The Traditional 3-Year Retreat: Intensive Training for a Nonexistent Job
Buddhist Geeks
English - July 21, 2015 21:16 - 24 minutes - 22 MB - ★★★★ - 389 ratingsBuddhism Religion & Spirituality tibetan buddhism mindfulness vipassana technology vajrayana zen buddhism society meditation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Lama Sarah Harding, Tibetan translator and student of the late Kalu Rinpoche, joins us to discuss the experience of doing a traditional 3-year retreat in the Tibetan tradition. She was part of a small group of people, who in the mid 70’s did the first 3-year retreat held for Westerners.
Listen in to find out more about the practices one does during the traditional retreat, what the biggest challenges can be, and what the benefits are (especially when compared with shorter periods of practice).
This is part 1 of a two-part series. Listen to part 2, Western Buddhism: Megatrends & Scandals.
Episode Links:
Jamgon Kongtrul’s Retreat Manual ( http://bit.ly/3oIyzG )
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