Teachings, Courses, & Retreats

  • Camping (All-Gender) – $744.00
  • Commuting – $372.00
  • Dorm Yurt, All-Gender (Old Gompa) – $744.00
  • Dorm Yurt, Women's (Padma Yurt) – $744.00
  • Prajna Double – $744.00
  • Prajna Queen Single – $1,080.00

Date & Time Details:
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Tara Mandala Retreat Center

Address: 4000 Burns Canyon Rd (USFS Rd 649) Pagosa Springs, CO 81147

Required Program Fee:
Generosity Rate - $809
Sustainability Rate - $693
Access Rate - $578

Suggested Dana Range: $140-420
The program prices do not include teacher offerings (dana). To learn more about dana and suggested dana ranges, please click here.

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Dudjom Lingpa Nang Jang – Empowerment and Teachings (Retreat in Colorado)

With Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche

September 18 - 24, 2024

On this auspicious 30th Year Anniversary, Tara Mandala is honored to announce the offering of empowerment (Tib. wang) and precious teachings on Dudjom Lingpa’s Nang Jang by Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche.

Nang Jang (refinement of perception) is the name given to a visionary text of the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition, in which the Dzogchen master, Dudjom Lingpa, experiences visionary visitations from fourteen awakened beings, including Avalokiteshvara, Longchenpa, and Padmasambhava, who teach him of the illusory nature of all things and how they arise from the Ground of Being, the Primordial State.

According to the teachings bestowed upon Dudjom Lingpa by the highly advanced spiritual beings who visit him in this text, all phenomenal appearances are both empty and illusory. Yet there is that which is not separate from them which is the Ground. The text also describes how Buddha Nature, the heart of awareness, is utterly pure and lucid and constitutes the very life essence of all things, both samsaric and nirvanic. 

Who Can Attend?

At Rinpoche’s request, this retreat is open to Vajrayana practitioners who:

  • Have completed Ngöndro. Ongoing practice and commitment to complete Ngöndro is also acceptable.
  • Have previously obtained the “Four Empowerments” (དབང་བཞི་) of Vajrayana according to the inner tantras.
  • Have faith in Vajrayana and its gurus.

Registration for this retreat will close on Monday, September 16, 2024 at 10:00am (MDT)

To prepare for your visit, we invite you to read our information on Tara Mandala’s Health & Safety Protocols for In-Person Retreats.

Tara Mandala Pricing Guidelines
As we work to become an equitable, diverse and inclusive community, our pricing guidelines are intended to be a map, inviting each of us to take inventory of resources that contribute to our access to precious dharma teachings. While we do ask you to look inward, please know there is no right or wrong answer. We encourage you to select the range/rate appropriate to your circumstances. To learn more about Tara Mandala’s pricing guidelines for Online Programs, In-Person Retreats, and Special Promotions, please visit this page

Installment Payment Plan Option at Registration
During registration, students can either pay the program fee in full or select the Installment Payment option. If choosing the installment payment option, students will pay a 25% deposit upon registering and subsequent equal payments will be processed automatically every month. The final balance is due 14 days before the start of the program.

Payment Plans
Tara Mandala offers deferred payment plans as a resource for anyone with financial limitations. For more information and to apply, visit our Scholarships and Financial Assistance Page. Please note that all scholarships have been awarded and are no longer available for this retreat.

Offering dana to the teacher: The practice of offering dana, which means “generosity,” is the traditional offering the student makes to the teacher as a symbol of appreciation, gratitude, and reciprocity for receiving the precious teachings. Information on offering dana to the teacher will be provided during the program. To learn more about dana and suggested dana ranges, please click here.

Sustaining Sangha:
If you are currently a member of our Sustaining Sangha, you may apply your Online Program discount to this course. To learn more about Sustaining Sangha membership, benefits, and discounts, click here

Click Here for Our Onsite Retreat Cancellation and Refund Policy

*Photo Credit: Bryan Scheideck for Heart Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche

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Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche
Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche (ལྕགས་ཁུང་འཇིགས་མེད་དབང་དྲག) was born in the Golok region of Eastern Tibet as the fourth descendant of the great Tibetan master Dudjom Lingpa – one of the foremost spiritual masters of 19th Century Tibet. At the age of 15 he was recognized as the reincarnation of Rigzin Longsal…
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PO Box 3040
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Phone: 970.731.3711 Web: taramandala.org

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