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"When we practice Mahamudra Vipashyana, we investigate appearances as mind, the mind as empty, and emptiness as radiant, spontaneous presence."
Please join Nalandabodhi’s Chancellor Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen at Nalanda West in Seattle, WA (or online) for a weekend retreat, delving into and meditating on the third pointing out instruction of Mahamudra Vipashyana on Spontaneous Presence.
This program is open to everyone. However, it is recommended that participants have a daily meditation practice plus some understanding of Buddhist teachings and Vajrayana.
With momentary insight into the nature of appearances and the nature of mind, what might those experiences uncover? What is the essence of the present moment? How do we stabilize that abiding truth?
Saturday, September 28 through Sunday, September 29, 2024, at Nalanda West in Seattle, WA or online. Recordings are available until December 31, 2024 (three months after the conclusion of the Seattle program).
For those participating onsite at Nalanda West, simple vegetarian lunches will be offered both days. Tea and coffee will be offered, as well as snacks.
If you have questions about the Seattle program or about Acharya Lama Tenpa’s Mahamudra Vipashyana tour, please send a message to help@nalandabodhi.org.
Thank you for your interest in joining us for the onsite at Nalanda West for Mahamudra Vipashyana: Spontaneous Presence.
Thank you for your interest in joining us online for Mahamudra Vipashyana: Spontaneous Presence.
All times are Pacific Time (UTC-7). Download a PDF of the schedule here.
| Time | Detail |
|---|---|
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9:15–9:30 AM |
Welcome and Orientation |
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9:30–9:40 AM |
Opening Chants |
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9:40–10:30 AM |
Meditation |
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10:30 AM–12:00 PM |
Teaching 1 by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen |
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12:00–2:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
|
2:00–3:00 PM |
Meditation led by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen |
|
3:00-3:30 PM |
Coffee/Tea Break |
|
3:30–5:00 PM |
Teaching 2 by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen |
|
5:00 PM |
Closing Chants |
| Time | Detail |
|---|---|
|
9:30–9:40 AM |
Opening Chants |
|
9:40–10:30 AM |
Meditation |
|
10:30 AM–12:00 PM |
Teaching 3 by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen |
|
12:00–2:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
|
2:00–3:00 PM |
Meditation led by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen |
|
3:00-3:30 PM |
Coffee/Tea Break |
|
3:30–4:30 PM |
Q&A with Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen |
|
4:30 PM |
Closing Chants |
The Tour of Your Mind is a series of interconnected retreats guided by Lama Tenpa. Each teaching weekend is unique with teachings on Mahamudra Vipashyana that build in a progressive manner from weekend to weekend (1-Boulder, 2-Connecticut, 3-Seattle).
We talk about having a mind, but when we look for it, where is it? What is it? How does that fresh experience feel, and how is it different from analysis or conceptual thinking?
Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was born in Nepal and entered the monastery at age thirteen. In 1981, Lama Tenpa and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche enrolled in the first class of Rumtek Monastery’s Karma Shri Nalanda Institute in Sikkim, India. Acharya excelled in his Buddhist studies at the Institute, under some of the greatest living masters in the Kagyü lineage. Under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, he completed a three-year retreat in Pullahari, Nepal.
Lama Tenpa was the resident teacher at H.H. the 17th Karmapa’s Theksum Tashi Choling in Hamburg, Germany. He has also served as a faculty member of the Religious Studies Department at Naropa University, where he specialized in teaching graduate courses in Tibetan tradition.
As Chancellor of Nalandabodhi International, Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen works closely with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, especially in teaching the view and practices of Mahamudra in a pragmatic, informal style. After Rinpoche, Acharya is Nalandabodhi’s most revered teacher and teaches regularly around the world.
