Feasts of Chöd Retreat

Open to those who have received the Troma Nakmo empowerment.

During this four-day relaxed and supportive small-group online retreat on the Feasts of Chöd — from the Troma Nakmo treasure cycle revealed by Dudjom Lingpa — participants are invited to clear their schedules and create a retreat in their own home. It will feature Chöd teachings by Loppon Yudron Wangmo, received from two of Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's close disciples: Lama Tharchin Rinpoche and Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, interspersed with sessions of short and powerful practices from the Troma Chöd tradition.

Yes, we will do the Four Feasts traditionally, in Tibetan with music, but we will also do them together slowly, in English, as guided meditations. We will include three bodhicitta-based offering practices: the waterfall-like practice of "water torma" to repay our karmic debts (chutor), the practice for feeding bardo beings and ghosts with food aromas (sur), and the incense-offering ceremony…