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October 14, 2022
Tsoknyi Rinpoche on “The Bardo of Luminosity”, Saturday, Nov 5, 2022, 8-9am PT, via Zoom
sponsored by
TLC Transitional Life CareA Vajrayana Buddhist non-profit program offering
education and support for the end of life transition.
See more about the teaching here.
October 8, 2022
The New Yeshe Rangsal Teaching Tent in Crestone
Dear Friends,
Here are some photos of the newly completed Yeshe Rangsal Teaching Tent, consecrated by Rinpoche on September 7, 2022. The new tent creates a permanent structure for Rinpoche’s dharma seat in the west, located in Crestone, Colorado.
We hope to see you one day at Yeshe Rangsal!
August 29, 2022
Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion
Dan Goleman and Tsoknyi Rinpoche have written a new book together, combining the insights of neuroscience research and its application in traditional Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice.
“With accessible and eye-opening advice based on groundbreaking neuroscience, this guidebook helps you not only break free from negative patterns of thought and behavior but radically embrace your very being. Revolutionize your health, relationships, and soul with this book that is perfect for both serious meditators and those new to the practice.” from Simon and Schuster
More information can be found at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Meditate/Daniel-Goleman/9781982178451. Please share the link with friends and others who might benefit from this work.
Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion — A New Book by Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman
Dan Goleman and Tsoknyi Rinpoche have written a new book together, combining the insights of neuroscience research and its application in traditional Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice.
“With accessible and eye-opening advice based on groundbreaking neuroscience, this guidebook helps you not only break free from negative patterns of thought and behavior but radically embrace your very being. Revolutionize your health, relationships, and soul with this book that is perfect for both serious meditators and those new to the practice.” from Simon and Schuster
More information can be found at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Why-We-Meditate/Daniel-Goleman/9781982178451. Please share the link with friends and others who might benefit from this work.
June 16, 2022
Online Spanish Retreat: Dongyuling Argentina, June, 2022
For our Spanish-speaking friends: 19 al 24 de Junio 2022
Retiro Online con el Venerable Lama Tibetano
Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Online Spanish Retreat: Dongyuling Argentina
For our Spanish-speaking friends: 19 al 24 de Junio 2022
Retiro Online con el Venerable Lama Tibetano
Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche
May 27, 2022
DEEPENING V DATE CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Please Note:
We have changed the dates of the currently scheduled June 10 to 15 Deepening V online teachings to accommodate a change in Rinpoche’s calendar. Rinpoche will be performing a puja (sacred ceremony) on June 10 and 11.
THE NEW DATES ARE JUNE 12 – 17. Please note the time changes below. The retreat recordings will be available for two weeks after the retreat ends, until July 1.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
If you have already registered, you can use the same information you have received to access the teachings.
If you have any questions, please contact our Registrar, Susan, at registrar@pundarika.org
Deepening Our Meditation Practice, Questions and Answers
Online Retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche
June 12 – 17, 2022
9 – 10:00 a.m. MDT (UTC-6) Daily
Except June 14, Tuesday, and June 16, Thursday, teachings will end at 10:30 a.m.
Registration is now open and will close on June 11, 5 p.m.
Translator: Adam Kane
(Please note: all times listed below are MDT, UTC-6)
Time and date converter here (click here)
These live teachings will be hosted by Pundarika U.S. in English.
Registration is now open and will close June 11, 5 p.m. MDT.
We are sorry, we cannot accept late registrations.
Requirements: Rinpoche has requested that individuals consider themselves active students of Tsoknyi Rinpoche or other qualified Dzogchen/Vajrayana masters. If you are unsure if you meet the requirement for this retreat, please contact the registrar. registrar@pundarika.org
Once registered, students will be able to send their practice questions to Adam Kane until June 16. We will provide more detailed information and resources on our Event Page, once you have completed registration.
Recordings will be available after each teaching at approximately 5 p.m. each day and will be available for 2 weeks after the retreat ends, until July 1.
Pricing. Please note that all net proceeds from this retreat will support Rinpoche’s humanitarian projects. He will decide the most appropriate use of these funds.
There are three price options:
USD $175. Basic Program CostUSD $30 – $174. Scholarship Option – If you cannot afford the Basic Program cost due to financial hardship, you may contribute $30 – $174 by entering an amount in the box that reads *Please enter an amount* (see the Registration page).USD $176 and above, Benefactor Option– You may contribute more than $175 by entering a higher amount in the box that reads *Please enter an amount* (see the Registration page).Please contact the registrar@pundarika.org with any questions.
April 6, 2022
New Date Changes for Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s 2022 U.S. Retreats
Due to unforeseen conflicts, the dates for the Garrison, NY, and Crestone, CO retreats have changed.
Here are the new dates for each retreat and when registration will open, along with the links to read more about each retreat:
Garrison Institute: View Vast as Sky, Conduct Fine as Barley Flour – now August 16 – 23, 2022. Registration opens on May 1st and closes on August 9, 5:00 p.m. MDT. Details will be added to the website before registration opens. https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/retreat/10584/view-as-vast-as-sky-conduct-fine-as-barley-flour-garrison-ny-2022/
Crestone Open Retreat: Dreamlike Enlightenment: Understanding Illusion from a Dzogchen Perspective – now September 6 – 12, 2022. Registration opens on June 15 at 9:00 a.m. MDT and will close when the retreat reaches capacity, but no later than August 15. https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/retreat/10579/dreamlike-enlightenment-understanding-illusion-from-a-dzogchen-perspective-crestone-co-2022/
Crestone Advanced Retreat: Dzogchen Practice Intensive – now September 13 – 19, 2022. Registration opens on June 15 at 9:00 a.m. MDT and will close when the retreat reaches capacity, but no later than August 15. https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/retreat/10581/dzogchen-practice-intensive-crestone-co-2022/
At this time, we are planning on holding in-person retreats in 2022, although if conditions with the Covid virus intensify again, in-person retreats may need to be canceled. We will post all updates on our website. https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/retreats/
Streamed Retreats: We will be offering streamed retreats during all of the 2022 in-person retreats. Please see our North American Retreat website page for details. https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/retreats/
Please contact the Registrar with any questions: registrar@pundarika.org
March 8, 2022
A Losar Message from Rinpoche
A New Year’s Losar Greeting and Message from Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Thank you, Tsoknyi Nun, for the vimeo.
February 24, 2022
Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s Updated 2022 North American Teaching Schedule
February 24, 2022
Friends and Students of Tsoknyi Rinpoche
and The Pundarika Foundation
We would like to share with you Rinpoche’s 2022 Updated North American teaching schedule. Please go to: https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/retreats/ for more information.
Please Note: The May 1-8, 2022, in-person retreat at Mount Madonna is canceled. We will have an online teaching, Deepening Our Meditation Practice V – Questions and Answers from June 10 – 15. Please check the eligibility criteria for this retreat.
ONLINE LIVE TEACHING: DEEPENING OUR MEDITATION PRACTICE V – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (Click title for more information)
June 10 – 15, 2022
9 – 10:00 a.m. MDT. Saturday (11th) and Monday (13th): 9-10:30 a.m.
As with the previous online Deepening retreats, Rinpoche will base his teachings on his selection of students’ pre-submitted questions.
Registration will open April 1, 9 a.m. MDT and close June 9, 5 p.m. MDT.
The requirement to attend the teachings is that individuals consider themselves active students of Tsoknyi Rinpoche or other qualified Dzogchen/Vajrayana masters. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements for this retreat or the ones below, please contact the registrar. registrar@pundarika.org
IN-PERSON AND STREAMING RETREATS
Due to the rapidly changing conditions with the Covid virus, we have delayed registration for in-person retreats to the latest possible dates. We will publish updates on our web page (tsoknyirinpoche.org) and Facebook for the two Crestone retreats in early June and for the Garrison Institute in mid-June. Please see details for each retreat below.
If an in-person and the live streaming retreats associated with Crestone and Garrison are canceled, then Rinpoche has offered to give online teachings online. Please note that these are not open or public retreats. To qualify, you must be an active student of a qualified Vajrayana or Dzogchen master.
The various options for in-person retreats are described in detail under each in-person retreat program.
For more information about specific retreats and the registration process, contact our Registrar, Susan at: registrar@pundarika.org.
DREAMLIKE ENLIGHTENMENT: UNDERSTANDING ILLUSION FROM A DZOGCHEN PERSPECTIVE (Click title for more information)
September 2 to 9, 2022
Yeshe Rangsal Retreat Land, Crestone, CO
Open Retreat
Tsoknyi Rinpoche often quotes an ancient teaching of the Buddha:
“My dreamlike form appears to dreamlike beings to show them the dreamlike path that leads to dreamlike enlightenment.” (Bhadrakalpa Sutra)
If even enlightenment is said to be dreamlike, what is it to be fully awake, free from illusion, yet with a heart full of compassion? Rinpoche will teach on these profound themes in this retreat.
Registration for the in-person retreat opens June 15, 2022, at noon, and closes August 15 at 5 p.m. Registration for streaming retreats opens on June 15, 2022, at noon, MDT and closes on September 1, at 5 p.m.
There are three options:
If this retreat is held in-person, it will be an open, foundational retreat and all are welcome to attend. We expect the retreat to be filled to capacity very quickly and we may need to close registration early.This retreat will also be streamed live for three days and end before pointing out instructions (normally done on the morning of fourth full day). There are no prerequisites, all are welcome to attend.The entire retreat will also be streamed to students who have had pointing out instructions with Rinpoche or another qualified Dzogchen or Vajrayana master.
DZOGCHEN PRACTICE INTENSIVE (Click title for more information)
September 10 to 17, 2022
Yeshe Rangsal Retreat Land, Crestone, CO
Advanced Retreat
The profound teachings of Dzogchen help us to directly discover our primordially pure nature, allowing our confused concepts and emotions to be naturally liberated. This direct and non-conceptual knowing is intimately intertwined with bodhicitta, which is the altruistic intention to become a Buddha with the motivation to relieve the suffering of all sentient beings fully. In this retreat, Rinpoche will teach us how to generate authentic bodhicitta (awakening mind) and the precious awareness of our true, unchanging nature.
Registration for the in-person retreat opens on June 15, 2022, at noon MDT and closes on August 15, at 5 p.m. Registration for the streaming retreat opens on June 15, 2022, at noon MDT and closes on September 9, at 5 p.m.
Prerequisite: Having received pointing out instructions from a qualified Vajrayana or Dzogchen master. If you have not been to an open retreat with Tsoknyi Rinpoche, you will be asked to watch an open retreat teaching on video to familiarize yourself with his way of teaching and use of language. The Registrar will provide a link once you register.
There are two options:
If this retreat is held in-person, we expect the retreat to be filled to capacity very quickly and we may need to close registration early. If you wish to attend, please register (and find housing as needed) as soon as possible after registration opens. Please do not book lodging until your retreat registration is confirmed.The entire retreat will also be streamed to students who have had pointing out instructions with Rinpoche or another qualified Dzogchen or Vajrayana master.
VIEW AS VAST AS SKY, CONDUCT FINE AS BARLEY FLOUR (Click title for more information)
September 24 to October 1, 2022
Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY
Open Retreat
This teaching will focus on how to establish a living and vital connection between the view of Dzogchen and its natural expression in our daily lives.
Registration for the in-person retreat opens July 30 at noon MDT and closes on September 17 at 5 p.m. Registration for the streaming retreats will be open July 30 at noon MDT and close on September 23 at 5 p.m.
There are three options:
If this retreat is held in-person, it will be an open, foundational retreat and all are welcome to attend.This retreat will also be streamed live for three days and end before pointing out instructions (normally done on the morning fourth full day). There are no prerequisites, and all are welcome to attend.The entire retreat will also be streamed to students who have had pointing out instructions with Rinpoche or another qualified Dzogchen or Vajrayana master.
Please visit our website at: www.tsoknyirinpoche.org/retreats/ for a complete listing of Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s worldwide retreats. For all questions about retreat requirements or registration, please contact Susan at: Registrar@pundarika.org
PUNDARIKA FOUNDATION NEWS AND INFORMATION
FULLY BEING COURSE
This improved version of the course is a compilation of video clips of Rinpoche’s core teachings on becoming a healthy human being, a foundation for more advanced dharma teachings and practices. Besides over 150 short video teachings by Rinpoche, it includes key points, meditations, daily mantras, and focused practice exercises. There are four courses to choose from depending on your time and interest. Please check it out at fullybeing.org.
MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AND AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDINGS
There are many benefits to joining the Pundarika Foundation Membership Program, which include discounts on retreats and Pundarika Store items, access to retreat recordings, and through your contributions, having an opportunity to support Rinpoche’s humanitarian work.
Members are also guaranteed a place in Pundarika retreats for one month following the opening of registration. Due to demand, we cannot offer this guarantee beyond this. For a complete list of recordings available to introductory and advanced membership levels, please visit the Membership page on our website. https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/membership/
For any questions regarding membership levels, your tuition discount code, or anything related to membership, please get in touch with deborah@pundarika.org.
YESHE RANGSAL RETREAT CABINS
Rinpoche’s vision for Yeshe Rangsal, to offer his students the ability to practice in a pure, natural environment blessed by many great masters, has come to fruition. Through the donations and efforts of many people, we now have three retreat cabins and the Lama house available for personal retreats.
For information about doing a personal retreat at Yeshe Rangsal, please go to this link: https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/yeshe-rangsal/places-to-practice-2/. We will be adjusting our cabin and Lama House fees in the near future to better cover our basic costs.
PUNDARIKA STORE
You will find carefully selected books and other dharma support items at the Pundarika Store on our website. This is also a way to support the Pundarika Foundation and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. https://tsoknyirinpoche.org/shop/
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Pundarika is committed to a world community of students and teachers that include and encourage the participation of people of all races, ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, classes, religions, abilities, and ages.
Our aspiration is that through these retreats and offerings, more wisdom and compassion will pervade our world through the teachings of Tsoknyi Rinpoche. May all beings find peace.
Offering Our Kindest Regards to all in 2022,
The Pundarika Staff
