Vipassana Retreat and White Dzambhala empowerment in Guatemala

Villa Sumaya, Santa Cruz Atitlan, Guatemala

With Lama Chokyi Gyaltsen (Lama Mark Webber) 

We are delighted to announce that Lama Mark Webber will be leading in December a ten-day Vipassana retreat and bestowing the empowerment of White Dzambhala at Villa Sumaya on beautiful Lake Atitlan Guatemala. 

 “All teachings and meditations of the Buddhist Path are the unity of Vipassana-direct wisdom seeing-and vast compassion.” Lama Chokyi Gyaltsen.

This retreat will emphasize directly realizing core topics of Vipassana through sensing breath-body-awareness:

a) mindfulness as continuum attentiveness and recollective awareness, b) the insights into cause and effect (karma or mental intention), c) insights into name (concepts) and form (appearances), d) recognition of impermanence (anicca), dis-ease-ment (dukkha) and no-real-self nature (anatta), e) cessation of clinging and attachment (nirodha) as release and relinquishment (nibbana/nirvana). 

This retreat will combine approaches and methods of the classic Abhidhamma-vipassana and the Mahamudra and Dzogchen. 

In addition, Lama Webber will bestow the White Dzambhala empowerment, the Union of the Sun and Moon, revealed by the 18^th century Terton Chogyal Dorje. White Dzambhala is a special manifestation of Guru Rinpoche, a meditation for increasing prosperity, wealth, merit of all kinds, especially the supportive conditions to awaken bodhicitta and realize primordial awareness.

Location: Villa Sumaya.

Single, double and triple accommodation including three daily vegetarian meals. Early Bird Rates by September 11, 2026: Sliding scale of rates per person: Single $1,910 to $2,340, double $1,280 to $1,620, triple $1,230 to $1,400.

Dates:

December 1- 11 2026.  There will be two-three sessions a day. Though classes will be given regularly, participants will be guided individually.” 

Contact: Sandra Drummond: sandradrummondl@gmail.com

https://www.villasumaya.com/event/lamamarkwebbersilentretreat2026