- An in-person and virtual retreat from Crestone, COThe Vajra Essence - Part IV March 31 – May 27, 2023Co-sponsored by the Center for Contemplative Research
This registration is for the virtual, online retreat.
During this 8-week retreat, Lama Alan will grant an oral transmission and commentary to Düdjom Lingpa’s revealed treatise, The Vajra Essence, picking up where we left off last May.Please read all of the details below for more information on the teachings and additional details about the retreat.The most important prerequisite for participating in this retreat is that all applicants must have already listened to the oral transmission and commentary on the opening phases of The Vajra Essence by Lama Alan given during the first retreat in this series, offered during April – May, 2020 via either the SBI audio-stream or the Wisdom online retreat. You must have completed this before this retreat begins.To request a scholarship please complete this scholarship application.This year we are offering multiple pricing options as you will see below when you select Choose An Option. Phase 1: “Taking the Impure Mind as the Path” and Phase 2: “Revealing Your Own Face as the Sharp Vajra of Vipaśyanā” in The Vajra Essence: From the Matrix of Pure Appearances and Primordial Consciousness, a Tantra Self-Emergent from the Nature of Existence with B. Alan Wallace.
Retreat Dates: April 1- May 26, 2020Prerequisite Requirements to Purchase Program
One must have genuine interest in practicing the dharma and must have read the text, “The Fine Path to Liberation.”If you need a scholarship, you can apply here.Please read full details below in description.