Dreamlike Enlightenment: Understanding Illusion from a Dzogchen Perspective

Tsoknyi Rinpoche often quotes an ancient teaching of the Buddha:  “My dreamlike form appears to dreamlike beings to show them the dreamlike path that leads to dreamlike enlightenment.”

If even enlightenment is said to be dreamlike, what is it to be fully awake, free from all illusion, yet with a heart full of compassion?  Rinpoche will teach on these profound themes in this retreat from a Dzogchen perspective.

This is an open retreat, and no prerequisites are necessary for registration. Rinpoche does require that all students attend all teaching sessions. No partial attendance is allowed. This is a silent retreat. Translator: Adam Kane.

Registration for this retreat will open November 15th and close May 3, 2017.

Mount Madonna is located in the Santa Cruz mountains midway between Watsonville and Gilroy, atop Mount Madonna with a spectacular view of all Monterey Bay. It includes 355 acres of open meadows and redwood forests.

To see the Mount Madonna campus, go to this link: http://www.mountmadonna.org/programs/facilities/index.html

Important Information About the Retreat:  On May 11th onsite check-in begins at 4:00 p.m. and ends at 5pm in the foyer of the Conference Center. Dinner follows immediately at 5:00 p.m.

The last day of the retreat is May 17^th. Room checkout time is at 9:30 a.m. with final departure by 1:00 p.m. Breakfast and lunch are included on this last day. The last teaching is on May 16th in the evening.

Pricing:  The cost of the program includes tuition, and a choice of lodging or as a commuter with meals. There are only a few single rooms and a few rooms with private baths. Most rooms are shared with access to nearby shared (but private, while in use) bathrooms and showers.

Meals:  Mount Madonna provides vegetarian meals, with non-dairy and non-gluten alternatives. They strive to meet other special dietary needs, such as need for high protein or need to avoid certain things that spark allergies, but cannot guarantee to meet all special needs. If you have other dietary concerns, please contact the Registrar. The meal plan begins with May 11th (dinner only) and ends May 17th, (breakfast and lunch). Mount Madonna does not allow any food to be brought on campus.

Camping: Mount Madonna has developed campsites, for personal tents, with good drainage and access to showers and privies.

Scholarship Information:  The Scholarship application period for this retreat is now closed.

Transportation Information: Mount Madonna is approximately 2 hours driving time south of San Francisco, in the Santa Cruz Mountains of the Central California coast. For detailed directions and for information about airport shuttles, please go to this link: https://www.mountmadonna.org/directions/index.html

For all questions concerning registration or attending this retreat, please contact Susan, registrar@pundarika.org.