Mahamudra Retreat

with Andy Karr and Scott Wellenbach

August 27 - September 7, 2026

Date and Time Details:
Arrival Aug 27, 3 - 5 pm, Dinner 6:30 pm
Departure Sept 7, after breakfast

Location:
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada

Cost:
$1210 to $2640
Depends on lodging choice
Pay in full or place a 30% deposit.

Gyatso Lodge: Single Occupancy – CAD $2,640.00
Gyatso Lodge: Double Occupancy – CAD $1,650.00
Drala Cabin: Single Occupancy – CAD $2,640.00
Drala Cabin: Double Occupancy – CAD $1,650.00
Wood Cabin: Retreat. Double Occupancy – CAD $1,650.00
Wood Cabin: Single Occupancy – CAD $1,980.00
Wood Cabin: Double Occupancy – CAD $1,485.00
Large White Tent: Single Occupancy – CAD $1,980.00
Large White Tent: Double Occupancy – CAD $1,485.00
White Hut: Single Occupancy – CAD $1,760.00
White Hut: Double Occupancy – CAD $1,375.00
Bring Your Own Tent: Platform Provided – CAD $1,375.00
RV, Camper, Car/Van & Tent Camping without a platform – CAD $1,210.00
DDL Tent with Platform – CAD $1,375.00
Shrine Room Floor: Garuda & Dragon – CAD $1,265.00
Offsite Lodging – CAD $1,210.00

When mind is without reference point, that is mahàmudrà. When you are accustomed to and familiar with this, unsurpassable awakening is attained.
– Tilopa; Mahàmudrà: The Ocean of Definitive Meaning, p 174.

Vajrayana practitioners are warmly invited to join retreat leaders Andy Karr and Scott Wellenbach for an advanced, 10-day Mahamudra retreat.

As the practice text, we will use the Shamatha and Vipashyana meditation instructions from the ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje’s Pointing Out the Dharmakaya, translated by the Vajravairochana Translation Committee.

Who May Attend

This is a Vajrayana program restricted to tantrikas and sadhakas who have received pointing out instruction.

Please attend the full retreat if you can. Partial attendance is allowed on a case by case basis.

Study Material

For this Mahamudra retreat at Dorje Denma Ling, please purchase or borrow this text and bring it to the program: The Transmission, Pointing Out the Dharmakaya, by Wangchuk Dorje, Karmapa. https://nalandatranslation.org/publications/restricted-texts/tantrika/pointing-out-the-dharmakaya-booklet-edition/

Cost

The retreat cost varies from $1210 to $2640 depending on lodging choice.

Pay in full or place a 30% deposit.

NEW! 30 & under and monastic discounts available during registration.
~When early bird pricing is in effect, the higher discount will take precedence.

Generosity Policy

We want everyone to be able to attend retreats at Dorje Denma Ling.

Read About Our Generosity Policy

About the Leaders

Andy Karr

Andy Karr has practiced and studied the dharma for over fifty years under the guidance of such great masters as Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. His most recent book is Into the Mirror: A Buddhist Journey through Mind, Matter, and the Nature of Reality. Visit andykarrauthor.com for his teachings and work.

Learn more about Andy Karr

Scott Wellenbach

Scott Wellenbach has been a member of the Nalanda Translation Committee for over 40 years. He was an early student of Trungpa Rinpoche and studied Mahamudra with Thrangu Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and with Ponlop Rinpoche at Nitartha Institute, where he serves on the faculty. Scott is known for his learned and accessible […]

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