191 Cragsmoor Road; Cragsmoor, New York 12566
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About this Retreat
H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche is the founder and spiritual director of the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing. Known as a scholar, teacher and meditation master to thousands of students around the world, Rinpoche is also the first incarnate lama to earn a PhD in the West. He completed his doctoral studies in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism at Harvard University in 2004.
He is the head of the Trungram lineage, its monasteries, meditation centers, schools, dharma centers and groups around the world. One of the highest tulkus of the Kagyu lineage, he is a Rime master, having received teachings from the great masters of all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
Rinpoche offers students a unique blend of Eastern wisdom and Western understanding. A scholar of Sanskrit and Tibetan, Rinpoche roots his teachings in the Skills of Awareness—a path combining profound meditation techniques with essential points of Dharma study.
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Details of this retreat
Discovering the Dharma II
A DHARMAKAYA CENTER STREAMING PROGRAM
In Discovering the Dharma II, H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche sets the foundation for Buddhist study. In this year's program, he will address core Buddhist concepts, including karma, emptiness, dependent origination, and death and rebirth, all over five days of engaged learning and guided practice.
You will receive the teachings, have the opportunity to ask questions during the question and answer period, follow the guided meditations and yoga, and participate in small-group discussions with other online participants. You will also have full access to the recordings after the retreat. See the schedule below for more details.
Simultaneous translation will be available in Chinese.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Some partial scholarships are available. Please apply here.
NOTE: Please note that you must attend Discovering the Dharma I, II, and III in person to qualify for Discovering the Dharma IV.
IN PERSON OPTION: Rinpoche teaches this program in person. You can register here.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Dependent Origination: Examine How All Things Are Connected and Conditional
Study one of the fundamental insights of Buddha: Everything exists in relation to other things. All things exist in a conditional state and in a continual process of change. This is a fundamental building block for developing greater insight, awareness and inner transformation.
Karma: Review the Law of Actions and Consequences
Introduce yourself to the non-theistic, rational, ethical system that teaches how intention—in physical actions, speech and thought—always leaves imprints that lead to consequences at a later time. Learn the facts about the law of cause and effect. Know how to reduce harmful acts and increase helpful acts. Find out ways to deal with life most effectively and take control of your future.
Death and Rebirth: Explore the Real Nature of Cyclical Existence
Understand the process of death and rebirth; what dies and what is reborn. Learn to recognize and fulfill your highest purpose in this life, and develop the skills to help yourself and others at death.
Meditation on Emptiness
The realization of emptiness is imperative to attain freedom and enlightenment. Learn analytical meditation, which helps break through the shell of our preexisting concepts and creates the right conditions to eventually experience emptiness. Familiarize yourself with stabilizing meditation and resolve the nature of mind as taught by Mahamudra teachers.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Intimate setting with personal access to Rinpoche
Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
Optional Refuge ceremony
Shamatha and guided meditations
Tsa-Tue yoga practice
Small group discussion (organized by language and region)
Tsa-Tue yoga practice
You are encouraged to engage in Tsa-Tue Yoga, Solitary Meditation, and Walking Meditation between sessions
OPEN TO ALL
There are no prerequisites for this program; it is appropriate for meditators at all levels and those simply interested in exploring the teachings. Although it is part of the Discovering the Dharma series, the first three programs may be taken in any order. Please note that you must attend the Discovering the Dharma teachings in person to qualify for Discovering the Dharma IV.
SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
All times in the schedule below are provided in the Eastern Time Zone. For the first session global starting times are:
USA West: 4:15 PM, August 29
USA East: 7:15 PM, August 29
London: 12:15 AM, August 30
Berlin, Paris: 1:15 AM, August 30
New Delhi: 4:45 AM, August 30
Kathmandu: 5:05 AM, August 30
Bangkok: 6:15 AM, August 30
Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing: 7:15 AM, August 30
Friday, August 29
Session 1
7:30-7:45 PM
Introduction and Welcome to the Retreat
7:45-9:00 PM
Rinpoche Introduction to Meditation
Saturday, August 30; Sunday, August 31; Monday, Sept 1; Tuesday, Sept 2
Sessions 2, 4, 6, 8
8:00-10:00 AM
Rinpoche Teaching and Q & A
10:00-11:00 AM
Tsa-Tue Yoga
11:00-11:30 AM
Guided Meditation
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Small Group Discussion
Sessions 3, 5, 7, 9
7:00-9:00 PM
Rinpoche Teaching and Q & A
9:00-9:45 PM
Tsa-Tue Yoga
9:45-10:15 PM
Guided Meditation
10:15-11:15 PM
Small Group Discussion
Wednesday, September 3
Session 10
8:00-10:00 AM
Rinpoche Teaching and Q & A
10:00-10:45 AM
Refuge, Gratitude Mandala Offering
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