This retreat will introduce the Dzinpa Rangdröl, a terma cycle of Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje, combining Dzog Chen and Chöd, Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe Tsogyel, Machig Labdrön and Phadampa Sangye. It is a complete cycle from the preliminaries through the highest Dzog Chen practices.

Part One: May 15 - 18 Ngondro (The Preliminary Practices)
The first days will introduce the Yang Sang Khandro Tug Tig Ngondro (Exceedingly Secret Heart Essence of the Dakinis Preliminary Practice), with a thorough practical instruction on this esoteric ngondro. Ngondro is a demanding process that is undergone laying the foundation for any practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism who wants to receive higher teachings. We will also provide space for the ngondro practitioners to stay on and do a practice retreat during Part 2 (May 19-24). During this time we will offer several question and answer sessions for the ngondro people with Rinpoche so you can stay on and get established in the practice if you wish.

Part Two: May 19 - 24
Prerequisites: Part one (above) and strictly for those who have finished another Ngondro and have done 10% of the Yang Sang Khandro Tug Tig Ngondro or those who have completed the entire Yang Sang Khandro Tug Tig Ngondro.
During this part of the retreat Rinpoche will teach other practices from the Dzinpa Rangdröl, including the White Dakini Chöd and Troma. Tulku Sang ngag received this entire cycle in great depth twice, from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He has decided to transmit the Dzinpa Rangdröl here at Tara Mandala, a process he began in the summer of 2008.

Price
Part One:
Camping: $375 - $315
Double: $675 - $499
Queen Double: $775 - $550
Queen Single: $835 - $610
Suggested Dana: $80 - $160

Part Two (practice retreat with Q&A for those who attend Part One)
Camping: $515 - $390
Double: $675 - $540
Queen Double: $725 - $590
Queen Single: $785 - $650

Part Two (receiving full teachings):
Camping: $560 - $475
Double: $925 - $750
Queen Double: $1,025 - $800
Queen Single: $1,125 - $900
Suggested Dana: $120 - $240

Please register for part one and part two separately.

Accommodation descriptions can be found here.

Sliding scale fees allow participants to pay according to individual means. Your payment above the low end directly benefits our scholarship fund.

Sustaining Sangha discounts range from 10%-20% based on your membership level and are calculated at registration.

Detailed information about retreats at Tara Mandala
Travel Information (booking flights, shuttles, hotels)
Download registration form - Part One (PDF)
Download registration form - Part Two (PDF)
Register securely online: 50% of course cost due at registration
Financial aid available

Tulku Sang ngag Rinpoche, the sixth Gochen Tulku, is an incarnation of Gyalwa Chokyang, one of the close disciples of Padmasambhava. Recognized at the age of three, Rinpoche began learning religious rituals and liturgies, as well as traditional Tibetan medicine, at an early age. Rinpoche met his root guru, Tulku Orgyen Chemchok, in a Chinese prison where he was held for nine years. Here he received teachings and secret transmissions. Upon release, Rinpoche met his other root teacher, H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, with whom he traveled, studied, and practiced intensively for nearly fourteen years. Rinpoche teaches worldwide and oversees his two retreat centers in Pharping: Yuloko Nunnery and Phurpaling, a dharma center in Taiwan and his U.S. retreat center, Ewam Sang-ngag Ling, located in Arlee, Montana.