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Winter Retreats 2010

Winter Retreats 2010

TSK501 Visionary Journey into Inner Space and Time

March 15 – 20

Central to the very heart of reality, a beautiful vision is available—when we can “see” without adopting limiting positions. This vision concerns Space, which is primordially peaceful, open. In its openness, it is an open-ended accommodating of various views, all welling up, floating, gathering within Space. Although undisturbed, it is filled with appearance. Space is therefore not static, but is instead a serene explosion of expanding creativity, filling all the eons of pasts and futures, without exhausting its openness or its capacity for exhibiting a further wealth of presences. -Tarthang Tulku, Time, Space, and Knowledge


We move toward the heart of Space and Time through experiential practices from the Time, Space, and Knowledge vision. Touching the “space” and “time” of our inner experience reveals a realm of unimaginable spaciousness and limitless potential. This retreat will be taught with a minimum of discussion, allowing the practices themselves to bring each participant into a felt relationship with Time and Space.

$675 (residential only). Held at Ratna Ling. Instructors: Sylvia Gretchen and Jack Petranker. Retreat begins Monday with lunch and concludes Saturday with dinner. Prerequisite: One year of meditation practice and familiarity with the Time, Space, and Knowledge vision.

Ratna Ling, our country center, is a three-hour drive from the Bay Area. At Ratna Ling, retreat participants are lodged in private rooms (with a shared bath) in beautifully appointed cottages nestled in the rolling hills and forests of Sonoma County. Room, vegetarian meals, and all instruction are included in the cost of the retreat.Retreat is part of the following Certificate Programs: Nyingma Psychology Program; Two-Year Nyingma Studies Program.

NPR406 Medicine Buddha Retreat

March 26 – 28

Tibetan healing mantras and visualizations that evoke the blessings of the Medicine Buddha have been used for centuries to cure illness and increase well-being. This retreat offers instruction in traditional Medicine Buddha practices.

$140 (nonresidential); $200 (residential). Instructors: Lama Palzang and Pema Gellek. Retreat begins Friday at 7 PM and ends Sunday at 3 PM. Open to all with a sincere interest in Buddhist practice.Retreat is part of the following Certificate Program: Two-Year Nyingma Studies Program.