His Eminence

Chöje Ayang Rinpoche

Will Lead a Powerful 10-Day

Phowa Meditation Retreat

from (new dates) Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 6

at Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Temple, in Eugene, OR, USA

(Please note, this retreat was originally scheduled for July 5-14. That schedule is cancelled, and the event  has been moved to its new dates of Sept. 27-Oct. 6. If you have already registered for the previous retreat and have questions, please email phowa@saraha.org, call Ani Tsering at 541-685-0590 to discuss.)

His Eminence Chöje Ayang Rinpoche is considered the world's living master of Phowa, the transference of consciousness at the time of death. A lineage-holder of both the Nyingma and Drikung Phowa traditions, Rinpoche continues the unbroken lineage of Drikung Phowa masters originating from Buddha Vajradhara. Rinpoche refers to training in Phowa as ”the Tibetan Buddhist way of fearless living, dying and liberation”. Click HERE for more information on Phowa, or HERE for more information on H.E. Ayang Rinpoche.

This ten-day course will feature Phowa Lung or oral transmission of traditional practices for both the Nyingma and Drikung Kagyud traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as in-depth teachings on visualizations and other forms of meditative practice, including teachings on how to perform Phowa for oneself or for others at the time of death. During the event, Rinpoche will also confer an Amithaba empowerment, a teaching on the Vajrasattva meditation and a teaching on the three exellences. 

The the entire 10-day retreat will be divided into 25 individual sessions. Eleven of the sessions will be open to the public on a drop-in basis, at $25 per session, to be paid at the door. The cost of attending the entire retreat is $300. Click on the button below to register for the full retreat. All-day passes are available for $45 on days that have more than one public session. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. 

*Please Note: If you would only like to register for public sessions (not the full retreat), send us an email to phowa@saraha.org with the days you intend to attend. Arrive early to pay at the door. Click HERE for daily retreat schedule, with asterisks ( * ) indicating sessions that are open to the general public for drop-in attendance.

There are no prerequisites for attending this retreat. Contact the office if you have specific questions or requests, or click through this page to register.

Registration is open to the public. Everyone is welcome.