RigDzin Dharma Foundation
Tibetan Buddhist Center
Upcoming Teachings
Venerable Traga Rinpoche
JULY Teachings with Venerable Traga Rinpoche
Teachings on Mahamudra
Venerable Traga Rinpoche will continue his previous teaching on "Cutting Through"
July 16th
Friday 6:30pm-8:00pm
(suggested donation - $10 for Friday)
Weekend Nyungne Retreat with Venerable Traga Rinpoche
July 17-18
Saturday, July 17th from 7:00AM - 8:00PM
Sunday, July 18th from 7:00AM - 8:00PM
(suggested donation- $75 for the weekend)
The Nyungne practice of the eleven-faced, thousand-armed form of Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara), the Buddha of Compassion, is for purifying negative karma and accumulating merit and wisdom in a short but intensive retreat setting. This intensive practice requires maintaining the eight Mahayana precepts on the first day and on the second day adding vows of fasting and silence for twenty-four hours. On Saturday the noon meal is the last meal of the day. On Sunday we will fast all day, and only water and tea are allowed. Meditation sessions include prayers, offerings, prostrations, and extensive mantra recitation, cultivating all three vehicles of Buddhism. Practicing Nyungne with great devotion increases peace in oneself and the world, brings happiness and good fortune, and leads to rebirth in Buddha Amitabha's Pureland of Dewachen.
Bodhisattva Vows with Venerable Traga Rinpoche
July 24
Saturday 8:30-9:30 am