Hybrid – Chakrasamvara Retreat (On-Land Portion)
April 30–May 8, 2025
Advanced Shambhala, Buddhist Meditation Retreats, Experiential Retreats, Hybrid Program, Immersive Meditation Retreats, Meditation & Mindfulness, On Land Retreats, Shambhala, Wisdom Traditions
This is the on-land registration page. If you would like to attend online, please click here.
Prerequisite: Chakrasamvara Abhisheka(Full Participation not Required)
This Hybrid Chakrasamvara Intensive is geared toward the accumulation of the recitation practice in a group setting. If you are just learning the practice, this is a good opportunity to become more familiar with the sadhana. There will be guided practice, instruction of the different sections of the sadhana, and discussion of the wonderful manual by the Vajravairochana Translation Committee. Those who have finished the recitation are also invited to come and deepen their connection with the practice.
This practice intensive will be anchored in an internet-capable shrine room with daily opportunities to practice in the physical representation of Chakrasamvara’s mandala in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya.
On land, there will be practice opportunities in the physical representation of Chakrasamvara’s mandala in the Great Stupa. During these times Zoom participants will receive the broadcast from another shrine room rather than inside the Stupa. There will be recordings and images from the Stupa for the Zoom session during practice time.
This will give us the best means of offering an authentic Zoom experience, while also protecting the atmosphere and practice container within the Stupa.
This is a group retreat and we will rely on the group participants to fill roles such as Umdze and Chopon. If you are interested in serving in either of these roles in a scholarship capacity please contact our registrar at sailts@dralamountain.org & Greg at gsmith@dralamountain.org.
NOTE: Attend the full program by registering on this page or for partial attendance Register as a Getaway and self-select any dates between April 30th and May 8th
Please review Drala Mountain Center’s current Virus & Flu Policy before you arrive for your retreat.
Additional Information
- This program ends formally in the evening prior to the last day. The final day, May 8th, is a departure day only.
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Recording: Instruction by the presenter and any questions that arise during the instruction will be recorded. Practice sessions will not be recorded. Recordings will be posted daily for registered participants to view. The recordings will not be downloadable and will be deleted at the end of the program.
Retreat Faculty
Greg Smith
Greg Smith is a well known thangka painter at Drala Mountain Center. He has guided and taught many intensive programs as well as introductory programs. He is a long time student of Chogyam Trunpa Rinpoche and is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.