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Preparatory Program for Dzogchen Practice
This program provides the essential foundation for practice on the Dzogchen path. It consists of practices and subjects that students should complete before entering the four-year Dzogchen รsel Lhundrub Ling curriculum, a precious program of Kundrol Dechen Ling, the Thousand Stars Foundation, that preserves a treasury of teachings and practices transmitted from Tokden Monastery in Tibet.
Requirements:
No prior knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism is required. The program is open to anyone with a sincere interest in learning and practicing Dzogchen, an open mind, and sufficient time and commitment to engage in the practices.
Preparatory Period: 3โ12 months
After completing the Ngondro Course, students enter a period of personal practice lasting approximately 3โ12 months. During this time, each student will be supported by a mentor from the Pandara Sangha and will have opportunities to practice together at Dechen. Students may also undertake related courses and training offered by the Foundation.
Principal Texts
โข Kalung Gyatso โ Ocean of Scriptural Transmissions
โข Dzogchen Kusum Rangshar โ The Self-Arising of the Three Kayas
The practices follow the Atri Dzogchen lineage, transmitted through the great master Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche, as taught at Tokden.
Lead Teachers
Dr. Lhacham Kalsang Dawa
Aj. Meu Yonten Thongdrol
Teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly the Yungdrung Bon tradition, both graduates of the traditional three-year training and intensive retreat program at Zhang Zhung Dzogchen Lobling, Tokden Monastery.
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Dzogchen Ngondro Course โ Preliminary Practices
The five practices that form the foundation of Dzogchen are refuge, cultivation of bodhicitta, the one-hundred-syllable mantra and purification of negative karma, mandala offering, and Guru Yoga. The course also includes instruction and practical training in other essential topics for Dzogchen practitioners.
Teaching in Thai
15 & 29 September and 1 October 2026 โ Online, 3 days
3โ4 October 2026 โ Dechen
Teaching in English (with Chinese translation)
5 online classes, every Wednesday during Aug. 19-Sep. 16
Mandala Offering Course
A one-day course held at Dechen or as part of the Phowa Retreat, with an emphasis on practicing together as a Sangha to accumulate merit and deepen the practice of mandala offering.
Teaching in Thai โTBA
Teaching in English (with Chinese translation) โpart of the phowa retreat.
Phowa Retreat (Kundrol Ling)
Phowa is the practice of the transference of consciousness, training the mind to unite with the enlightened heart of the Buddha and preparing practitioners for the final stage of life.
The practice is undertaken intensively for 5โ7 days at Kundrol Dechen Ling, Hua Hin.
Teaching in Thai โTBA
Teaching in English (with Chinese translation)โNov. 9-15
A certificate will be awarded to students who complete the required practices in Sections 1โ3.
Chรถd Retreat (Kundrol Ling)
Practice the heart essence of the Dakini through confronting and dissolving fear and attachment to the self.
Teaching in Thai โ31 December 2026 โ 3 January 2027
Teaching in English (with Chinese translation)โTBA
Atri Zhinรฉ Solo Retreats
A seven-day solitary retreat devoted to the practice of Dzogchen shamatha (Zhinรฉ) at Kundrol Dechen Ling.
During the retreat, practitioners maintain complete silence and refrain from external communication. The retreat culminates in an introduction to opening the mind to its primordial state, providing the foundation for the first stage of Dzogchen insight meditation.
Teaching in Thai โ23โ29 December 2026
Teaching in English (with Chinese translation)
Nov. 16-22 (Teaching and Solo Retreat)
Practitioners should arrive in the afternoon on the day before the retreat and depart after breakfast on the final day. Those wishing to continue their practice may proceed to the next stage after a one-day break.
Students who complete all five components will receive a meditation shawl traditionally worn by yogis and yoginis.
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As Tsalung forms the foundation for Tummo, an important practice within the main Dzogchen curriculum, students who wish to pursue the Dzogchen path are strongly encouraged to undertake Tsalung training as well.
Students are also encouraged to study Lamrim (Sutra Path), which provides a firm foundation of knowledge in all lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, including Yungdrung Bon, before progressing to the Dzogchen path.
Note: Courses and retreats 2โ5 may be offered in a different sequence depending on the program schedule.
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For students wishing to continue into the Dzogchen รsel Lhundrub Ling four-year curriculum, its first course, Khandro Sangdzรถ (Treasury of the Dakinis), will begin in February 2027.
International students are also welcome to join this four-year curriculum, provided that they have completed the preparatory courses and retreats outlined above.
