2020 Tergar Annual Retreat – FAQ

A: The Joy of Living is a path of meditation study and practice that can be followed by anyone, regardless of religious or cultural orientation. The Joy of Living programme contains three levels. Apart from Level 1, there are prerequisites for joining Levels 2 and 3. All three levels also have homework requirements.

For more information about the Joy of Living programme, please click here.

For details on the prerequisites and homework requirements, please see the JOL course map.

A: The Path of Liberation is an experiential path of meditation built on the foundational teachings of the Joy of Living, It containts five levels, and each level has its own prerequisites for joining and homework requirements.

For an introduction on the Path of Liberation programme, please click here.

For details on the prerequisites and homework requirements, please see the Path of Liberation course map.

A: The retreats and courses will be hosted on Zoom. If you have not used Zoom before, please take a moment before the retreat begins to download, install, and familiarise yourself with the software.

Download the Zoom app here, and visit its FAQ page. Take the Zoom test well before the retreat begins to make sure you have the most updated version of the software and that your equipment and connections work properly.

To attend the teaching and practice sessions, log into Tergar Asia’s learning website using the personal link emailed to you, click the Join button, and log into your Zoom account when prompted.

A: All who wish to enrol for the retreat/course should do so separately, so that they each have access to the course materials on the Tergar Asia Learning page. However, depending on your set-up at home, you may choose to attend the retreat together using one computer device.

Please also note that the email address you use to register for one retreat/course cannot be used to register another person in the same retreat/course. Furthermore, the email address used for enrollment must be the same one used for your Zoom account.

A: We will send you a confirmation email within two days of your registration. The confirmation email will contain a personalized link that you can use later to access the Tergar Asia Learning page, which will contain a link to access the retreat and other course information.

If you don’t receive the confirmation email within two days, please write to us with the name and email address you used for registration:

JOL registration enquiries: retreat@tergarasia.org
Dharma courses registration enquiries: dharma@tergarasia.org
POL registration enquiries: pol@tergarasia.org

A: We suggest you request help from a friend with a credit card, who will be able to fill in the form for you and make payment on your behalf. Please make sure the personal information on the form is yours, including your email address. If another email address is used for registration, you will not be able to receive the course information and link to access the retreat.

A: Please retain your confirmation email and keep it safe. Before the course starts, use the personalized link contained in your confirmation email to access the Tergar Asia Learning page.On this page, you will find information on the enrolled course(s), and the link to access the event (the Zoom webinar will be open 15-30 minutes before the session begins).

A: The organizer will upload the course material on the Tergar Asia Learning page. Please use the personalized link contained in your confirmation email to access the page.

A: You must fully attend the retreat/course to be considered as having completed it. In case of disruption, we suggest you retake the course at a later date.

A: Please refer to the schedule of the retreat/course you wish to attend or have registered for. Participants are expected to fully attend the course. Absence in any of the classes will mean they have to retake the course to progress to the next level of the programme.

A: Rinpoche has instructed that none of the sessions of the retreat/course may be recorded. We ask that everyone abides by this rule.

A: No recordings of the sessions will be provided for rewatching. Participants are expected to fully attend the course. Absence in any of the classes will mean they have to retake the course to progress to the next level of the programme.

A: Try your best to make arrangements for a conducive environment. This is one way of showing respect for Rinpoche’s teachings. For example, you may use earphones to cut down on environment noise, or speak with your family members beforehand to ask for their understanding, so as to minimise disruption.

A: At previous Tergar Asia retreats, participants were asked to observe silence for at least part of the retreat. But in consideration of the different conditions of an online retreat, we would not ask participants to observe silence. However, we do encourage you to try to keep silent as far as you can, as observing silence will be helpful for your practice.