Program

Scorpion Seal Assembly: Year One

Spring 2018

Part of Sakyong's 2018 visit: At least 3-5 Faculty Acharyas. 1 coordinator for SS1, plus a Maha-coordinator for the SS1&2 Garchen. Many many staff - many - oh so many. program begins 7:30p on 6/4. 6/15 is departure day.

Dates

Starts: June 3, 2018
Ends: June 14, 2018

Pricing

Program Fee: $1,325.00
Full Price: $1,650.00
Daily Rate: Free
Deposit: $200.00

Enrollment

Enrolled: 120
Capacity: 150
Waitlisted: 0

Prerequisites

Students who first received the Werma sadhana at the Rigden Abhisheka should have: <ul> <li> A clear samaya with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche</li> <li> Warrior Assembly (or equivalent transmissions, given before WA was introduced in1990)</li> <li> Prior completion of a ngondro: either Primordial Rigden ngöndro by time or Kagyü ngöndro by number.</li> <li> Rigden Abhisheka</li> <li> Werma Sadhana (see details below)</li> <li> Membership in your local Shambhala Meditation centre/group or a Shambhala International membership For more information on membership, contact your local Shambhala centre or visit <a href="http://www.shambhala.org/community/membership.php" target="_blank">http://www.shambhala.org/community/membership.php</a>. If you live in a remote area where center membership is not possible, you can become a member of Shambhala by contacting Thomas Cory at <a href="mailto:tacory@gmail.com?subject=Shambhala%20Membership">tacory@gmail.com</a>.</li> <li> Students from Europe not living near a local centre can contact Gertrude Schmitz at <a href="mailto:office@shambhala-europe.org?subject=Shambhala%20Membership">office@shambhala-europe.org</a> to arrange a Shambhala Europe membership</li> <li> An established, regular, home practice</li> <li> Practiced 150 1-1.5 hour sessions of Werma Sadhana.</li> <li> Completed two weeks of group retreat practice, either locally or at a residential land center -- all sessions accomplished during these retreats count towards the total 150 sessions.</li> <li> If you have completed Kagyü ngöndro, you must also practice at least one full day of group practice of each of the four main sections of the Primordial Rigden ngondro prior to the assembly.</li> <li> Solitary retreat focusing on the Werma Sadhana is strongly encouraged but not required.</li> <li> In combination with the practice requirements above, applicants should be engaging in regular study of the Werma Sadhana Manual, and The Collected Kalapa Assemblies.</li> </ul> Acharya Interview and Recommendation -- for those applying to SSA 1 having attended a Rigden Abhisheka prior to 2017 A recommendation from an Acharya is required for your SSA 1 application to be processed. Please read the instructions below on how to arrange for your interview. In North America, we ask that students do not contact Acharyas directly for interviews. For North American applicants wishing to attend SSA 1, individual recommendation interviews can be done in person or by phone/skype with an Acharya. Once you have submitted your application in full, you may then contact Pamela Bothwell to make arrangements for your Acharya interview at: pamelabothwell@gmail.com. For European applicants wishing to attend this SSA 1 individual recommendation interviews can be done in person or by phone/skype with an Acharya.Please contact the Acharya directly to arrange this. Please note: As an expression of appreciation for the Acharya's time, it is customary to give a heart gift, a monetary offering, after your interview. This is a gift of thanks, an amount that feels both generous and workable for you. The logistics of how best to make this offering can be worked out at the end of the interview between you and the Acharya. Once Acharya recommendations are submitted here, and applications have been reviewed, applicants will receive a letter by email indicating whether or not they have been accepted. Students who first received the Werma Sadhana at a Kalapa Assembly and have either completed Kagyü ngöndro or Primordial Rigden ngondro should have: <ul> <li> A clear samaya with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche</li> <li> Warrior Assembly (or equivalent transmissions, given before WA was introduced in1990)</li> <li> Prior completion of a ngondro: either Primordial Rigden ngöndro by time or Kagyü ngöndro by number.</li> <li> Rigden Abhisheka</li> <li> Werma Sadhana (see details below)</li> <li> Membership in your local Shambhala Meditation centre/group or a Shambhala International membership For more information on membership, contact your local Shambhala centre or visit <a href="http://www.shambhala.org/community/membership.php" target="_blank">http://www.shambhala.org/community/membership.php</a>. If you live in a remote area where center membership is not possible, you can become a member of Shambhala by contacting Thomas Cory at <a href="mailto:tacory@gmail.com?subject=Shambhala%20Membership">tacory@gmail.com</a>.</li> <li> Students from Europe not living near a local centre can contact Gertrude Schmitz at <a href="mailto:office@shambhala-europe.org?subject=Shambhala%20Membership">office@shambhala-europe.org</a> to arrange a Shambhala Europe membership</li> <li> An established, regular, home practice</li> <li> For those who completed Kagyü ngondro: At least one full day of group practice of each of the four main sections of the Primordial Rigden ngöndro prior to the first assembly. That is, one full day of prostrations, one full day of mantra, one full day of mandala and one full day of guru yoga.</li> <li> A personal relationship and understanding of the Werma Sadhana.</li> <li> A regular Werma practice, (two to three sessions per week for several months in advance of the assembly)</li> <li> Solitary retreat focusing on the Werma Sadhana (strongly encouraged, but not required).</li> <li> In combination with the practice requirements above, applicants should be engaging in regular study of the Werma Sadhana Manual, and The Collected Kalapa Assemblies.</li> <li> Attendance at Scorpion Seal Assembly 1 is conditional upon your completion of the practice requirements outlined above. If for some reason, you are unable to complete these requirements according to the plan you specified in your application, you must contact the Shambhala Office of Practice and Education to request approval to attend the Assembly. This may or may not be granted.</li> <li> For more information on membership, contact your local Shambhala Centre or if you do not live near a local centre visit <a href="http://www.shambhala.org/giving" target="_blank">www.shambhala.org/giving</a>.</li> </ul>

Faculty

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is the head of the Shambhala lineage. An incarnation of Mipham the Great, he is the dharma heir and son of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, ...
Christie Cashman
Acharya Christie Cashman first studied the dharma with Suzuki Roshi at age 18, while attending the University of California at Berkeley. Then, in 1971 she en...