This is the tenth article in a series on the lineage holders of the Great Perfection.
With the auspicious sign of a rainbow canopy appearing in the sky at sunrise, T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab (whose name means 'Destroyer of Illusion') was born in central Tibet in the village of P'huso Getreng. As a child he had an ongoing experience of the dreamlike nature of all phenomena and expressed single-minded devotion for the Buddha's teachings. At thirteen he dreamt of the sun and moon rising simultaneously in the sky. Upon awakening, he had a vision of Chenrezig, who told him, "If you wish to attain liberation in this lifetime, meditate on the meaning of the highest level of the Great Perfection." After this vision, his compassion developed boundlessly. He cared for all beings equally, as parents love their children. He enjoyed the company of highly respected and misfortunate people equally, caring for the blind and destitute, exhibiting all the signs of awakened bodhicitta.
A few years later, as his realization of the empty nature of all experience increased, his behavior became quite eccentric. He once took offerings his parents had intended for the gods and scattered them, offering them instead to malevolent spirits. In his twenties T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab took ordination with Dev Gangpa and Tre Ganpa, holders of the Buddha's precepts. He then studied and received empowerment into the secret mantra with Lama Tsariwa, Repa Trimeo and other renowned gurus introduced him to P'hadampa Sangye's practices of pacification and chod and to the path of Mahamudra, the Great Seal. After practicing all stages of the path, he finally met Guru Cober, who gave him direct transmission instructions into the nature of mind.
He devoted himself single-pointedly to the Great Perfection practice of T'hogyal and meditated for many years in remote valleys and mountain retreats, where his mind was freed into the vast expanse of primordial purity. Having led beings to the path of liberation during his life, and displaying auspicious signs of full realization, he passed away at the age of sixty-four.
Wyn Fischel
This is the tenth article in a series on the lineage holders of the Great Perfection.
With the auspicious sign of a rainbow canopy appearing in the sky at sunrise, T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab (whose name means 'Destroyer of Illusion') was born in central Tibet in the village of P'huso Getreng. As a child he had an ongoing experience of the dreamlike nature of all phenomena and expressed single-minded devotion for the Buddha's teachings. At thirteen he dreamt of the sun and moon rising simultaneously in the sky. Upon awakening, he had a vision of Chenrezig, who told him, "If you wish to attain liberation in this lifetime, meditate on the meaning of the highest level of the Great Perfection." After this vision, his compassion developed boundlessly. He cared for all beings equally, as parents love their children. He enjoyed the company of highly respected and misfortunate people equally, caring for the blind and destitute, exhibiting all the signs of awakened bodhicitta.
A few years later, as his realization of the empty nature of all experience increased, his behavior became quite eccentric. He once took offerings his parents had intended for the gods and scattered them, offering them instead to malevolent spirits. In his twenties T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab took ordination with Dev Gangpa and Tre Ganpa, holders of the Buddha's precepts. He then studied and received empowerment into the secret mantra with Lama Tsariwa, Repa Trimeo and other renowned gurus introduced him to P'hadampa Sangye's practices of pacification and chod and to the path of Mahamudra, the Great Seal. After practicing all stages of the path, he finally met Guru Cober, who gave him direct transmission instructions into the nature of mind.
He devoted himself single-pointedly to the Great Perfection practice of T'hogyal and meditated for many years in remote valleys and mountain retreats, where his mind was freed into the vast expanse of primordial purity. Having led beings to the path of liberation during his life, and displaying auspicious signs of full realization, he passed away at the age of sixty-four.
Wyn Fischel
This is the tenth article in a series on the lineage holders of the Great Perfection.
With the auspicious sign of a rainbow canopy appearing in the sky at sunrise, T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab (whose name means 'Destroyer of Illusion') was born in central Tibet in the village of P'huso Getreng. As a child he had an ongoing experience of the dreamlike nature of all phenomena and expressed single-minded devotion for the Buddha's teachings. At thirteen he dreamt of the sun and moon rising simultaneously in the sky. Upon awakening, he had a vision of Chenrezig, who told him, "If you wish to attain liberation in this lifetime, meditate on the meaning of the highest level of the Great Perfection." After this vision, his compassion developed boundlessly. He cared for all beings equally, as parents love their children. He enjoyed the company of highly respected and misfortunate people equally, caring for the blind and destitute, exhibiting all the signs of awakened bodhicitta.
A few years later, as his realization of the empty nature of all experience increased, his behavior became quite eccentric. He once took offerings his parents had intended for the gods and scattered them, offering them instead to malevolent spirits. In his twenties T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab took ordination with Dev Gangpa and Tre Ganpa, holders of the Buddha's precepts. He then studied and received empowerment into the secret mantra with Lama Tsariwa, Repa Trimeo and other renowned gurus introduced him to P'hadampa Sangye's practices of pacification and chod and to the path of Mahamudra, the Great Seal. After practicing all stages of the path, he finally met Guru Cober, who gave him direct transmission instructions into the nature of mind.
He devoted himself single-pointedly to the Great Perfection practice of T'hogyal and meditated for many years in remote valleys and mountain retreats, where his mind was freed into the vast expanse of primordial purity. Having led beings to the path of liberation during his life, and displaying auspicious signs of full realization, he passed away at the age of sixty-four.
Wyn Fischel
This is the tenth article in a series on the lineage holders of the Great Perfection.
With the auspicious sign of a rainbow canopy appearing in the sky at sunrise, T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab (whose name means 'Destroyer of Illusion') was born in central Tibet in the village of P'huso Getreng. As a child he had an ongoing experience of the dreamlike nature of all phenomena and expressed single-minded devotion for the Buddha's teachings. At thirteen he dreamt of the sun and moon rising simultaneously in the sky. Upon awakening, he had a vision of Chenrezig, who told him, "If you wish to attain liberation in this lifetime, meditate on the meaning of the highest level of the Great Perfection." After this vision, his compassion developed boundlessly. He cared for all beings equally, as parents love their children. He enjoyed the company of highly respected and misfortunate people equally, caring for the blind and destitute, exhibiting all the signs of awakened bodhicitta.
A few years later, as his realization of the empty nature of all experience increased, his behavior became quite eccentric. He once took offerings his parents had intended for the gods and scattered them, offering them instead to malevolent spirits. In his twenties T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab took ordination with Dev Gangpa and Tre Ganpa, holders of the Buddha's precepts. He then studied and received empowerment into the secret mantra with Lama Tsariwa, Repa Trimeo and other renowned gurus introduced him to P'hadampa Sangye's practices of pacification and chod and to the path of Mahamudra, the Great Seal. After practicing all stages of the path, he finally met Guru Cober, who gave him direct transmission instructions into the nature of mind.
He devoted himself single-pointedly to the Great Perfection practice of T'hogyal and meditated for many years in remote valleys and mountain retreats, where his mind was freed into the vast expanse of primordial purity. Having led beings to the path of liberation during his life, and displaying auspicious signs of full realization, he passed away at the age of sixty-four.
Wyn Fischel
This is the tenth article in a series on the lineage holders of the Great Perfection.
With the auspicious sign of a rainbow canopy appearing in the sky at sunrise, T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab (whose name means 'Destroyer of Illusion') was born in central Tibet in the village of P'huso Getreng. As a child he had an ongoing experience of the dreamlike nature of all phenomena and expressed single-minded devotion for the Buddha's teachings. At thirteen he dreamt of the sun and moon rising simultaneously in the sky. Upon awakening, he had a vision of Chenrezig, who told him, "If you wish to attain liberation in this lifetime, meditate on the meaning of the highest level of the Great Perfection." After this vision, his compassion developed boundlessly. He cared for all beings equally, as parents love their children. He enjoyed the company of highly respected and misfortunate people equally, caring for the blind and destitute, exhibiting all the signs of awakened bodhicitta.
A few years later, as his realization of the empty nature of all experience increased, his behavior became quite eccentric. He once took offerings his parents had intended for the gods and scattered them, offering them instead to malevolent spirits. In his twenties T'hrulzhig Senge-gyab took ordination with Dev Gangpa and Tre Ganpa, holders of the Buddha's precepts. He then studied and received empowerment into the secret mantra with Lama Tsariwa, Repa Trimeo and other renowned gurus introduced him to P'hadampa Sangye's practices of pacification and chod and to the path of Mahamudra, the Great Seal. After practicing all stages of the path, he finally met Guru Cober, who gave him direct transmission instructions into the nature of mind.
He devoted himself single-pointedly to the Great Perfection practice of T'hogyal and meditated for many years in remote valleys and mountain retreats, where his mind was freed into the vast expanse of primordial purity. Having led beings to the path of liberation during his life, and displaying auspicious signs of full realization, he passed away at the age of sixty-four.
Wyn Fischel
