When his retreat is finished, tentatively next autumn.JKhedrup wrote:Is there any word on when Mingyur Rinpoche may start teaching again?
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When his retreat is finished, tentatively next autumn.JKhedrup wrote:Is there any word on when Mingyur Rinpoche may start teaching again?
source: http://learning.tergar.org/2012/11/29/m ... at-letter/Mingyur Rinpoche is currently on an extended solitary retreat in the Himalayas. In truth, no one knows exactly where he is. In the tradition of the great meditation masters of times past, he is wandering freely with no fixed plan or agenda. His only companions are an unswerving commitment to the path of awakening and a heartfelt desire to benefit others. Throughout this period, he will likely be spending his time meditating in caves and hermitages in remote places. Meanwhile, the Tergar Meditation Community continues to thrive in his absence. Tergar lamas and instructors are holding meditation workshops and retreats around the world (including online) and there are many groups and centers that continue to follow his teachings. We expect Rinpoche to return in late 2014 or early 2015.The letter above was received in November, 2012.
This seems to be an amazing program ideal for those of us who sincerely aspire to progressing upon the path, but lack the $25k and the chunk of time needed for 3 year retreat (for the moment, at least). Lama Norlha has done Kagyupas a great service by tailoring a Lamrim to the needs of students and making it available for a paltry $150 registration fee.practitioner wrote:http://kagyu.com/en/dharma-path
Lama Norlha Rinpoche's dharma path program contains all the practices of the 3 year retreat and is designed for students who cannot go for a 3-year retreat or aspire to do one in the future. Obviously it takes longer than three years to complete.
Plus you get to sleep in a bed*, decide your own meals, and are free of the risk of potentially being cooped up for years with one or more irritating personalities. Who needs a Pure Land? It's Dewachen!This seems to be an amazing program ideal for those of us who sincerely aspire to progressing upon the path, but lack the $25k and the chunk of time needed for 3 year retreat (for the moment, at least). Lama Norlha has done Kagyupas a great service by tailoring a Lamrim to the needs of students and making it available for a paltry $150 registration fee.
I don't want to discourage anybody from doing Kagyu practice, but in Nyingma retreats they get to sleep in a bed.conebeckham wrote:Yep--that's the tradition....sleep sitting up. Actually, there's a bit of "leaning back."
conebeckham wrote:Sure! I hear there are even some co-ed retreats in the Nyingma world, something I've not heard of in KagyuVille thus far. Those Nyingmapas are just more relaxed than we uptight (and upright!) Kagyupas, I guess.....
Hate to say it, but this thread isn't helping with the marketing of Kagyu practice a whole lot.conebeckham wrote:Many Nyingmapas teach their entire path, soup to nuts, outside of a three year retreat. So do the Sakyapas, actually.
Or so I've understood.
While we're on the subject, doesn't Sukasiddhi in Marin have something akin to that for the Shangpa Kagyu? They seem very generous with their teachings from what little I know of them.conebeckham wrote:Actually, while I think of it, Khenpo Donyo's program, via Lama Michael Conklin's center in Portland, is a great option for those who want a complete path but can't commit to three year retreat. It's five years of graduated teaching and practice. I think there are some shorter retreat commitments; definitely some practice commitments....and it starts next month.