Program Description

Program Description

  • Buddha Hall Mixed Gender Dorm – $350.00
  • Commuter Registration (w/out onsite lodging) – $300.00
  • Private Tiny Home Cabin With a Full Size Bed (Ideal for couples) – $820.00
  • Private Tiny Home Cabin with a single twin size bed – $470.00
  • Registration + Camping – $320.00
  • River House - Small – $410.00
  • River House – Middle – $430.00
  • Gate House – Small – $410.00
  • Gate House – Middle – $410.00
  • Cliff Retreat Hut – $410.00
  • Tara Cottage – $550.00

Location: Gomde California

Address: 66000 Drive Thru Tree Road, Leggett, CA, USA

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Weekend Retreat with Lama Bruce Newman: “Natural Liberation – Padmasambhava’s Teachings on the Six Bardos”

With Lama Bruce Newman

April 4 - 6, 2025

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In 1995, Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche introduced his American students to Natural Liberation, a profound text by the eighth-century founder of Tibetan Buddhism, Padmasambhava. This work explores the six bardos, or intermediate states of life and death. Following this, Gyatrul Rinpoche invited Lama Bruce Newman to teach the text on several occasions, and he will endeavor to do so during this weekend retreat at Gomde California.

During this weekend retreat, we will engage with Guru Rinpoche’s instructions through guided meditations, primarily focusing on the bardo of this life. We will also incorporate additional meditations from other sections of the Terma or Treasure Text. Lama Bruce aims to make the teachings accessible to everyone while maintaining their timeless depth. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussions.

While purchasing the text is recommended, it is not required.

This retreat welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and levels of experience—no prior knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism is necessary. Reviewing the book in advance is encouraged, and it can be purchased online here: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Liberation-Padmasambhavas-Teachings-Bardos/dp/0861711319

For any questions, feel free to contact us at coordinator@gomdeca.org.

To learn more about Lama Bruce Newman, please visit his website: lamabruce.com.

Accommodation

To learn more about each lodging option for the Program, click “Register Now.”

Additionally, we have a few rooms reserved at a local Airbnb located very close to Gomde. Here are the links to the available rooms:

 

Leader

Lama Bruce Newman
Lama Bruce Newman has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism for 44 years, and has been teaching for 24 years, primarily in the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions. He spent eleven years in India and Nepal studying under his primary teacher, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. Lama Newman also completed a four-year retreat at Kagyu Samye Ling in Scotland. For over two decades Lama Bruce has been practicing and teaching under the guidance of Gyatrul Rinpoche in Ashland, Oregon. He is the author of A Beginner’s Guide to Tibetan Buddhism and is a Ngondro instructor at Orgyen Dorje Den in Alameda, CA, and Tashi Choling Center in…
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