The Retreats and Other Programs
The Profound Treasury Dharma Foundation’s mission is to share the living tradition of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s teachings as widely as possible. We offer 9-day retreats based on Trungpa Rinpoche’s text, The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma—these are the Profound Treasury Retreats in Maine and Colorado. We also sponsor lectures, seminars, study groups, and other practice and study programs based on Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s teachings.
June 6-15, 2025 IN SACO, MAINE; and
SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 5, 2025 in red feather lakes, colorado
The Profound Treasury Retreats
A unique opportunity to engage in intensive study and practice in a contemplative environment
The Profound Treasury Retreat is a 9-day Buddhist meditation and study retreat based on the Buddhist teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. We welcome meditators of all ages and traditions to join us in studying and practicing in a contemplative environment.
From 1973 to 1986, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche offered his students a 3-month retreat called Vajradhatu Seminary, and the teachings from these seminaries have been compiled into three volumes known as the The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. The Profound Treasury Retreat is modelled on these Vajradhatu Seminaries, using The Profound Treasury texts as the basis for study.
The atmosphere
The spirit of beginner’s mind
The Profound Treasury Retreat is infused with the spirit of beginner’s mind. The intimate atmosphere created when new and senior students practice together as beginners is one of the hallmarks of the Profound Treasury Retreat. This is the ground for participants to cultivate their understanding and experience together—to explore, question, and learn from each other.
All Are Welcome
In this time of challenge and heightened uncertainty, we invite and welcome people who are interested in exploring the path of dharma and the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. We welcome people who are inquisitive and skeptical, and we welcome people who feel shy and tentative. We welcome people with a sense of humor. We welcome those feeling tender and open. You are welcome to come as you are.
Whatever your race or color, you are welcome here.
Whatever your ethnicity, nationality, or citizenship, you are welcome here.
Whatever your religious affiliation or political view, you are welcome here.
Whatever your gender identity, you are welcome here.
Whatever your wealth, age, physical challenge, or social standing, you are welcome here.
You are welcome to study and practice with us.