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Begin the year with a week of focused practice in the ngöndro, the foundational practices of the Vajrayana path. Following the guidance of Phakchok Rinpoche, these practices are understood as the Foundations of Realization—the essential preparation for entering the Vajrayana, the Path of Realization.   This retreat will be a practice immersion, offering extended sessions for ngöndro practice each day. Participants will engage in prostrations, Vajrasattva recitation, mandala offerings, and guru yoga, according to their place on the path and level of engagement. Morning and evening sangha pujas will frame the day.   Introductory resources on the four thoughts and…

Experience Buddhism as a Living, Holistic Path   The Samye Institute Summer Immersion (SISI) invites students of all backgrounds to explore Buddhism as a living, integrated way of life.   Over the course of six weeks, participants engage with both the inner sciences of Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ethics, and the outer arts and sciences—logic and debate, language and translation, medicine and healing, astrology and geomancy, and the fine arts and craftsmanship.   Through study, meditation, and creative practice in community, students discover how Buddhist wisdom can illuminate every aspect of life—body, mind, and environment. The program weaves together the…