With Arnaud Coquillard
UPDATE (July 14th): All the sessions of the course will take place ONLINE. Participating to the course mean that you open the camera.
Online attendant should have their camera open AT LEAST for one of the two daily sessions.
Requirements: This course is meant for those who have received teachings from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi.
ALL the sessions of the retreat will alternate replays of Chögyal Namkai Norbu’s teachings on the Invocation of Samantabhadra, explanation and practices from the Base level of Santi Maha Sangha, collaborative and reflective activities.
The sessions that are online will be recorded and the replay accessible.
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Schedule (click to expand)
Day 1:
- 9am-12pm
- Introduction to the retreat
- The 3 main points
- Setting the intention for this retreat and the meaning of Santi Maha Sangha
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
- Ati Guruyoga and introduction to the Dzogchen Teachings
- 3pm-5.30pm
- Essential explanation and Practice of Rushen
- The view and the 4 understandings
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
- Introduction to Presence and Awareness
Day 2:
- 9am-12pm
- Slowing down and application of Presence and awareness
- Essential explanation and Practice of Rushen
- The meditation and the principle of just being beyond effort
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
- 3pm-5.30pm
- Essential explanation and Practice of Rushen
- Limits of the mind and working with experiences
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
Day 3:
- 9am-12pm:
- Slowing down and application of Presence and awareness
- The behaviour: integration and circumstances
- The experience of attachment
- Essential explanation and Practice of Rushen
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
- 3pm-5.30pm:
- Essential explanation and Practice of Rushen
- The experience of anger
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
Day 4:
- 9am-12pm:
- Slowing down and application of Presence and awareness
- The experience of Pride
- Essential explanation and Practice of Rushen
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
- 3pm-5.30pm:
- Essential explanation and Practice of Rushen
- The experience of Jealousy
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
Day 5:
- 9am-12pm:
- Slowing down and application of Presence and awareness
- The experience of Ignorance
- Essential explanation and Practice of Rushen
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
- 3pm-5.30pm:
- Conclusion of the retreat
- Explanation of short Ganapuja
- Practice of Short Ganapuja
- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s teachings on Kuntuzangpo Monlam
Biography (click to expand)
After meeting the Dzogchen Masters Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and Namkhai Yeshi, I devoted my life to the Dzogchen Community and to understand and apply their teachings. I was authorised to become a teacher of Santi Maha Sangha (Dzogchen Community) in 2015. French native, I live now in Australia. I also have a lifelong interest in innovative educational approaches such as games and collaborative learning which is embedded in everything I do.