Freeing the Mind - a Weekend Retreat with Anam Thubten

A Friday Night Public Talk and Weekend Retreat

Friday, June 12, 7pm - Public Talk (optional)

Saturday & Sunday, June 13 - 14 : Weekend retreat

Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Location: Clouds in Water Zen Center, St. Paul
Note: please do not contact Clouds in Water Zen Center with questions; reach out directly to the retreat organizers via the Contact Host button at the bottom of this page.

About the retreat:

Our human mind can easily become entangled in its own creations—concepts, beliefs, and emotional patterns. When this happens, the mind contracts, as if bound by a tight internal knot. This knot generates unnecessary suffering and obscures mind’s true nature. Yet within the mind lies the ability to unwind this knot and reveal its original, spacious nature—one that is intrinsically free, awake, and compassionate.

The Nyingma teachings of Tibetan Buddhism offer profound methods for experiencing the self liberation of mind in the realm of now. In this retreat, Anam Thubten will offer teachings and guided meditations based on the teachings of Dzogchen masters such as Dudjom Lingpa.

This retreat willl draw on teachings from Anam Thubten’s new book, Releasing the Knot of the Mind: Instructions on Resting in Stillness and Awareness, available from Shambhala Publications,

Retreat Registration:                                                                     

Friday evening’s talk is open to the public, offered by donation ($15-20 suggested), and no registration is required.

Advance registration is strongly encouraged for the weekend retreat, and attendance both days is required, as this will create a strong container for the teachings. The weekend retreat fee is $150 (plus MN sales tax and Humanitix booking fee for a total of $174.54). Attendance on Friday evening is warmly encouraged but not required for participation in the weekend retreat.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If cost is prohibitive, please contact Susan at susan802902@gmail.com.

To register, click the Get Tickets box.

About Anam Thubten

Anam Thubten grew up in Tibet and began practicing at an early age in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Among his most formative teachers were Lama Tsurlo, Khenpo Chopel, and Lama Garwang. His work draws deeply on the Dudjom Lingpa lineage. He is the founder and spiritual advisor of the Dharmata Foundation and the Kailash Fellowship, and a co-founder of the Wilderness Dharma Movement. He is the author of Voice of the Primordial Buddha: A Commentary on Dudjom Lingpa’s Sharp Vajra of Awareness Tantra, Into the Haunted Ground, No Self, No Problem, and The Citadel of Awareness. Releasing the Knot of the Mind: Instructions on Resting in Stillness and Awareness, to be published by Shambhala Publications in April.

Scholarship Fund:

During registration, participants are also invited to make an optional contribution to the scholarship fund to support others who cannot afford the full cost of this retreat.

Please note: Essential information will be sent in your confirmation email letter after you register. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please check your spam or junk file. If you still do not see it, contact Susan at susan802902@gmail.com.

We look forward to being together in June.

If we can answer any questions, please feel free to contact retreat registrar, Susan at susan802902@gmail.com