Teachings on “Profound Instruction on Shamatha” by Mipham Rinpoche

In May 2023, Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche started teaching on the text "Profound Instruction on Shamata”. She continued this teaching in 2024 and will continue it in 2025.

The retreat will also include sessions with Rigpa Senior Teachers Ian Ives and Verena Pfeiffer.

H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche is one of the outstanding Dharma teachers of our time. She holds both the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages and is known for her penetrating wisdom and humor.

Catch-up of the previous teachings

This retreat with Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche is the third in a series of teachings she has been giving in Berlin since 2023.

It is Rinpoche's express wish that all participants have watched the previous teachings in full. She gives two options for this:

1. you have attended the past two retreats live in 2023 and 2024.

2. you watch the recordings of the past retreats on Prajna Online: Teachings from 2023 and 2024. You also attend the review sessions at the beginning of the retreat (from Thursday 10:30).

In addition, we also encourage those who participated in the 2023 and 2024 retreats to attend the review sessions at the beginning of the retreat.

The event will be held in English, translation into German will be provided.

Preliminary schedule

Below you will find the preliminary schedule. The first session with Khandro Rinpoche will take place on Thursday evening. Please be there for this session at the latest. It is not possible to join the retreat later.

Thursday, 26.6. & Friday 27.6., each:
8:30 Riwo Sangchö
9:00-10:15 Tendrel Nyesel Tsok
9:15-10:00 Sitting Meditation
10:30-12:30 Review I
14:30-17:00 Review II
18:30-20:30 Session with Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche

Saturday, 28.6. & Sunday, 29.6., each:
8:30 Riwo Sangchö
9:15-10:00 Sitting Meditation
10:30-12:30 Session with Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche
14:30-15:40 Brief Review & Meditation
16:00-18:00 Session with Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche
19:00-20:15 Tendrel Nyesel Tsok

Monday, 30.6.
8:30 Riwo Sangchö
9:15-10:00 Sitting Meditation
10:30-13:00 Conclusion of the Retreat

The prices include daily lunch and dinner in the Lotus Lounge (mainly organic and regional). First lunch on 26.6. and last lunch on 30.6.

Pets: Please note that due to space limitations and out of consideration for participants with allergies, pets cannot be brought to this retreat. The only exception is guide dogs and other assistance dogs – in such cases, please contact event@rigpa.de.

We only have a few accommodations in Dharma Mati, but again we offer private accomodation at schlafboerse.rigpa@web.de and here you can find a list of hotels and guesthouses near the center