Retreats & Vacations
Pema Osel Ling, California: Ngondro Retreat 2017
- Item Number
- 546
- Estimated Value
- 520 USD
- Sold
- 173 USD to de2e51c3f
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
This Ngondro retreat at Pema Osel Ling, March 25-April 2, 2017, will be a multi-faceted intensive for those wishing to start, resume or continue with Ngöndro. It will feature Sam Bercholz, founder of Shambhala Publications and senior student of Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, teaching on Rinpoche’s extraordinary Ngöndro Commentary, "A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar", and in depth teachings given and practice led by Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of Pema Ösel Ling.
Ngöndro, the preliminary or foundational practices of Vajrayana Buddhism, is a profound and powerful means of affecting transformation through purification and the vast accumulation of merit.
"If there are any wise persons who desire to be completely freed from the hot torments of the fire pit of samsara, they should rely on this supreme path, Ngöndro, which, like the king of trees, Will revive one in its cool, dense shade, enlightenment." -His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche.
New students who have an interest in Vajrayana Buddhism are welcome and encouraged to attend the retreat.
The Vajrayana Foundation is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat and teaching center founded by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. It is a Nyingma center in the Dudjom Tersar tradition. Also a non-profit organization it was created by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche to establish the Buddha Dharma in the West. The main retreat center for the Vajrayana Foundation is Pema Osel Ling (Lotus Land of Clear Light), located in Santa Cruz, California.
Please note: This item is not available to members of the Vajrayana Foundation or the Vajrayana Foundation Ngondro Program, or those who have attended a retreat at Pema Osel Ling since 2013.
Item Special Note
March 25-April 2, 2017
Includes retreat fees and eight nights lodging.
Does not include meals, which will be available for purchase.
All prices $USD
Cost of shipping not included in bid price.
At the conclusion of the auction, the winning bid will be charged to the credit card on file.
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