Project Overview

To establish the Dzogchen methods of personal and social happiness in the world… All people constantly seek happiness and avoid suffering. Although we have made unprecedented technological advances, our inner well-being has not kept pace, and humanity is facing increasingly serious problems. This is because technological achievement tends to focus on the pursuit of material happiness. The pursuit of happiness alone does not address the root of suffering, which is our negative thinking and negative activities.

Negative thinking causes mental suffering and ill health within individuals, and leads
to disharmony, social strife and war. The specific, time-tested wisdom methods of
the Dzogchen Lineage directly eliminate the causes of suffering, leading to individual
happiness and world peace.

To eradicate the roots of suffering in the world… Try as we may to benefit others, we can really be fully responsible for only one thing in our lives, and that is our own thinking. You are your thinking, and thinking exists only in the present. Each being’s thinking is independent of others and undivided in itself. This means that as we reduce our negative thinking, our positive thinking and happiness naturally
increase, and our positive influence radiates to others and to the world. The wisdom of one individual is like a seed that can grow into a great and beautiful forest, bringing the fruits and seeds of happiness to countless others.

To preserve and transmit the Dzogchen Lineage to this and future generations… The Dzogchen Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism is the most comprehensive collection of the Buddha’s teachings in existence. This living lineage is held today by only a small number of qualified Lamas. These are Dharma teachers who have the ability to transmit the Dzogchen teachings of Buddha to the students and lineage-holders of the next generation.

This transmission requires a sacred place where students can meditate, practice Dzogchen, and live alongside their Dharma teachers until the teachings are realized and the practice is mastered and stabilized.

A dedicated retreat center is urgently needed… The Dzogchen Retreat Center is specifically designed to provide a peaceful environment free from distractions. This authentic Retreat Center will be an ideal campus where beginning students and advanced practitioners will find personal guidance, formal practice, and likeminded
companions. Therefore, they can swiftly progress in learning, contemplation and
meditation of the Dzogchen Lineage.

To preserve the precious Dzogchen Lineage and to establish world peace, we need your support to build the Dzogchen Retreat Center USA. This Retreat Center will be a great gift to the world. Your contribution is an act of tremendous altruism and supreme kindness.

Make a donation today, and help us build Dzogchen Retreat Center USA.
Your compassion and generosity will change the world.