Buddhism

The Tibetan Buddhist Path Glimpses of Awakening Year 1: September 2025 to May 2026

• Online Recordings are available for the full year or each module. Join anytime

Take your seat on the path of wakefulness.

Over seven class recordings, explore the way of the bodhisattva through both study and practice. This includes heart-opening practices such as loving-kindness and tonglen, alongside engagement with the teachings on emptiness (shunyata).

Explore the Mahayana path through four progressive modules: bodhicitta, paramita, lojong, and emptiness. Join the full training or any module, with live sessions and recordings available.

The practice of Vajrakilaya is especially timely in today's world of increasing aggression and chaos. This five-week retreat provides the opportunity to complete the Vajrakilaya retreat requirement, which is fulfilled by these 32 days of practice. Upon completion, you will be qualified to attend Vajrakilaya fire offerings—both Amending and Four Karmas.

During Part 1 of the Vajrakilaya retreat, participants begin fulfilling the Vajrakilaya retreat requirement by completing the first 14 days of the required 32-day retreat. This program is also open to those who are already qualified for the Vajrakilaya retreat and wish to participate as an intensive practice. The practice of Vajrakilaya is especially timely. In a world experiencing increasing aggression and chaos, this practice is intended to address precisely these kinds of conditions.

You are warmly invited to join us for nine days of meditation. We will be practicing and studying your sadhana in the circle of the sky, surrounded by earth, water, fire, and all the elements. Mark will lead us in the practice, and point out some things he has learned along the way. There will be one daily teaching on the view and practice with lively and provocative discussions. We welcome both fresh and seasoned yoginis.

During this three-week Vajrakilaya retreat, participants who have completed the first recitation (14 days) may complete the Vajrakilaya retreat requirement by time, which consists of 32 days of practice. Those who have already fulfilled the retreat commitment—whether by time or mantra, in solitude or in a group setting—are warmly welcome to join this retreat as well. The practice of Vajrakilaya is especially timely. In a world experiencing increasing aggression and chaos, this practice is intended to address precisely these kinds of conditions.

What does it mean to follow the Buddhist path—and how can its teachings become part of everyday life? This retreat combines meditation practice and study in a systematic review of the essential foundations of Buddhist practice in the tradition of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. It also provides the required preparation for Entering the Vajra World, and a foundation for a lifelong Vajrayana journey beyond.