• If you completed the entire two-part Ngondro Retreat that Rinpoche taught as a foundation for receiving Dzogchen teachings, this fulfills this prerequisite for the retreat. 
• If you did not attend our Ngondro Retreats but have received complete Ngondro teachings on a Dzogchen Lineage Ngondro (see examples below), this also fulfills this prerequisite to attend the retreat. Specifically, the Dzogchen Lineage Ngondro practice needs to provide the required foundation in the tradition that Rinpoche is drawing from, such as in the examples below. 

Examples of Dzogchen Lineage Ngondros that Meet this Prerequisite:

• The Clearly Illuminated Path to Liberation (the Mipham Ngondro taught in the Ngondro Retreat Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche offered)
• Longchen Nyingtik
• Dudjom Tersar
• Namcho Ngondro
• Chokling Tersar
• Chetsun Nyingtik
• Any other Ngondro from the Dzogchen tradition Rinpoche is teaching from for the retreat

If you have any question about whether or not the Ngondro you have completed fulfills this requirement, please contact us.

Note: If you have just started receiving Ngondro teachings, Rinpoche has indicated that there is not sufficient time to develop the necessary familiarity with Ngondro prior to the Dzogchen Retreat at this point. So if you do not already have a background with Dzogchen Ngondro teachings and practice, Rinpoche encourages you to focus on Ngondro right now and wait to attend a future Dzogchen retreat and not attend this upcoming retreat.