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2024 Sự gia trì của Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát Lễ Quán đảnh và Puja

2024 Sự gia trì của Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát Lễ Quán đảnh và Puja

Sự kiện sẽ được diễn ra trực tuyến và trực tiếp.

Khentrul Rinpoche đã đồng ý ban lễ quán đảnh Ngài Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát và thực hiện lễ Puja theo yêu cầu của nhóm đạo hữu Trung Quốc.

 Ngài Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát hay Địa Tạng Bồ Tát là một trong bốn vị Bồ Tát quan trọng trong truyền thống Phật giáo Đại thừa Đông Á, cùng với Phổ Hiền Bồ Tát, Văn Thù Sư Lợi Bồ Tát và Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát. Tên của Ngài được dịch là “Kho báu giấu kín trong lòng đất”. Địa Tạng Bồ Tát được biết đến bởi lời nguyện cứu độ tất cả chúng sinh trong lục đạo luân hồi vào thời kỳ sau khi Phật Thích-ca Mâu-ni nhập Niết-bàn cho đến khi Bồ Tát Di Lặc hạ sinh. Ngài nguyện không chứng Phật quả nếu địa ngục chưa trống rỗng (Địa ngục không trống, Thề không thành Phật). Do đó, Ngài thường được xem như là vị Bồ Tát của chúng sinh dưới địa ngục. Trong văn hóa Nhật Bản, Ngài là vị Bồ Tát hộ mệnh cho trẻ em, cũng như bảo vệ các vong linh của trẻ em và bào thai chết yểu.

LỢI ÍCH CỦA PHÁP TU
Kinh Địa Tạng Bồ Tát bổn nguyện đã nếu ra các lợi ích của việc thực hành pháp tu của Ngài Địa Tạng. Trong Kinh đã chỉ ra rằng những ai nghe theo lời dạy của Ngài sẽ đạt được những lợi ích không thể nghĩ bàn. Thực hành pháp tu này cũng có thể giúp tẩy trừ vô lượng nghiệp xấu.

  1. Các hàng Trời, Rồng thường hộ niệm.
  2. Quả lành càng ngày càng thêm lớn.
  3. Chứa nhóm nhơn vô thượng của Thánh.
  4. Mãi không còn thối thất đạo Bồ Đề.
  5. Đồ mặc món ăn dồi dào đầy đủ.
  6. Những bệnh tật không đến nơi thân.
  7. Khỏi những tai nạn về lửa và nước.
  8. Không có bị hại về trộm cướp.
  9. Người khác thấy đến sanh lòng cung kính.
  10. Các hàng Quỷ Thần theo hộ trì.
  11. Đời sau thân gái sẽ chuyển thành thân trai.
  12. Đời sau sẽ làm con gái các hàng Vương Giả, Đại Thần.
  13. Thân tướng xinh đẹp.
  14. Phần nhiều được sanh về cõi trời.
  15. Hoặc làm bậc vua chúa.
  16. Có trí sáng biết rõ những việc trong những đời trước.
  17. Có mong cầu chi cũng được toại ý.
  18. Quyến thuộc an vui.
  19. Các tai vạ bất ngờ đều dứt sạch.
  20. Các nghiệp về ác đạo đều trừ hẳn.
  21. Đi đến đâu cũng đều không bị sự trở ngại.
  22. Đêm nằm chiêm bao an ổn vui vẻ.
  23. Những người thân tộc đã chết nếu có tội thời được khỏi khổ.
  24. Nếu về đời trước có phước thời được thọ sanh về cõi vui sướng.
  25. Các bậc Thánh ngợi khen.
  26. Căn tánh lanh lợi thông minh.
  27. Giàu lòng từ mẫn.
  28. Rốt ráo thành Phật.

Lễ Puja Địa Tạng Bồ Tát trong Lễ hội Thanh Minh (Qingming).
Địa Tạng Bồ Tát là một thị hiện rất được tôn kính của Đức Phật đối với người Trung Quốc bởi lời nguyện bảo vệ các chúng sinh ở các cõi giới thấp của Ngài. Điều này đặc biệt quan trọng đối với những người Trung Quốc lo ngại cho tổ tiên của họ có thể tái sinh về các cõi giới thấp. Trong Lễ Thanh minh hay Lễ Tảo mộ (đôi khi cũng được gọi là Ngày Tưởng niệm hay Ngày Tổ tiên), một lễ hội truyền thống của người Trung Quốc, được tổ chức bởi cộng đồng người Hoa khắp châu Á, Lễ Puja Địa Tạng Bồ Tát là một pháp thực hành phổ biến và quan trọng đối với Phật tử Trung Quốc.

AI CÓ THỂ THAM DỰ
Không có yêu cầu đặc biệt nào. Lễ Quán đảnh dành cho tất cả mọi người.

CÚNG DƯỜNG CHO LỄ PUJA
Nhiều người tận hưởng việc xem các Lễ Puja trực tuyến được thực hiện bởi các vị Lạt ma và tin rằng họ sẽ nhận được một lợi ích lớn lao. Điều này rất phổ biến ở Phương Tây khi họ thỉnh các Lạt ma cầu nguyện cho họ nhưng không có bất cứ sự cúng dường hoặc một kết nối cá nhân nào. Trong khi đó, như là một trong tất cả chúng sinh, bạn sẽ nhận được kết quả của Lễ Puja được thực hiện cho tất cả chúng sinh, kết nối nghiệp rất yếu, do đó kết quả nhận được cũng sẽ rất nhỏ. Thông thường, trong một thời điểm nhất định khi Lễ Puja hoặc những người cầu nguyện được thỉnh cầu để tẩy trừ các nghiệp xấu, chướng ngại hoặc các bệnh do nghiệp quả, theo thông lệ mọi người sẽ cúng dường đến các vị Lạt ma cho Lễ cầu nguyện và Puja. Điều này sẽ tạo nên một kết nối nghiệp mạnh mẽ đến Lễ Puja và tạo nên một kết quả lớn hơn.

Sự gia trì của Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát Cúng dường Lễ Quán đảnh và Puja và cúng dường nến cho người thân

THỜI KHÓA THEO KHU VỰC
Việt Nam
Thứ bảy, ngày 06/04/2024
12:00 PM – Lễ Quán đảnh
3:00 PM – Lễ Puja và giảng dạy

NHẬN QUÁN ĐẢNH TRỰC TUYẾN NHƯ THẾ NÀO?

  1. Bạn phải đăng ký để nhận quán đảnh. Bạn sẽ nhận được một email xác nhận. Tất cả sự kiện trực tuyến của chúng tôi đều dùng trung tâm học tập Dzokden. Nếu bạn chưa đăng ký vào trung tâm học tập Dzokden, bạn sẽ được mời vào learn.dzokden.org
  2. Bạn sẽ nhận được thông tin về Zoom cho mỗi phiên học. Chúng tôi sẽ không cung cấp bản ghi nào trước Lễ Quán đảnh. Khentrul Rinpoche yêu cầu bạn phải có mặt trong lúc truyền nhận sự gia trì. Không có bản ghi âm nào lúc gia trì (Jenang), quán đảnh (Wang) hoặc truyền khẩu. Các bài giảng và lễ puja sẽ được ghi lại và chia sẽ.

CÚNG DƯỜNG DANA CHO RINPOCHE
Theo thông lệ, khi kết thúc lễ quán đảnh, các đệ tử sẽ cúng dường Dana cho vị đạo sư. Vì đây là một sự kiện trực tuyến, bạn có thể cúng dường Dana cho Rinpoche tại đây.

BẠN CÓ CÂU HỎI THÊM?
Gửi email tới địa chỉ [email protected]

Round the Clock Mantra Accumulation for Rinpoche’s Birthday

Round the Clock Mantra Accumulation for Rinpoche’s Birthday

Join our global community in the recitation of Green Tara and Marichi mantra to remove all obstacles for Khentrul Rinpoche and the Global community. Jetsun Tara is the swiftest to respond to prayers for help.

Please submit your mantras on our mantra accumulation page here:
https://dzokden.org/vi/mantra-accumulation-vi/

We have schedule this event in advance of Khentrul Rinpoche’s birthday.

This practice will take place on the full moon and a lunar eclipse in March. During the time of the Lunar eclipse in your location, the merit of the offering is multiplied by 700,000 times. Please join us in our accumulation until then but especially anytime in our special 24 hour community organized practice. Members of our different communities in different countries will lead the mantras at different hours. All the mantras that are submitted to Green Tara and to Marichi will be dedicated on April 18th. May this lead to the flourishing of Dzokden and Rinpoche’s activities.

Schedule by Timezone

Central Europe and South Africa – MONDAY March 25, 2024 / 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM (TUESDAY March 26, 2024)
Melbourne, Australia – MONDAY March 25, 2024 / 10:00 AM – 09:59 AM (TUESDAY March 26, 2024)
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – MONDAY March 25, 2024 / 7:00 AM – 7:00 AM (TUESDAY March 26, 2024)
São Paulo, Brazil – SUNDAY March 24, 2024 / 8:00 PM – 8:00 PM (MONDAY March 25, 2024)
East Coast USA, Toronto – SUNDAY March 24, 2024 / 6:00 PM – 6:00 PM (MONDAY March 25, 2024)
West Coast USA –SUNDAY March 24, 2024 / 3:00 PM – 3:00 PM (MONDAY March 25, 2024)

Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84041168224?pwd=eng5RDlFT1pxSEdEWkNaK2VPYmk5UT09
Meeting ID: 840 4116 8224
Passcode: 616652

Questions?
Please email [email protected]

1st Vajra Yoga of Kalachakra: Practice Retreat

1st Vajra Yoga of Kalachakra: Practice Retreat

in-person only
Register at Dzokden Kalapa

in-person only
This page is about the 1st VAJRA YOGA Practice Retreat Week(s).

WEEK 2: August 12th – 19th (7 nights)
WEEK 3: August 19th – August 26th (7 nights)
WEEK 4: August 26th – September 2nd (7 nights)

To register for the 1st VAJRA YOGA EMPOWERMENT, TEACHING, and RETREAT WEEK 1, you also need to additionally register here as well.

We are grateful to be able to offer a Practice Retreat on the 1st Vajra Yoga of Kalachakra at the Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center in the Austrian mountains. This retreat is a rare opportunity to practice similarly to how aspiring yogis practice during the traditional three-year Kalachakra retreat, in a uniquely beautiful natural Summer setting. This group retreat will support the participants in establishing their 1st Vajra Yoga practice. By having a solid foundation for their own individual practice after the retreat, practitioners will be better able to complete the 1st Vajra Yoga and prepare for the next Vajra Yoga. You are welcome to take part in any of the weeks of your choosing (choose the weeks below when registering).

This is the first time we have the precious chance to offer such a long retreat on the 1st Vajra Yoga in Europe, so do not miss this precious opportunity!

[Note for those who have already received the 1st Vajra Yoga in Tibet in 2019: Rinpoché encourages you to first attend the 1st Vajra Yoga Empowerment, Teaching, and Retreat Week 1 first, rather than directly attending the Practice Retreat in Weeks 2, 3, and 4. However, if you absolutely cannot and only want to attend the practice retreat, first send us an email to [email protected] explaining your reasons before proceeding with the registration. We will contact you to confirm whether or not this is possible for you. Decisions will be taken on a case-by-case basis.]

Online Meditation Guidance from Khentrul Rinpoche + In-person Retreat
Each participant can request a personal audience with Rinpoche (remotely via Zoom) to discuss their meditation progress and help alleviate any obstacles to their practice. Rinpoché may also join remotely to give a group teaching (upon participants’ request) if he feels that it is necessary. Rafa Lobsang Dorje will lead the practice retreat in-person with Rinpoche’s blessing. He received the 1st Vajra Yoga from Rinpoche in 2019 in Tibet and practiced it in group and solitary retreat settings.

REQUIREMENTS
All participants must have received the 1st Vajra Yoga of Kalachakra by Shar Khentrul Rinpoche. If you have not received them yet and have the aspiration to do so, there is the possibility (upon approval) of receiving them before this practice retreat. More infos and registration here

How to Prepare and Materials

How to prepare for this retreat: In addition to the longer sadhanas “Divine Ladder” and “Enlightening the Heart”, you will need to know the sadhana “Secret Dakini Treasure”. We encourage you to study all the sadhanas as much as you can, including the transliterations and chantings, because there will be some sessions of chanting in Tibetan without a recording during the retreat. 

During the retreat, Guru Puja and Kalachakra Tsok gatherings will also be held on special occasions. We strongly encourage you to additionally register for their two associated courses at our learning center to prepare yourself in advance so that you know the rituals very well beforehand. If you wish (not mandatory), bring your own vajra, bell, damaru, or other ritual instruments to use during the puja and tsok gatherings.

Materials: You can borrow printed texts of Guru Puja and Tsok from the temple to use during the event. Please bring your printed practice book “The Profound Path of Vajra Yoga”. You can also bring Rinpoche’s commentary “The Hidden Treasure,” “Unveiling Your Sacred Truth 3,” and the 1st Vajra Yoga Booklet as a reference for your practice (everything on paper, as tablets, phones, or computers are not allowed after the strict retreat begins.) Other reading materials not directly related to the 1st Vajra Yoga are not allowed during the retreat period. Bring your blindfold and your meditation belt.

Retreat Information and Guidelines

The retreat will be closed and in silence. Participants are not allowed to receive visitors or use computers, tablet devices, mobile phones, and so forth. We can store personal phones and other electronic devices in our office. If someone needs to contact you in case of emergency, they can email [email protected] or call +43 676 395 8898. Both e-mailbox and phone will be checked at least once each day. Rinpoche advises participants to follow the retreat guidelines respectfully, not only for the success of their own practice, but also to avoid disturbing others. 

The daily schedule consists of four practice sessions and additional activities such as occasional pujas, watching Rinpoché’s recorded teachings, personal audiences and so forth. Participants are welcome to address their questions related to the practice in written form to the retreat leader. They can request personal audiences with Rinpoché (remotely via Zoom) as well. Participation in two daily group sessions is mandatory unless health conditions completely prevent you from taking part. The remaining two sessions can be practiced in your own room if you prefer. Practice sessions will be conducted in English and Tibetan. If you absolutely prefer, you can bring copies of the texts in your own language as well and read them silently while the group recites in English. 

Check-in and Check out between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (If you absolutely need to leave earlier, that is possible. Just inform us in advance of your plans.)

Registration

More Info and Registration at Dzokden Kalapa in Austria

The fee for the retreat includes three vegetarian meals and shared accommodations at the beautiful Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center. Please inform us ([email protected]) in advance if you have allergies, food intolerances, or other important health or mental conditions that we need to consider. We cannot promise space for individual rooms for participants of this event. However, you can alternatively bring your own tent and sleep outside near the Kalachakra Stupa (see registration options below). Please note: Parking in the area of Kalapa is very limited. If you are staying withus for the whole retreat, we encourage you to drop off then find a space to park at a distance (in the city, if possible) to help other travellers reach the site.

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities This is a strict retreat, and participants should avoid engaging in too much physical activity and interacting with others unnecessarily. We need at least one volunteer to cook breakfast, lunch, and a light dinner for the participants. The volunteer cook will be able to enjoy all the areas in the retreat center except for the Kalachakra Temple itself where the participants will practice. Unlike the participants, volunteers can access electronic devices, the internet, and so forth. This is an extraordinary opportunity to generate merit and create the causes to be able to engage in this practice yourself in the future. Rinpoche strongly encourages us to support our dharma brothers and sisters by volunteering. If you already received the 1st Vajra Yoga Teachings and wish to volunteer as a cook, you can attend the practice retreat for free if you so wish. Otherwise, during your stay, we can provide free access to an online course or recorded retreat at our digital learning center if you would like to support your practice and study while you are volunteering; additionally, you can also choose a dharma book of your choice in our Kalapa Shop that Kalapa will give you as a gift.

If you are considering this opportunity, please write as soon as possible to [email protected], so that we can arrange a video call to plan your participation. You can also volunteer for only a portion of the event rather than for the whole retreat; you can offer as much as possible according to your capability. 

 

1st Vajra Yoga of Kalachakra: Empowerment, Teachings & Retreat with Khentrul Rinpoché

1st Vajra Yoga of Kalachakra: Empowerment, Teachings & Retreat with Khentrul Rinpoché

Register for this event at the Kalapa website by clicking here.

In-person only
August 2nd – 12th (10 nights)

This page is for the 1st Vajra Yoga of Kalachakra: Empowerment, Teachings & Retreat (week 1 only). If you would like to participate in the following retreat weeks 2, 3, and 4, you need to register here as well.

After repeated requests from individuals and groups over the last years, Rinpoché has finally accepted the request to teach the 6 Vajra Yogas of Kalachakra for the first time in Europe. This will be a milestone in the history of Kalachakra practice in the West. Rinpoché will come once a year to teach each Vajra Yoga over the next years. Moreover, Rinpoché has made an effort to clarify the conditions for participation in a way that gets back to the essence and allows practitioners with family and work commitments to fulfill the requirements. This is a precious and incredibly rare opportunity and we are delighted to be able to offer it at Kalapa.

For this year 2024 Rinpoché will bestow the 1st Vajra Yoga. To ensure the success of students on their paths, Rinpoche will only bestow it to pre-approved students who genuinely wish to deepen their practice. To bring more clarity to the preparation process, we have prepared an additional explanation. Regardless of whether you are a new or veteran practitioner, Rinpoché requests that everyone takes the time to read it. Download here: 2024 – Conditions for Higher Empowerments for the Wensum and 1st Vajra Yoga.

For new participants, after reading these conditions, and if you have already received the 4 Higher Empowerments of Kalachakra with Rinpoché, we welcome you to present yourself as a candidate by sending your application here. Only upon approval will you be able to proceed with registration. Veteran practitioners who have already taken part in the 1st Vajra Yoga Retreat in Tibet in 2019 can confirm their commitments in the form below when registering.

About the Event and Schedule

Upon completion of the two outer, the five inner, and the two unique preliminary practices of the Kalachakra Path, we are ready to enter the indestructible and profound path of the Six Vajra Yogas. These advanced yogic techniques are like a wish-fulfilling jewel with the capacity to grant us everything our hearts desire in the blink of an eye. For a diligent practitioner whose mind is sufficiently pure, enlightenment can be achieved within only a few short human years. Even mastery of a single vajra yoga is enough to ensure one is never again reborn into the suffering cycle of death and rebirth.” (Khentrul Rinpoche, “Unveiling Your Sacred Truth 3”)

The event encompasses 1) two days of preparations with Preliminary Practices, Pujas, Kalachakra-Tsok, and a walk in the nature with Rinpoche, 2) The Four Higher Empowerments of Kalachakra (Rinpoché will bestow them again for the sake of your spiritual progress), 3) Teaching-Transmission of the 1st Vajra Yoga Practice, 4) a printed booklet about the 1st Vajra Yoga in English, 5) If needed, a personal audiences with Rinpoche (upon request), 6) one week of Retreat with practice sessions guided by senior students, as well as 7) food and accommodations at the Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center. 

SCHEDULE (10 nights)

2nd August afternoon – arrivals and welcome meeting with introductions (check-in 2 PM – 4 PM

3rd August Kalachakra Preliminary Practices, Guru Puja Ritual and Kalachakra-Tsok, Walk in the nature around Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center with Rinpoche

4th August  – new moon – Puja and Four Higher Empowerments for the 1st Yoga participants 

5th – 12th August – Teaching-Transmission of the 1st Vajra Yoga, 1st Vajra Yoga Retreat (week 1); personal audiences with Rinpoche

12th August – concluding Tsok and check-out after lunch (if you wish, you can stay longer for weeks 2, 3 and 4 by registering here)

How to Prepare and Materials

How to prepare for this retreat: We strongly encourage you to prepare yourself as much as you can with all the 9 Kalachakra Preliminary Practices. In addition to the longer sadhanas “Divine Ladder” and “Enlightening the Heart”, you will need to know the sadhana “Secret Dakini Treasure”. We encourage you to study all the sadhanas as much as you can, including the transliterations and chantings, because there will be some sessions of chanting in Tibetan without a recording during the retreat. We strongly recommend that you also register here for the Summer Wensum retreat so that you can be better prepared for the 1st Yoga Retreat.

During the retreat, Guru Puja and Kalachakra Tsok gatherings will also be held on special occasions. We strongly encourage you to additionally register for their two associated courses at our learning center to prepare yourself in advance so that you know the rituals very well beforehand. If you wish (not mandatory), bring your own vajra, bell, damaru, or other ritual instruments to use during the puja and tsok gatherings.

Materials: You can borrow printed texts of Guru Puja and Tsok from the temple to use during the event. Please bring your printed practice book “The Profound Path of Vajra Yoga” and your “Four Higher Empowerments” Booklet. You can also bring Rinpoche’s commentary “The Hidden Treasure” and “Unveiling Your Sacred Truth 3” as a reference for your practice (everything on paper, as tablets, phones, or computers are not allowed after the strict retreat begins.) Other reading materials not directly related to the 1st Vajra Yoga are not allowed during the retreat period. You need to bring your blindfold and your meditation belt. If you have already participated before, bring also your 1st Vajra Yoga Booklet. 

Retreat Information and Guidelines

After the Empowerments on August 4th, the strict retreat will begin. The retreat will be closed and in silence. During this period, participants are not allowed to receive visitors or use computers, tablet devices, mobile phones, and so forth. We can store personal phones and other electronic devices in our office. If someone needs to contact you in case of emergency, they can email [email protected] or call +43 676 395 8898. Both e-mailbox and phone will be checked at least once each day. Rinpoche advises participants to follow the retreat guidelines respectfully, not only for the success of their own practice, but also to avoid disturbing others. 

The daily schedule consists of four practice sessions and additional activities such as occasional pujas, teachings, interviews, and so forth. Participation in two daily group sessions is mandatory unless health conditions completely prevent you from taking part. The remaining two sessions can be practiced in your own room if you prefer. Practice sessions will be conducted in English and Tibetan. If you absolutely prefer, you can bring copies of the texts in your own language as well and read them silently while the group recites in English. 

Registration

The fee for the retreat includes three vegetarian meals and shared accommodations at the beautiful Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center. Please inform us ([email protected]) in advance if you have allergies, food intolerances, or other important health or mental conditions that we need to consider. We cannot offer space for individual rooms for participants of this event. However, you can alternatively bring your own tent and sleep outside near the Kalachakra Stupa (see registration options below). Please note: Parking in the area of Kalapa is very limited. If you are staying with us for the whole retreat, we encourage you to drop off then find a space to park at a distance (in the city, if possible) to help other travellers reach the site.

Off-Site Accommodations If you absolutely need an individual room, many options for accommodations are available near the retreat center’s area, in the Garanas region, and in the town Bad Schwanberg. In this case, please search for and book the necessary reservations yourself. 

More Info and Registration for this event at the Kalapa website by clicking here.

Volunteer Opportunities

This is a strict retreat, and participants should avoid engaging in too much physical activity and interacting with others unnecessarily. We need one volunteer to cook breakfast, lunch, and a light dinner for the participants, and a cook helper. The volunteers will be able to enjoy all the areas in the retreat center except for the Kalachakra Temple itself where the participants will practice. Unlike the participants, the external volunteers can access electronic devices, the internet, and so forth. This is an extraordinary opportunity to generate merit and create the causes to be able to engage in this practice yourself in the future. Rinpoche strongly encourages us to support our dharma brothers and sisters by volunteering. 

If you are considering this opportunity, please write as soon as possible to [email protected], so that we can arrange a video call to plan your participation. You can also volunteer for only a portion of the event rather than for the whole retreat; you can offer as much as possible according to your capability. That being said, we prefer the participation of someone who can commit to the whole period. During your stay, we can provide free access to an online course or recorded retreat at our digital learning center if you would like to support your practice and study while you are volunteering. You can also choose a dharma book of your choice in our Kalapa Shop that Kalapa will give you as a gift.

How to get to Kalapa?

Kalachakra Kalapa Center, Garanas 41, Bad Schwanberg, zip code 8541, Austria, Südweststeiermark. The nearest airport is in Graz, Austria. To travel to Kalapa by train, start at the main train station in Graz. From there, take the S6 or S61 S-Bahn towards Wies-Eibiswald for about an hour to the Bad Schwanberg station. (Timetable information)

To travel from the Bad Schwanberg train station to the retreat center, a relatively inexpensive taxi service supported by the government is available that will take you directly to the Retreat Center, which is referred to as “Buddhistisches Zentrum” by this taxi service. For more information, please visit the following website: Regio Mobil. The taxi must be ordered at least one hour in advance, but visitors are recommended to do so much earlier or on the day before you intend to arrive. On weekdays, this taxi service operates between the hours of 6.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. On weekends it does not operate during the evening. As the journey is quite long (about 20 minutes), the service should be scheduled at least half an hour before the closing hours provided above. For trips on Sundays or public holidays please schedule the taxi service by 5 p.m. on the day before you intend to arrive.

To order: +43 (0)50 16 17 18 Cost: €6.00 total regardless of how many people are taking the taxi. Alternatively you can book a normal taxi service or similar.

By car: From the Graz-West motorway junction (A2/A9), get on the A2 towards Klagenfurt/Italy and take the Lieboch exit. Then, continue on Federal Road 76 towards Eibiswald. After about 30 km, you will reach Schwanberg. At the end of the main square in Schwanberg, turn left towards Garanas. After the bridge, turn right towards Garanas and follow the signs to “Kalachakra Kalapa Center” uphill for about 8 km to reach the center.

Golden Age Now! Weekend Retreat to Manifest an Abundant World

Golden Age Now! Weekend Retreat to Manifest an Abundant World

This is a paid event and available both In-person and Online.

It takes courage to transform. It takes courage to change. It takes courage to bring about a time of abundance and peace. We are in an incredible moment in time right now. The world is changing rapidly. While some people may think it is getting worse with the riots, pandemic, economic and political problems, it’s a rare opportunity for rapid transformation.

Do you have the courage to be one of the people who transform it for the better? We are not passive observers in the world. Through our genuine dharma practice, we have a profound opportunity to change our world into the Golden Age of peace, harmony and abundance.

What does it mean to manifest peace and harmony?

Khentrul Rinpoche will give teachings on the meaning and origin of Dzokden Dharma (Golden Age Dharma) referred to by Taranatha and Dolpopa. He will explain how the Kalachakra tantra prophesizes a time of peace and harmony for our planet and how we can speed up that time. Form a stronger connection to Shambhala by understanding the stages that Shambhala pure land went through to realize peace and harmony. Learn and decide what you can do yourself to contribute to the manifestation of Dzokden, the golden age.

Through discussion, questions, and answers and sharing throughout the day we will come to an understanding of how we personally can be part of this global shift to bring about the Golden Age now.

Teachings and Course Materials
Rinpoche will teach most of the sessions. Rinpoche often has senior students lead prayer practice sessions and some teaching sessions. Recorded materials will also be available from a previous retreat so that Khentrul Rinpoche can dive deeper into new topics.

Request for Questions on the Golden Age
If you have specific questions about the Golden Age, please write to [email protected] so that Rinpoche can answer them during the retreat. He would like your questions as he writes his book on the Golden Age to ensure he answers everyone’s curiosities, doubts, and concerns.

Schedule by Timezone

Hanoi, Vietnam
Saturday, February 24th
5:00 AM – 6:30 AM – Session 1: Dzokden – A Vision for an Abundant Harmonious World
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM – Session 2: How Shambhala transformed themselves into a Golden Age Through the Kalachakra tantra
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Session 3: Kalachakra and the Golden Age
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Session 4: Connecting with the Sublime Realm of Shambhala

Sunday, February 25th
5:00 AM – 6:30 AM – Session 5: Connecting to the sublime realm of Shambhala
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM – Session 6: What is Dzokden Dharma?
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Session 7: Dzokden Activities and Values
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Session 8: Group Discussion: How to Manifest the Golden Age

All the teachings will be recorded and accessible to participants if you miss a session due to timezone. We have tried to do our best to accommodate as many timezones as possible for the live teachings.

Languages
Rinpoche will be teaching in English. Other language translations are yet to be decided.

How does the Online Retreat Work?
After you register prior to the online retreat, you will be sent an email containing all of the information to log in and follow along.

The course will be held through “Zoom“. In order to access the sessions, you need to download the Zoom App onto the device through which you want to join.
We will provide you with the Zoom link (as well as Zoom Meeting-ID and Password) created by Dzokden. You will need this link (or alternatively Zoom Meeting-ID and Password) to access the online sessions. The Zoom link (as well as Zoom Meeting-ID and Password) will be provided at the latest two days before the online event in your email as well as in the Dzokden learning center.

Access to Video Materials Afterwards
The retreat access and all the prayers will be provided for you in Dzokden’s new online learning center. We encourage everyone to connect to the live-streamed retreat in real-time, but if that is not possible, you can still log in to the learning center after the retreat and access all of the retreat content. We never post-recorded oral transmissions in the learning center. Rinpoche says that has to be received in real time when he bestows them.

Make an Offering to Khentrul Rinpoche
The retreat costs support the program fees of the organization. If anyone wishes to make an offering to Khentrul Rinpoche for the retreat, you can do so here. 

Questions?
Please email [email protected]