All Programs
We are excited to announce a wonderful upcoming summer season. Blessing us with an extended program on June 12-17, 2012, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche is offering a three-day Kurukulle Drupcho and three day Uttaratantra Shastra teaching. On June 29-July 1, Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel will offer a three day teaching on “Are We Really Practicing?” In the month of July, we are excited to host H.E. Mindrolling Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche for a three-day teaching on the “Four Dharmas of Gampopa.” Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche will return in August (dates TBD) to teach a three-day public program on The Triple Excellences, offer a full-day Ocean of Amrita Puja, and offer a five-day Dzogchen teaching. We continue to invite Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche each and every year. Final date confirmations will be made in the coming months and will appear on the website.
Also, with the presence of Lama Gerry Prindiville and the Dharmachakra Translation Committee on site, Gomde is expanding our monthly retreat programs during the winter and spring, including a retreat in March on Cultivating Love and Wisdom with John Makransky, PhD. Scroll down for more details on that and other programs.
As these teachers and their presentations are vital to the progress and development of our practice, creating the circumstances for receiving them is very important. Please consider allowing time in your schedule for these important events and setting aside the finances that would allow you to do so.
RYG CA has developed a staffing system to encourage volunteers who would like to participate in the Gomde community and support the operation of the seminars. Many of these jobs come with discounts for those in need. Please visit the Work Exchange/Scholarship page for descriptions of the services needed.
Childcare creates an added difficulty for those parents trying to schedule and prepare for a summer seminar program. Fortunately Rangjung Yeshe Gomde is close to an award winning and longstanding children’s performance and arts camp. Practitioners with families may want to consider enrolling their children in the Camp Winnarainbow program 20 minutes south in Laytonville while they spend time in practice at Gomde. For more information visit campwinnarainbow.org. Several of the camp sessions span the teaching schedule.
Cultivating Love and Wisdom as Expressions of Innate Wholeness
John Makransky, PhD
This weekend retreat is for both new and experienced meditators. Participants will learn powerful meditations from Tibetan Buddhism that help bring out latent powers of loving compassion and wisdom from the ground of our being. Such meditations, adapted for people of all faiths and backgrounds, can make us more fully present to self and others by… more »
Kurukulle Drupcho and Uttaratantra Shastra
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche will offer a three day Kurukulle Drupcho on June 12-14 and then follow with a teaching on the Uttaratantra Shastra on June 15-17. This is an excellent way to participate in the Kurukulle practice, especially following the empowerment and teachings given by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche last August. The Uttaratantra Shastra is a… more »
Dīpaṃkara Tibetan Translator Internship Program
The Dīpaṃkara Translator Internship Program is an intensive program for intermediate-level students of the Tibetan language designed to facilitate the transition from language student to translator. Interns will work alongside translators from the Dharmachakra Translation Committee on active translation projects, gaining hands-on experience working in an intensive and collaborative environment in order to hone their… more »
Are We Really Practicing?
Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel
Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel has studied and practiced the Buddhadharma for 25 years under the guidance of her teacher and husband, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. After meeting Rinpoche in Nepal, she became his first Western student. She has been intimately involved with Rinpoche’s work in bringing Buddhist wisdom to the West, in particular to the development of Mangala… more »
The Four Dharmas of Gampopa
H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche
After years of prayer and aspiration, Gomde CA is excited to announce that H.E. Mindrolling Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche will be returning to our precious retreat land to teach on “The Four Dharmas of Gampopa” on July 27-29, 2012. May we all rejoice in this good fortune and gather together for her auspicious presence and teachings. … more »
