Meditation
Meditation at the Summer Institute includes:
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Community Meditation
Open to all Summer Institute students | Sessions 1 and 2
Community Meditation is open to everyone who is registered for the Summer Institute,
both online and on site.
Join us for this daily meditation — it is the perfect opportunity to calm our minds and connect with ourselves and each other!
Mahamudra Shamatha
Sessions 1 and 2
Faculty
DR. SANDRA ROSCOE
MITRA LEE WORLEY
Onsite students:
Open to all registered students who are attending the Summer Institute on site.
It is recommended that students have some background in the study of dharma and some experience with sitting practice.
Online students: You may be eligible if:
- you have previously taken Mahamudra shamatha at Nitartha’s Summer Institute; or
- you are a Nalandabodhi student who is following the Nalandabodhi Mahamudra shamatha curriculum or has completed it; or
- you have attended a live Mahamudra program in which Mahamudra shamatha was taught and practiced; or
- you have completed a three-year retreat
If you meet any one of these requirements, please fill out an eligibility application (click here). The eligiblity application must be submitted in order to be registered.
Mahamudra Vipashyana-I
Sessions 1 and 2
Faculty
SCOTT WELLENBACH
STEPHANIE JOHNSTON
Online and onsite students: You may be eligible if:
- you have attended a Nitartha Institute Mahamudra shamatha course (two 9-day sessions), and ideally have additional Mahamudra shamatha practice experience; or
- you have received Mahamudra shamatha and/or vipashyana teachings from other Mahamudra teachers and have practiced Mahamudra shamatha; or
- you are a graduate of a three-year retreat; or
- you are a Nalandabodhi member who has completed the Nalandabodhi Mahamudra shamatha curriculum
If you meet any one of these requirements, please fill out an eligibility application (click here). The eligiblity application must be submitted in order to be registered.
Mahamudra Vipashyana-II
Sessions 1 and 2
Faculty
ACHARYA LAMA TENPA GYALTSEN
Online and onsite students: You may be eligible if:
- you have attended a Nitartha Institute Mahamudra vipashyana course (each course consisting of two 9-day sessions), and ideally have additional Mahamudra shamatha and vipashyana practice experience; or
- you have received Mahamudra vipashyana teachings from other teachers, have practiced Mahamudra vipashyana and have covered the topics presented in the Ocean of Definitive Meaning up to “Pointing Out the Nature of Mind Based on Appearances.”
If you meet any one of these requirements, please fill out an eligibility application (click here). The eligiblity application must be submitted in order to be registered.
Silent Mahamudra Retreat
Session 3
LED BY ACHARYA LAMA TENPA GYALTSEN
During Session 3, Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen will lead a silent Mahamudra retreat. After years of not meeting in person, this is a precious opportunity to deepen our meditation practice under the guidance of a renowned Mahamudra master, and to allow the teachings we have received settle. Silence helps us to enter into our practice more profoundly, and the onsite container is designed to support us throughout this session.
On site only: Meditation sessions are open to all onsite Mahamudra students. Due to the nature of this retreat, meditation sessions will not be available online.
Would you like to attend only Session 3?: You are welcome to attend Session 3 without attending Sessions 1 or 2 of the 2023 Summer Institute if you have had previous Mahamudra practice experience. If you do, please fill out an eligibility application (click here). The eligiblity application must be submitted in order to be registered.
(Shedra and Tibetan language courses will continue for all students during Session 3.)
*Eligibility applications will be accepted when registration opens mid-March and are required for all courses that have prerequisites.
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