Khandro Thukthik Practice Retreat: July 15 - 17th, 2011
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Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok
will give transmission & instruction for a
KHANDRO THUKTHIK PRACTICE RETREAT
& will also be teaching on
"Essential Advice for Solitary Meditation Practice,"
by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
REGISTER HERE
Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok on Khandro Thukthik Practice & about the upcoming Retreat weekend:
"For Vajrayana practitioners, the Three Roots -- Guru, Yidam Deity, and Dakini -- are the main focus of practice, whether in a long-time three year retreat, or in daily practice. The main Dakini practice in the Dudjom Tersar lineage is Khandro Thukthik, which means "Dakini Heart Essence." In this practice, we visualize ourselves as the wisdom dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, the one who embodies all enlightened qualities. With profound merit and blessings, the very primordial blissful state of the mind's true nature is realized as the Dakini herself.
My previous incarnation, Togden Kunzang Longdrol, cherished Khandro Thukthik as one of his main Dakini practices, and it was upon his request that His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche wrote the dedication prayer for this Yeshe Tsogyal sadhana that we are practicing this weekend. I first received teachings on and empowerment for Khandro Thukthik at an eary age from my first root guru, Tulku Dawa Rinpoche, and I practiced Khandro Thukthik in retreat, including the five hundred thousand accumulation of its ngondro practice. For this and many other reasons, I have a close connection with this practice, and to this day, Khandro Thukthik remains a very important practice for me.
Under Bhakha Rinpohce's guidance, I led Khandro Thukthik practice in 2001 at Stanley and Shirley Giser's house during my first visit to the retreat land. Many years have passed since then, and now -- again on Rinpoche's recommendation -- I will lead the profound Dakini practice on this retreat land, which as you know Rinpoche named Osel Khandro Duwi Ling, the Gathering Place of the Dakinis. May all beings benefit."
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| Retreat Schedule:
Friday July 15th
1pm: Registration opens
6pm: Dinner with the Sangha in the dining tent
7-8:30pm: Tulku will teach on "Essential Advice for Solitary Meditation Practice," by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
Saturday July 16th
*Participants must receive transmission from Tulku Orgyen on Sat morning starting at 9am for practice on Sat & Sun.
8am: Breakfast
9am - 12pm: Khandro Thukthik Transmission & Instruction by Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok
12:30: Lunch
2:30-6pm: Khandro Thukthik Practice & Tsok with Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok
7-8:30pm: Tulku will teach on "Essential Advice for Solitary Meditation Practice," by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
Sunday July 17th
8am: Breakfast
9am - 12pm: Khandro Thukthik Practice with Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok
12:30pm: Lunch
2:30-6pm: Khandro Thukthik Practice & Tsok with Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok
7:30pm: Music Circle & Dancing with the Sangha
Monday July 18th
8:30am: Breakfast with the Sangha
Registration & Fees:
The
Registration Fee for this retreat is $200, including all meals and the use of all community facilities for three two
days of practice. Participants are allowed to arrive, register in person, and set up camp after 1pm on Friday July 15th
dinner will be served at 6pm. Please register with full payment NO LATER THAN July 1st to insure the proper planning of this event. Should
you not be able to attend the entire retreat weekend, you may still
attend for a $100 per day fee for Saturday. The transmission will be given at 9am Saturday morning and is required for practice Sat & Sun. REGISTER HERE. Please contact us for information or if you are in need of financial assistance, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Work-Study & Volunteers:
There
are work-study opportunities for the positions that are available to
help offset the cost of the retreat, including kitchen and service
duties, pre-retreat and post-retreat work. Such positions offer a
discount of half the regular retreat fee but there are ways to schedule to work and receive greater reductions at $10 an hour. You may work to offset your retreat costs only up to a point, you must pay for food for each retreat: $3 for breakfast, $5 lunch and $5 for dinner.
ADVANCED SCHEDULING FOR WORK-EXCHANGE IS REQUIRED, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Meals:
Healthy, delicious meals will be prepared in the sangha kitchen and
served in the dining tent. Meal service will include dinner on Friday
evening at 6 p.m., and a full breakfast on Monday morning
at 8:30 a.m. Tea and coffee will also be available at any time throughout the weekend in the dining tent and there are several potable freshwater taps for drinking
water.
If you have special dietary requirements, please contact our Summer Chef, Matje Smith. If we can't accommodate you, or if you have serious health
concerns or allergies, you should consider bringing your
own food. The kitchen will not be available for any personal
cooking needs and participants are prohibited from keeping food in their
tents due to concerns about wildlife.
Texts & Meditation Supplies:
There
will copies of the Khandro Thukthik Sadhana of the Dudjom Tersar Lineage that practitioners may borrow,
and which should be returned at the end of the retreat. There are
cushions available in the stupa, but you may wish to bring your
own.
Karma Yoga:
Doing
work in service to the Three Jewels is very meritorious, and offers us a
rich opportunity to practice outside the shrine room. Everyone at the
retreat land who does not already have a work-study job contributes to
the retreat's operations in this way and will be assigned a chore and given instructions according to their physical capacity at registration. The retreat
schedule for these chores along with the on-duty participant's name will be posted outside the kitchen.
Accommodations:
The
retreat land offers camping only, either in your tent or in your
vehicle. Please plan to bring camping gear, including a flashlight and prepare for a range of
temperatures and precipitation. VFNM has one large (8x14') canvas tent with a natural floor already set up for the season for rent to couple or a family, inquire here for details. There are hot showers, flush toilets, an
outdoor sink, and outhouses. If you prefer to stay in a motel, there are many choices in the
town of Grants, twenty miles away (a forty-minute drive on a gravel
road). Or, you may wish to reserve a room nearby in at the Shirley & Stanley Giser's private residence or cabin near the stupa and also that of neighbors Jillian Harriman & Kent Ferguson. There is also a local
bed-and-breakfast, the Cimarron Rose: 505-783-4770, located a short distance from the retreat land.
Other information:
Health: The Zuni Mountain Stupa is at a high altitude, just under 8000 ft. Please stay hydrated, drinking water from the designated potable, freshwater taps available on the land and protect yourself from the strong sun with a hat or spf.
Children: Please
let us know in advance if you plan to bring children along. Children under 13 can with only a
small fee for food costs. Note that children must be supervised during this retreat inside and outside of the shrine-room.
Phone: There is
no Internet or land-line phone access available at this time on the
retreat land, and only limited cell phone reception (Verizon does get a
signal, and most major cell phone carriers do work in town in Grants,
NM).
We do not allow pets or smoking.
If
you would like to offer your help, apply for work-study, sponsor
someone or if you have any questions, please contact Sahra Motalebi at vairotsana.newmexico@gmail.com or call 575/202-6217.
May all beings benefit!
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