The Dzogchen Autumn Retreat
with Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

October 27 thru November 3, 2007 near Eugene, Oregon

Last updated: September 17, 2007

Dzogchen Shen Pan Choling Dharma Center of Idaho is pleased to announce that Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche will lead the 2007 Dzogchen Autumn Retreat and will offer teachings on Phowa starting October 27 and ending November 3, 2007. This will be the first time Rinpoche has taught extensively on Phowa, or “Transference of Consciousness” in America. The teachings will be given at our beautiful retreat facility near Eugene, Oregon. Seating is limited, so please register early. Scroll down for details.

How to Register Today

Everyone is welcome to register by clicking here. Sponsored and organized by Dzogchen Shen Pan Choling of Idaho, this will be a group residential retreat with dormitory lodging, camping and three meals a day included in the requested fees. The location will be Dzogchen Retreat Center USA, a beautiful 160 acre natural sacred land just 24 miles outside of Eugene, Oregon.

Requirements: If you want to attend the entire retreat you’ll need to be prepared to receive these commitments:

The vows and transmission will be offered in the beginning of the retreat.

Additional requirements: to attend the retreat one has to be drug-free, mentally stable, and a non-smoker.

Retreat Price

As always the teachings and ceremony themselves are offered free of charge. The retreat fees are to pay for meals, accommodations and maintenance of the facilities.

Registration will end on Friday, October 19th. We will contact you to confirm your registration.  Everyone is welcome to register by clicking here.

When making your travel plans, please plan your schedule so that you arrive at the retreat center after lunch, and depart the retreat center after lunch on the dates listed above. You are welcome to stay longer into the afternoon of November 3rd to help us clean the shrine room, kitchen and retreat center.

Because space is limited, we may have to decline some applicants, so you are encouraged to register today or as soon as possible. Payment is due in full at the time of registration.

This Autumn retreat will have a vegetarian menu. We are dedicating this to the long life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and Chatral Rinpoche, and therefore will not be purchasing meat in the name of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Accommodations will be mostly tent camping along with “indoor camping”, dormitory style. The weather will be wet and cold.  Bring with you a warm sleeping bag and a cot if possible. A more extensive packing list will be provided after confirmation of registration.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us:

Dzogchen Shen Pan Choling Dharma Center
Shelly King, President
Phone: 208-284-3220
Email: shellyjking@gmail.com

About Phowa

Phowa, or “Transference of Consciousness” are instructions to the dying about the Dharma way to die. Rinpoche will teach on the Phowa practice as it is transmitted according to the Longchen Nyingthig and Khandro Nyingthig lineages.

In Tibet, Vajra Masters frequently give Phowa teachings to ordinary people. Given in this context, Phowa instructions can help those without sufficient training transfer their consciousness at the time of death into a pure Buddha realm and prevent rebirth in the lower realms.

The retreat will also include in-depth and direct teachings by Rinpoche on the sacred text The Buddha Path and he will also lead us in many practices including mantra recitation, reciting sacred text, visualizations, music making, light offerings, torma offerings, and food offerings.

The Great Merit of Supporting Retreats

Even if you will not be able to attend this retreat, you or anyone else you know may earn tremendous merit by providing facilities for those on retreat. If you would like to contribute financially or with labor, contact us immediately. There are a variety of different projects underway intended to support the retreat experience, including an awning for the shrine tent, finishing the dormitory, and refinements of the kitchen and dining areas.

There are three ways you can help:
1) Come to the retreat center and get the unique benefits of a work retreat.
2) Offer donations for raw materials and supplies.
3) Sponsor students and volunteers who want to perform work retreats.

Providing immediate assistance will help facilitate improvements in time for Autumn Retreat. If you would like to help or would like more information, please contact event director Shelly King at shellyjking@gmail.com or 208-284-3220.

About Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

A vibrant and dynamic teacher, Khenpo Choga is a 33rd-generation lineage holder of the Buddhist wisdom lineage of Dzogchen, a lama of Dzogchen Monastery, and professor of the Dzogchen Shri Singha University. Rinpoche has more than seven years of solitary cave meditation experience in the high Tibetan holy mountains and embodies the qualities of a realized practitioner and yogi. He is a published author of numerous Tibetan and English books, including The Buddha Path, a practice book that encompasses all of Buddha's teachings, and which is now available in English, and is soon to be released in Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. 

Khenpo Choga's Fall Teaching Tour

During September and October Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche will teach on his Fall Dharma Teaching Tour 46 teachings in over 27 cities. Some events have yet to be announced. Keep track of the up-to-date details on the teaching schedule at:
www.dzogchenlineage.org/schedule.html
Mark your calendar for these events. We look forward to seeing you!

Join the Circle of Compassion
Support the Dzogchen Retreat Center Project

For the peace and happiness of all beings, the Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation USA is asking for your support to ensure the future of the Dzogchen Retreat Center USA, under the spiritual guidance of Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche.

Your help is urgently needed to ensure the preservation, practice, and transmission of the unbroken Dzogchen Lineage tradition for increasing personal happiness and creating lasting world peace. Please visit our website where you can donate online and join our ongoing giving program, the Circle of Compassion, or make a one-time donation to the Dzogchen Retreat Center USA Project. "Generosity is the root of wealth and prosperity."

Learn more at: www.dzogchenlineage.org/giving
The Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation USA is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

 

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