The summer Ngondro Retreat at Ati Ling provides a special opportunity to hear and practice the teachings of Ngondro, the preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana, under the guidance of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
Each week Rinpoche systematically teaches the entire Ngondro practice, including the four thoughts, refuge, awakening enlightened intention, offering, purification and devotion. Since the highest view of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) is completely integrated into his teaching , students receive the innermost meaning of Ngondro as it relates to the nature of mind. In this way they know the target of meditation from the beginning.
Rinpoche practices with retreatants and is readily available to answer questions a they arise from practice. Time is scheduled so that one can do individual practice, but inspired and supported by the knowledge that other retreatants are exploring the same practice.
Participants come to the retreat with various connections to Rinpoche and his teachings. Some have studied with him for many year; others have heard one or two talks and want to learn more. Although many meet for the first time at the retreat. a sense of community quickly develops, and along with it the realization of a sangha traveling together on the path to enlightenment.
Ngondro means "to go before." In one sense Ngondro goes before other practices; in a more profound sense it goes before ultimate realization of the nature of mind.
Chagdud Rinpoche makes the commitment to complete Ngondro a requirement for those who wish to attend the winter Dzogchen Retreat, and a number of his students have completed several ngondro practices.
The retreat site of Ati Ling is situated on a high ridge that overlooks vineyards. Though the retreat land is not remote from the Bay Area, there is a profound sense of peace, of timeless and abiding wisdom, as Rinpoche sits in the shade of oak and madrone trees and expounds the precious doctrine of the Buddha.
"Generally in meditation there is circulation of the mind through four types of practice. First there is contemplation, second is relaxation, third is prayer and fourth is compassion….
Padmasambhava foretold that there would be a time when there would be no time and no one would have much opportunity or leisure. Padmasambhava then gave the teaching of the short Dudjom Tersar Ngondro…. Each one of these practices are very condensed and essential…they can fit into our everyday life.
…further (the Lama’s) quality is as a dharma protector. Sometimes when people hear about the dharma protectors they think that they are some kind of big, bulging-eyed, fanged,clawed monster who, if you offer them a cookie every day, will follow you around and make sure nobody bothers you at the bus stop."
The summer Ngondro Retreat at Ati Ling provides a special opportunity to hear and practice the teachings of Ngondro, the preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana, under the guidance of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
Each week Rinpoche systematically teaches the entire Ngondro practice, including the four thoughts, refuge, awakening enlightened intention, offering, purification and devotion. Since the highest view of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) is completely integrated into his teaching , students receive the innermost meaning of Ngondro as it relates to the nature of mind. In this way they know the target of meditation from the beginning.
Rinpoche practices with retreatants and is readily available to answer questions a they arise from practice. Time is scheduled so that one can do individual practice, but inspired and supported by the knowledge that other retreatants are exploring the same practice.
Participants come to the retreat with various connections to Rinpoche and his teachings. Some have studied with him for many year; others have heard one or two talks and want to learn more. Although many meet for the first time at the retreat. a sense of community quickly develops, and along with it the realization of a sangha traveling together on the path to enlightenment.
Ngondro means "to go before." In one sense Ngondro goes before other practices; in a more profound sense it goes before ultimate realization of the nature of mind.
Chagdud Rinpoche makes the commitment to complete Ngondro a requirement for those who wish to attend the winter Dzogchen Retreat, and a number of his students have completed several ngondro practices.
The retreat site of Ati Ling is situated on a high ridge that overlooks vineyards. Though the retreat land is not remote from the Bay Area, there is a profound sense of peace, of timeless and abiding wisdom, as Rinpoche sits in the shade of oak and madrone trees and expounds the precious doctrine of the Buddha.
"Generally in meditation there is circulation of the mind through four types of practice. First there is contemplation, second is relaxation, third is prayer and fourth is compassion….
Padmasambhava foretold that there would be a time when there would be no time and no one would have much opportunity or leisure. Padmasambhava then gave the teaching of the short Dudjom Tersar Ngondro…. Each one of these practices are very condensed and essential…they can fit into our everyday life.
…further (the Lama’s) quality is as a dharma protector. Sometimes when people hear about the dharma protectors they think that they are some kind of big, bulging-eyed, fanged,clawed monster who, if you offer them a cookie every day, will follow you around and make sure nobody bothers you at the bus stop."
The summer Ngondro Retreat at Ati Ling provides a special opportunity to hear and practice the teachings of Ngondro, the preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana, under the guidance of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
Each week Rinpoche systematically teaches the entire Ngondro practice, including the four thoughts, refuge, awakening enlightened intention, offering, purification and devotion. Since the highest view of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) is completely integrated into his teaching , students receive the innermost meaning of Ngondro as it relates to the nature of mind. In this way they know the target of meditation from the beginning.
Rinpoche practices with retreatants and is readily available to answer questions a they arise from practice. Time is scheduled so that one can do individual practice, but inspired and supported by the knowledge that other retreatants are exploring the same practice.
Participants come to the retreat with various connections to Rinpoche and his teachings. Some have studied with him for many year; others have heard one or two talks and want to learn more. Although many meet for the first time at the retreat. a sense of community quickly develops, and along with it the realization of a sangha traveling together on the path to enlightenment.
Ngondro means "to go before." In one sense Ngondro goes before other practices; in a more profound sense it goes before ultimate realization of the nature of mind.
Chagdud Rinpoche makes the commitment to complete Ngondro a requirement for those who wish to attend the winter Dzogchen Retreat, and a number of his students have completed several ngondro practices.
The retreat site of Ati Ling is situated on a high ridge that overlooks vineyards. Though the retreat land is not remote from the Bay Area, there is a profound sense of peace, of timeless and abiding wisdom, as Rinpoche sits in the shade of oak and madrone trees and expounds the precious doctrine of the Buddha.
"Generally in meditation there is circulation of the mind through four types of practice. First there is contemplation, second is relaxation, third is prayer and fourth is compassion….
Padmasambhava foretold that there would be a time when there would be no time and no one would have much opportunity or leisure. Padmasambhava then gave the teaching of the short Dudjom Tersar Ngondro…. Each one of these practices are very condensed and essential…they can fit into our everyday life.
…further (the Lama’s) quality is as a dharma protector. Sometimes when people hear about the dharma protectors they think that they are some kind of big, bulging-eyed, fanged,clawed monster who, if you offer them a cookie every day, will follow you around and make sure nobody bothers you at the bus stop."
The summer Ngondro Retreat at Ati Ling provides a special opportunity to hear and practice the teachings of Ngondro, the preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana, under the guidance of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
Each week Rinpoche systematically teaches the entire Ngondro practice, including the four thoughts, refuge, awakening enlightened intention, offering, purification and devotion. Since the highest view of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) is completely integrated into his teaching , students receive the innermost meaning of Ngondro as it relates to the nature of mind. In this way they know the target of meditation from the beginning.
Rinpoche practices with retreatants and is readily available to answer questions a they arise from practice. Time is scheduled so that one can do individual practice, but inspired and supported by the knowledge that other retreatants are exploring the same practice.
Participants come to the retreat with various connections to Rinpoche and his teachings. Some have studied with him for many year; others have heard one or two talks and want to learn more. Although many meet for the first time at the retreat. a sense of community quickly develops, and along with it the realization of a sangha traveling together on the path to enlightenment.
Ngondro means "to go before." In one sense Ngondro goes before other practices; in a more profound sense it goes before ultimate realization of the nature of mind.
Chagdud Rinpoche makes the commitment to complete Ngondro a requirement for those who wish to attend the winter Dzogchen Retreat, and a number of his students have completed several ngondro practices.
The retreat site of Ati Ling is situated on a high ridge that overlooks vineyards. Though the retreat land is not remote from the Bay Area, there is a profound sense of peace, of timeless and abiding wisdom, as Rinpoche sits in the shade of oak and madrone trees and expounds the precious doctrine of the Buddha.
"Generally in meditation there is circulation of the mind through four types of practice. First there is contemplation, second is relaxation, third is prayer and fourth is compassion….
Padmasambhava foretold that there would be a time when there would be no time and no one would have much opportunity or leisure. Padmasambhava then gave the teaching of the short Dudjom Tersar Ngondro…. Each one of these practices are very condensed and essential…they can fit into our everyday life.
…further (the Lama’s) quality is as a dharma protector. Sometimes when people hear about the dharma protectors they think that they are some kind of big, bulging-eyed, fanged,clawed monster who, if you offer them a cookie every day, will follow you around and make sure nobody bothers you at the bus stop."
The summer Ngondro Retreat at Ati Ling provides a special opportunity to hear and practice the teachings of Ngondro, the preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana, under the guidance of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
Each week Rinpoche systematically teaches the entire Ngondro practice, including the four thoughts, refuge, awakening enlightened intention, offering, purification and devotion. Since the highest view of Dzogchen (Great Perfection) is completely integrated into his teaching , students receive the innermost meaning of Ngondro as it relates to the nature of mind. In this way they know the target of meditation from the beginning.
Rinpoche practices with retreatants and is readily available to answer questions a they arise from practice. Time is scheduled so that one can do individual practice, but inspired and supported by the knowledge that other retreatants are exploring the same practice.
Participants come to the retreat with various connections to Rinpoche and his teachings. Some have studied with him for many year; others have heard one or two talks and want to learn more. Although many meet for the first time at the retreat. a sense of community quickly develops, and along with it the realization of a sangha traveling together on the path to enlightenment.
Ngondro means "to go before." In one sense Ngondro goes before other practices; in a more profound sense it goes before ultimate realization of the nature of mind.
Chagdud Rinpoche makes the commitment to complete Ngondro a requirement for those who wish to attend the winter Dzogchen Retreat, and a number of his students have completed several ngondro practices.
The retreat site of Ati Ling is situated on a high ridge that overlooks vineyards. Though the retreat land is not remote from the Bay Area, there is a profound sense of peace, of timeless and abiding wisdom, as Rinpoche sits in the shade of oak and madrone trees and expounds the precious doctrine of the Buddha.
"Generally in meditation there is circulation of the mind through four types of practice. First there is contemplation, second is relaxation, third is prayer and fourth is compassion….
Padmasambhava foretold that there would be a time when there would be no time and no one would have much opportunity or leisure. Padmasambhava then gave the teaching of the short Dudjom Tersar Ngondro…. Each one of these practices are very condensed and essential…they can fit into our everyday life.
…further (the Lama’s) quality is as a dharma protector. Sometimes when people hear about the dharma protectors they think that they are some kind of big, bulging-eyed, fanged,clawed monster who, if you offer them a cookie every day, will follow you around and make sure nobody bothers you at the bus stop."
