STARTING JANURARY 26TH 2027
TUESDAYS 12 -  2 PM EST | 9 - 11 AM PST

The 16th century Tibetan meditation master known as Jatsön Nyingpo (trans. Rainbow Heart) was a very important tertön, or treasure revealer, dzogchen master, and teacher of very prominent masters of the time including: 10th Karmapa Choying Dorje, the 4th Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche Drakpa Dundrub, the great dzogchenpa Tsele Natsok Rangdrol and the great yogin Lhatsun Namkha Jigme who was an important figure in the propagation and subsequent thriving of dharma in Sikkim.

Jatsön Nyingpo revealed a number of termas written by Yeshe Tsogyal, one of the most important ones being the Könchok Chidü, or The Embodiment of the Precious Ones. This expansive terma cycle is best known for a Guru Rinpoche sadhana that is well known throughout the Tibetan Buddhist world and commonly included within the 3-year retreat curricula within the Karma Kagyu Lineage.

Much less practiced, and included within the larger Könchok Chidü terma cycle is the Dzogchen cycle known as the Khamsum Yongdrol or The Complete Liberation of the Three Realms, compiled and organized by the 19th century master Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye. This cycle is a very important part of the way that the practice of dzogchen entered into the Karma Kagyu tradition and is a powerful guidebook for the practice of the full path of Ati Yoga in a way that supports the practitioner in an even, steady way.

Dzogchen (Sanskrit: Ati Yoga) is the most simple, direct, and profound path to reveal the sky-like nature of our own mind which is clear, vast, and unobstructed by the clouds of afflictive emotions.

During this year-long on-line program we will explore the direct instructions that Jatsön Nyingpo offers on touching into the mind’s true nature in daily life and liberating afflictive emotions so that the rigpa-state is able to be experienced.  This unique lineage, combined with Lama Justin's (Ngakpa Jatsön Rangdrol) clear explanation and practical instructions make this retreat an invaluable support for both beginner and advanced meditators of any lineage.

Join us for this retreat into the heart of Dzogchen meditation from the Könchok Chidü.

  • Immerse in this unique Dzogchen cycle with a balanced mix of live & pre-recorded classes with Lama Justin along with a weekly Friday Community Sit

  • All participants will receive our limited edition translation of The Complete Liberation of the Three Realms included with the course

  • Receive a 5-day online Trekchö Retreat and a 5-day online Tögal Retreat included with registration for deeper integration and opportunity for intensive practice

  • Additional week long optional Rushen Retreat at the Yangti Yoga Retreat Center in Buckland, MA.

Lama Justin von Bujdoss

Spiritual Director & Founder

Lama Justin von Bujdoss is an internationally renowned vajrayana Buddhist teacher, writer and chaplain. He is the author of Modern Tantric Buddhism: Authenticity and Embodiment in Dharma Practice published by North Atlantic Books and contributor to Buddhism and Whiteness: Critical Reflections published by Lexington Books. He has been a frequent contributor to various Buddhist magazines and journals and has been a collaborator with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and other cultural institutions. With over thirty years of Buddhist practice, Justin is ordained as a repa, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of Milarepa, by His Eminence Gyaltsab Rinpoche, one of the heart sons of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa and is a ngakpa, a lay tantric yogin in the Nyingma tradition of the Yuthok Nyingthik lineage. He has worked professionally as a hospice chaplain, was the head chaplain and Executive Director of Chaplaincy and Staff Wellness for New York City Department of Correction, and the chaplain for Hart Island, New York City’s Potter’s Field. He is currently the chaplain for the Shelburne Falls/Buckland Fire Department. Lama Justin has spoken widely at colleges and universities across the United States and is passionate about helping to create the conditions for authentic embodied tantric Buddhist and Ati Yoga practice in the West.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome Letter & Details

    2. Class Syllabus

    3. Student Walktrough: How to use this course

    4. Zoom Link

    1. The Complete Liberation of the Three Realms | Special Translation

    1. Zoom Link | Ati Yoga Community Sit

    2. Community Sit Details

    1. Empowerment for the Konchok Chidu

    2. The Ngöndro or Foundational Preliminary Practices

    3. The Ngözhi: Chandali - Training and Purifying the Channels | *Pre-Recorded*

    4. The Ngözhi: Chandali - Training and Purifying Breath and Loong Energies | *Pre-Recorded*

    5. The Ngözhi: Chandali - Training and Purifying Breath and Loong Energies | *Pre-Recorded*

    6. The Ngözhi: Chandali - Training and Purifying Tiglé | *Pre-Recorded*

    7. The Ngözhi: Chandali - Training and Purifying Tiglé | *Pre-Recorded*

    8. The Ngözhi: Chandali - Training and Purifying Tiglé | *Pre-Recorded*

    9. The Ngözhi: Chandali - Post-Session Stage of Practice (Geksel)

    10. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Introduction

    11. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Practice with Characteristics

    12. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Practice with Characteristics

    13. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Practice without Characteristics | *Pre-Recorded*

    14. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Practice without Characteristics

    15. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - The Yoga of the Infinite Purity of Phenomenal Appearances and Beings

    16. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - The Yoga of the Infinite Purity of Phenomenal Appearances and Beings | *Pre-Recorded*

    17. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - The Uncommon Ngöndro | *Pre-Recorded*

    18. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - The Uncommon Ngöndro

    19. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Outer Rushen | *Pre-Recorded*

    20. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Outer Rushen

    21. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Outer Rushen | *Pre-Recorded*

    22. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Inner Rushen

    23. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Inner Rushen | *Pre-Recorded*

    24. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Instructions on Kadak Trekchö - Inner Rushen | *Pre-Recorded*

    25. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Ngöndro of the Three Gates - Purification of Body

    26. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Ngöndro of the Three Gates - Purification of Body | *No Class*

    27. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Ngöndro of the Three Gates - Purification of Speech | *Pre-Recorded*

    28. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Ngöndro of the Three Gates - Purification of Speech | *Pre-Recorded*

    29. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Ngöndro of the Three Gates - Purification of Mind | *Pre-Recorded*

    30. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: The Ngöndro of the Three Gates - Purification of Mind | *Pre-Recorded*

    31. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: Relaxing into the Freshness and Immediacy of the Natural State | *Pre-Recorded*

    32. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: Shamatha: practice with a meditation support | *Pre-Recorded*

    33. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: Shamatha: practice with a meditation support

    34. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: Shamatha: practice without a meditation support

    35. Integrating the Dharmakaya Into Practice: Applying the Gazes

    36. The Three Methods for Settling the Mind Which are Equally Important for all 21 Levels of Shamatha Proficiency | *Pre-Recorded*

    37. Accomplishing Vipashyana

    38. Accomplishing Vipashyana

    39. Meditation that Unifies Shamatha and Vipashyana | *Pre-Recorded*

    40. Pointing out the Natural Sate - Neluk

    41. Integrating the Svabhavikaya Into Practice: The Lhündrup Tögal Instructions - Introduction and Preliminary Practices

    42. Integrating the Svabhavikaya Into Practice: The Lhündrup Tögal Instructions - The Main Practices - Three Asanas

    43. Integrating the Svabhavikaya Into Practice: The Lhündrup Tögal Instructions - The Field, Breath and Self-Arising Rigpa

    44. Integrating the Svabhavikaya Into Practice: The Lhündrup Tögal Instructions - Recognizing the Four Visions | *Pre-Recorded*

    45. Integrating the Svabhavikaya Into Practice: The Lhündrup Tögal Instructions - Pointing Out the True Nature of the Neluk, the Underlying State of Being

    46. Integrating the Svabhavikaya Into Practice: The Lhündrup Tögal Instructions | *No Class*

    47. Integrating the Svabhavikaya Into Practice: The Lhündrup Tögal Instructions - Bokdon Instructions

    48. Integrating the Svabhavikaya Into Practice: The Lhündrup Tögal Instructions - Practice, Group Sharing, Final Class

    1. ATI RUSHEN RETREAT: June 5th - 12th 2027

    2. TREKCHÖ RETREAT (ONLINE): September 13th - 17th

    3. TÖGAL RETREAT (ONLINE): November 15th - 19th

About this course

  • Tuesday's 12 - 2pm EST + Friday Community Sit
  • $1200 | One Year Program + Two 5-Day Retreats and Course Text Included
  • Live Zoom & Pre-Recorded Classes with Recordings Provided

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