and I have no doubt that they are the greatest hope of our world for the manifestation of the Second Golden Age of Peace and Harmony.” (Khentrul Rinpoche)
WHO IS THIS FOR or HOW TO PREPARE MYSELF? There are no prerequisites at all. It is suitable for all levels of practitioners. If you want to prepare yourself, you can do the online course Introduction to the Ngöndro available at our learning center. If you are already practicing dharma, you may benefit from the oral commentaries Rinpoche gave about his Shambhala prayers; they can be accessed in his official Youtube Channel. For knowing more about Shambhala and the Kalki Kings, we suggest the book “The Realm of Shambhala” by Rinpoche.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
SATURDAY September 21, 2024
6:00 PM — Empowerment and Teaching
9:00 PM — Oral Transmission and Practice
HOW THE ONLINE EMPOWERMENT WILL WORK 1) Register for each attendee that will be receiving the empowerment. You will be added to the course on learn.dzokden.org 2) You must receive the empowerment online in real-time. We do not record the empowerments.
3) You will receive access to the zoom for each of the sessions. They will NOT include any oral transmissions or Empowerments.
This is a paid event and will be available both Online and In-person.
Included in the event: – Empowerment of Marichi Tara – Oral Transmission of 2 Marichi Sadhanas – Teachings on Marichi and Shambhala
The Goddess Marichi, 21st Tara and the Dharma Proctor of Shambhala
The radiant Goddess Marichi is the 21st Tara, blazing ahead of the sun. She is the Dharma protector of Kalapa at the center of the pure land of Shambhala. In Jetsun Taranatha’s teachings on the Taras she is at the completion stage of the Tara practice. Very powerful, she is the color of the sunset, a wondrous, glowing orange. She comes ahead of the dawning sun of great bliss and, like the sun, her blessings pervade everywhere.
She is worshiped all across Asia in many traditions. In Chinese astrology she is known as the Mother of the Big dipper, the goddess of astrology and of all 9 planets. In Japan the Ninja warriors worshiped her for her magical power of invisibility, a power the Ninja desire to possess. Khentrul Rinpoche’s Personal Dharma Protector Marichi (also known as Marīcī and Özer Chenma) came to Rinpoche’s life when he was a young boy herding yak cattles in Tibet. Without fences, it was quite difficult to take care of them. Some yaks hide themselves from the boy Rinpoche under rocks, and so used to spend the night in danger of being attacked by wolves. To help protect them, his family shared with him the Marichi mantra and the faith in her when he was still very young.
“I do not know exactly why, perhaps because of having no doubt when doing this or because of a special connection, when I recited her mantra and did the ritual according to the traditional manner of protecting the yaks, I have 100% guarantee that the yaks would be safe during the night. I never had problems with yaks being killed by the wolves since then, really never. So I kept that in mind and I recited innumerable mantras, many times, when I took care of them. So, afterwards, anytime when we had an obstacle I always relied on her.”
“So this is why the Tibetan says that praying for Marichi helps. But, of course, it does not help everyone individually, as it depends for example on the individual connection and on the level of faith. You must have no doubt at all. I have indestructible faith in Marichi since my childhood, so this helped me to develop many connections with her during my life.”
WHO IS THIS FOR or HOW TO PREPARE MYSELF? There are no prerequisites at all. It is suitable for all levels of practitioners. Previous Buddhist study and practice are helpful but not mandatory.
Kalachakra Practitioners – She is the protector of the pureland connected to Shambhala. Dzokden Practitioners – This empowerment helps your Drolmi Kazug Wishfulfilling Vase Practice
SCHEDULE BY TIMEZONE
Central Europe and South Africa
SUNDAY September 22, 2024
6:00 PM — Empowerment and Teaching
9:00 PM — Oral Transmissions, Shambhala Teachings Marichi Practices
HOW THE ONLINE EMPOWERMENT WILL WORK 1) Register for each attendee that will be receiving the empowerment. You will be added to the course on learn.dzokden.org 2) You must receive the empowerment online in real-time. We do not record the empowerments.
3) You will receive access to the zoom for each of the sessions as well as the recordings after the event for everything except for the oral transmissions and empowerment.
This is a paid event and will be available both Online and In-Person. This page is for Online registration only. For In-person registration, you may reserve a seat by adding your registration below, come in at the location during the event date and make an offering/donation in any amount.
PRACTICAL TEACHING INCLUDES -Understand the Bardos from the Kalachakra Perspective -What to do when you or a loved one dies -How to spot opportunities for liberation in the Bardo of dying
Who is this course for? Open to anyone who wants to understand how to prepare for your own or someone else’s death.
What will you learn? You will learn an overview of the 6 bardos, focusing on how the bardos dying and the the bardo before rebirth.
How will this benefit you? Death is one of the best opportunities. This series of teachings helps you understand how to prepare best for it.
Course Curriculum In this practical teaching, Khentrul Rinpoche will discuss the step by step instructions for what to do for our loved ones at the time of death, through their dying process and the subsequent prayers and practice we can do once our loved one has passed away. We do not have to be an incredible yogi to benefit from these teachings. Everyone can create conditions in this life, for their loved ones to have a peaceful death and a beneficial future rebirth.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
SATURDAY September 7, 2024
9:00 PM — Session 1: 2024 Sacred Transition: Dying, Death and the Bardo
11:00 PM — Session 2: 2024 Sacred Transition: Dying, Death and the Bardo
SUNDAY September 8, 2024
9:00 PM — Session 3: 2024 Sacred Transition: Dying, Death and the Bardo
11:00 PM — Session 4: 2024 Sacred Transition: Dying, Death and the Bardo
Online and in-person in Austria at Dzokden Kalapa. In English with the potential of live translation in other languages (TBA).
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Or if you would like to register to attend the weekend retreat IN-PERSON, please click here.
We are delighted to announce that Rinpoché accepted our request to present his exciting new tantra book, ”The Tantric Path of Desire” in Austria.
Preconceptions and misunderstandings about tantra have spread everywhere. Both in Western countries, as well as Asian countries where these teachings originated. Lost amidst extreme views and with a lack of proper clarification, it is difficult for practitioners to reach the essence of the tantric teachings.
For Rinpoché, there is no doubt that different types of persons, including lay devotees, monastics, and non-religious ones, have the potential to learn the essence of tantric practice. This is because the tantric approach is closely aligned with our existing nature.
“In the tantric path, nothing that is naturally present in our mind needs to be eliminated. Instead, we learn means for putting these mental phenomena to work for us. When all these phenomena are subjugated by the brilliance of pure and true reality, they become our friends.” (Khentrul Rinpoché).
In this public teaching, Rinpoché will introduce the topic in general in preparation for the weekend retreat that will follow.
Schedule by Timezone
Vienna Time (CEST) — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire Melbourne, Australia — SATURDAY July 27, 2024 / 3:00 AM – 4:30 AM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan — SATURDAY July 27, 2024 / 1:00 AM – 2:30 AM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire Romania — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire São Paulo, Brazil — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire East Coast USA, Toronto — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire West Coast USA — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire
