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1) four yearly winter retreats (six weeks each) beginning in 1991 under Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche and Lama Drimed (Chagdud Rinpoche's primary lineage holder) Trekchod/Rushan/Togal
2) Eighty day retreat : entire cycle of Chetzun Nyingthig with Lama Drimed in 2001
3) two full summer retreats with Lama Tarchin Rinpoche at Pema Osal Ling
2009-2010
4) One month winter solitary retreat in a cave at Chimichangchub/Rikeshwar, Nepal 2000
5) three solitary retreats at Rigdzin Gatsal retreat land established by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
1990-1991 hundred day Ngondro retreat
1998-2000 personal practices two to four months each +
4 yearly Month long group teaching retreats for Shedra from 2004-2007. I have not been free to do personal retreat of one month or longer as I have used my vacation times for shedras , group retreats or pilgrimages to Tibet. +
Yes, I have spent nearly seven years in retreat, please see my attached Dharma History for complete details. +
One month individual retreat in January 2010 : ShinŽ-Lakhtong, Tonglen, Learning Tibetan. +
Retraites individuelles:
* Janvier 2007 Ngöndros
* Février 2008 Ngöndros
* Février 2009 Ngöndros
Centre de retraite de courte et moyen durée « Tartchine Ling » au Domaine d’Avalon +
j ai effectué plusieurs retraite du Vajrayana Ë KAGYU LING, retraite deTara , Sangyé menla,
Tchenrezi,
j ai également fait plusieurs retraites en solitaire et pratiqué les ngondros, prosternations, gourou yoga +
Personal Retreats:
Two months (2009) personal retreat, One million Mani mantras, accomplished goal. Roughly seven hours each day, after my son left for school.
Three month (2014)--under Lama Gyaltsen's direction, the first Ngondro assigned by Lama Gyaltsen, accomplished prostrations and 100-syllable mantra
One month (2015)--under Lama Gyaltsen, the first Ngondro, completed most of the mandala collection...will finish this Ngondro after my 3-yr retreat
The schedule for the two Ngondro retreats:
3:30am wake up, set up shrine
4am begin Ngondro, 35 Confessional Buddhas,
Green Tara and Rainfall of Blessings
7am get ready for work
5pm home
5:30pm Ngondro, 108 times around the stupa, go to bed
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But I did complete 2 sets of 8 Nyungne led by Lama Norlha Rinpoche at Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery in 2014 and 2015.
For a list of my Dharma history, including all completed retreats, please review Arkadiusz-Arek-Banasik-DharmaPractice.pdf - emailed to contemplativescholarship@tsadra.org with other application documentation. +
* Currrently working and unable to take a month off, i have done short retreats at KTC - April 17 to 20, 2009 - Retreat - Dharma Path Level 1
* June 6 to 8, 2009 -Nyungne Retreat, Fasting Ritual And Meditation Of 1,000-armed Chenrezig.
* April 30 to May 2, 2010 Retreat on Meditation and Buddhist Teachings
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One month Ngondro Guru Yoga retreat at Shrab Ling in India. +
As a resident of Kagyu Shedrup Choling, it has been my responsibility to maintain the dharma center whenever Lama Karma Chotso has been away teaching. During these periods, usually lasting one month, I have been the sole resident on the center, chanting the morning and evening practices, offering tormas, and fire pujas, as well as maintaining my own daily meditation practices. +
Three Dzogchen one-month retreats at Khadro Ling temple (RS-Brazil), with Jigme Tromge Rinpoche, at 2010, 2012 and 2013. +
I have been in two meditation retreats for 3 days each one.
one fasting retreat for 3 dias.
an invidividual retreat for 3 days. +
I have completed two four week individual retreats here at KTC monastery. During these retreats my main focus has been Dorje Sempa and Mandala practice +
The pre-retreat program at KTC will be commencing a 1 month long ngundro retreat on August 14, 2016. This will be my first retreat of this duration. +
Note on Ngondro: I have created a schedule to be able to complete my ngondro by august of this year before going into retreat.
I have participated in a month long nongdro group retreats at Milarepa Osel Cho Dzong.
I have participated in other retreats, but they all have been for shorter periods of time:
Red Vajrasattva Drupchen, at Changdud Gompa in California
several Week long meditation retreats at MOCD.
several Weekend mediation retreats, with Lama Norlha Rinpoche,Lama Willa, Lama Karma Chotso, Lama John Makransky. +
I participatedin the previous3 year retreath erea t KagyuT hubtenC holingb eginningIn
2008,w hichc ompletedin 20'1J. +
Prior to 3 Year Reheat, I have completed 5 lGday intensive retreats, 4 under Surya Das
and 1 under Lama Norlha Rinpoche.
DzogchenF oundationI ntensiveR etreatsu, nderthe direction of SuryaD as:
1. 2005S pringR etreatJ, oshuaT ree,C A.
I took refuget herea nd also volunteereda t the end of the reteat on the
breakdown and cleanup crew.
2. 2005F all RetreatS, antaR osa,C A.
I focusedo n prostrationsd uring this refreata nd alsov olunteeredo n the
breakdown and clean up crew at the completion of the retreat.
3. 2006 Winter Retreat, Garrison, NY.
I was a membero f the volunteers tafffor the refueaat s well as a reteatant.
4. 2006 Summer Retreat, Garrison, NY.
I was a member of the volunteer staff for the first half of the almost 15 day reteat.
The Union of Dzogchena nd Mahamudrau, ndert he direction of LamaNorlha Rinpoche.
l. Summer of 2AA7, Kagyu Thubten Ch0ling Monastery, Wappingers Falls, NY.
I was one of the main cooks as well as a reteatant. +
I completed the traditional three-year retreat at Kagyu Thubten Choling from November 2011-May 2015. +
I have done one moth to three months online retreats with special instructions on how to keep a retreatant mind during daily non-Dharmic routine. This experiences have given me an idea of how retreat life is and, more importantly, how to work with your mind to keep a commitment for more than 12 days. +
