Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche will lead the Mahayoga Sadhana Retreat (previously called Sangdrup) online. Similar to the online tsok practices, formal MSB lineage disciples are welcome to attend the retreat this year through Zoom. The retreat will be broadcast from Pema Osel, where Rinpoche will lead the practice with a small group of essential personnel.

During the 2018 NSS and last summer at Pema Osel, Rinpoche bestowed the empowerment for Chime Pakme Nyingtik, “The Heart Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality.” We will begin this year’s Mahayoga Sadhana Retreat with three days of this practice. The following four days will be similar to the Sangdrup programs we’ve had at Pema Osel since 2009. We will practice the Rangjung Peme Nyingtik sadhana (a terma discovered by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche) along with the Riwo Sangcho (a practice for purifying karmic debts). An important part of these practices is the feast offerings we make every day. This practice of “great giving without holding back” reverses our habitual self-centered psychology and can thus enable practitioners to overcome even our most tenacious obstacles.

This program is open to everyone who has gone through the MSB Lineage Ceremony. It is preferable, but not required, to have received the empowerments for these practices. If you can’t join the online practice, you can still share the merit of these feast practices by making a prayer request and an offering (links coming soon).

To participate in the Mahayoga Sadhana Retreat from home, follow these 3 steps:

1 ) Register here
There is no fee to register for the program but we are encouraged to make offerings. Please register by Aug 23th, 2021.

2 ) Make offerings to the tsok
An important part of these practices is the feast offerings we make every day. This practice of “great giving without holding back” reverses our habitual self-centered psychology and can thus enable practitioners to overcome even our most tenacious obstacles. To cover the costs of hosting the practice from Pema Osel and for the tsok offerings we suggest a $25/day contribution.

3 ) Get the Liturgies
You will need to purchase the liturgies for the practice if you don’t already have them, however they are not yet ready. Information will be forthcoming. If you register for the retreat, you will receive an email with information about obtaining the liturgies when the information is available. 

Other information:

FAQs

How to participate in the practice from home
The best way to participate in this program is to do every session. If that isn’t possible, one can do any number of full days of practice. However, since every day is a complete practice, do not plan on joining for assorted sessions here and there.

On August 23, at 8 p.m. Eastern time, Joey Waxman will lead a Zoom meeting to give participants some basic information on how to do these practices. Everyone who registers for the retreat will receive a link before the meeting. 

Daily Schedule

The schedule is subject to change, but we anticipate that it will be something like the following (all times are Eastern daylight):

9:00 – 11:00 First session

11:00 – 11:30 Break

11:30 – 12:30 Second session

12:30 – 2:30 Lunch break

2:30 – 4:15 Third session

4:15 – 4:45 Break

4:45 – 6:30 Fourth session

*** This schedule is subject to change. If a change is made, we will likely email all participants and announce the change at the end of the sessions, if possible.

*The schedule for Thursday, the final day, is determined the day before and will be announced.

Practices Days

Friday 8/27 – Chime Pakme Nyingtik

Saturday 8/28 – Chime Pakme Nyingtik

Sunday 8/29 – Chime Pakme Nyingtik

Monday 8/30 – Rangjung Peme Nyingtik / Riwo Sangcho

Tuesday 8/31 –  Rangjung Peme Nyingtik / Riwo Sangcho

Wednesday 9/1 – Rangjung Peme Nyingtik / Riwo Sangcho

Thursday 9/2 – Rangjung Peme Nyingtik siddhis

For general questions, contact pemaosel@mangalashribhuti.org
For practice questions, contact joseph.waxman@gmail.com