Retreat—The Twenty-One Nails, Part 3

RETREAT

The Twenty-One Nails, Part 3

with GesheTenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

The Twenty-One Nails is one of the most cherished texts within the Dzogchen Oral Transmission of Zhang Zhung. It is among the innermost secret cycles of dzogchen, directly cutting through doubts about one’s natural state of mind by tracing nature back to its own source.

The Twenty-One Nails can be understood as the most direct expression of enlightenment, a Buddha’s own natural condition. Each nail describes this state from a different point of view. The views are called ‘nails’ or ‘seals’ because they stabilize the experiential understanding of the natural state. For one who understands this, nothing else is needed.

These teachings are said to have come directly from the primordial Buddha, Kuntu Zangpo, passed by mind to mind transmission to nine successive Buddhas, and then transmitted orally to twenty-four human Bön lineage holders, all yogis and siddhas. . Around the seventh or eighth century, we have these teachings in written form. They have been transmitted in an unbroken succession to our teachers of the present day: Lopon Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche, His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, and Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

The teachings and practices presented by Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche at this retreat are an exceptional gateway for new students to experience both the wisdom and practicality of the Bön teachings. For those already connected to Bön, this is a precious opportunity to be with Rinpoche and deepen their study and practice. We welcome everyone to join us for this series of teachings on the Twenty-One Nails. This is the 3rd part of a 6-part teaching held in Berkeley, California and online.

Schedule
Link to your local time zone
(California Time)
Friday, March 17, 2023
7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 18, 2023
9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Teachings
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Teachings

Sunday, March 19, 2023
9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Teachings
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Teachings

(New York Time)
Friday, March 17
10:30 p.m.–12:00 a.m. Teachings

Saturday, March 18
12:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Teachings
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Break
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Teachings

Sunday, March 19
12:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Teachings
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Break
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Teachings

Any questions regarding this retreat can be sent to: susansnyderk@gmail.com

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