Advice on how to approach the retreat, structure meditation sessions, activities between sessions, and working with afflictions that arise during retreat.
Instructions on the preliminary practice of reciting the refuge prayer while visualizing the field of merit.
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Instructions on the preliminary practice of reciting the refuge prayer while visualizing the field of merit.
Refuge Ngondro Retreat instructions
The refuge ngondro practice and tips on how to work with the mind during the month-long retreat
The preliminary practice of taking refuge
A clear guide on doing the ngondro practice of refuge—how to visualize, count mantra, and the benefits of the practice.
La pratica preliminare del prendere rifugio
Guida chiara alla pratica ngondro della presa di rifugio: come visualizzare, contare i mantra, i benefici della pratica.
Refuge advice
In preparation for retreat: how to recite the mantra to take refuge in the guru, the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.
More refuge meditation topics
Examining one’s doubts with honesty while taking refuge can enhance the meditation practice.
Refuge meditation topics
How reflecting on the qualities of the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha can enhance one’s meditation practice.
Sangha refuge
How to receive the qualities of the Sangha as part of the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of taking refuge.
Dharma refuge
How to purify wrong views about the Buddha’s teachings when engaging in the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of taking refuge.
Purifying our negativities
How to use the preliminary practice (ngöndro) of taking refuge to purify our negativities.
