THIRD Vajra Yoga of Kālachakra: Practice Retreat
in-person only
This page is for registration for the THIRD Vajra Yoga PRACTICE RETREAT WEEK(S):
WEEK 2: September 6 – 13 (7 nights)
WEEK 3: September 13 – 20 (7 nights)
This is the first time we have the precious chance to offer a Practice Retreat with a focus on the Third Vajra Yoga in Europe, so do not miss this precious opportunity!
This group retreat will support the participants in establishing their Third Vajra Yoga practices. By having a solid foundation for their own individual practice after the retreat, practitioners will be better able to complete the Third Vajra Yoga practices and prepare for the next steps. You are welcome to take part in any of the weeks of your choosing.
REQUIREMENTS: All participants must have received the Third Vajra Yoga of Kālachakra by Shar Khentrul Rinpoche on the event preceding this one.
Online Meditation Guidance from Shar Khentrul Rinpoche + In-person Retreat
Each participant can request a personal audience with Rinpoche (remotely via Zoom) to discuss their meditation progress and help alleviate any obstacles to their practice. Rinpoche may also join remotely to give a group teaching (upon participants‘ request) if he feels that it is necessary. Rafa Lobsang Dorje will lead the practice retreat in person with Rinpoche’s blessing.
(How to register for one or multiple weeks? When registering below, simply select a date of your participation, and the numbers 1 or 2 of “tickets” corresponding to the number of weeks that you would like to attend.)
To register for the THIRD VAJRA YOGA EMPOWERMENT, TEACHING, and RETREAT WEEK 1, you need to additionally register here.
Retreat Information and Guidelines
The retreat guidelines are the same as those of preceding practice retreats. Additional details:
1. Participants are welcome to address their questions related to the practice in written form to the retreat leader. They can request personal audiences with Rinpoche (remotely via Zoom) as well, to be confirmed depending on Rinpoche’s availability.
2. Recitation in your own language: as the practice retreat weeks have a much smaller number of participants, you might be given the opportunity to recite once the sādhana texts in your own language, so bring your translated materials with you as well.
Check out after breakfast on the last day of the week of your choice. (If you absolutely need to leave earlier, that is possible. Just inform us in advance of your plans.)
DANA for KHENTRUL RINPOCHE: Rinpoche has kindly agreed to give audiences remotely and to support the retreat leader and organizers. If you wish to show your generosity to Rinpoche’s precious teachings and his immense efforts for the Kālachakra Dharma, you can offer Dana for Rinpoche on the Dzokden website here.
Volunteer Opportunities
We need one volunteer to cook breakfast, lunch, and a light dinner for a small group of participants. The volunteer will be able to enjoy all the areas in the retreat center except for the Kālachakra Temple, where the participants will practice. Unlike the participants, external volunteers can access electronic devices. This is an extraordinary opportunity to generate merit and create the causes to be able to engage in this practice yourself in the future. Rinpoche strongly encourages us to support our dharma brothers and sisters by volunteering. During your stay, we can provide free access to an online course or recorded retreat at our digital learning center if you would like to support your practice and study while you are volunteering.
If you are considering this opportunity, please write as soon as possible to [email protected]. You can also volunteer for only a portion of the event; you can offer as much as possible according to your possibilities. That being said, we prefer the participation of someone who can commit to the whole period. Here is the full description of the role: Main Cook Practice Retreat.
If you are part of the EAP — Enlightened Activities Program — and need to gather participation for attending Completion Stage teachings, your participation as a volunteer for this event can be counted: Main Cook Pratice Retreat — around 80 EAP hours in total for one week / 160 EAP hours for both weeks
How to get to Kalapa?
How to get to Kalapa? Dzokden Kalapa Retreat Center, Garanas 41, Bad Schwanberg, zip code 8541, Austria, Südweststeiermark. The nearest airport is in Graz, Austria.
By car: From the Graz-West motorway junction (A2/A9), get on the A2 towards Klagenfurt/Italy and take the Lieboch exit. Then, continue on Federal Road 76 towards Eibiswald. After about 30 km, you will reach Bad Schwanberg. At the end of the main square in Bad Schwanberg, turn left towards Garanas. After the bridge, keep the right side towards Garanas and follow the signs to “Kalachakra Kalapa Center” uphill for about 8 km to reach the center.
By train: To travel to Kalapa by train, start at the main train station in Graz. From there, take the S6 or S61 S-Bahn towards Wies-Eibiswald for about an hour to the Bad Schwanberg station. (timetable information) To travel from the Bad Schwanberg train station to the retreat center, we will send additional info via email some weeks before the event.
Referenten
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Rafa Lobsang DorjeProgrammdirektor, Retreat Leiter, HerausgeberRafa Lobsang Dorje begann seine Verbindung mit dem Buddhismus im Jahr 2008, nachdem er zuvor andere spirituelle Traditionen in seiner Heimat Brasilien praktiziert hatte. In Europa, Indien, Nepal, der Mongolei und Tibet hatte er die kostbare Gelegenheit, Unterweisungen, Übertragungen und Ermächtigungen von Meistern aller Schulen des tibetischen Buddhismus sowie der Theravāda-Tradition zu erhalten und sowohl an Gruppen- als auch an Einzel-Retreats teilzunehmen.
2015 begegnete er in Österreich seinem Wurzelguru Shar Khentrul Rinpoche, von dem er seither einen weiten und tiefgründigen Schatz an Dharma empfängt, von den Grundlagen bis hin zu den Kālachakra Vajra Yogas. Seit 2016 unterrichtet er Lu Jong (Tibetisches Heil-Yoga). Im Jahr 2018 erhielt er von Rinpoche die Autorisierung und Ermutigung, den Dharma zu lehren.
Im Jahr 2020 reduzierte er seine berufliche Tätigkeit als Komponist erheblich, um sich ganz der altuistischen Vision Rinpoches zu widmen. Derzeit dient er der Dzokden Saṅgha als Herausgeber und Koordinator neuer Übersetzungen sowie in Kalapa als Programmdirektor und Retreat-Leiter.
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Shar Khentrul RinpocheSpiritueller Leiter, Rime-Lehrer, Kālachakra-Vajra-Meister, AutorIn den Bergen Tibets geboren, verbrachte Shar Khentrul Rinpoche die ersten 20 Jahre seines Lebens damit, Jaks zu hüten und Mantras zu rezitieren. Inspiriert durch Bodhisattvas verließ er seine Familie, um in verschiedenen Klöstern unter der Leitung von über fünfundzwanzig Meistern aller tibetischen Traditionen zu studieren. Wegen seines Nicht-sektiererischen Ansatzes erhielt er den Titel Rime (unvoreingenommen) Meister und wurde als Reinkarnation des berühmten Kālachakra Meisters Ngawang Chözin Gyatso identifiziert. Er wird als eine Emanation des Bodhisattvas Akashagarbha angesehen. Während das Herzstück seiner Belehrungen auf der Erkenntnis beruht, dass die Vielfalt aller spirituellen Traditionen dieser Welt von großem Wert ist, fokussiert er sich dennoch auf die Jonang-Śhambhala Tradition. Obwohl von vielen westlichen Gelehrten angenommen wurde das diese Tradition ausgestorben ist, erkannte Rinpoche das die am fortgeschrittensten Belehrungen von Kālachakra (Rad der Zeit) tiefgreifende Methoden beinhalten, um unsere externe Umwelt durch die innere Welt von Körper und Geist zu harmonisieren. Seit 2014 reiste Rinpoche in mehr als dreißig Länder, um Schüler*innen in aller Welt anzuleiten. Durch seine systematische und stufenweise Darlegung des zur Erleuchtung führenden Kālachakra-Pfades, lehrt er sie, ihre innere Wahrheit und ihr grenzenloses Potenzial zu verwirklichen. Er lehrt Menschen wie sie einen flexiblen Geist kultivieren können und Voreingenommenheit beseitigen und dadurch inspiriert er mitgefühlbasierende Gemeinschaften zu erschaffen, die diese Welt in ein Goldenes Zeitalter von globalem Frieden und Harmonie führen.