Singing Songs of Awakening: Practicing with Milarepa (Online Vajrayana Retreat)

Please join the Vajrayana Steering Committee for our annual winter Vajrayana retreat. We are excited to come together to distill some of the insights and wisdom that have come down to us through the songs of Milarepa, perhaps the most famous yogi in Tibetan Buddhist history.

Join us to:

• Deepen in practice with our Vajra Sangha
• Explore Milarepa’s insights and wisdom
• Engage in sadhana practice together

This retreat will include dharma talks, textual exploration, practice sessions, and two evening sessions of Milarepa sadhana practice for all. The opportunity to come together as a Vajra Sangha is a precious one in which we walk along this path back home to who we really are.

The text for this retreat is Drinking the Mountain Stream, translated by Lama Kunga Rinpoche and Brian Cutillo. This book is currently out of print, but is available widely in eBook format, including Kindle, for a very reasonable price. Please have a digital copy available for the retreat.

Retreat Schedule

(All times are Eastern time zone)

First Day — Opening session begins at 6:30 pm.

Full-Day Schedule — Morning, midday, and evening sessions with breaks.

Last Day — The closing session ends by 12:00 pm.

These times are just for reference. An expanded schedule will be provided in pre-retreat information emailed during the week prior to the event.

Zoom Link

The Zoom link will be sent several days before the retreat to all those registered. If you register after that date, you’ll receive the link with your confirmation email shortly after submitting your registration. If you don’t see an email from Natural Dharma Registrar or Wonderwell Mountain Refuge, it may have mistakenly gone to your spam folder or to Promotions or Updates in Gmail.

Important: Please put these this email address in your Contact or Safe-Send list to make sure you receive our emails:

• register@naturaldharma.org

Program Cost

Our program fees provide essential support to our non-profit operations and NDF’s mission to spread the Dharma in accessible, relevant, and creative ways. Our goal is that no one misses out on our events due to lack of funds. Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to offer tiered pricing and additional support to fit varied financial situations: 

• May All Beings Benefit! *– supporting access for all and general support for NDF operations
• A Middle Way – covering the base cost
• Held in Sangha Loving-kindness – offering ease when financial resources are limiting

If the lowest cost tier creates an obstacle to your attendance, please see our financial support options on the registration page. The process is simple and does not require extensive information. Financial aid is immediately approved using discount code options that allow you to contribute the most you are able while honoring your particular resources.

* The difference between the May All Beings Benefit! tier and the Middle Way tier will be considered a tax-deductible donation and will be acknowledged as such in writing. Contributing at this level helps us offer financial aid to other participants. Thank you!!

Access to Recordings

NDF offers unlimited access to recordings, which are available in your user dashboard (more information about user accounts provided in a pre-retreat letter). If you have a user account, please register with the same email you use to log into your dashboard. If not, an account will be created for you using your registration address.

Availability will vary depending on the type of event and the backlog for our precious resource volunteers. Thank you for your patience.

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