Diamond Mountain Retreat Center

Diamond Mountain Hosted Aci’s 10-day Retreat: Empty Coming, Mental Bombs
2019-04-11 - 2019-04-21 | Diamond Mountain, 3209 S Old Fort Bowie Rd., Bowie, AZ, AZ, 85605, United States
A new way to live our life. We will go into a 10-day retreat exploration of our mental minefields. Including MODULE 1: ACI Teacher Training.

White Tara New Year’s Weekend Teachings and Retreat:
2017-12-29 - 2018-01-07
Thank you so much to everyone who attended! We had such a lovely time studying, meditating, practicing yoga together. David Stumpf taught several Lam Rim classes over New Years’ weekend to prepare us for a lovely 21 Tara Ceremony on New Year’s Eve. After the ceremony, we enjoyed popcorn and sparkling apple cider as we planted a secret garden for 2017 with David and Sarahni Stumpf. The first week of the New Year was spent in retreat, receiving commentary on White Tara’s practice and studying and practicing her sadhana.

DMRC hosted “Master Kamalashila’s commentary on the Diamond Cutter Sutra” Retreat – Part 2.
2016-10-24 - 2016-10-30
Master Kamalashila’s commentary on the Diamond Cutter Sutra part 2, led by Geshe Michael Roach. The second in a 4 part series based on Master Kamalashila’s commentary on the Diamond Cutter Sutra led by Geshe Michael Roach. This retreat provided a unique opportunity to delve deeply into rarely taught meditations on emptiness. The retreat consisted of morning sessions led by Geshe Michael Roach followed by individual practice in your own retreat cabin practicing. Geshe Michael included a section from “The Jewel of Realization”, spoken by Lord Maitreya and written down by Arya Asanga describing the Buddha’s Marks and Signs, as well as a selection from “A lamp Which Illuminates the Hidden Meaning” composed of notes to a teaching by the great Konchok Tenpay Drunme of Gungtang, which explains the karmic correlations of the Buddha’s Marks and Signs.

DMRC hosted ACI’s 10-day “Gift of Liberation Retreat”.
2016-10-13 - 2016-10-23
Based on the great Tibetan Classic, A Gift of Liberation: Thrust into the Palm of Our Hand written by Pabonka Rinpoche, this retreat focused on using death meditation to reinvigorate your life and your practice and included the popular 3 day “Retreat within a Retreat”. This 10-day installment finished the portion of the text describing the animal and hell realms, included a beautiful death meditation and began the section of the Lam Rim which discusses the beautiful practice of going for refuge.

DMRC hosted “Master Kamalashila’s commentary on the Diamond Cutter Sutra” Retreat – Part 1.
2016-10-07 - 2016-10-12
A review of this incomparable course where we delve into Kamalashila’s rarely taught commentary on the Diamond Cutter Sutra. Interwoven into this teaching is a review of the conducive conditions for meditation, the top 5 problems in meditation and their 8 antidotes and numerous meditations for stillness. This review course will led by a group of Geshe Michael’s students who have completed 3 years of meditation retreat: John Brady, Connie O’Brien, Michael Dunn and Melissa Buschey.

Modern Mystic Yoga Academy Teacher Training Retreat
2016-08-31 - 2016-09-30
Led by Tamara Lee Standard E-RYT 200, founder of Modern Mystic Yoga Academy in Tucson, AZ. Tamara has been teaching yoga since 2001, including leading yoga teacher trainings and international yoga workshops & retreats. In 2014, she completed a 3-year meditation retreat in which she was able to develop her own personalized yogic sadhana (spiritual practice) emphasizing meditation in the remote wilderness. During her retreat she employed the scientific application of the yogic lifestyle and her various trainings in Kundalini, Anusara, Sivananda, Vinyasa Yoga & Buddhism, along with a willingness to listen to and apply inner wisdom. This experience gives her a unique perspective, deep intuitive insight, and ability to assist others in developing their personal yoga practice. She is an Evolution Ally, meaning she empowers and supports one way to enlightenment ~ your own. For more information please visit: www.modernmysticyoga.com

Community Work Weekend
2016-05-27 - 2016-05-30
THANK YOU, JOYFUL VOLUNTEERS!! David, we enjoyed working and visiting with you! John and Joe, thank you for generously offering your time and company!
Venerable Gyelse, our Operations Manager, and a small crew of volunteers spent the weekend creating a more robust water supply for 4 of our Retreat Valley cottages. It was a pleasure to share the work, the dinners, and connect. We rejoice in the memories!

DMRC hosted “Master Kamalashila’s commentary on the Diamond Cutter Sutra” Retreat.
2016-03-27 - 2016-04-03
The first in a 4 part series based on Master Kamalashila’s commentary on the Diamond Cutter Sutra led by Geshe Michael Roach. This retreat provided a unique opportunity to delve deeply into rarely taught meditations on emptiness. The retreat consisted of morning sessions led by Geshe Michael Roach followed by individual practice in your own retreat cabin practicing.

DMRC hosted ACI’s 10-day “Gift of Liberation Retreat”.
2016-03-17 - 2016-03-27
Based on the great Tibetan Classic, A Gift of Liberation: Thrust into the Palm of Our Hand written by Pabonka Rinpoche, this retreat focused on using death meditation to reinvigorate your life and your practice and included the popular 3-day “Retreat within a Retreat”.

ACI Course 16: The Great Ideas of Buddhism – Part 1 of 3
2016-01-10 - 2016-01-20
This course reviewed material from the first five ACI Courses: The Principal Teachings of Buddhism, Buddhist Refuge, Applied Meditation, Proof of Future Lives, and How Karma Works. Thank you to everyone who attended, it was our pleasure to share these teachings with you!

ACI’s “The Art of Appreciation” Retreat
2015-10-15 - 2015-10-25
A 10-day international retreat intensive featuring teachings, yoga, dance, three days of silent retreat, and two beautiful weddings! We also celebrated the grand opening of the new Je Tsongkapa Student Center. Hosted by the Asian Classics Institute.

ACI’s “Learn to Retreat on Retreat”
2015-03-19 - 2015-03-29
A 10-day international retreat intensive with teachings, yoga, stargazing, and 3 days of silent, personal retreat. Hosted by the Asian Classics Institute.

“See the Magic” Lam Rim Retreat
2014-10-02 - 2014-10-12
A 10-Day Lam-Rim intensive hosted by the Asian Classics Institute and dmrc on October 3-12, 2014.
