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THIRD Vajra Yoga of Kālachakra: PRACTICE RETREAT

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To register for this event, please go to the Dzokden Kalapa website here.

This page is for registration for the THIRD Vajra Yoga PRACTICE RETREAT WEEK(S):

WEEK 2: September 6 – 13 (7 nights)
WEEK 3: September 13 – 20 (7 nights)

This is the first time we have the precious chance to offer a Practice Retreat with a focus on the Third Vajra Yoga in Europe, so do not miss this precious opportunity!

This group retreat will support the participants in establishing their Third Vajra Yoga practices. By having a solid foundation for their own individual practice after the retreat, practitioners will be better able to complete the Third Vajra Yoga practices and prepare for the next steps. You are welcome to take part in any of the weeks of your choosing.

REQUIREMENTS: All participants must have received the Third Vajra Yoga of Kālachakra by Shar Khentrul Rinpoche on the event preceding this one.

Online Meditation Guidance from Shar 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. Rinpoche 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.

(How to register for one or multiple weeks? When registering below, simply select a date of your participation, and the numbers 1 or 2 of “tickets” corresponding to the number of weeks that you would like to attend.)

To register for the THIRD VAJRA YOGA EMPOWERMENT, TEACHING, and RETREAT WEEK 1, you need to additionally register here.

Retreat Information and Guidelines

The retreat guidelines are the same as those of preceding practice retreats. Additional details:

1. Participants are welcome to address their questions related to the practice in written form to the retreat leader. They can request personal audiences with Rinpoche (remotely via Zoom) as well, to be confirmed depending on Rinpoche’s availability.

2. Recitation in your own language: as the practice retreat weeks have a much smaller number of participants, you might be given the opportunity to recite once the sādhana texts in your own language, so bring your translated materials with you as well.

Check out after breakfast on the last day of the week of your choice. (If you absolutely need to leave earlier, that is possible. Just inform us in advance of your plans.)

DANA for KHENTRUL RINPOCHE: Rinpoche has kindly agreed to give audiences remotely and to support the retreat leader and organizers. If you wish to show your generosity to Rinpoche’s precious teachings and his immense efforts for the Kālachakra Dharma, you can offer Dana for Rinpoche on the Dzokden website here.

Volunteer Opportunities

We need one volunteer to cook breakfast, lunch, and a light dinner for a small group of participants. The volunteer will be able to enjoy all the areas in the retreat center except for the Kālachakra Temple, where the participants will practice. Unlike the participants, external volunteers can access electronic devices. 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. 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.

If you are considering this opportunity, please write as soon as possible to [email protected]. You can also volunteer for only a portion of the event; you can offer as much as possible according to your possibilities. That being said, we prefer the participation of someone who can commit to the whole period. Here is the full description of the role: Main Cook Practice Retreat.

If you are part of the EAP — Enlightened Activities Program — and need to gather participation for attending Completion Stage teachings, your participation as a volunteer for this event can be counted: Main Cook Pratice Retreat — around 80 EAP hours in total for one week / 160 EAP hours for both weeks.

How to get to Kalapa?

How to get to Kalapa? Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center, Garanas 41, Bad Schwanberg, zip code 8541, Austria, Südweststeiermark. The nearest airport is in Graz, Austria.

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 Bad Schwanberg. At the end of the main square in Bad Schwanberg, turn left towards Garanas. After the bridge, keep the right side towards Garanas and follow the signs to “Kalachakra Kalapa Center” uphill for about 8 km to reach the center.

By train: 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, we will send additional info via email some weeks before the event.

Registration Cost

Sangha Supporter (fee for one week+ donation) – 636 Euro

With this additional donation option, your generosity will also support other practitioners who may need a reduced registration cost. This includes the full program, a bunk bed in a shared room and 3 meals a day for the duration of the event.

Normal Retreat Fee (for one week) – 450 Euro

This includes the full program, a bunk bed in a shared room and 3 meals a day for the duration of the event.

Tent Accomodation (for one week) – 415 Euro

This option is for those who prefer to stay in a tent at the retreat center. You need to bring your own tent and your own sleeping bag. This includes the full program, a place to set up your own tent and 3 meals a day for the duration of the event.

Early Bird Reduced Registration Fee (for one week) – 375 Euro

This registration is for those who prefer to book their stay in an accommodation in a hotel outside the retreat center. This includes the full program and meals while you are on site.

Scholarship Program Fee (scholarship for one week) – 350 Euro

Reduced registration for those with a very reduced income or honestly facing difficult financial challenges. This registration option includes the full program, a bunk bed in a shared room or a tent spot, and 3 meals a day for the duration of the event.

时轮金刚第三支瑜伽：灌顶、教学及闭关　夏．堪祖仁波切传授、指导

仅限现场亲身参加。

欲报名参加本活动，请按此连结至Dzokden Kalapa官网报名。

8月27日至9月6日（共10晚）

本页专供报名参加与仁波切一起的第三支金刚瑜伽教学及闭关。若你想加报随后的两个第三金刚瑜伽实修闭关时段（9月6–13日及13–20日），请按此连结于相应网页报名。

简介

过去十多年，许多个人与团体一再向仁波切祈请完整传授时轮金刚六支金刚瑜伽，最终仁波切慈悲应允，并于西方首次传授。这在时轮金刚修持史上是一个重要的里程碑。这是一个极其珍贵而难得的机会，我们非常欢喜并深深感恩此殊胜传授能在Kalapa举行。

敬请留意：此次是世界上首次传授第三支金刚瑜伽予在家弟子。由于第三支金刚瑜伽的教法与修法内容极为广博，相关教学与实修将分两年传授。

若你曾随仁波切受持过时轮金刚第二支金刚瑜伽，请你先查阅参加条件，并按此连结递交申请表。为使准备过程更清晰明了，我们在报名表中加入了额外的说明。请留意，唯有在申请获批后，你方可进行下一步以完成报名；在收到核准确认之前，请勿先行登记及缴交费用。

传授及修持日程

第三支金刚瑜伽：命勤支（梵语：Prāṇāyāma，藏语：sogtsol）

六支金刚瑜伽中的第三支称为「命勤支」。经过前两支的修习，空色与能觉知的心相互融合，此次更将二者与内风结合，使三者不再有间隔。左右两脉的十种风被汇入中脉而合一，令左右脉内风的流转止息。此乃透过专注脐轮，于彼处体验到真实的「拙火」（tummo）。

是次传授包括：1）两天的前行、上师供、时轮荟供，以及与仁波切一同于大自然中行走与修持；2）时轮金刚上四灌顶（仁波切将为本组学员再次授灌，以创造最佳的修行顺缘）；3）第三支金刚瑜伽（首部分）的传承与教学（由于内容庞大，仅先传授第一部分）；4）如有需要，可依申请安排与仁波切作个别面谈小参；5）一周闭关，由资深弟子带领修持；6）以及在Dzokden Kalapa闭关中心的食宿。

日程安排（10晚）

8月27日 — 报到与简介；介绍说明课程 | 报到时间为下午2:00 – 4:00

8月28日（满月） — 时轮前行与仪轨修习，并与仁波切在闭关中心附近郊外散步及修持

8月29日 — 为第三支金刚瑜伽学员授予上四灌顶，并口传第三支金刚瑜伽

8月29日至9月5日 — 第三支金刚瑜伽实修闭关，期间配合有关的教学，并与仁波切个别面谈小参

9月5日 — 结行荟供（圆满后结束闭关止语）

9月6日（空行母日） — 最后一堂修持课及工作瑜伽 | 退房时间为上午10:30 – 中午12:00

备注：8月24–25日周末将举行「金刚家族聚会」（报名请见www.kalapa.org/calendar）。若你希望／需要在第三支金刚瑜伽闭关前，于闭关中心多住几晚（不论是床位或露营），请电邮至[email protected]与我们联系，以便告知相关事项。

若你想加报名之后的第三支金刚瑜伽实修闭关（9月6–13日及13–20日），请于按此连结至相应页面登记。

准备与所需材料

We recommend that you attend the Practice Retreat in the Winter and/or the Second Vajra Yoga retreat of this year, so that you can be better prepared (however, this is not mandatory.)

准备：请尽量圆满所有时轮金刚修法前行，特别是与第二支金刚瑜伽有关的一切修法。除《神圣的阶梯》（Divine Ladder）与《心明心颂》（Enlightening the Heart）两本修持仪轨外，还需要熟悉《空行秘宝》（Secret Ḍākinī Treasure）仪轨。若你尚未领受此仪轨，请于「学习中心」登记，收听录制的释论课程（其中亦包含诵持录音）。

请务必登记并尽量学习、修持《上师供》与《时轮荟供》，以便预先熟悉这些仪轨及其义理。两门课程皆备有多种语言的文本与教学，其中也包含唱诵与实修要点的讲解。欢迎自备金刚杵、金刚铃、ḍamaru小鼓等法器（非必须）。

请尽量研习所有相关的仪轨与法会，包括唱诵部分。

资料：你可于Kalapa中心借用《上师供》与《荟供》的英文诵本。请自行携带修持资料，例如《神圣的阶梯》、《光明心颂》、《空行秘宝》及《上四灌顶》手册等，若有英文课诵法本The Profound Path of Vajra Yoga Prayer Book（简体版：《通向圆满次第时轮金刚渐修次第课诵法本》，内容相约，但不完全相同）亦可带来，但非必须。由于闭关开始后不得使用电子设备，所有经本仪轨必需为纸本。你亦可携带第一、第二支金刚瑜伽的讲解手册，作为修持参考。闭关期间，不得阅读与本次修法无直接关联的书籍。另请携带闭关中所需的一切物品及衣物（如金刚袍、眼罩、禅修带等）。

闭关资讯与守则

8月29日灌顶圆满后，即进入严格的闭关，参加者不得与外间联系，也不得使用手提电话、平板电脑、智慧手表、电脑等电子设备。如有需要，中心可代为保管这些物品。若遇紧急情况亲友需要联络你，可在出发前告知联络方法，包括电邮至 [email protected] 或致电／短讯至 +43 676 395 8898，我们将代为转达。

每日行程主要由四节第三支金刚瑜伽修持课组成，并视乎情况辅以教学、仪轨与个别面谈。除非有健康问题，每日必须最少参加两节共修，其余的可在自己房中单独修持。修持课程将以英语或藏语进行。

闭关期间，每位参加者最少会修持30小时第三支金刚瑜伽，参加者可随自己需要增加个人座上时间，或于共修之外自行修习与学习。

报名资讯

是次闭关费用包含三餐素食，以及在Dzokden Kalapa闭关中心的住宿。报名时，请告知是否有过敏、食物不耐或其他需要特别留意的身心状况。本活动恕无法为参加者提供单人房，只能提供床位。不过，你也可自备帐篷，选择在时轮佛塔附近露营（详见下方报名选项）。

中心以外住宿 若你确实需要单人房，闭关中心附近的Garanas及Bad Schwanberg镇上有旅馆，阁下可自行搜寻并预订所需房间，惟须与其他闭关者遵守同一套守则。尽管如此，仁波切较为鼓励大家住在闭关中心内。

常见问题及回答：请理解，要具足因缘令此殊胜传授得以成办，需汇聚极大的福德。1）考量各种现实条件后，我们已尽力将费用维持在合理范围，修行者宜预先储钱、创造可参与的条件。过去许多求法者为求此等甚深教法，甚至将一切恭敬供养予金刚上师。2）我们极不建议中途提前离开，若你确实无法全程参与，请事先来信说明原因以及预计提前离营的日期与时间，以便评估能否作例外处理。请注意，无论是否全程参加，费用皆以整体计算，不另作特别扣减。

义工服务

我们需要一位义工主厨，为参加者烹调早餐、午餐与简单晚餐，并需要另一位义工担任副厨，协助主厨工作。除时轮大殿之外，义工们可以使用闭关中心的所有地方（大殿为参加者的修持空间）。与闭关者不同的是，义工可以使用电子设备。这是积集功德资粮的殊胜机会，从而种下自己于将来也能亲身修持此法的增上缘。仁波切一再强调，希望我们透过发心服务来护持法友。在服务期间，我们会提供食宿，另外可提供免费的学习权限，让你收看或收听网上课程或录制的闭关课程，帮助你在义工期间同时增上闻思修。

若你有意服务大家，请尽快电邮至[email protected]与我们联系。你可依自身情况，只在部分时段担任义工。不过，我们会优先考虑能全程参与的义工。

若你已加入「觉行计画」（EAP, Enlightened Activities Program），并需累积参与时数以便将来能领受圆满次第的教学，于本活动担任义工的时数亦可纳入计算：主厨可计算为128小时 EAP 时数；副厨可计算为108小时。各类工作与对应时数请请参见相关说明页面。

如何前往Kalapa？

如何前往Kalapa？ Kalapa闭关中心地址为：Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center, Garanas 41, 8541 Bad Schwanberg, Austria。最近的机场位于奥地利格拉茨（Graz）市。另可乘坐往维也纳国际机场的航班，转乘巴士或火车至格拉茨。

自驾前往：可于导航输入「Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center」或「Garanas 41, 8541 Garanas, Austria」，按指示驾驶至本中心。本中心备有少量车位，请先与本中心联络预留。

搭乘火车：若以火车前往Kalapa，请先至格拉茨中央火车站，转乘 S6 或 S61 支线列车往 Wies-Eibiswald 方向，约一小时后在 Bad Schwanberg 站下车（时刻表资讯请参阅奥地利铁路网站）。从 Bad Schwanberg 火车站前往闭关中心需乘坐地区的士，具体的交通方式，我们将于活动前数周以电子邮件提供详细说明。

报名费用

护持僧团方案（报名费＋护持捐款）—— 2150 欧元

选择此方案时，你所缴交的额外供养将用于资助需要减免学费的修行者。此方案包含完整课程、一个多人房的上或下铺床位，以及活动期间的每日三餐。

一般方案—— 1550 欧元

此方案包含完整课程、一个多人房的上或下铺床位，以及活动期间的每日三餐。

露营方案—— 1400 欧元

此方案适合希望在闭关中心范围内搭建帐篷住宿的学员。你需自备帐篷与睡袋。此方案包含完整课程、一处可搭设帐篷的营位，以及活动期间的每日三餐。

中心外住宿方案—— 1350 欧元

此方案适用于希望自行于闭关中心外的旅馆或民宿住宿者（自行安排往返旅馆及闭关中心的交通）。方案包含完整课程，以及在中心期间的餐食。

受资助方案—— 1150 欧元

此为收入有限或面临经济困难的学员而设。此方案包含完整课程、住宿（床位或帐篷营位），以及活动期间的每日三餐。

三昧耶度母灌顶

本次活动可在网上参与，也可亲身于现场参与。

三昧耶度母灌顶
专为参与觉行计划（EAP）的虔诚弟子和积极帮忙的义工而授予

由　夏・堪祖仁波切传授，仅限受邀者参加。邀请函将于灌顶前一个月发出。

千百年来，殊胜的度母总是迅速回应虔诚修行者的呼唤，护佑并加持那些毕生致力于佛法修行的人们。在她的众多化身中，三昧耶度母（梵文：dam tshig sgrol ma）——三昧耶瑜伽母／度母瑜伽母——是无上瑜伽密续体系中深奥而神秘的化身。三昧耶度母体系由觉囊派传承，并由伟大的　至尊・多那罗他度母阐释，体现了弟子与本尊之间根植于坚定不移的奉献和觉悟事业的深厚联系。

在历史巨作《度母密续的起源》中，　至尊・多那罗他追溯了度母密续的神圣起源和传承，揭示了三昧耶度母的教法如何透过观想、成就和隐密宝藏传承，并由虔诚的修行者守护，他们以纯净之心坚守誓言。与更为人熟知的外在度母修行不同，这一体系代表了度母的内瑜伽层面——一个完整的密续体系，传统上只为那些积极持守三昧耶戒律，并透过布施和实践菩萨道的行者而设。

夏・堪祖仁波切只向积极履行三昧耶戒律并每周自愿参与觉行计划（EAP）的虔诚弟子授予　三昧耶度母灌顶。这珍贵的传承既是加持，也是责任──它是通往觉悟事业传承的门户，在这个传承中，内在的证悟与外在的服务密不可分。

接受这种灌顶并非仅仅是参加了某一个活动；它是弟子、上师与本尊之间相互的承诺。秉承　至尊・多那罗他的愿景，召摄出一群修行者，他们透过切实的利他行为来体现度母的迅捷慈悲——透过布施、服务、创造力和坚定不移的奉献精神来展现趋向觉悟的社会。

2026 三昧耶度母灌顶

资格：

– 以纯净和真诚之心持守密宗三昧耶戒的弟子们。
– 积极每周参与Dzokden 觉行计划（EAP）的义工。
– 致力于将修行与利益一切众生的有意义的事业结合和实践。
– 加持：增强你在世间体现度母觉悟事业的能力——透过利他主义的事业，摄引、守护和启发他人。这是一个加强你与伟大母亲、诸佛之母力量联系的绝佳机会。

适合哪些人？如何准备？
此灌顶仅开放给积极参与Dzokden 觉行计划（EAP）并担任义工的虔诚学员。如果你想参加此灌顶，你必须加入我们的义工项目，并定期参与志愿服务，例如每周担任某个角色。此灌顶针对密宗三昧耶，因此不适合那些不侍奉上师、不虔诚修行、不持守三昧耶的人。

网上灌顶活动流程：
1 – 按提名名单，为每位参与灌顶活动的人员报名。
2 – 你必须获得Dzokden 觉行计划（EAP）的批准，证明你有足够的投入和志愿服务时间。
3 – 你将在灌顶活动周收到每次课程的Zoom会议连结。

按时区时间表

香港、上海、蒙古、新加坡及台北

2026年5月31日（星期日）
下午2:00 – 4:00 – 第一节：三昧耶度母灌顶
下午6:00 – 8:00 – 第二节：教学／实修

还有其他问题吗？
请电邮至[email protected]。本次活动由Dzokden 觉行计划（EAP）主办。

SECOND Vajra Yoga of Kālachakra: Empowerment, Teachings & Retreat with Khentrul Rinpoche

In-person only

To register for this event, please go to the Dzokden Kalapa website here.

August 11 – 21 (10 nights)

After repeated requests from individuals and groups over the last years, Rinpoche has finally accepted the request to teach all 6 Vajra Yogas of Kālachakra for the first time in Europe. This is a milestone in the history of Kālachakra practice in the West. This is a precious and incredibly rare opportunity, and we are delighted and grateful to be able to offer it at Kalapa.

If you have already received the First Vajra Yoga of Kālachakra with Rinpoche, we welcome you to check the requirements and to present yourself as a candidate by clicking here. To bring more clarity to the preparation process, we have prepared an additional explanation inside the application form. Only upon approval will you be able to proceed with registration. Please do not register before receiving the confirmation of approval. If you have, however, already received the Second Vajra Yoga in 2025, then you can proceed to registration directly without needing to send an application.

About the Event and Schedule

The Vajra Yoga of Stabilisation — Skt. Dhyāna, Tib. samten

The essence of the Second Vajra Yoga is to extend our realization of empty-forms (“forms of emptiness”) so that all perceptions arise as awareness:

Through this Second Vajra Yoga, the perception of the empty-forms attained in the previous practice is unified indivisibly with the awareness of an inner perceiver, and therefore one’s speech, inner wind, and awareness become unwavering. While the First Vajra Yoga allows one to perceive the empty-forms of the ten signs as the objects of the mind, the Second Vajra Yoga enables the practitioner to “mix” these signs with the mind and experience the joy and bliss of analysis (special insight). Prior to this stage, you practice with the eye sense consciousness and visual forms. Here, you practice with each of the sense consciousnesses and their objects individually — including sound, smell, taste, and touch. At this stage, special conditions such as a dark room are not always necessary.

The event encompasses 1) two days with Preliminary Practices, Guru Pūja, Kālachakra-Tsok, and a walk and practice in the nature with Rinpoche, 2) The Four Higher Empowerments of Kālachakra (Rinpoche will bestow them again for the sake of your spiritual progress), 3) Transmission and Teachings for the Second Vajra Yoga, 4) If needed, a personal audiences with Rinpoche (upon request), 5) one week of Retreat with practice sessions guided by senior students, as well as 6) food and accommodation at the Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center.

SCHEDULE (10 nights)

August 11 — Arrival, Welcome Meeting & Introductions, Ritual | Check-in from 2:00 to 4:00 PM

August 12 (new moon) — Kālachakra Preliminary Practices, Rituals, Walk and Practice in the nature around Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center with Rinpoche

August 13 — Four Higher Empowerments for the Second Vajra Yoga participants and Second Vajra Yoga Transmission

August 13 – 20 — Second Vajra Yoga Practice Retreat, Second Vajra Yoga Teachings & Personal Audiences with Rinpoche

August 21 — Last practice session and Check-out from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Note: on the weekend of August 24 – 25, there will be the Vajra Sangha Family Day (register: kalapa.org/calendar). If you wish/need to stay one or more additional nights at the Retreat Center after the Second Yoga Retreat (either dormitory or tent), write us ([email protected]) so that we can inform you of the conditions.

How to Prepare and Materials

We recommend that you attend the Practice Retreat in the Winter and/or the First Vajra Yoga retreat of this year, so that you can be better prepared.

How to prepare: We strongly encourage you to prepare yourself as much as you can with all the 9 Kālachakra Preliminary Practices and especially all the practices related to the First Vajra Yoga. In addition to the sādhanas “Divine Ladder” and “Enlightening the Heart”, you will need to know the sādhana “Secret Ḍākinī Treasure.” For the latter, you must register here for the recorded commentary if you have not already received it previously (there you also find the recorded chanting).

Make sure to register for, study, and practice as much as you can the GURU PŪJĀ and the KĀLACHAKRA-TSOK to prepare yourself so that you know these rituals and their meanings very well beforehand. Both courses have texts and teachings translated into many languages. Inside, you find the chantings and practical explanations as well. If you wish (not mandatory), bring your own vajra, bell, ḍamaru, or other ritual instruments.

We encourage you to study all the sādhanas and pūjās as much as you can, including the chantings.

Materials: You can borrow printed texts of Guru Pūjā and Tsok to use during the event. Bring your printed books, “The Profound Path of Vajra Yoga“, the “Four Higher Empowerments” Booklet; your eye mask, and your meditation belt. You can also bring Rinpoche’s “The Hidden Treasure,” “Unveiling Your Sacred Truth 3,” and your restricted booklet as a reference for your practice. Everything must be on paper because electronic devices are not allowed after the strict retreat begins. Reading materials not directly related to this practice are not allowed during the strict retreat period. If you have already participated before, bring also your own restricted Second Vajra Yoga Booklet.

Retreat Information and Guidelines

After the Empowerments on August 13, the strict retreat period will begin. It will be closed and in silence. During this period, participants are not allowed to receive visitors or use mobile phones, tablet devices, pads, smart watches, laptops, computers, etc. We can store these in our office if you wish. If someone needs to contact you in case of an emergency, they can email [email protected] or call +43 676 395 8898, and we will inform you. Rinpoche advises participants to follow the 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 of the Second Vajra Yoga and occasional teachings, rituals, and audiences. 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.

During this retreat, a participant accumulates at least 30 hours of Second Vajra Yoga practice, or more if one does longer sessions or practice/study in between.

Registration

The fee for the retreat includes three vegetarian meals and shared accommodation at the Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center. Please inform us 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 Kālachakra Stūpa (see registration options below).

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 of Bad Schwanberg. In this case, please search for and book the necessary reservations yourself.

FAQ: Please note that it takes incredible merit to have the conditions for this project to happen: 1) We have made a large effort to keep the cost reasonable within our context. We encourage practitioners to save up and create the conditions to participate. In the past, people have given everything they had to the Vajra Master for similar teachings. 2) If you cannot commit to attending for the entire period, please let us know in advance the exact date and time of your earlier check-out. Leaving earlier is not recommended at all, but we can make an exception if you have no other option or really cannot stay the entire period (please let us know the reasons beforehand by email). We cannot offer you a special registration cost. The cost is for the entire event, regardless of whether you can stay for the entire period or not.

Volunteer Opportunities

We need one volunteer to cook breakfast, lunch, and a light dinner for the participants, and a second volunteer as a cook helper. The volunteers will be able to enjoy all the areas in the retreat center except for the Kālachakra Temple, where the participants will practice. Unlike the participants, external volunteers can access electronic devices. 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.

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. Alternatively, if you have already received the Second Vajra Yoga teachings and want to volunteer full-time for the whole period, you can also participate in the sessions of the event in the temple for free.

If you are part of the EAP — Enlightened Activities Program — and need to gather participation for attending Completion Stage teachings, your participation as a volunteer for this event can be counted: Main Cook — around 128 EAP hours in total | Assistant Cook — around 108 EAP hours in total

How to get to Kalapa?

How to get to Kalapa? Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center, Garanas 41, Bad Schwanberg, zip code 8541, Austria, Südweststeiermark. The nearest airport is in Graz, Austria.