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Dzogchen Retreat in Tuscany with Drubdra KhenpoWhen: 4-6 October 2024
Where: Hotel Eden, Massa Carrara, Italy
What: A rare opportunity to receive in-depth Dzogchen teachings from the Meditation Master of Triten Norbutse Bönpo Monastery and practise together.
Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin will teach from a Dzogchen text written by the supreme lineage holder and living Buddha, Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche. This text, Spreading Supreme Wisdom: "Concise Explanation and Commentary on the Supplication Prayer to Lord Tapihritsa, Mind Emanation of Kuntu Zangpo / རྗེ་ཏ་པི་ཧྲི་ཙའི་གསོལ་འདེབས་ཀུན་བཟང་ཐུགས་སྤྲལ་མའི་འགྲེལ་བ་མདོར་བསྡུས་ཤིག་བཀོད་པ་ཡེ་ཤེས་རབ་འཕེལ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་བཞུགས་སོ།།", has never before been taught in the West. It is a commentary on a profound invocation to Tapihritsa, written by the early Zhang Zhung Nyengyu master Nangzher Lödpo.
This is an in-person only event. Places are limited so please book early. All materials will be available in English and Italian. Lunch is provided gratis to all participants.
Bonus Day: 7 October
Drubdra Khenpo has kindly agreed to give a whole day of transmissions, teachings, lung and demonstrations on tummo, tsalung, thrulkhor and gagsel. This is a perfect opportunity for you to request Bön transmissions from a very high Bön lama and get expert tuition on Magyu Tsalung & Tummo. The suggested donation for this day is €50 euro (lunch included).
How to register:
If you can join us, please register by email to:
English: [email protected]
Italiano: [email protected]
All participants are asked to contribute €180 Euro (€60 euro per day, including vegetarian lunch on site) as a token of gratitude to Drubdra Khenpo.
Please register for the retreat by 30th June, 2024 and confirm your booking with €90 Euro payable via Donate (paypal.com) or
Bank Account:
Account Name: Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön
Account Number: 00036765
Sort Code: 40-52-40
IBAN GB12CAFB40524000036765
Bank Address: CAF Bank Ltd
25, Kings Hill Avenue,
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
For both options please state: TUSCANY RETREAT
If you have any special circumstances, including financial difficulties, please contact us by email:
English: [email protected]
Italiano: [email protected]
More information on the text:
Spreading Supreme Wisdom: Concise Explanation and Commentary on the Supplication Prayer to Lord Tapihritsa, Mind Emanation of Kuntu Zangpo is a commentary by Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, the Head Teacher of Yungdrung Bön and current Lineage Holder of Zhang Zhung Nyengyu, on the Prayer to Tapihritsa by Gyerpung Nangzher Lödpo, one of the early masters in this unbroken lineage.
Nangzher Lödpo was a Zhang Zhung drubthob-mahasiddha and royal priest to the last Zhang Zhung Emperor Ligmingya, who lived in Zhang Zhung, now Western Tibet, in the 7-8 centuries AD. During his first meeting with Master Tapihritsa, Nangzher Lödpo spontaneously uttered this prayer, at the hermitage of the Deer-faced Rock (Tib. Brag sha-ba dgong gi dgon pa).
Tapihritsa achieved the Rainbow Body of Great Transfer after practising in solitary retreat for nine years, but he had not yet found a suitable pupil to whom he could pass on the Single Lineage (Tib. gcig brgyud) transmission of the Zhang Zhung Nyengyu Dzogchen cycle. So, he emanated as a young boy and came begging to the door of Nangzher Lödpo’s sponsor, a rich man called Merchyugpo Yungdrung Gyaltsen, who, instead of giving the boy alms, employed him as a shepherd. One day Tapihritsa came to the cave where Nangzher Lödpo was practising and they got into a debate. The young boy defeated Nangzher Lödpo who, because of his tantric practice and high position at the Zhang Zhung Emperor’s court, still had quite a lot of arrogance, which hindered his understanding and practice of the Dzogchen View. At the end of this meeting, the young boy soared into the sky and manifested as a Mind Emanation of Kuntu Zangpo, and it is then that the astonished Nangzher Lödpo spontaneously uttered this prayer.
Preliminary Programme
• Friday 4th
• 07.30 – 08.15 Meditation
• 08.30 – 09.30 Breakfast (for hotel residents)
• 10.00 – 12.30 Teachings
• 13.00 Lunch - vegetarian buffet (for all retreat participants(
• 15.00 – 17.00 Teachings
• 17.00 – 17.30 Break
• 18.00 - 19.00 Meditation
• 19.30 Dinner (for residents)
• Saturday 5th
• 07.30 – 08.15 Meditation
• 08.30 – 09.30 Breakfast (for residents)
• 10.00 – 12.30 Teachings
• 13.00 Lunch - vegetarian buffet (for all retreat participants)
• 15.00 – 17.00 Teachings
• 17.00 – 17.30 Break
• 18.00 - 19.00 Meditation/Teachings
• 19.30 Dinner (for hotel residents)
• Sunday 6th
• 07.30 – 08.15 Meditation
• 08.30 – 09.30 Breakfast (for hotel residents)
• 10.00 – 12.30 Teachings
• 13.00 Lunch - vegetarian buffet (for all retreat participants)
• 15.00 – 17.00 Teachings and Transmission
• 17.00 – 17.30 Thank yous and farewells
Monday 7th October: if there is sufficient interest, Drubdra Khenpo will offer a full day of transmission, teachings and practical demonstrations on Magyu Tsalung, Tummo, Trulkhor, Thigle, and Gagsel (removal of obstacles). Cost for the full day: 50 Euro, lunch included.
More information on the location:
The retreat will be held in Hotel Eden, a 4* hotel just 200 m from the sea. Depending on the weather, teachings and meditation sessions may be held in the gardens or indoors.
Address: Hotel Eden viale Antonio Gramsci 26, Cinquale 54038 Montignoso (Massa Carrara).
Website: https://www.edenhotel.it/en/
Tel: +39 0585 807676
GoogleMaps:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hotel+Eden/@43.977588,10.146898,14z/data=!4m9!3m8!1s0x12d509a255696551:0x372bc9387dd304c5!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d43.9786995!4d10.1450873!16s%2Fg%2F1tdfqbyv?hl=it&entry=ttu
Email: [email protected]
More information on accommodation:
Lunch
Thanks to the generosity of some sponsors, a vegetarian buffet lunch (excluding bar) will be available gratis to everyone taking part in the retreat.
Hotel Eden has kindly agreed a discount for retreat participants.
Single Room: €89.00 euro per room per night (breakfast only); €125.00 euro per person per night (breakfast + dinner)
Double Room: €129.00 euro per room per night (breakfast only); €105.00 euro per person per night (breakfast + dinner)
If you wish to take up their offer, we recommend you register with the hotel as soon as possible, (no later than 30th June) stating that you will attend the Meditation Retreat.
https://www.edenhotel.it/en/
Campsites, B&B, self-catering
Various options are available nearby. For more information, check tourist sites, Airbnb etc. for Marina di Massa, Marina di Carrara, and Massa Carrara.
How to get there:
Nearest Airport: Pisa
Nearest Train Station: Massa Carrara
GoogleMaps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hotel+Eden/@43.9550539,10.0587828,10.25z/data=!4m9!3m8!1s0x12d509a255696551:0x372bc9387dd304c5!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d43.9786995!4d10.1450873!16s%2Fg%2F1tdfqbyv?hl=it&entry=ttu
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hotel Eden Cinquale, Via Antonio Gramsci, 57, 54038 Montignoso MS, Italia,Montignoso, Pietrasanta, Italy
