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Green Tara Retreat with Ven. Thubten Chodron
Title:
Green Tara Retreat with Ven. Thubten Chodron
When:
March 13, 2012 - March 18, 2012 
Category:
Upcoming Events

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Category: Retreat
Level: Open to all levels. No initiation required
Level of silence: Partial silence

 

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Retreat Overview

  • Develop a positive outlook on life
  • Explore Tara’s joyful enlightened energy
  • Study the teachings on joyful effort from Shantideva’s “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life”

Green-Tara-2Green Tara symbolizes the enlightened activities of the Buddha.  Through the practice of Tara, great joy arises in your mind and a positive outlook on life is developed, giving you inspiration to fulfill all your virtuous aspirations.  Also though this practice, one becomes closer to the deity and can start to embody Tara’s enlightened energy.


Along with learning the various sadhanas and exploring the joy that Tara embodies, participants with also explore Shantideva’s teachings on joyful effort and how to apply this to all of life’s situations.


This retreat will be open to both those who are newer and do not yet have Kriya tanta initiation and for those who have a full Kriya tantra initiation.  For those who have the initiation, Ven. Chodron will teach the self generation practice and for those who are beginning, she will teach you how to visualize Tara in front of you (front generation).   

Recommended reading:

“How to Free Your Mind: Tara the Liberator,” by Ven. Thubten Chodron

“Introduction to Tantra,” by Lama Yeshe

“Tara the Feminine Devine,” by Bokar Rinpoche

“Transforming Adversity into Joy and Courage,” by Geshe Jampa Tegchok and Ven. Thubten Chodron

“Open Heart, Clear Mind,” by Ven. Thubten Chodron

Teacher Bio

chodronBorn in 1950, Thubten Chodron grew up near Los Angeles. She graduated with a B.A. in History from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1971. After travelling through Europe, North Africa and Asia for one and a half years, she received a teaching credential and went to the University of Southern California to do post-graduate work in Education while working as a teacher in the Los Angeles City School System.

In 1975, she attended a meditation course given by Ven. Lama Yeshe and Ven. Zopa Rinpoche, and subsequently went to their monastery in Nepal to continue to study and practice Buddha's teachings. In 1977, she received the sramanerika (novice) ordination, and in 1986, received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan.

She studied and practiced Buddhism of the Tibetan tradition for many years in India and Nepal under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenzhap Serkong Rinpoche, Zopa Rinpoche and other Tibetan masters for many years. She directed the spiritual program at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Italy for nearly two years, studied three years at Dorje Pamo Monastery in France, and was resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Center in Singapore. For ten years she was resident teacher at Dharma Friendship Founation in Seattle, where she continues to be spiritual advisor.

Ven. Chodron was a co-organizer of Life as a Western Buddhist Nun, and took part in the conferences of Western Buddhist teachers with H.H. the Dalai Lama in 1993 and 1994. She was present during the Jewish delegation's visit to Dharamsala, India, in 1990, which was the basis for Rodger Kamenetz' The Jew in the Lotus, and attended the Second Gethsemani Encounter in 2002. She is keen on interreligious dialogue. She has also been present at several of the Mind-Life Conferences in which H. H. the Dalai Lama dialogues with Western scientists.

Ven. Chodron travels worldwide to teach the Dharma: North America, Latin America, Israel, Singapore, Malaysia, and former communist countries.. Seeing the importance and necessity of a monastery for Westerners training in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, she is currently involved in developing Sravasti Abbey.

Ven. Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well-known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. Her website, www.thubtenchodron.org, has her teaching schedule.

Prices

To ensure maximum convenience and that  most of your money goes to Vajrapani Institute,  we encourage payment of deposits by CC and balance payments via Check or Cash on arrival. Small third-party processing fee’s apply for CC transactions.


Fees (inclusive of accommodation, meals, retreat fees)

Non-Member

Member

10%

Main Dormitory

$476.05

$428.80

Semi-Private Dormitory

$521.05

$469.30

 

 

Private Room

$723.55

$651.55

Private Room SHARE OPTION

$450.00

$405.00

Cabin

$787.50

$712.30

Cabin SHARE OPTION

$476.05

$425.25

Schedule

Tuesday 3/13/2011

3-5pm

Registration

5:15-6pm

Working Meditation Training

7pm

Orientation session

7:30pm

Opening Session

Wednesday 3/14-17/2011

6-7:20am

Meditation

7:30-8am

Breakfast

8:15-8:50am

Walking Meditation or Private Practice

9-10:30am

Meditation and Dharma Talk

10:30am

Break

11-11:50am

Meditation

12-12:45pm

Lunch

2:30-4pm

Discussion

4pm

Break

4:30-6pm

Teaching/ Meditation

6-6:30pm

Dinner

7-8:45pm

Evening Meditation Session

Sunday 3/18/2011

6-7:20am

Meditation

7:30-8am

Breakfast

8:15-8:50am

Walking Meditation or Private Practice

9-10:30am

Closing Session

10:30-11:30

Clean out belongings from acommodations

Working Meditation final clean up

12pm

Retreat ends

 

Financial Aid

We prefer you set up a Payment plan. These can be easily set up with a Credit Card over the phone.

However, if this still doesn’t help, we offer a number of generous options for those in need. Choose one of the options below.

Scholarship Application Deadline for this Retreat is: June 9th.

If none of these scholarship options are right for you, or the available scholarship money has already been given, we will not turn you away for lack of funds.

Please do not miss an opportunity to study, practice, and know the Dharma because of transient financial concerns. 

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