1- Talk- Evening Intro

3- Meditation- Settling The Mind

4- Talk- Evening Intro Continued

8- Meditation- Breath- Developing Stability Without Losing Relaxation

11- Meditation- Breath- Enhancing Vividness Without Losing Stability

13-Meditation- Transition To Nature Of Mind

Vajrayogini Retreat with FPMT Teacher Elaine Jackson at Vajrapani Institute.

Elaine has said, “How wonderful that we will meet again to explore our relationship with Vajrayogini. I will share my approach to the practice and happily discuss ways to enliven it, soliciting your experiences as well.”

Vajrayogini Elaine Jackson 2022 Day 1 Session 5

Talk starts at 31:00, after opening prayers

1_Green Tara with Yangsi Rinpoche- Intro Talk

2/14 Morning Session with Yangsi Rinpoche

7_Green Tara with Yangsi Rinpoche: Morning Session

2 - Free and Easy, A Spontaneous Vajra Song

5 - A Few Words on Shine and Mahamudra

15 - The Kindness Of Our Teachers

1 - Sunday evening - introduction to Mahamudra

19 - Question and Answer

6 - Introductory Meditation on the Nature of Mind

35 - 35 Buddhas; Graduated Path; Blessing the Speech and Mantras (Friday am)

28 - Calling The Guru From Afar

39 - Further Mahamudra Quotes; Ven Rene on Emptiness and Illusion

Based on his book How to Train a Happy Mind, this three-day retreat with Scott Snibbe offers a relaxed tour of eight meditations that help bring out your best qualities, deepen your relationships, and build a better world.

Each of the retreat’s practices is derived from the Tibetan Buddhist lamrim “stages of the path,” a series of analytical meditations highly refined over the centuries. This lesser-known form of meditation complements the more popular mindfulness meditation by using stories, emotions, and critical thinking to actively steer the mind away from frustration, craving, and loneliness, and toward happiness, connection, and satisfaction.

The retreat requires no prior knowledge of Buddhism and each topic naturally prepares you for the next: from life’s preciousness and impermanence to compassion and the interdependent nature of reality.

Committed Buddhists have also found the How to Train a Happy Mind sequence valuable because it brings a modern approach to age-old Buddhist topics, while honestly exploring questions that come up as Westerners learn the Buddhist path.

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Transforming Adversity through Atisha’s Bodhisattva’s Jewel Garland

In a time marked by division and uncertainty, how can we keep our hearts open without becoming overwhelmed? How can we meet conflict—not with fear or anger—but with clarity, courage, and compassion?

This weekend retreat offers a deep immersion into Atisha’s classic Bodhisattva’s Jewel Garland, a practical and powerful guide to transforming everyday challenges into the path of awakening. Rooted in the Tibetan lojong tradition, this practice shows us how to shift our perspective, embrace difficulties as opportunities for growth, and cultivate boundless compassion, right in the midst of real life.

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Kshitigarbha Long Mantra

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Vajrasattva practice with purification meditation and recitation of mantra. 

Led by Venerable Rene Feusi

Ven. Rene Feusi - 06 - Vajrasattva Purification (Prayers)

Vajrapani Institute for Wisdom Culture is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center whose purpose is to inspire deep spiritual growth by providing supportive conditions to both guests and staff members from all religious background.  For over 40 years, we have been hosting retreats in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of our founders Lama Yeshe and Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche.  Vajrapani Institute is an affiliate of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international, non-profit organization with over 140 centers, devoted to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation, and community service.

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