“Unconfined, beyond all partiality,

Not trammeled in the snare of tenets,

Free from the discursive mind,

Non-dual, perfect, great equality,

The wisdom of the Conquerors,

The vast expanse beyond extremes—

This is what practitioners should fully recognize.”

~ Longchenpa. “Finding Comfort and Ease In Meditation.”

A time to contemplate expansive peace and innermost presence, this retreat will focus on cultivating deep rest through advanced relaxation practice and study of Dzogchen teachings and meditation. This is an opportunity to connect with the beautiful poetry of esoteric Buddhism at its best through vantage point of Longchenpa.

The Trilogy of Finding Comfort and Ease was written by Longchenpa, the great fourteenth century Dzogchen master. These instructions lay out the path from its foundations to the experience of deep contemplative awareness and experience beyond grasping. It includes guidance on the stages of meditation and the ways to unravel and find rest in the nature of mind. This is a path of encountering innate wisdom through letting go in its sweetest sense, the letting go of effort and tension to rediscover an uncontrived presence. This is meditation in its esoteric form taught in the Tibetan tradition as a method to find the uncontrived state of natural innate wisdom.

Join Lama and Dzogchen scholar, Pema Khandro in this three day immersion in Longchenpa’s works along side guided practice of Dzogchen semdzin, precious practices for holding on to the nature of mind which have been taught annually at this retreat for the last decade. The annual Dzogchen retreat is usually held in person, but this year due to Covid-19 concerns, is being made available online in an accessible short format of morning sessions.

Recommended pre-requisites for this retreat are Vajrayana Training, Ngondro and Buddhist meditation experience, however, registration is open to all.