New Year's Weekend Retreat with Anam Thubten Rinpoche and the Dharmata and Dharma Refuge Sanghas

Cutting Through the Root of Suffering

Saturday January 6 & Sunday January 7, 1:00 - 7:30

Live-Streamed Weekend Retreat with Anam Thubten Rinpoche,
offered by Dharmata Foundation and Dharma Refuge

"In deep inquiry, we discover that the primary cause or root of our suffering lies in our mind. We are also constantly perpetuating our internal pain by feeding our habitual patterns. There is a way to cut through this cycle. Anam Thubten will lead this retreat by using the essential principles of a traditional Tibetan Buddhist practice called Chöd, which literally means “cutting through.” This practice invites us to journey into our own psyche, to meet with our habitual patterns and let go of our grasping to them. Then we can live life with an abundance of joy and freedom."

Recommended reading for this retreat: Into the Haunted Ground by Anam Thubten.

Attendance and Registration
  • Participants must register through the Dharmata Foundation. For more details and to register, please visit NY Retreat registration.
  • Our Dharma Center will be open for those who wish to participate together as a group.
This is a new registration platform that Dharmata Foundation hopes you will find easy to use. If you have any questions about the retreat or registration, please email the volunteers at: [email protected].

Please consider joining the Dharma Refuge for this special event so we can savor the warmth of sangha, both near and far, as we start the New Year!

When
Saturday January 6 - Sunday Jan. 7, 1:00 - 7:30 EST*
*see "In-Person Attendance Details" below if you plan to attend in-person at the Dharma Center

Where
If you would like to attend in person with the Dharma Refuge sangha, please register online and join us at Covenant United Methodist Church
1124 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14609

Dharma Refuge Center located on the second floor. Entry is off the parking lot in the back of the church. There is an elevator off the lobby.

In-Person Attendance Details
  • Doors will open each day at 12:30 ET. We suggest you arrive and settle in by 12:50. Please be aware that, because church doors are ordinarily locked, you will not be able to enter after 1:00.
  • There will be a break at approximately 3:35 ET each day, lasting approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes. The retreat is scheduled to resume at 5:15.
    For those who have left the Dharma Center during the break, doors will re-open at 4:45. We encourage everyone to be quietly seated in the meditation hall by 5:05. Doors will be locked at 5:15.
  • Participants may wish to visit one of the nearby restaurants during the break or stay in the Dharma Center to reflect, meditate, or connect with other participants.
  • We ask that participants avoid unnecessary speech in the meditation hall throughout the day. But you are free to socialize in the tea room or hallway.  
  • Tea and water will be available. Participants may bring their own food or snacks to enjoy in the tea room. Please do not bring food into the meditation hall.
No previous meditation or Dharma experience is needed. Everyone is welcome to be a part of this community (sangha) weekend.
About the Teacher

Anam Thubten grew up in Tibet and, at an early age, began to practice in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Among his many teachers, his most formative guides were Lama Tsurlo, Khenpo Chopel, and Lama Garwang. He is the founder and spiritual advisor of Dharmata Foundation, teaching widely in the U.S. and abroad. He is also the author of various articles and books in Tibetan and English. His books in English include: Choosing Compassion, No Self No Problem, Into the Haunted Ground, and The Citadel of Awareness.

Through the essential wisdom of Buddhism and his personal experience on the spiritual path, Anam Thubten brings alive timeless teachings and invites everyone to participate.

Anam Thubten's teaching and retreat schedule.