Enjoy a weekend retreat on the Highest Yoga Tantra practice of Vajrayogini led by Gen Delek and Gen Sanden. They will guide essential meditations to deepen our experience, and appreciate the magic, of this extraordinary and transformative practice. The weekend will be based on the sadhana Quick Path to Great Bliss and will include teachings, meditations, tsog offerings and Q&A.
Connamara is a very comfortable retreat centre, secluded and peaceful in the mountains just north of Hope. There will be plenty of time between sessions to enjoy this beautiful environment, and the company of spiritual friends.
This retreat is open to those who have received the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka & Vajrayogini.
In his Sutra teachings Buddha gives us great encouragement to accomplish the ultimate goal of human life. This goal will be accomplished quickly through the practice of Tantra. Tantra … is a special method to purify our world, our self, our enjoyments and our activities; and if we put this method into practice we will very quickly attain enlightenment.
~ Modern Buddhism Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Schedule
Friday 27
7:30pm
Saturday 28
9:00-10:30am
11:30-1:00pm
4:00-5:30pm
7:00-8:30pm
Sunday 29
9:00-10:30am
11:30-1:00pm
2:00-3:30pm
Location: Connamara
64859 Nickel Mine Rd
Hope, BC V0X 1L3
Retreat Pricing and Information
Retreat fees include 6 delicious vegetarian meals, refreshments & snacks, two nights of accommodation, and all teachings.
Accommodation consists primarily of two- and three-bed shared rooms with twin beds. All rooms have an ensuite bathroom or washroom facilities close by. Connamarra also offers very limited single accommodation rooms for singles or couples and very limited camping.
(Note: if you are a member of KMC Vancouver or KMC Fraser Valley, you should choose member pricing; if you are a member of another Centre or not a Centre member, please choose non-member pricing.)
Members tenting: $310
Non-members tenting: $385
Members single room: $500
Non-members single room: $575
Members in a 2-bed room: $450
Non-members in a 2-bed room: $525
Members in a 3-bed room: $450
Non-members in a 3-bed room: $525
***Please note: the registration deadline is June 13th. If spots remain available after that date, we will be able to accommodate further limited registration.
Registration is confirmed when payment is complete.
Terms and Conditions:
Your registration is subject to the following terms and conditions:
25% of your retreat fees are non-refundable upon booking
75% of your retreat fees are refundable upon cancellation until the end of the day on June 13th
cancellations after June 13th are not refundable unless we are able to re-book your accommodation
please contact Gloria at registrar@kmcfv.ca if you have any questions about registration and/or cancellation. Thank you
Regsistration is closed now
Books and Sadhanas
This retreat is based on teachings from the book New Guide to Dakini Land and the Sadhana Quick Path to Great Bliss. Both of these are available as e-versions (linked above). We will also have copies for sale in the bookshop at the retreat.
What to Expect at the Retreat
Most of the retreat sessions will include teachings, prayers, and meditations. There will also be time for your questions.
We will observe silence in the mornings until the lunch break.
We will also have a tsog offering, so please feel free to bring an offering from home, or to purchase an offering from our book and gift shop at the retreat.
About the Teachers
Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver, is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a Canadian Buddhist monk, and the Second Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver. He has been a long time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. He is well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings.