Event : Dorje Drolö Retreat with Bhaka Tulku Rinpoche
Date : September 3-6
Venue : Ösel Khandro Duwi Ling' Zuni Mountain Retreat Center
Website : http://www.zunimountainstupa.org/events.html
Schedule:
Fri., Sept. 3: Please arrive any time after 12 noon to
register and set up camp; dinner will be served at 6 p.m.
Tulku Orgyen, teachings on Dorje Drölo practice from 7:30–9:30 p.m.
Note: we request that you not arrive before noon, as we will be
preparing for the retreat.
Sept. 4: Saturaday
Dorje Drolö practice with Bhakha Rinpoche, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.;
2:30––5:30 p.m. (with tsok/feast).
Tulku will give teachings on the Vajrayana path, 7:30–9:30
p.m.
Sept. 5: Sunday
Dorje Drolö practice with Bhakha Rinpoche, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.;
2:30–5:30 p.m. (with tsok/feast).
Tulku will give teachings on the Vajrayana path, 7:30–9:30
p.m.
Sept. 6: Monday
Dorje Drolö practice with Bhakha Rinpoche,
9 a.m.–12 p.m.; 2:30–5:30 p.m. (with tsok/feast).
Sept. 7: Tuesday
Breakfast will be served. If possible, please help us clean up the
retreat facilities and grounds before you leave.
Bhakha Rinpoche has said:
The wrathful practice of Dorje Drolö is critically important in
pacifying all the negative circumstances that we face in today's
world. Since the whole spectrum of Buddhadharma teachings and its
essence is love, compassion, and wisdom, this wrathful practice is
not just the expression of some sort of ordinary rage; rather, it
is the pinnacle practice of compassion and wisdom underlying the
practice of Buddhadharma at its most profound level. Therefore, for
the sake of all sentient beings, particularly in this degenerate
time, this practice is a very powerful and immediately effective
way of bringing peace and harmony to the world. This particular
sadhana, called "The Vital Essence Sadhana of Dudjom T'hak-T'hung
Pema," was H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche's heart essence; by doing this
practice, Dudjom Rinpoche overcame many obstacles and gained long
life.
Dorje Drolö is the eighth aspect of Padmasambhava, in his wrathful
manifestation. Dorje Drolö embodies the forces of insight and
compassion, beyond logic and convention; hesitancy and clinging are
transformed into the fearlessness and spontaneity of the awakened
state. Dorje Drolö rides a pregnant tigress, which signifies the
latent power of our intrinsic Buddha nature.
Directions :
The retreat land is located twenty miles south of Grants, New
Mexico. The nearest airport is Albuquerque, seventy miles east of
Grants on I-40. If driving from the west, Grants is seventy miles
east of Gallup, NM.
http://www.zunimountainstupa.org/retreatlandvisiting.html
Accommodations:
The retreat land offers camping only, either in a tent or in your
vehicle. Plan to bring camping gear and prepare for a range of
temperatures and precipitation. There are hot showers, flush
toilets, an outdoor sink, and several potable freshwater taps for
your drinking water. 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 at the local bed-and-breakfast, the Cimarron Rose:
505-783-4770, located a short distance from the retreat land.