Silent Nyinthün / Meditation Retreat with Lama Rabten

Please join us on Easter Monday for a day-long Silent Nyinthün program, led by resident Canadian spiritual friend, Lama Rabten Tshering.

This meditation retreat is both onsite at Maitrivana and online via Zoom.

It is beneficial to practice for a full day, to deepen your meditation practice and develop the capacity to benefit yourself and others.

You may attend all or part of the Retreat. Feel free to pass this message along to interested others.

Nyinthün Schedule (PT):

9 am:  Doors open

9:30 am – 10:30 am:  Practice session with instructions

10:30 am – 11 am:  Silent break

11 am – 12 pm: Practice session with instructions

12 pm – 1:30 pm:  Silent lunch break (bring a light lunch)

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Practice session with instructions

2:30 pm – 3 pm:  Silent break

3 pm – 4 pm: Practice session with instructions

4 pm – 4:30 pm: Mahakala practice

REGISTRATION and OFFERINGS

To join onsite: 

No pre-registration required.

Suggested offering : $20 (no one turned away)

Location: Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver, BC V5R 3R2

To join online:

Please pre-register. A Zoom link and passcode will be emailed to you automatically.

ABOUT the PRACTICE

Nyin means “day,” and thün means meditation “session” in the Tibetan language. Essentially, a nyinthün is a one-day meditation retreat.

Mahakala is the main Dharma Protector of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. By practising Mahakala, we eliminate outer, inner, and secret obstacles in our Dharma practice and develop the capacity to benefit ourselves and others.

ABOUT the TEACHER

Lama Rabten Tshering’s dharma education started at a very young age. He spent his early years training at Rumtek Monastery, seat of Gyalwang Karmapa in Sikkim, India. In 2000, Lama completed a three-year retreat at Pullahari Retreat Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal, under the guidance of Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal, Bokar Rinpoche, Tenga Rinpoche, and Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. To serve the Nalandabodhi community, Lama Rabten came to Canada in 2002 under the invitation of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. Lama is now the resident teacher and spiritual director of Nalandabodhi Canada. He is fluent in several languages, including Tibetan, Mandarin, and English, and teaches and supports Nalandabodhi students throughout Canada.