An extraordinary opportunity awaits us in Gomde this summer: two authentic Tibetan Buddhist masters, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and Phakchok Rinpoche, will teach us in direct succession – in a powerful two-week retreat that will touch both heart and mind.
At a time when clarity, compassion and spiritual direction are needed more than ever, these 13 days offer a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the living wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism – carried by two great teachers whose lineage, experience and expressiveness complement each other beautifully.
This special seminar invites you to connect deeply with your own mind, with the practice and with the Sangha – in an atmosphere of mindfulness, liveliness and genuine inspiration.
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We encourage you to take part in all days of the seminar.
Take advantage of this valuable opportunity to experience this extraordinary meditation master directly and deepen your insight and meditation practice through the presence of the spiritual community.
Please let us know when you will be arriving and departing by specifying the date or by selecting it when you register.
Please arrive on the 12th of August 12.08 and tune in to the teachings of the Rinpoches together with the teachers present and through joint meditation practice.
From 13.08 – 18.08 Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche will open the seminar – with his warm-hearted, clear and humorous manner, which makes complex topics understandable and speaks directly to the heart.
On August 18th we will practice the “Ngakso Puja” together. This is a profound ritual of Tantric Buddhism in which we purify and restore our broken precepts. The Ngakso Puja on Monday, August 18th, usually starts around 9.00 am and lasts the whole day with some breaks, including a longer lunch break. It can also be attended individually.
On August 19, we will meditate together and let the profound teachings of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche take root in us.
On August 20, we will welcome Phakchok Rinpoche, who, until August 24, will combine traditional wisdom with direct relevance to everyday life with his dynamic, powerful style.
AccommodationWe
try to accommodate everyone according to their needs. There are a limited number of single, double and shared rooms available, which you can request when you register, and in any case accommodation is possible in the Wisdom dormitory, on the campsite or outside Gomde.
In order to cope well with the organizational effort, preference will be given to participants for single and double rooms who stay for the entire period.
Assistance during the seminar
As Gomde is run exclusively by volunteers, the help of all participants is required during the seminar. This way, all participants can donate part of their time for this valuable event and thus make it possible. By mutual agreement, each participant will be assigned a task for about 40-60 minutes daily.
For example: helping in the kitchen, vacuuming, cleaning the sanitary facilities, etc. We are very happy about your help and try to find a suitable task for everyone.
Your contribution to this seminarIt
is incredibly fortunate that we have our founder, abbot and spiritual leader Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche with us in Gomde and that we can share his teachings with all of you.
Rangjung Yeshe Gomde would like to enable all those interested to participate in the immeasurably precious Dharma teachings. The center provides you with good food, as many as possible with a place to sleep and provides the infrastructure for all visitors.
A stable team of volunteers works all year round to maintain, renovate and keep the place running. Others give a regular contribution, others give one-off donations, and still others give a donation for participation in seminars, etc. For a large seminar like the one with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, many costs have to be covered: e.g. flight tickets, the donations to the teachers, the translators, energy costs etc.
We want everyone to be able to attend the seminars in Gomde, regardless of their income. To ensure that the fixed costs are still covered, we provide guidelines for an appropriate donation contribution.
We thank you in advance for your generosity and for appreciating the value of this opportunity.
Please do not hesitate to let us know if your donation is not in line with the stated value. We will find a solution with you!
Please consider in your self-assessment how much you spend on food, vacations and leisure in your everyday life.
Every person who can give more enables others with fewer resources to participate in the seminar and maintain the center.
Orientation value for your donationWe
ask you for a donation to cover the fixed costs for your participation in the seminar with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and other teachers present. If this amount is beyond your means, please let us know when you register. If you are able to give more, you will enable others with fewer resources to participate.
12-24.8. package (13 days / 12 nights)
- Seminar only + food (without accommodation):840€
- Camping / Wisdom Dorm: 960€
- Dormitory : 1080€
- Shared room: 1200€
- Double room (per person): 1350€
- Single room: 1750€
