Summer Tummo Retreat at Serenity Ridge Begins June 23

Registration Opens June 7 for Fall Powa Retreat

There is still time to register for a very special retreat this summer at Serenity Ridge in Charlottesville, Virginia: "Tummo: The Inner Fire of Realization.” The retreat runs June 23–July 7, followed by a five-day practice retreat from July 7–12.

Tummo refers to inner heat, and its teachings are designed to burn away subtle obscurations and cultivate bliss. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach from the text Ku Sum Rang Shar (Spontaneous Arising of the Three Kayas), written by Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche, a Bön master who achieved the body of light (rainbow body) in 1934.

You may attend one or both weeks of the retreat. If only able to join one week, Rinpoche advises those new to these teachings to come to week one. The practice retreat is open to anyone attending the second week. This retreat will be extremely beneficial for new and more experienced students alike.

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Two Summer Practice Retreats: Following the annual Summer Retreat, continue your stay at Serenity Ridge July 7–12 by attending one of two practice retreats. The Tummo Practice Retreat will focus on tummo practices taught during the previous two weeks. It will be taught by Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, resident lama for Ligmincha Texas. In addition, during the same time the Garuda House Shrine Room will be available for Personal Practice Retreat.

Summer Service Retreat June 18–22: Prior to Summer Retreat, participate in a special sevice retreat to receive a credit of $10 for each hour of service work performed, to be applied toward the cost of the Summer Retreat.
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Upcoming Fall Retreat October 16–21, 2018: "Powa: The Transference of Consciousness” with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, will help students adopt the right attitude in preparation for death and teach them how to perform the powa practice, which enables the transfer of consciousness at the time of death directly into a pure realm. Registration opens June 7, 2018.
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