RETREAT—THE FIVE WISDOM PRACTICES OF SHERAP MAWÉ SENGE

IN-PERSON & ONLINE WEEKEND RETREAT

THE FIVE WISDOM PRACTICES OF SHERAP MAWÉ SENGE
BY MENRI SHEDRUP KHENPO GESHE NYIMA DHONDUP RINPOCHE

Sherap Mawé Senge (the Wisdom Lion of Speech) is known as an enlightened wisdom deity in the Bön Buddhist tradition. The main meditation practice helps to develop intelligence, knowledge and wisdom, and it also increases the clarity of our mind.

During this weekend retreat Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche will introduce us to the five wisdom practices of Sherap Mawé Senge: practices for mind, body, speech, knowledge and activity.

Doing his practice regularly can support us to cope better with the challenges of our daily life. Through this practice, we can also clear the obstacles in our meditation and develop more stability and clarity.

Menri Shedrup Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dhondup Rinpoche is abbot of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery in Dolanji, India. He was born in 1978 in Delhi, India. His birth name, Tsering Dhondup, was bestowed on him by Tsondue Rinpoche, one of the greatest Bön masters of the 20th century. After completing more than 15 years’ study of Bön sutra, tantra, dzogchen and the five major and minor sciences of the Bön tradition, Nyima Rinpoche received his geshe Degree in the spring of 2006. In 2008 Rinpoche was enthroned as Menri Shedrup Lopon, the principal master of the Bön Dialectic School at Menri Monastery, where he has been teaching for more than 15 years. In February 2012 he was enthroned as the Menri Shedrup Khenpo, the Abbot of the Bön Dialectic School. Rinpoche has served as invited speaker for several major Bön and Buddhist conferences. He is author of three books covering the main philosophical teachings of Bön, and has contributed several articles to Bon-sGo, the journal of Menri Monastery in India; and the Himalayan Bön website in Tibet. He has taken on additional responsibilities as General Secretary of the Governing Council of Menri Monastery, and since 2011, as director of Menri’s official website, www.theyungdrungbon.com. In 2014 he visited Tibet and blessed many Bön followers and practitioners.

Rinpoche is the author of the books ‘Rigs sMa dGyes Pi mChod Trin’, (Offerings to Rejoice the Great Scholars), ‘Man-ngag Lung gi Yang Zhun, sTod Cha’ and ‘sMad Cha’ (A Clear Oral Transmission of the Sacred Instruction, Parts 1 & 2) and ‘Yungdrung gi Tson Dhon’ (Illustration on the Meaning of Yungdrung). These three books cover the main philosophical teachings in Bön tradition.

Onsite Schedule (New York time)
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Saturday, September 9
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Registration / Check-in
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Teachings
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Teachings
6:00 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Dinner

Sunday, September 10
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Teachings
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Teachings
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Teachings/Conclusion