Vajrayana: The Mandala Principle

With Lama Tsultrim Allione, Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam MDiv and Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS

June 20 - 27, 2019

Date and Time Details: This retreat begins with a mandatory registration period from 2pm to 4pm on the first day and ends after lunch on the last day.

Location: Tara Mandala Retreat Center

Extra Nights Detail: If you are attending the Mahayana retreat and wish to stay on the land between retreats, choose up to 3 extra nights. Extra night lodging is only an option for those taking two consecutive retreats.

  • Camping – $640.00
  • Dorm Yurt, Women's – $784.00
  • Dorm Yurt, Men's – $784.00
  • Prajna 3-Bed Female Dorm/Family Room – $864.00
  • Prajna Double – $1,160.00
  • Prajna Queen Shared-Bed – $1,400.00
  • Prajna Queen Single – $1,960.00

In this retreat you will learn the historical and practical elements of the Vajrayana (Diamond Vehicle), including the mandala principle, dakinis, and deity yoga. You will be given teachings and transmissions for three meditation practices on the mandala developed by Lama Tsultrim: the Mandala of the Five Wisdom Dakinis, the Mandala of the Five Buddhas, and the Five Yab Yum Mandala.

There will be noble silence and six hours of practice per day, as well as two hours of teachings. An optional oral exam will be given at the end of the retreat. We are sorry that we cannot accommodate children on the land during this retreat.

This is a required retreat for the Magyu Mother Lineage Program and the Gateway Program.

If you are also attending the Mahayana retreat and wish to stay on the land between Mahayana and Vajrayana  then choose up to 3 extra nights when you register. Extra night lodging is only an option for those taking two consecutive retreats.

This retreat is open to all.

Suggested Dana: $320 -$400

About the Teachers

Lama Tsultrim Allione

Lama Tsultrim Allione is the bestselling author of Women of Wisdom (1984), Feeding Your Demons (2008), and Wisdom Rising Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine (2018). Lama Tsultrim is the founder of Tara Mandala, a 700-acre retreat center with a three-story temple and library dedicated to the divine feminine in the Buddhist tradition, […]

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Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam MDiv

Dorje Lopön Charlotte Z. Rotterdam has studied Tibetan Buddhism since the mid 1990’s, was authorized to teach by Lama Tsultrim Allione in 2006. She received the title of Magyu Lopön, lead teacher of Magyu: The Mother Lineage at Tara Mandala from Lama Tsultrim in 2016, and Dorje Lopön, Vajra Teacher, in 2023. Lopön Charlotte teaches […]

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Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer MS

Lopön Karla Jackson-Brewer, M.S. has been practicing Chöd for over three decades and has assisted Lama Tsultrim on many Chöd retreats. She has co-taught Chöd since 2013 with Lama Tsultrim and Löpon Chandra Easton. She continues to teach and lead Chöd Practices for the NYC Tara Mandala Sangha which she leads. In October 2012, she […]

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