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Two Years meditation retreat in cave in India.
Vipassana retreat, India and Sri Lanka.
Three months long retreat in France with Thich Nhat Hanh.
Several seshins and month or longer individual retreats in USA.
One month individual retreat at Ontul Rinpoche's place in Tso Pema, India.
Month long group retreat in USA, Padme Samye Ling, New York state.
Four and a half years group retreat in Dordogne, France.
Strict solitary retreat, March 2013 to present, Dordogne, France. +
I attended yarne at Gampo Abbey in 2001 and 2002. I have also lived in different Buddhist centres, residences, and temples, for a total of about nine of the last thirty years. +
I completed a formal month-long Chetsun Nyinthig preliminaries retreat from 2/21/2023 - 3/21/2023. +
2015 One month private Ngondro Accumulation retreat at POL
2016 Three month private retreat focused on Ngondro +
I completed 1 Full Dathun with Dharma Ocean Winter 2015-2016. I did 3 weeks of solitary Bodhichitta retreat in July 2017 at Earth Journey Center in Questa NM. I have scheduled one month long solitary retreat this fall at home KSK Center Nov-Dec 2020. +
- soon to come October until November 2021, 6 weeks Retreat at Gomde Pyrénées, Sphere of refined gold (Tekkchö) / Dorje Sempa Retreat
- 2018 Gomde Pyrénées, Tara Inner Sadhana Retreat, The Essence of the two Benefits
- 2014 - 2017 several 1 to 3 month long individual retreats at holy sites in Bhutan
- 2006 - 2008 several 1-month long Longchen Nyngtik Ngöndro Retreats, Lerab Ling +
- In 2011 I did a 2 year retreat in a remote hermitage (which I explain in my Dharma CV archive) where I practiced the preliminaries, shiné, a one-million chenresig mantra accumulation, mahakala, mahamudra, and vajrayogini), all under the guide of Lama Djinpa Tarchin.
- A one-month group retreat on mahamudra with Lama Tsultrim Dorje.
- 10 months at the Meditation House of Caneto +
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The following is a list of the retreats that I have completed over the last 14
years.
3 - 10 day vipassana retreats-group
4 day Vajrasattva retreat- group
3 month Vajrasattva retreat- group
1 month Vajrasattva retreat- individual
1 month Migtsema retreat- individual
3- 1 month Vajrayogini retreats- individual
3 month Vajrayogini retreat- individual
10 day Vajrayogini retreat-group
1 month Dorje Depa retreat- individual
1 month Vajrapani retreat- group
I have lead:
1-10 day Death and beyond Death retreat
1-10 Day Migtsema retreat
1-10 Vajrayogini retreat
1-10 day Lam Rim retreat
1-3 week Vajra yogini retreat
1-9 day Vajrasattva retreat. +
KOPAN MONASTERY, ONE MONTH AND ONE WEEK WITH LAM RIM TOPICS
AT D.S.K. 6 MONTH PRELIMINARY RETREAT DEALING NGO DRO, TIBETAN CLASSES AND TIBETAN RITUALS FOR SPECIAL DAYS +
31 days Mahamudra retreat on August 2012 +
In 1998-2001, I completed two month-long retreats and two Yarne retreats (49 days) at Gampo Abbey. In 2008, I completed a three-month silent retreat at Insight Meditation Society. I completed an additonal Yarne at Gampo Abbey in 2012-13. +
Short retreats of shine-lhaktong, Bardo, and different Divinities here at D.S.K. +
December 1998 in DagShangKagyud, Cocluding ngon dro.
April 1 to September 28, 1999 in DagShangKagyud, preparing for 3 years retreat
September 18 to November 17, 2000 in Mirik, with Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche
March 6, 2009 to August 26, 2012 in Dag Shang Kagyud
Notes: previous retreat; half inside half outside (left due to complexity of being in retreat with his son. +
During the two years that I have been living in Dag Shang Kagyu, I have done 15 days retreat in 5 occasions. I have never be able to spend more time in retreat because I had to respond visitants in the secretary office and the center only closed for holidays one month per year: 15 days in January and 15 days in October.
In these retreats I have done the Preliminary Practices guided by V. Lama Drubgyu Tenpa. I have completed more than 50.000 postrations and more than 50.000 Dorje Sempa Mantra. +
*From mid August until mid September of 2011, one month retreat of mahamudra in Spain, with lama Djinpa and sangha
*In may-april of 2012, one month solitary retreat in Jolmo, Nepal. Doing mainly mahamudra, vajrayoguini and bodhichita mediation (I was staying alone in a little retreat hut, but i did have contact with Khenpo Tsultrim«s nuns, that helped me out with the food)
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One month retreat in Sonada Monastery on 2007 +
SIX MONTH PRELIMINARY RETREAT OF NGONDRO, AND WE LEARNED RITUALS FOR SPECIAL DAYS AND DAILY PRACTICE. ALSO WE STUDIED TIBETAN LANGUAGE. LEARNED TO PLAY RITUALS INSTRUMENTS AND MAKING TORMAS +
4 PRELIMINARY RETREATS OF 21 DAYS; SHINE LHAKTONG; TARA; CHENRESIG 1000 ARMS (8 PAIRS OF NUNG NE); LHA SHI DRIL DRUB; CHENRESG;SANGYUE MENLA +
2013-2017 3-year retreat (2 years out) Sopa Choling, Gampo Abbey, Nova Scotia Canada
2015 solitary Chakrasamvara retreat (3 months) Gampo Abbey, Nova Scotia Canada
2013 solitary Chakrasamvara retreat (3 months) Gampo Abbey, Nova Scotia Canada
2002 Vajrayana Seminary (1 month) Shambhala Mountain Center, Colorado
2002 Sutrayana Seminary and Boddhisattva vow (1 month) Karme Choling, Vermont
2001 Dathun (1 month) Karme Choling, Vermont +
During my time as a Zen practitioner I completed twelve 3 month group retreats (called Kyol Che) and 6 one month group retreats.
During my time as a Vajrayana practitioner I completed four 6 week group retreats with Chagdud Rinpoche and one 49 day solo retreat and one 100 day solo retreat.
I am currently doing a one year solo retreat under the guidance of my current teacher, Lama Drimed Norbu to prepare for my 3 year solo retreat. +
