When
- Saturday, November 1, 2014 ~ 9am - 5pm
Cost
- Base ~ $45
- Sponsor* ~ $65
- Student/senior (65+) ~ $25
- Work/study available (please inquire) ~ $20
*Those who choose the sponsor level enable us to offer work/study scholarships for those who could otherwise not afford to attend.
Contact
Tergar Meditation Community Of Minneapolis/St. Paul
mspevents@tergar.org
Path of Liberation ~ Ngöndro Practice Retreat
In this daylong retreat we will review the common preliminary practices of ngöndro, the Four Thoughts, and the first of the unique preliminary practices, Taking Refuge. The day will include watching DVD excerpts from Mingyur Rinpoche's ngöndro teaching, group practice, discussion, and clarifications on the practices with Tergar instructor Edwin Kelley.
This one day retreat is open to those who have attended Path of Liberation retreats with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and/or Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and who have received the appropriate transmissions to begin the preliminary practices. This includes the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 St. John's retreats, the 2010 St. John's retreat (both tracks of the month-long retreat, and the advanced track of the weeklong retreat) and the Garrison Institute retreat in 2010, among other retreats.
The Path of Liberation is an experiential path of meditation for those who wish to practice the Buddhist teachings under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Encompassing the most important practices of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, and building on the foundational teachings of the Joy of Living, the Path of Liberation presents a series of meditation techniques designed to strip away the causes of suffering and uncover the radiant awareness that underlies all experience.
About the Instructors
Edwin Kelley first became interested in Buddhism in 1975 when he attended a meditation retreat near Perth, Australia. He later pursued a career as a public accountant and in 1992 went to Burma to undertake a six month period of intensive retreat with the renowned meditation master Chanmyay Sayadaw. While practicing in Burma he ordained temporarily as a Theravada Buddhist monk.
In 1994 he was hired as Director of Operations by one of America’s best known meditation retreat centers, the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), in Barre, MA. Eighteen months later he was appointed Executive Director of IMS and served in that capacity until 2003 when he resigned to pursue further long-term intensive meditation practice. Read more ....