Inspire Yourself and Commit to Sit in May with Samye’s Global Sangha!
This May, join Samye Institute in a home mini-retreat!
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This May, join Samye Institute in a home mini-retreat!
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During the Third Tibetan lunar month (April 30 - May 30), Samye Institute invites you to participate in a home mini-retreat. Due to the disruptions of the pandemic, this format eliminates the issues that make attending in-person retreats difficult. You can choose your own dates (within the one-month period). You can do this retreat at home, or in your own chosen location, and you set your own schedule.
This format asks you to commit to doing two consecutive days of practice with four sessions per day. We advise you to choose a session length that is appropriate for your own practice experience. Phakchok Rinpoche often advises us to be gentle but disciplined. It is more important to keep to your selected schedule than to try to push yourself too hard. But a retreat should also allow us to develop personal experience with longer practice periods, so aim for a balanced approach. You can choose to do this on any two or more days between New Moon, April 30 and New Moon, May 30.
This retreat is designed for all students. During your practice sessions you should follow the meditation instructions you have received from Phakchok Rinpoche or another of your teachers. Each student practices at their own level and does the practice that they are currently following. Samye Institute will be hosting a series of live meditation sessions so you can join with the rest of our global sangha.
The overall idea is to not engage in normal activities for these two days, allowing the dharma and meditation to permeate your mind. It is important to try to complete four sessions each day (traditionally this means upon waking up, after breakfast/before lunch, afternoon, and after dinner/before bed), but don’t feel that these sessions have to be extremely long if you’re not used to that sort of practice.
Throughout the month of May, Samye Institute will host a series of live practice sessions where we will collectively practice the Treasury of Blessings Shakyamuni Buddha practice composed by Mipham Rinpoche. These events will take place on Zoom on the following dates:
May 8th - 6:45PM Kathmandu (find your local time here)
May 14 - 6:45PM Kathmandu (find your local time here)
May 22 - 6:45PM Kathmandu (find your local time here)
There are no special requirements to attend these practices, all are welcome.
Join these meetings using this link.
You can access the text for this practice in your language here:
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To support your practice, Drupla Sonam Tsering has recorded an extensive teaching on how to plan your personal retreat. You can access his teaching here.
We invite you to submit the hours you spent in meditation during your retreat on our form below:
Submitting the hours you spend in mediation helps Samye understand the practice backgrounds and experiences of our community.
We wish you well in your practice. If you have any questions or comments, please use this thread in our discussion forum!
Here are a couple of tips to get the most out of your mini-retreat:
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