ONLINE 2023 Event Schedule

TRUE NATURE
Retreat

His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche
Venerable Khenpo Tenzin
Krishna Das and Band
Joyanna Maria Ananda
Kathleen Davis

October 12 – Ocotber 15

Registration Opens August 28

Due to popular demand we are happy to offer our third True Nature Retreat!

Welcoming beginners as well as seasoned yogis to join this popular gathering at the Garchen Institute! A powerful combination of teachings, meditation, chanting and movement will bring you into a more embodied and heart centered state at this holy destination.

H.E. Garchen Rinpoche will give pith instructions on the ultimate essence of mind and body, illuminating your true nature.

We are delighted to welcome Krishna Das and his band to lead us in truly heart opening devotional chanting. Band members include: Krishna Das, Ty Burhoe, David Estes and Genevere Walker.

Venerable Khenpo Tenzin will guide us in meditations on our natural state of mind.

From the lineage of the great Dzogchen master Khenpo Munsel, who is Garchen Rinpoche’s root guru, come the Tibetan Qigong practices taught by our qualified guide Kathleen Davis.

Joyous heart centered yoga practices will be taught by the gifted Joyanna Maria Ananda.

Registration required for in person attendance. Space is limited.

Ultimate Essence of Mind and Body
Teachings with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

Guided Meditation on Natural State of Mind
by Venerable Khenpo Tenzin

Kirtan Concerts
Krishna Das & Band

Yoga
Joyanna Maria Ananda

Tibetan Qigong
Kathleen Davis

 Schedule Overview

October 12 |  Arrival time between 1 – 5pm.   Evening meditation 7pm -8pm
October 13 – 15 | Program

Arya Tara & Jangchok for the Living

with
HE Garchen Rinpoche
and the Garchen Institute Lamas

Next Session – August 27

10am – 12pm PDT (UTC-7)

Meditation Series on Mindfulness

with Venerable Khenpo Tenzin

Next Class: August 27
3pm – 4pm PDT (UTC-7)

Classes Every Sunday
when there is no other event

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Arya Tara Practice
for HH Garchen Rinpoche’s Long Life

with the Garchen Institute Lamas

 August 29
8am – 9am PDT (UTC-7)

Medicine Buddha Puja

To Help End The Pandemic

Garchen Institute Lamas

Next practice: October 22
8am – 9am PDT (UTC-7)

Message from H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

To all my dharma friends in the world,

I request you all to begin the accumulation of 100 million Medicine Buddha mantras on the occasion of H.H.  the Drikung Kyabgon Chokyi Nangwa’s 80th Birthday Celebration. 

Also now it seems that unless we perform many strong pujas and practices it will be very difficult to stop the pandemic in the world.  And if we cannot stop it, then a lot of precious human lives get wasted and it’s very difficult to end it because of the karma and obscurations of sentient beings.  If we were to recite 100 million Medicine Buddha mantras that would help bring an end to the pandemic.

 In brief anyone who wishes to stop the spread of this deadly disease should recite the Medicine Buddha mantra.  It doesn’t matter what lineage or faith you practice or who you are – the person or the lineage makes no difference.  When you recite the Medicine Buddha mantra then ideally you will not get the disease and even if you get it, you will not die from it. So that is how the mantra recitation makes a difference. So please keep this in mind. 

When you submit your mantra accumulations it is like putting money in your bank. If you only have your personal bank account the interest that is earned is small. However by everyone submitting their mantras together it is like putting all our money in the same bank account and then more interest is earned and the merit becomes much more powerful.

Some people do not know how to dedicate their virtuous activites. However if you submit your mantras all together, then your merit will be dedicated properly and never be exhausted. Just like a small river can dry up but a vast ocean will never dry up.

The Garchen Institute will host a Medicine Buddha Puja once a month.

Be sure to keep submitting your mantra accumulations!

Calling on the worldwide sangha to come together to help extinquish the pandemic!

2023 ONLINE Retreat Program:

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Preliminary Practice Retreats

So many students have the aspiration to put into practice the extraordinary teachings that H.E. Garchen Rinpoche has tirelessly given over the last 20 years in the West. Whether you are new to Buddhism or have recieved many teachings and empowerments, the preliminary pratices are profoundly essential on the path of awakening.

Garchen Institute is pleased to continue our Preliminary Practice Retreat Program Online to help students fulfill their aspirations.  These online retreats of varying lengths encompass the scope of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and, in particular, those of the Drikung Kagyu tradition as taught by H. E. Garchen Rinpoche.

We will begin by offering preliminary practice retreats, also called ngöndro retreats, in the spring of 2023. These retreats provide structure and support and are the method for developing the foundation of all practice. The full program of preliminary practice retreats are designed to build on each other.

Manjushri YAMANTAKA

Online Empowerment and Retreat in our YouTube Library

H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

and Garchen Institute Lamas

* It is possible to receive this empowerment and do this practice after our 2023 online Yamantaka Drupcho in February. We encourage you to participate live at that time. Signup will be posted in the coming weeks. Click here for more info.