
Naked Mind, Warm Heart: a Dzogchen Retreat
With Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Lama Tsultrim Allione
August 24 - 28, 2012
Tara Mandala, Pagosa Springs, Colorado.
The experience of empty clarity naturally gives birth to compassion. This retreat will explore the interface between openness of compassion and the depth radiance of awareness, looking at it in a hands-on way through practice. There will be an emphasis on clearing up the common mistakes that practitioners make in meditation using a traditional Dzogchen text as the basis for the retreat. Recommended for Dzogchen practitioners.
All registration payments made above the lowest fee go directly into our scholarship fund.
Suggested Dana: $180 – $360
About the Teachers

Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Tsoknyi Rinpoche III was recognized by His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa as the reincarnation of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche II. He is a renowned master of the Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma traditions and also holds the Tsoknyi lineage, which is based on Ratna Lingpa’s termas. Since 1991, Tsoknyi Rinpoche has been teaching students worldwide in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. His … More

Lama Tsultrim Allione
Lama Tsultrim Allione, author and international teacher, founded Tara Mandala with her late husband David Petit in 1994. Tara Mandala was inspired by a vision she had of a Western retreat center while living in the Himalayas in the 1970s, and today Lama Tsultrim serves as its spiritual director and resident teacher. Lama Tsultrim was … More
