Seven day retreat with Lama Justin Von Bujdoss
July 20th - 27th, 2022
At Pure Land Farms and Online
COST OF IN-PERSON RETREAT:
$800 - $1200 (Includes retreat program, all meals, and optional onsite accommodation)
Limited to 14 Residential Guests (Maximum 20 Participants Total)
Registration for in-person retreat will be provided after filling in the brief form at the bottom of this page.
ONLINE STREAMING OPTION:
$275 (Includes Morning Teachings & Afternoon Guided Practice Session)
One of the most profound places of practice that we find in the Vajrayana tradition is the inclusion of the process of death and the bardo experience into the spiritual path. In this retreat we will journey together into this unique and powerful way of bringing insight and wisdom into our own eventual experience of death. We will also develop skills around caring for loved ones who may be entering into the death process, and hone skills for professional caregivers including chaplains, social workers and other clinicians who wish to go deeper into the intersection of Vajrayana spiritual formation and their respective caregiving modalities. This retreat is a wonderful way to deepen the relationship of dharma into caregiving and how we can understand caregiving to be a profound spiritual practice.
During our time together there will be daily teaching sessions which will offer practical instructions that have been time-tested through the clinical experiences had by Lama Justin in the following:
Teachings and practical guidance on the inner processes that occur before physical death, during active dying and in the phases immediately after physical death
Teachings on the bardo process and a review of Bardo Practice
Bringing difficult emotions into practice
The use of Ati Yoga and Mahamudra as a way of training in open non-judgmental presence
Instructions on Phowa Practice from the Yuthok Nyingthig tradition as well as using Ati Yoga and Mahamudra as an essential phowa
Supportive practice modalities including guided visualizations, group discussion to dive deeper into what is alive for each one of us in working with what death and dying brings us
A deep exploration of Vajrayana spiritual practices that can be applied for those who are critically ill, dying or who are on their bardo journey
ONLINE PARTICIPATION
To support those who may not be able to join us in person because they are unable to travel for whatever reason there is an online component to this retreat. For those who wish to join us for an online retreat through which you can keep the same retreat schedule (see below) at home or another suitable location for you we will share access to streamed morning teaching and afternoon group practice session.
Participants in the online meditation retreat component will receive a 20% discount on a clinic session with Lama Justin after the retreat.
For online participants: in the event that a pressing situation arises in which speaking with Lama Justin is needed during the retreat this can be arranged by contacting info@purelandfarms.com.
SCHEDULE
In the morning of each day there will be an initial daily teaching session accompanied by a brief group practice session. The rest of the day will be divided into two practice sessions in which participants will practice together in the temple. There is also space for personal contemplation, reflection and practice outside at various locations on the grounds of Pure Land Farms, or in your yurt/room. There will be time for one 1:1 interview with Lama Justin for each in-person participant if desired.
9:00am to 12:00pm
Morning Teaching and Group Practice Session
2:30pm to 4:00pm
Mid-day Individual Practice Session:
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Afternoon Group Ati Yoga/Mahamudra Practice Session
7:00pm to 7:30pm
Shanglon Mahakala Protector Group Practice
(All times in PST/ Los Angeles Time Zone)
Application for Attendance to In-Person Retreat at Pure Land Farms
If you would like to attend the retreat in-person at Pure Land Farms, kindly fill out this brief form.
After processing your application you will receive a link to register.
This retreat is limited to 14 residential guests (maximum 20 participants total) accepted on a first come first serve basis.
In order to attend the retreat at Pure Land Farms a negative test taken within 48 hours of retreat is required to attend this program.
View Pure Land Farms current Covid guidelines HERE
Lama Justin von Bujdoss is an American Vajrayana Buddhist teacher, writer, and the is a co-founder of Bhumisparsha an experimental Buddhist sangha along with Lama Rod Owens. He is the author of Modern Tantric Buddhism: Authenticity and Embodiment in Dharma Practice published by North Atlantic Books, and contributor to Buddhism and Whiteness: Critical Reflections published by Lexington Books. Justin serves as the Executive Director of Chaplaincy and Staff Wellness for NYC Department of Correction where he also serves as Staff Chaplain supervising over 30 chaplains and guides wellness programming for staff. Justin professional experience in home hospice and hospital settings as a pastoral caregiver.
Justin was ordained as a repa, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of Milarepa, by His Eminence Gyaltsab Rinpoche. Lama Justin has presented on Buddhist practice at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, University of Chicago, Wellesley, Columbia University, has been a visiting instructor at Union Theological Seminary and has led retreats at a variety of dharma centers. Justin is passionate about helping to create the conditions for authentic embodied tantric Buddhist spiritual practice in the West.
You can purchase Modern Tantric Buddhism here.
More of his work can be seen at: justinvonbujdoss.com and https://bhumisparsha.org
