Date: April 11th-12th, 2026.
Location: In-person at the Tsegyalgar East Gonpa and online via Zoom
Tsegyalgar East, 18 Schoolhouse Rd., Conway, MA.
Saturday, April 11 & Sunday, April 12, 2026
9:30am-11:30am / 1:30pm-3:30pm EDT (New York City Time)
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No audio recordings will be available.
Class requirements:
Members of the International Dzogchen Community (IDC) with transmission from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Namkhai Yeshi.
The Zoom meeting link will be sent to registrants one day prior to the retreat.
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Suggested Donation:
$75 full retreat / $30 per session
Rushen of the Mind: The Rushen of the Mind relates to the experience of mind, which is emptiness. The essence of Ati Yoga practice consists in abiding definitively in a state of perennial contemplation. At the start in order for the authentic state of contemplation to arise it is indispensable to separate or distinguish mind from the state of pure instant presence, to discover that mind is connected to time and judgement, and that the nature of mind is beyond everything. The separation or Rushen of the mind is an unsurpassed method to achieve this goal.
Michael Katz, an International Dzogchen Community Santi Maha Sangha (SMS) teacher, is authorized to teach by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. He has subsequently taught for four decades in more than 30 countries internationally as well as Harvard University, Amherst College, Tibet House and other institutions and organizations.
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