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Green Mountain Dharma Festival
Drupon Thinley Ningpo
Yangzab Dharmakaya Amitabha Empowerment
Great Awakening
Mahamudra Meditation Retreat:
Pith Instructions That Liberate
July 12-14, 2019
Sunray Peace Village
Lincoln, Vermont
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Friday, July 12th
Yangzab Dharmakaya Amitabha Empowerment:
Secret Accomplishment of the Sole Syllable
This
is a rare opportunity to receive one of the most important practices of
the Yangzab Dzogchen treasure teaching cycle. This has only been given
in the US once previously at the DDCV by Lamchen Gyalpo Rinpoche.
The
practice of Amitabha is one of the most beneficial practices to do
especially in these degenerate times when the causes and conditions for
successfully practicing Dharma become more difficult. Through the
practice of Amitabha, simply through having faith and devotion in Buddha
Amitabha at death one will be born in Buddha Amitabha's Pureland of
Great Bliss, where one will successfully complete all stages of the path
until reaching Buddhahood.
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Garchen Rinpoche's root Lama Khenpo Munsel said that when he went to
the West, teaching on the practice of Buddha Amitabha and his Pureland
would be most beneficial. This is because, of all the Pure Lands, Buddha
Amitabha's is the easiest to be reborn in at the time of death. All
other Purelands require being at the 8th Bhumi level of
practice to enter. So Buddha Amitabha's Pureland is very unique and the
Yangzab Dharmakaya Amitabha practice very profound yet easy to practice.
As
HH Chetsang Rinpoche has said, this is the only pureland you can enter
with karmic defilements, all other pure lands you cannot enter until
these defilements are purified. So for 99.9 % of practitioners Buddha
Amitabha's Pureland is the most attainable.
After
this rare empowerment the transmission will be given for Dharmakaya
Amitabha: The secret accomplishment of the Sole Syllable. This
authorizes one to engage in the Yangzab Dharmakaya Amitabha practice.
This profound practice focuses on the essence seed syllable of Amitabha
and is unlike other Amitabha practices, the lineage is strong and the
blessings swift and profound.
Time: 6:30 pm
Sug. Don. $35
Saturday to Sunday, July 13-14
Great Awakening Meditation Retreat
Mahamudra Instructions That Liberate:
These teachings will focus on the Mahamudra section of The Words of Vajradhara Dharmakirti (Rigdzin Chödrak).
This text is considered one of the most important commentaries on the Path of Fivefold Mahamudra and is generally given only in Three Year Retreat.
The Mahamudra section in particular contains the quintessence of the pith oral instructions on realizing and abiding in the nature of mind that have come down from the primordial Buddha Vajradhara, the great Indian Mahasiddhas such as Tilopa, Naropa, Saraha, the great Tibetan masters such as Marpa, Milarepa, Gampopa, Phagmodrupa, and Lord Jigten Sumgon.
In this text one is guided through a series of introductions to Mind's true nature. The Path of Fivefold Mahamudra is a profound system which helps bring about realization through practical and skillful means and in essence contains the complete path to Buddhahood.
Practitioners will find these pith instructions to be of great practical benefit to one's practice through the power of the blessings that flow down through a living lineage of realization right to the present moment. Don't miss this rare opportunity.
Time: 10 AM - 12 & 2:00-5 PM both days
Sug. Don. $160
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Suggested Donation for Complete Retreat
July 12-14, 2019 is $180
No One Turned Away For
Financial Reasons
If you feel a connection to these teachings
Please come, we will help you make it work.
The greatest offering one can make is the actual practice of Dharma.
Dharma is not a commodity for sale.
Yes
donations are needed to make events happen, but even if you do not have
a penny, but have a sincere wish to practice, that is what is most key.
We have inexpensive Community Housing
Rides to retreat for those flying or coming
by bus or train to Burlington, VT
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Registration
For those attending the complete Retreat
(July 12-14) the suggested donation is $180.
To Register please email ddcv@gmavt.net
Or call 802-453-3431
Work Study and Scholarships Available No one turned away for financial reasons.
If you are able to pre-register for these teachings that is very much appreciated. But it is also ok to register at the door the day of the event.
Registration checks should be made out
to DDCV and sent to:
DDCV
PO Box 252
Bristol, VT 05443
You can also pay by Paypal.
Our Paypal account is ddcv@gmavt.net
To pay by credit card please call 802-453-3431.
All teachings July 12-14, 2019
will take place at:
Community Housing
Inexpensive community housing available for $25 to $30 per night. Contact us at ddcv@gmavt.net or call 802-453-3431
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Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche's Biography:
The Venerable Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche was born in the Nagchu district of Tibet. From his earliest years, Ven. Thinley Ningpo was distinguished by a loving and compassionate nature and an active concern for the welfare of others. He entered school at the age of eight and diligently pursued his elementary education. As he became the outstanding student in his school, he was rewarded with an appointment as teacher for the lower grades when he turned 17 years old. At that time he held a second job as a clerk for the municipal government. In addition to his teaching and clerical work, Ven. Thinley Ningpo pursued studies in veterinary medicine.
After continuing this work for some time, his natural inclination towards religion developed into a determination to pursue higher spiritual studies. His father supported his decision and applied to the proper authorities. He then entered Drong Ngur Monastery where he became a student of the eminent Buddhist scholar, Lama Kedrub Siddhi Rinpoche, who chose him from among all the new students to be his disciple. He engaged in the study of a wide range of Drikung Buddhist traditions, including ritual practices, mandala and stupa design and construction, and the art of producing bronze images of sacred beings. He was subsequently made director of the project to construct a new main stupa for the monastery.
After completing this formidable project in an excellent manner, he went on a pilgrimage to Drikung Thil Monastery where he met the great yogin and scholar, Drubwang Pachung Rinpoche. Ven. Thinley Ningpo was inspired to ask for the essential precepts for the higher spiritual practices. Recognizing his unique abilities, Pachung Rinpoche agreed and asked him to return at daybreak. He thus was able to receive the profound essence instructions in the practice and mastery of the peerless Mahamudra.
In 1988, Ven. Thinley Ningpo went on a pilgrimage to the sacred places of Tibet. This brought him to the western regions where he took a fortuitous opportunity to escape to India which was accomplished through a very perilous two-month journey on foot across the Himalayas. Once safely in India, he proceeded to the Drikung Kagyu temple and entered into the institute of higher education. After completing his course of study, he was appointed as dean of the institute, serving in this capacity for six years.
Ven. Thinley Ningpo spent 1994 in spiritual retreat, during which time he accomplished all the preliminary practices of the Fivefold Mahamudra. He then went to the Dorje Redrubde hermitage in Almora where he entered into the traditional three-year retreat, accomplishing the practices of the Fivefold Mahamudra and the profound path of the Six Yogas of Naropa. He participated in the Drikung Kagyu Snake Year teaching retreat where he received the entire body of Drikung Kagyu empowerments, transmissions, and instructions for advanced practice. In this way he completed the process of advanced training in all the profound and sacred traditions of the Drikung lineage and earned the title of Drupon, "master of spiritual attainment."
Motivated by his deep and constant desire to help others to attain liberation, Ven. Thinley Ningpo traveled to America where he served as Spiritual Director and Retreat Master of the Tibetan Meditation Center in Frederick, MD.
Drupon-la now travels extensively with the blessing of HH Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche, teaching the precious Dharma and leading students in retreat. He has traveled to South America in the last two years and keeps a busy domestic and international travel schedule for teaching and retreat.
Drupon Rinpoche has recently relocated to Wesley Chapel, FL, just north of Tampa, and is establishing a Dharma center for study, practice and retreat there. We have been very blessed here in Florida by Drupon-la's kindness and practical wisdom, which shine forth like the rays of the sun. Drupon-la possesses the special quality of being able to deeply understand the needs of Western students and to provide the Dharma teachings needed in the moment so that they can progress on the path.
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Lho Ontul Rinpoche and Lho Ratna Rinpoche havefounded a new US organization called Lho Rigdzin. Visit us at www.lhorigdzin.org to learn more and be part of the Rinpoches US sangha.
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