Date/Time:
This event takes place August 27 - 30, 2021.
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?
To have attended Path of Liberation levels 1 and 2 and completed the corresponding practice requirements.
Translation
Translation from English will be offered in Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
“Mahamudra and Dzogchen Differ in words but not in meaning. The only difference is that Mahamudra stresses mindfulness While Dzogchen relaxes within awareness.” — Tsele Natsok Rangdrol
At the core of the Mahamudra and Dzogchen practice systems are profound methods for recognizing one’s nature of mind. These approaches, as well as the essence of the Middle Way, constitute the heart of Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings in the Path of Liberation training series. In this program, Mingyur Rinpoche will provide quintessential instructions on recognizing the nature of mind, drawing inspiration from all these traditions. Additionally, you will receive instructions on the preliminary practices associated with the relevant Path of Liberation levels.
PREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDANCE
To have attended Path of Liberation levels 1 and 2 and completed the corresponding practice requirements.
The requirements for participation were set in consultation with Mingyur Rinpoche. In turn, we ask that you honor them. Thank you!
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?
This program represents the core of Mingyur Rinpoche’s Path of Liberation training series, providing further instructions on the nature of mind. These teachings and practices are profoundly transformative and put you directly in touch with your true nature.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
The techniques taught in this program, and associated benefits, are the most profound in the Buddhist tradition.
In this program, you will learn:
- and receive the third and fourth pointing out instructions and teachings on how to practice them
- Quintessential instructions on recognizing the nature of mind from both the Mahamudra and Dzogchen approaches
- How to sustain the recognition of nature of mind throughout your life
- Instructions on the ngondro and Nectar of the Path practices of bodhichitta, mandala offering, and guru yoga.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS WEBINAR?
- Live teaching, Q&A, and practice sessions with Mingyur Rinpoche
- Teaching sessions with Tergar Lama Khenpo Kunga
- Guided meditation and teaching sessions with Tergar Instructors and Facilitators
- Discussion groups
About Union of Dzogchen and Mahamudra Retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche
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About Mingyur Rinpoche
In his approach to teaching meditation, Mingyur Rinpoche integrates traditional Buddhist practice and philosophy with the current scientific understanding of the mind and mental health – making the practice of meditation relevant and accessible to students around the world.
Mingyur Rinpoche is a world-renowned meditation teacher with personal experience of anxiety and panic attacks, which he suffered from throughout his childhood and into his teenage years, when he learned to transform his panic through meditation. Born in Nepal in 1975, Mingyur Rinpoche began to study meditation as a young boy with his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, himself a well-respected Buddhist teacher. As a child he became interested in contemporary science through conversations with scientists who were visiting his father, and as he grew older he began to collaborate with neuroscientists and psychologists, including Richard Davidson and Antoine Lutz at the University of Wisconsin, on research projects that study the effects of meditation on the brain and the mind.
Mingyur Rinpoche’s first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. His second book, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom, explores how difficult emotions and challenging life situations can be used as stepping stones to discover joy and freedom. In his most recent book, In Love with the World, Mingyur Rinpoche shares how his meditation practice sustained him when he left his monastery to wander through India and the powerfully transformative insights he gained from the near-death experience he had at the beginning of his journey. Mingyur Rinpoche recently appeared in the Netflix series The Mind, Explained, in an episode about the benefits of mindfulness.
As the head of the Tergar Meditation Community, Mingyur Rinpoche supports groups of students in more than thirty countries, leading workshops around the world for new and returning students every year.
About Khenpo Kunga
Khenpo Kunga is a Senior Tergar Lama. He became a monk at a young age and began his education at Tergar monastery, where he studied the rituals, prayers, and other traditional practices of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. At fifteen, he entered an extended meditation retreat and spent three years mastering the profound contemplative practices of the Kagyü lineage.
Following this period of intense meditation practice, he entered the renowned Dzongsar monastic college near Dharamsala in Northwest India. After studying there for eleven years and receiving his Khenpo degree (roughly equivalent to a PhD), he taught at Dzongsar college for three additional years. Khenpo Kunga’s primary teacher is Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, though he has studied with many other revered masters as well.
In recent years, Khenpo Kunga has taught in Asia, Europe, and the United States as one of the main teachers for the worldwide network of Tergar monasteries, meditation centers, and meditation groups.
