Welcome!
We warmly invite you to visit, learn and practise at Drogmi Retreat Centre.
About Drogmi Retreat Centre
Drogmi Retreat Centre is only a 90 minute drive from central Sydney but a world away from the noise of the city. The natural beauty of the site in the Wollemi National Park is breathtaking.
[Take a look at Drogmi...]
Named by His Holiness the Sakya Trizin in honour of the great Drogmi Lotsawa, the first Tibetan recipient of the Lam Dre teaching, Drogmi provides a tranquil, inspiring setting for meditation, practice and teachings in the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.
[About the Sakya tradition...]
Our teacher
Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe is the founder of Drogmi Retreat Centre. Appointed as spiritual director by His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin, Khenpo, a monk for over 35 years, is highly respected in Australia and internationally for his profound knowledge and the clarity of his inspirational teachings. He is the most highly qualified Sakya lama living in Australia.
[About Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe...]
Drogmi events
We conduct regular practices at Drogmi Retreat Centre and in Sydney, various retreats throughout the year, as well as Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe's teaching programme around Australia and overseas.
Our next retreat
During the first half of 2010, the following retreats will be held at Drogmi Retreat Centre:
- Hevajra practice retreat (for initiates only) - April 2010 (Easter weekend)
- Love and compassion retreat - June 2010 (Queens Birthday weekend)
Regular Sunday practices in Sydney
Our current regular meditation practices include:
- Green Tara puja
- Shamatha meditation practice
- Hevajra and Vajrayogini sadhana practice
[Regular practice programme...]
2010 teaching programme
Throughout 2010, Khenpo will be giving teachings on three key Buddhist texts:
- The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara): one of the greatest explanations of the Mahayana teachings of Buddhism, composed by the Great Bodhisattva Shantideva. These classes are open to all students.
- Madhyamikavatara (Middle Path): this text composed by Chandrakritti is based on the teachings given by Buddha Shakyamuni at Vultures Peak in India on the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. It is a classical explanation on how to enter into the Middle Path. This class is suitable for those who have a few years of previous study in Mahayana Buddhism.
- 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: this classic text provides a series of teachings on how to develop our compassion and wisdom to help ourselves and others.
Khenpo's teaching programme
Khenpo has taught all over Australia and internationally in the last 12 years, and maintains a busy schedule. He regularly gives talks and conducts meditation programmes in central and western Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the New South Wales south coast, as well as many other locations.
[Upcoming dates and venues...]
[Overseas teaching programme...]
2010 Pilgrimage
Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe will lead a pilgrimage to India, Bhutan and Nepal in November/December 2010. The pilgrimage will be for approximately 3 weeks.
Khenpo has previously lead a number of pilgrimages to India, Nepal and China. According to Buddhist tradition, there are three types of pilgrimage - one where you visit the holy places; one where you visit the holy sites and do practice; and the third and best type where you visit the holy places, do practice and receive teachings. In the company of a teacher such as Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe, it is possible to have the very best of pilgrimages, visiting major holy sites as well as many other worthy places, do both individual and group practice in the holy places, and receive teachings from many great masters.
For more information, please contact Vanessa Howie (email vanhowie@hotmail.com).
