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Upcoming Programs

    • 04 Nov 2023
    • 13 Apr 2024
    • 6 sessions
    • Zoom
    Register


    "Awakefulness: Basking in the Sunlight of Awareness"

    Join one of the most highly respected meditation masters in the West for his fourth Master Class course and experience a deeper exploration of your contemplative practice. This 8 session journey is focused on strengthening your meditation practice and furthering self-knowledge and wise discernment.

    The master classes are open to new and seasoned practitioners in any spiritual tradition.

    Each class runs from 11 AM ET to 1 PM ET and includes an introduction, guided meditation, teaching, Q & R, and concluding remarks. The course may be purchased as a whole- all 8 sessions, or as individual sessions. 

    • Session #1 - 9-9-23 - Assume Your Buddha Seat: The Art and Practice of Presencing (completed- recording available)
    • Session #2 - 10-14-23 - How to Be a Bodhisattva: The Ten Paramitas from Generosity to Primordial Wisdom       
    • Session #3 - 11-4-23 - Green Buddha: caring, selfcare and beyond
    • Session #4 - 12-9-23 - Practicing with My Teachers: Nyoshul Khenpo, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Kalu Rinpoche, 16th Karmapa           
    • Session #5 - 1-20-24 - Upeksha: Resting in the Great Equanimity
    • Session #6 - 2-10-24 - Mudita: Rejoicing in the Sacred Joy of Naturalness and Ordinariness
    • Session #7 - 3-9-24 - Tonglen: The Mutual Reciprocity of Sending and Receiving  
    • Session #8 - 4-13-24 - The Kayas: Intermingled Awakefulness of Our Buddha-Bodies

    Full descriptions for each class can be found on our Master Class webpage here

    • 13 Apr 2024
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register
    Session #8

    The Kayas: Intermingled Awakefulness of Our Buddha-Bodies


    Saturday, April 13, 2024
    11 AM to 1 PM ET (US East Coast Time)

    As with a crystal, our Buddha Nature can manifest and be illumined and diffract different colors of ‘light’ as the Three Kayas of Buddha: the Buddha Body (nirmanakaya), the Energy Body (sambhogakaya) and the Truth Dimension (Dharmakaya). Not separate things, the kayas are intermingled aspects of awakefulness of Buddha Mind, of the true nature of Being. We will explore each of these three kayas and practice a guided meditation including all facets, or ways of Seeing and Being. Emaho! Ah, the awesome wonder of this momentary, magical display.

    Each session topic is unique; it is not necessary to have attended other sessions.

    The virtual Master Class course consists of 8 individual live virtual classes held one Saturday each month, September 2023 through April 2024. Each class has an introduction, guided meditation, teaching, Q & R, and concluding remarks. Participants may purchase the entire course (8 sessions), or choose the individual topics they prefer.

    All sessions will be recorded and available for download and on-demand viewing.

    • 27 Apr 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register


    Awake and Aware

    Twenty-six hundred years ago the Buddha himself said
    anybody could become awake, liberated, enlightened.


    Day-Long Live Virtual Meditation Retreats
    with Lama Surya Das

    (Register for just one, or both and save 10%.)

    Saturday, April 27, 2024
     Part I - Dharma Live, Living Dharma 
    The living flame of sacred wisdom Dharma comes down to us from on high,
    from within, and through the realized lineage masters of old until now.
    Come and get it, as Buddha said. Help yourself.
    & 

    Saturday, June 8, 2024
    Part II  - Sangha Live, Living Community
    Thich Nhat Hanh says the Buddha of the future, Maitreya (loving-kindness, 
    friendliness), is the Sangha Community. What could be more inclusive
    and egalitarian than that? Sangha practice and community are like
    the third jewel of the Buddhist Refuge we rely on.

    Our  live retreats are open to new and seasoned
    practitioners in any spiritual tradition.

    For more information, including schedule, please visit our website here.

    • 08 Jun 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Awake and Aware

    Twenty-six hundred years ago the Buddha himself said
    anybody could become awake, liberated, enlightened.


    Day-Long Live Virtual Meditation Retreat
    with Lama Surya Das

    Saturday, June 8, 2024
    Sangha Live, Living Community

    Thich Nhat Hanh says the Buddha of the future, Maitreya (loving-kindness, 
    friendliness), is the Sangha Community. What could be more inclusive
    and egalitarian than that? Sangha practice and community are like
    the third jewel of the Buddhist Refuge we rely on.

    * Go here to bundle this retreat with our
    April 27th retreat, and save 10%.

    For more information, including schedule, please visit our website here.

    Our live retreats are open to new and seasoned
    practitioners in any spiritual tradition.


Private Teaching Sessions with Lama Surya Das


Lama Surya Das
 offers private teaching sessions throughout the week conducted via Zoom.
All sessions are offered at a professional hourly rate in one hour segments, allowing students
the opportunity to discuss personally how to progress on their spiritual path through mindfulness
instruction, self-inquiry, the development of altruism, and by bringing Liberating Dharma wisdom
into their daily lives. Students receive guidance with their meditation practice, spiritual direction,
advice on resources, and are free to discuss challenges they are facing.

If you are interested in booking a private session with Lama,
please email Kathleen Albanese for rates and availability at kathleen@surya.org




Meditation Town Hall

Our treasured Dzogchen wisdom tradition teaches that we are profoundly, inseparably
interconnected–with all the challenges and joys that entails. This is more apparent than
ever in the current global pandemic. During this time we are deeply aware of our need for
community, and for connecting to that which is larger and longer-lasting than our current crisis.

Please join Lama Surya Das and our community for this FREE weekly offering.

EVERY SUNDAY from 11:00am - 12:00pm (U.S. Eastern Time) 
Click Here for ZOOM REGISTRATION

Lama Surya will lead us in meditation and prayers and offer a short teaching.
This event is open to all and free of charge; donations to support Dzogchen Center
are gratefully accepted. We invite you to send any questions you would like
answered during the hour session to foundation@dzogchen.org.
Lama Surya will try to respond to as many as possible.


Payment Policies

The following terms apply to retreats and events:

Residential Retreat Payments

  • A deposit of $500 is required in order to register for a residential retreat.
  • Alternatively, the registration fee may be paid in full upon registration.
  • Payment of the required deposit must be made by credit card at the time of registration. Failure to make a deposit payment will result in the cancellation of registration.
  • Registrations not paid in full at least four weeks prior to retreat are subject to cancellation.

Cancellations for all Retreats and Events

  • All Virtual retreats and events are recorded and therefore, non-refundable, unless cancelled by the Dzogchen Center. Those registered are sent the recording after the event ends.
  • In the event of cancellation more than six weeks prior to the start of the relevant residential retreat, all deposits will be refunded in full, less an administrative and processing fee of $100. Any amount paid in excess of the deposit will be refunded. 
  • In the event of cancellation less than six weeks prior to the start of a residential retreat, the full deposit amount will be forfeited. Any amount paid in excess of the deposit will be refunded. 
  • If neither payment in full nor notice of cancellation is received by Dzogchen Center at least four weeks prior to the start of a residential retreat, any amount paid will be forfeited.
  • Credit balances cannot be applied toward future retreats but will be applied to the Dzogchen Center & Foundation Scholarship Fund for in-need students. This donation is tax-deductible

Thank you for acknowledging these terms. and assisting in keeping these precious Dzogchen Retreats financially sustainable.


Any Questions?

You can reach us at foundation@dzogchen.org


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