Public Talk and Weekend Retreat with Anam Thubten Rinpoche • May 2-4, 2025

Public Talk, May 2, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, (doors open at 6:30 PM, details here)
Weekend Retreat, May 3-4 (details below)
Generously co-hosted by Nazareth University and Dharmata Foundation.

Refuge and Resilience
in a Turbulent World

In-person Weekend Retreat with Anam Thubten Rinpoche, May 3-4

A weekend retreat to nourish your innate qualities of compassion, joy, and wisdom through meditation and teachings with Anam Thubten Rinpoche.

No previous meditation or Dharma experience is needed. Everyone is welcome to be a part of this community (sangha) weekend as we engage the meditative path of coming home to ourselves and experiencing inner freedom.
There are three important aspects of meditation: mindful attention, open awareness and lovingkindness. By practicing these, we can let go of negative mental patterns and expand our heart and mind, bringing about joy, peace and inner freedom. Anam Thubten will teach and guide participants in developing these three aspects of meditation and share Buddhist wisdom on working with our thoughts and emotions. All registrants are asked to attend the full retreat.

All registrants are asked to attend the full retreat.

Vow Ceremony at the close of retreat (optional)
Sunday, in the late afternoon, Rinpoche will offer a fellowship ceremony, where participants will be invited to take refuge and bodhisattva vows. While not a required part of the retreat, it's a wonderful opportunity to deepen your practice and commitment.
Attend a Public Talk with Anam Thubten Rinpoche
at Nazareth University, Friday May 2, 7-9:00 PM
Suggested donation at the door, $15-$20
(doors open at 6:30)
Rinpoche is the root teacher for the Dharma Refuge sangha, which began over 20 years ago as a local meditation community under his guidance.

We are delighted to welcome his kind and wise presence back to Rochester! 
When
Saturday May 3-Sunday May 4
Retreat schedule is being finalized.
Plan for two full days, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. A generous lunch break will be included. Meals will not be provided. Participants will have time to go out for lunch or may bring a lunch to Nazareth.

Where
Nazareth University
Building: Schults Center, Forum, 1st floor event space (main level), see campus map
4245 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14618

Registration
Registration is required and will open March 3rd. We strongly encourage EARLY registration to secure your spot. We hope you can join us!
Tuition
Tuition for the two day retreat: $150.
You will be given an opportunity to contribute to a scholarship fund to support participants in need during the registration process.

Scholarship
No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please email our retreat coordinators before April 5 if financial assistance is needed.

Participation

All registrants are asked to attend the full retreat
We aren't able to offer partial retreat participation options for this event. We ask that you make a commitment to participate in the full retreat from beginning to end. Once a retreat begins, a sacred container is formed, made up of each person's intentions to be fully present. Our mutual presence supports each other.

Thank you so much for contemplating this commitment and what it means for you and for your fellow participants.

Cancellation and Refund Policy
  • Email our retreat registrar if you need to cancel.
  • Cancellations by April 18th - full refund.
  • Cancellations between April 19 - 28 - full refund, less $25 admin fee.
  • Cancellations after April 28 - regrettably, non-refundable.
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. 
Spend a weekend resting in the warmth of sangha as we cultivate the ease an open heart—a stance of unconditional hospitality and connection with all experience and all beings.