Date: February 20th, 2025.
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
1:00pm-2:30pm EST- NYC (UTC -5)
(Eastern Standard Time - New York City Time)
Los Angeles, CA, at 10:00am PST
Lima, Peru, at 1:00pm PET
São Paulo, Brazil, at 3:00pm BRT
London, UK, at 6:00pm GMT
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, at 6:00pm WET
Rome, Italy, at 7:00pm CET
Moscow, Russia, at 9:00pm MSK
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Hosted by Tsegyalgar East in collaboration with Tsegyalgar West & Kunsangar North
We have interpreters for Czech, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian
Class requirements:
Members of the International Dzogchen Community (IDC) with transmission from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu or Yeshi Namkhai, or a serious self commitment to receive transmission when possible.**
Instructions for membership registration and renewal at https://dzogchen.net
If you meet the class requirements, sign-up to receive Zoom link. The link will be sent one day prior to the practice session. No audio recordings are available.
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Session Donation: $20 USD Suggested. All welcome regardless of ability to donate.
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For questions please email programs@tsegyalgar.org
The Practice of Natural Light will deepen our Dzogchen Presence and Awareness through the rich and transcendent methods of Semdzin, Rushen, and the Clear Light methods found in the 2nd edition of the book Dream Yoga and the Practice of Natural Light, as well as The Precious Vase. These sessions will also include an induction for Natural Light with a guided nap.
Michael Katz is a Santi Maha Sangha (SMS) teacher in the International Dzogchen Community, and the only Dream Yoga instructor authorized by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. He has taught dream yoga for two decades in more than 30 countries, as well as Harvard University, Amherst College, Tibet House, and other institutions and organizations.
Michael is a psychologist, artist, and author with a doctoral degree in psychology from New York University. He is a long time student of Tibetan Buddhism and has studied with many of the great masters of this age.
**If you have not received transmission from Chogyal Namkhai Norbu and would like to receive transmission from Yeshi Namkhai when it is next available please send your name, email address, state, and reason for wanting the transmission to programs@tsegyalgar.org.
Suggested reading:
"Dream Yoga and the Practice of Natural Light” by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, edited and introduced by Michael Katz.
“Tibetan Dream Yoga the Royal Road to Enlightenment" by Michael Katz
Bardo Interval of Possibility, by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche