Winter Dzogchen Retreat at Pema Ling at Jupiter, Florida - Dzogchen Vajra Knot of Minling Terchin - Vajra Sarasvati Empowerment- Jan 17 - 24, 2026
- Pema Dragpa
- Sep 25
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 3
The Secret Vajra Knot
An Aspiration Prayer of the Three Yogas
by Minling Terchen Rigdzin Gyurme Dorje
Empowerment of Vajra Sarasvati
revealed by Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche
Sunday, January 18
10:00am-1:00pm EDT (in person only)
Pema Ling Retreat Center in Jupiter, Florida
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche is a holder of the complete Buddhist Nyingma lineage of study and practice. He was enthroned by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche as a Nyingma Abbot. As an accomplished scholar and Vajrayana master, Rinpoche has an amazing ability to convey profound topics simply and directly, making the rich, vast ocean of Dharma accessible and easy to put into practice. (A more extensive biography of Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche can be found here.)
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche is known for his incredible sweetness and kindness, his extraordinary ability to distill profound Buddhist teachings into easy-to-practice instructions, and for his unwavering bodhichitta. His love, compassion, and wisdom is steady and deep like a vast ocean. See for yourself.
Experience the amazing freshness and freedom of receiving ancient Dzogchen pith instructions from a living lineage master!
These opportunities are so incredibly rare and sacred.
Minling Terchen Gyurme Dorje (Tib. སྨིན་གླིང་གཏེར་ཆེན་འགྱུར་མེད་རྡོ་རྗེ་, Wyl. smin gling gter chen 'gyur med rdo rje) aka Terdak Lingpa (Tib. གཏེར་བདག་གླིང་པ་, Wyl. gter bdag gling pa) (1646-1714) — a great tertön and the founder of Mindroling Monastery.
This empowerment will be in person only at Pema Ling retreat center in Jupiter, Florida.
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Join Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche and the PBC Sangha for the annual Dzogchen Winter Retreat, either in person or online.
Venerable Khenpo Rinpoche will lead daily meditations and give line-by-line teachings on Vajra Knot offering Dzogchen teachings that point out the nature of mind.
Join for all or part of this retreat. There are no restrictions, except the need to dearly savor and enjoy love, compassion, and wisdom, for the benefit of all beings!
You are warmly welcome to join daily webcast practices and teachings as best suits your schedule.
Registration is Required for everyone to access this retreat.
Donate according to your means.
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To Register for the ON-SITE retreat at Pema Ling in Jupiter, Florida:
To Register for WEBCAST only:
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Suggested Donation (TBA)
Members: $395 ($57/day)
Non-Members: $430 ($62/day)
$30 discount available up to Dec. 31 for early registration with full donation.
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Basic Daily Schedule
(see registration for extra scheduling details and special practice sessions)
• 8:00–9:00am EST
Guru Padmasambhava, Buddha Shakyamuni & Arya Tara Practice
• 10:30am–12:30pm EST
Pith Instruction TEACHINGS from Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche & Dzogchen Meditation
• 4:00–6:00pm EST
Meditation on the Dzogchen Luminosity, Vajrakilaya & Dharmapala practice
• 7:30–8:30pm EST
Meditation and Heart Sutra practice
You are warmly welcome to join daily webcast practices and teachings as best suits your schedule.
Opening Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, January 17: In Person and Webcast
• 10:30AM - 12:30PM: Welcome and Introductory Teachings by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
• In Person - Sangha Lunch Potluck after teachings
Sunday, January 18: In Person Only
• 10:00AM - 1:00 PM: Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
will bestow the Empowerment of Vajra Sarasvati with Tsok Ceremony
