Milarepa Retreat: A Weekend of Instruction and Practice of the Milarepa Tsok
Led By:
Lama Tara
Location:
KCC Urban Center
Date:
Nov 19 2010 8:00am - Nov 20 2010 12:15pm
Milarepa Retreat: A Weekend of Instruction and Practice of the Milarepa Tsok
Led By: Lama Tara
Location: KCC Urban Center
Date: November 19 – November 20, 2010
Tsok Ritual is a powerful means to accumulate merit, clear away obstacles, connect with the lineage and express gratitude. It is usually but not always done as a group practice. When it is, individuals contribute various aspects that enrich the whole. Each Mahamudra retreat concludes with a Milarepa Tsok offering. This reteat provides instructions and training for participation in the Milarepa Tsok ritual.
Schedule
This is NOT a residential retreat.
Because the material builds on itself and those who come late or leave early will miss important pieces, attendance for the entire retreat is required.
November 19
Arrival/Registration – 8 am
First session – 9 am
Last session ends – 5:30 pm
November20
First session – 9 am
Last session ends – 4:30 pm
Lunch on Friday and Saturday will be potluck. All other meals will be on your own. Participants are asked to bring one potluck dish to the retreat. Retreatants with the last name starting with A – M are to bring a dish on Friday, N – Z bring a dish on Saturday. Please contact the registrar if you have questions.
Pre-requisites
This retreat is for past participants of at least one Bokar Rinpoche Mahamudra retreat, in North America or India.
Required text
We will be doing the Milarepa Tsok during the retreat. Each person will at least need to have use of a text. Purchasing your own text is recommended. If you have your own text, prior to the retreat you will be able to mark it to indicate such things as sections that are repeated and where music and mudras are performed.
Registration
Cost: $55 with a discounted price of $35 for KCC members of at least 3 months. For more Information you can contact Sherry Bohannan, email: sherrybohannan@comcast.net , or phone 503-3815669
A Deposit of $25 is required at the time of registration. The balance must be received by November 5th. Please send your completed registration form, along with your deposit, to Sherry Bohannan, 73 NE Monroe St., Portland, OR 97212
Registration Forms can be found at the KCC Urban Center or at the bottom of this page. Confirmation (via email) will be sent shortly after receiving your registration form and deposit
Please promptly notify the Registrar of special accessibility needs. We will make every attempt to accommodate you.
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships (up to 50% of the retreat cost) are available for individuals with serious financial constraints. Preference is given to KCC members of at least three months. The number of scholarships available depends entirely on donations to the Scholarship Fund. For those who can afford it, please consider contributing to the Scholarship Fund so that others who are less financially fortunate are able to attend KCC retreats.
Please review the scholarship and membership policies http://www.kcc.org/about-kcc/governance/policies-procedures/Scholarship%20Committee%20Guidelines To apply for a scholarship, please include a letter briefly stating your financial circumstances, the amount you are requesting and your history as a practitioner with your completed registration form and payment.
Sponsor
Kagyu Changchub Chuling (KCC) http://www.kcc.org, a Dharma Center in Portland, Oregon, is sponsoring this retreat. KCC was founded in 1976 by the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche, one of the eminent meditation masters of modern Tibet and a holder of the Karma Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu lineages. The mission of KCC is to make the teachings of these lineages accessible for all practitioners, whether they are just beginning to investigate Buddhism or are long-time students.
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