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"When we practice Mahamudra Vipashyana, we investigate appearances as mind, the mind as empty, and emptiness as radiant, spontaneous presence."
Please join Nalandabodhi’s Chancellor Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen in lovely West Hartford, Connecticut, for either a residential or commuter retreat, delving into and meditating on the second Mahamudra Vipashyana pointing out instruction on the Nature of Mind.
The retreat is open to everyone. However, it is recommended that participants have a daily meditation practice plus some understanding of Buddhist teachings and Vajrayana.
The Friday evening teaching is open to the public. ONSITE spaces are limited, so advance registration is required.
We talk about having a mind, but when we look for it, where is it? What is it? How does that fresh experience feel, and how is it different from analysis or conceptual thinking?
The full weekend ONSITE retreat is Friday dinner, September 6, through Sunday lunch, September 8, 2024, at the Copper Beech Institute, West Hartford, CT (map). This is a residential retreat with full, healthy meals and single occupancy rooms. Commuter options also available.
You can also join the full weekend retreat ONLINE Friday September 6 @ 7 PM through Sunday 12 PM,
In addition, the Friday evening teaching is open to the public, with ONSITE and ONLINE options. The Friday night talk is free. Donations are gratefully accepted. Because ONSITE spaces are limited, advance registration is required. Friday dinner is not included for Friday evening only attendees. See details on the registration page.Â
Thank you for your interest in joining us for the onsite weekend residential retreat at Copper Beech Institute for Mahamudra Vipashyana: The Nature of Mind.
Thank you for your interest in joining the online full weekend retreat for Mahamudra Vipashyana: The Nature of Mind.
Thank you for your interest in joining us for the Friday evening public teaching onsite or online for Mahamudra Vipashyana: The Nature of Mind.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
The full weekend retreat program begins at 7 PM, Friday, Sept. 6. It ends at 12 Noon, Sunday, Sept. 8.
The Friday evening session is from 7 PM until 9 PM.Â
For full weekend retreat ONSITE attendees:Â
For the detailed schedule, see the Schedule section of the More Information page 🢅. You can also download the PDF schedule.
For more information, including our refund, COVID, and masking policies, please see the More Information page.
Questions? Need help? Please email help@nalandabodhi.org.
The Tour of Your Mind is a series of interconnected retreats guided by Lama Tenpa. Recordings will be available for three months after the program ends.
Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was born in Nepal and entered the monastery at age thirteen. In 1981, Lama Tenpa and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche enrolled in the first class of Rumtek Monastery’s Karma Shri Nalanda Institute in Sikkim, India. Acharya excelled in his Buddhist studies at the Institute, under some of the greatest living masters in the Kagyü lineage. Under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, he completed a three-year retreat in Pullahari, Nepal.
Lama Tenpa was the resident teacher at H.H. the 17th Karmapa’s Theksum Tashi Choling in Hamburg, Germany. He has also served as a faculty member of the Religious Studies Department at Naropa University, where he specialized in teaching graduate courses in Tibetan tradition.
As Chancellor of Nalandabodhi International, Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen works closely with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, especially in teaching the view and practices of Mahamudra in a pragmatic, informal style. After Rinpoche, Acharya is Nalandabodhi’s most revered teacher and teaches regularly around the world.
