THE KHORDONG BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION IN POLAND
WOULD LIKE TO INVITE FOR RETREATS
AT "DROPHAN LING" CENTRe IN DARNKOW

28. 06 - 10. 07. 2008 -  XII Butterlamp Offering Ceremony conducted by Migme Lama.

We will continue one session of butterlamps offering every day (till we offer 111 111) during the retreat with H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche.

fee for the Butterlamp Offering Ceremony retreat (28.06 – 10.07) is 12 PLN / per day + 24 PLN  meals.
children under the age of 10 - 5 PLN/ per day.
accompanying persons (persons who stay in the Centre without participation in teachings) - 15 PLN / per day + meals.

GREAT APPEAL TO EVERYBODY!!!

From 11 years we are able to offer butterlamps according to wish of our teacher Chimed Rigdzin Rinpoche. For Rinpoche the Butterlamp Offering Ceremony was especially important and he deeply cared to have it in Darnków every year.

During this retreat we will offer butterlamps as we do every year for world peace and especially for better situation in Tibet.

To make the retreat happen we need oil ( 3.400 l is needed to fill 111.111 butterlamps), wicks, clothes and airline ticket for Migme Lama.

The payment for the retreat covers only the costs of staying in our centre during the retreat

Last year 111.111 lamps were offered thanks to sponsors who paid for oil.

Therefore we kindly ask everybody to sponsor butterlamps!!!  

Please send the money to Khordong Association Poland bank account with information “BUTTERLAMPS FOR TIBET”

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11. 07 – 12. 08 or 17. 08. 2008 (the date of ending has not been fixed yet)
H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche – initiations and teachings for Bjangter tradition practices: Gongpo Zanghtal, Drubkor Namsum (Drowa Kundrol, Rigdzin Dungdrub, Thug Drub), Leudunma.

retreat fee - 60 zł/per day + meals.
 
advance payment till 31.05.08 - 10% discount (discount applies only for the advance payment amount).
 
retired and pensioners - 30% discount
 
the whole retreat – 20% discount

meals (vegetarian or non vegetarian) - 24 PLN for 3 meals = 12 PLN for lunch, 6 PLN for breakfast, 6 PLN for supper (discounts do not apply to meal payment)

children under the age of 10 - 5 PLN./ per day
 
accompanying persons (persons who stay in the Monastery without participation in teachings - 15 PLN / per day + meals.

For more information about Taklung Tsetrul and this Empowerment please see here: Byangter Empowerment

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. 10 - 24. 10. 2008 - Dorje Drolo retreat with Frauke Blohm.
ONLY FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVED DORJE DROLO INITIATION FROM H. H.  CHIMED RIGDZIN RINPOCHE!!!

retreat fee  - 40 PLN / per day +24 PLN meals.
 
with advance payment till 1.10.08 - 37 PLN/per day (discount applies only for the advance payment amount) + 24 PLN meals.
 
retired and pensioners – 50% discount.

children under the age of 10 - 5 PLN./ per day.
 
accompanying persons (persons who stay in the Monastery without participation in teachings - 15 PLN / per day + meals.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Unfortunately, Jomo Gudrun can not come to Darnkow this year.
 
As we do every year we invited James Low, but he still did not reconfirm the date of his arrival. When we fix the date we will inform you later.
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
PLEASE, SEND YOUR APPLICATION VIA MAIL AS FOLLOWS:
(The application form is available in English at our website: www.khordong.com.pl/kursy_eng.php )

BUTTERLAMP RETREAT: till 10. 06. 2008
 
RETREAT WITH TAKLUNG TSETRUL RINPOCHE: till 15. 06. 2008

DORJE DROLO RETREAT: till 1. 10. 2008
 
We can not provide acommodation for persons without previous application (in dormitory, so-called „cowshed” or gompa) or meals either!!!
 
Your application should include:
-       Name, surname;
-       E–mail address
- Date of arrival and departure;
- Meals: how many, vegetarian or non vegetarian;
- Accommodation type.
 
Accommodation available:

• dormitory: 35 places (application order is valid);
• tents at the camp site;
• first floor at the gompa: in rooms (additional fee: 10PLN/per day/per person) – 10 places, mattresses in the library (additional fee: 5PLN/per day/per person – 10 places, with priority for elder persons, persons with health problems (application order is valid);
• „cowshed”- 18 places (application order is valid).
• Guesthouse "Adextra" (down in Darnków village, around 1,8 km from our Center) confirmed possibility of accommodation during our retreat with Rinpoche. They offer double rooms (price 25 zł/day/person) or 3 - 4 beds rooms (price 22 zł/day/person). For people sleeping out of our Centre there is discount 10 zł/day from the retreat fee. People who want to stay in Adextra are requested to send their reservation by us (in Adextra they don't speak foreign languages), we will make it.
  
  

Important notices!

• Nights in the mountains are cold even in summer.
• Weather in Darnków changes rapidly. Taking wellingtons and a raincoat can save you a lot of trouble.
• Please think over the idea of taking pets, especially dogs.
• There is no regular transport to Darnków. You can take a bus to Jeleniow or Kudowa Zdrój, and continue on foot, hitchhike or by taxi. The taxi nr 11 can take up to 8 people from Kudowa to our center.
   Taxi driver’s phone number is  0048 607 816 089 (if  you call in Poland, from normal phone  0 607 816 089)
• Please bring your own sleeping bags, cups, dishes and cutlery !
  

---

***04/2008 ar