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Date/Time:
This event takes place November 6, 13, 20, 27
1:00–3:00pm EDT (New York)
7:00-9:00pm CEST (Berlin)
Registration
Registration will close 1 hour in advance of the event. Full refunds will be given for cancellation requests up to 1 hour in advance of the event.
Who can attend this event?
Requirements for participation: To have attended Path of Liberation Level 2. Completion of the corresponding practice requirements is NOT required in order to participate in this event.
In this 4‒week workshop led by Jess McNally and Tim Olmsted, we will explore the Path of Liberation Level 2. We will discuss the major themes and practices of the level, engage in the practices together, and clarify any questions that may come up along the way. This is also a great opportunity to connect with fellow Path of Liberation practitioners.
Curriculum
- Outer Refuge & Nature of Mind
- Inner Refuge & Nature of Mind
- Four Important Points of Practicing Refuge & Nature of Mind
- Purification & Nature of Mind
Requirements for participation: To have attended Path of Liberation Level 2. Completion of the corresponding practice requirements is NOT required in order to participate in this event.
The requirements for participation were set in consultation with Mingyur Rinpoche. In turn, we ask that you honor them. Thank you!
Please note: Because this workshop is intended to be an opportunity for the community to gather together in real time, we strongly encourage participants to attend the live sessions. However, for those who cannot attend for any reason, recordings of sessions will be made available for 1 week following each session.
Can I get access to a recording of this event?
Recordings of sessions will be made available for 1 week following each session.
Schedule
Local time
This event is fully booked
Thank you for your interest. Due to an overwhelming response, this event is now fully booked.
We invite you to take a look at more events with Mingyur Rinpoche and Tergar Instructors.
Jess McNally
Jess has devoted much of her adult life to practicing and studying Buddhism. After completing both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Earth Systems at Stanford University, she moved to Zen Mountain Monastery, where she trained for over three years. During that time she completed over 40 week-long sesshins (silent retreats) and studied many Buddhist topics. She then decided to pursue Tibetan Buddhism, and was ordained as a monastic by Thrangu Rinpoche in 2015. She met Mingyur Rinpoche shortly afterwards at Tergar Monastery in Bodhgaya, India, and knew immediately he was her main teacher. Under Mingyur Rinpoche’s guidance, she completed two months-long solitary retreats in Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo’s cave in the Himalayas, including a five-month retreat over winter where she saw no one. After completing her solitary retreats, she moved to Madison, Wisconsin to participate in the Tergar community and the Center for Healthy Minds. In 2018, Jess chose to return to lay life and her homeland in Alberta, Canada. Over the past few years, Jess has continued to study with Mingyur Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, while discovering both the joys and rich opportunities for practice that lay life offers. She serves as a Tergar Facilitator and host for online retreats, and supports a local practice group. Jess currently works as a website designer and meditation coach. In her downtime, she loves to backcountry ski, run, and bike in the mountains with her dog Pema.
About Tim Olmsted
Tim Olmsted is a Tergar Instructor with decades of experience teaching meditation. He began his Buddhist studies in 1977; in 1981 he moved to Kathmandu to study with Mingyur Rinpoche’s father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. During the twelve years that he lived in Nepal, Tim studied with many of the renowned meditation teachers living there and worked as a psychotherapist serving the international community. Tim is one of the founders and senior instructors of the Tergar Meditation Community, for which he regularly travels around the world leading retreats and teaches online. He lives with his wife Glenna in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he leads an active community that follows Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings and those of his family lineage. Tim is the founder and president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation. He is known for the down-to-earth warmth, practicality, and humor of his approach to teaching meditation.
