In May and June of 1993, two drubchen ceremonies will be conducted at Rigdzin Ling. Drubchen means "great accomplishment" and the ceremony, the most sublime and extensive form of Vajrayana ritual, is an extremely swift and profound method for accumulating merit and wisdom.
From May 31 to June 7, the second of these, focusing on the red form of Vajrasattva, will be conducted. This practice dates from the eighth century when the great master Padmasambhava lived in Samye in central Tibet. In the Chhimp'hu Cavern he revealed a vast array of teachings to the ruler of Tibet, T'hrisrong Detzan, as well as to the great Sang-gyay Yeshe of the Nub clan and to other intimate students. Among these teachings were cycles of the lotus family of enlightened speech, the wrathful form of Manjushri called Yamantaka, and others. The teachings were concealed as termas, hidden treasures, so that in the future beings would have access to them and their powerful blessings to counteract outer disturbances in the elements, inner upheavals of subtle energy and secret obstacles of mind.
The profound treasure of the Red Vajrasattva was concealed at a sacred site in Padmakod in the south of Tibet. Drodul Padgyal Lingpa, an emanation of Nub Sanggyay Yeshe, revealed this cycle in 1960 during a period of great upheaval and change. With one hundred people witnessing the event, Padgyal Lingpa went to the shores of a lake in Padmakod whose waters were very caustic and poisonous. Everyone chanted the "Seven-Line Prayer" and the vajra guru mantra, after which Padgyal Lingpa took off his clothes and plunged into the water to recover a casket containing these teachings.
The cycle is known as the Union of Enlightened Intent of the Three Kayas, and the inner sadhana practice of this cycle is that of the Red Vajrasattva, Padma Sangwai T'higle. Padgyal Lingpa confirmed that Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche is the custodian of these teachings as indicated in the prophecies of Padmasambhava contained in this cycle. The seven-day Drubchen is being conducted so that this practice can be presented for the first time on a large scale in the West, to establish auspicious circumstances for the future propagation of this cycle.
Rinpoche notes, "All who participate in a practice of this nature have the unerring means to purify their mindstreams of the obscurations that cause rebirth in the lower realms of suffering, and to establish conditions for their rebirth in higher realms and attainment of the truly excellent state of enlightenment. We are offering this opportunity for practice in the hope that everyone who wishes will participate to the fullest."
The Red Vajrasattva drubchen will be preceded by the sixth annual Chagdud Gonpa Essence of Siddhi drubchen, to be conducted from May 23 to30. This Three Roots practice is a treasure that was revealed by His Holiness Khyentse Rinpoche. According to Guru Padmasambhava's own prophecy, he will come to aid beings directly wherever a drubchen is performed in his name. The purification and blessing of a single drubchen equal those of a one-year solitary retreat because of the multiplication of practitioners and auspicious circumstances. The Essence of Siddhi drubchen will culminate on Guru Rinpoche day with a lengthy lama dancing performance, which will be open to the public.
The Essence of Siddhi drubchen and part of the Red Vajrasattva drubchen will take place during Saga Dawa, the anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment, a time when all acts of body, speech and mind–virtuous and non virtuous–are greatly multiplied. Guest lamas have been invited to participate and we invite you to join us for these auspicious practice opportunities.
In May and June of 1993, two drubchen ceremonies will be conducted at Rigdzin Ling. Drubchen means "great accomplishment" and the ceremony, the most sublime and extensive form of Vajrayana ritual, is an extremely swift and profound method for accumulating merit and wisdom.
From May 31 to June 7, the second of these, focusing on the red form of Vajrasattva, will be conducted. This practice dates from the eighth century when the great master Padmasambhava lived in Samye in central Tibet. In the Chhimp'hu Cavern he revealed a vast array of teachings to the ruler of Tibet, T'hrisrong Detzan, as well as to the great Sang-gyay Yeshe of the Nub clan and to other intimate students. Among these teachings were cycles of the lotus family of enlightened speech, the wrathful form of Manjushri called Yamantaka, and others. The teachings were concealed as termas, hidden treasures, so that in the future beings would have access to them and their powerful blessings to counteract outer disturbances in the elements, inner upheavals of subtle energy and secret obstacles of mind.
The profound treasure of the Red Vajrasattva was concealed at a sacred site in Padmakod in the south of Tibet. Drodul Padgyal Lingpa, an emanation of Nub Sanggyay Yeshe, revealed this cycle in 1960 during a period of great upheaval and change. With one hundred people witnessing the event, Padgyal Lingpa went to the shores of a lake in Padmakod whose waters were very caustic and poisonous. Everyone chanted the "Seven-Line Prayer" and the vajra guru mantra, after which Padgyal Lingpa took off his clothes and plunged into the water to recover a casket containing these teachings.
The cycle is known as the Union of Enlightened Intent of the Three Kayas, and the inner sadhana practice of this cycle is that of the Red Vajrasattva, Padma Sangwai T'higle. Padgyal Lingpa confirmed that Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche is the custodian of these teachings as indicated in the prophecies of Padmasambhava contained in this cycle. The seven-day Drubchen is being conducted so that this practice can be presented for the first time on a large scale in the West, to establish auspicious circumstances for the future propagation of this cycle.
Rinpoche notes, "All who participate in a practice of this nature have the unerring means to purify their mindstreams of the obscurations that cause rebirth in the lower realms of suffering, and to establish conditions for their rebirth in higher realms and attainment of the truly excellent state of enlightenment. We are offering this opportunity for practice in the hope that everyone who wishes will participate to the fullest."
The Red Vajrasattva drubchen will be preceded by the sixth annual Chagdud Gonpa Essence of Siddhi drubchen, to be conducted from May 23 to30. This Three Roots practice is a treasure that was revealed by His Holiness Khyentse Rinpoche. According to Guru Padmasambhava's own prophecy, he will come to aid beings directly wherever a drubchen is performed in his name. The purification and blessing of a single drubchen equal those of a one-year solitary retreat because of the multiplication of practitioners and auspicious circumstances. The Essence of Siddhi drubchen will culminate on Guru Rinpoche day with a lengthy lama dancing performance, which will be open to the public.
The Essence of Siddhi drubchen and part of the Red Vajrasattva drubchen will take place during Saga Dawa, the anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment, a time when all acts of body, speech and mind–virtuous and non virtuous–are greatly multiplied. Guest lamas have been invited to participate and we invite you to join us for these auspicious practice opportunities.
In May and June of 1993, two drubchen ceremonies will be conducted at Rigdzin Ling. Drubchen means "great accomplishment" and the ceremony, the most sublime and extensive form of Vajrayana ritual, is an extremely swift and profound method for accumulating merit and wisdom.
From May 31 to June 7, the second of these, focusing on the red form of Vajrasattva, will be conducted. This practice dates from the eighth century when the great master Padmasambhava lived in Samye in central Tibet. In the Chhimp'hu Cavern he revealed a vast array of teachings to the ruler of Tibet, T'hrisrong Detzan, as well as to the great Sang-gyay Yeshe of the Nub clan and to other intimate students. Among these teachings were cycles of the lotus family of enlightened speech, the wrathful form of Manjushri called Yamantaka, and others. The teachings were concealed as termas, hidden treasures, so that in the future beings would have access to them and their powerful blessings to counteract outer disturbances in the elements, inner upheavals of subtle energy and secret obstacles of mind.
The profound treasure of the Red Vajrasattva was concealed at a sacred site in Padmakod in the south of Tibet. Drodul Padgyal Lingpa, an emanation of Nub Sanggyay Yeshe, revealed this cycle in 1960 during a period of great upheaval and change. With one hundred people witnessing the event, Padgyal Lingpa went to the shores of a lake in Padmakod whose waters were very caustic and poisonous. Everyone chanted the "Seven-Line Prayer" and the vajra guru mantra, after which Padgyal Lingpa took off his clothes and plunged into the water to recover a casket containing these teachings.
The cycle is known as the Union of Enlightened Intent of the Three Kayas, and the inner sadhana practice of this cycle is that of the Red Vajrasattva, Padma Sangwai T'higle. Padgyal Lingpa confirmed that Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche is the custodian of these teachings as indicated in the prophecies of Padmasambhava contained in this cycle. The seven-day Drubchen is being conducted so that this practice can be presented for the first time on a large scale in the West, to establish auspicious circumstances for the future propagation of this cycle.
Rinpoche notes, "All who participate in a practice of this nature have the unerring means to purify their mindstreams of the obscurations that cause rebirth in the lower realms of suffering, and to establish conditions for their rebirth in higher realms and attainment of the truly excellent state of enlightenment. We are offering this opportunity for practice in the hope that everyone who wishes will participate to the fullest."
The Red Vajrasattva drubchen will be preceded by the sixth annual Chagdud Gonpa Essence of Siddhi drubchen, to be conducted from May 23 to30. This Three Roots practice is a treasure that was revealed by His Holiness Khyentse Rinpoche. According to Guru Padmasambhava's own prophecy, he will come to aid beings directly wherever a drubchen is performed in his name. The purification and blessing of a single drubchen equal those of a one-year solitary retreat because of the multiplication of practitioners and auspicious circumstances. The Essence of Siddhi drubchen will culminate on Guru Rinpoche day with a lengthy lama dancing performance, which will be open to the public.
The Essence of Siddhi drubchen and part of the Red Vajrasattva drubchen will take place during Saga Dawa, the anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment, a time when all acts of body, speech and mind–virtuous and non virtuous–are greatly multiplied. Guest lamas have been invited to participate and we invite you to join us for these auspicious practice opportunities.
In May and June of 1993, two drubchen ceremonies will be conducted at Rigdzin Ling. Drubchen means "great accomplishment" and the ceremony, the most sublime and extensive form of Vajrayana ritual, is an extremely swift and profound method for accumulating merit and wisdom.
From May 31 to June 7, the second of these, focusing on the red form of Vajrasattva, will be conducted. This practice dates from the eighth century when the great master Padmasambhava lived in Samye in central Tibet. In the Chhimp'hu Cavern he revealed a vast array of teachings to the ruler of Tibet, T'hrisrong Detzan, as well as to the great Sang-gyay Yeshe of the Nub clan and to other intimate students. Among these teachings were cycles of the lotus family of enlightened speech, the wrathful form of Manjushri called Yamantaka, and others. The teachings were concealed as termas, hidden treasures, so that in the future beings would have access to them and their powerful blessings to counteract outer disturbances in the elements, inner upheavals of subtle energy and secret obstacles of mind.
The profound treasure of the Red Vajrasattva was concealed at a sacred site in Padmakod in the south of Tibet. Drodul Padgyal Lingpa, an emanation of Nub Sanggyay Yeshe, revealed this cycle in 1960 during a period of great upheaval and change. With one hundred people witnessing the event, Padgyal Lingpa went to the shores of a lake in Padmakod whose waters were very caustic and poisonous. Everyone chanted the "Seven-Line Prayer" and the vajra guru mantra, after which Padgyal Lingpa took off his clothes and plunged into the water to recover a casket containing these teachings.
The cycle is known as the Union of Enlightened Intent of the Three Kayas, and the inner sadhana practice of this cycle is that of the Red Vajrasattva, Padma Sangwai T'higle. Padgyal Lingpa confirmed that Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche is the custodian of these teachings as indicated in the prophecies of Padmasambhava contained in this cycle. The seven-day Drubchen is being conducted so that this practice can be presented for the first time on a large scale in the West, to establish auspicious circumstances for the future propagation of this cycle.
Rinpoche notes, "All who participate in a practice of this nature have the unerring means to purify their mindstreams of the obscurations that cause rebirth in the lower realms of suffering, and to establish conditions for their rebirth in higher realms and attainment of the truly excellent state of enlightenment. We are offering this opportunity for practice in the hope that everyone who wishes will participate to the fullest."
The Red Vajrasattva drubchen will be preceded by the sixth annual Chagdud Gonpa Essence of Siddhi drubchen, to be conducted from May 23 to30. This Three Roots practice is a treasure that was revealed by His Holiness Khyentse Rinpoche. According to Guru Padmasambhava's own prophecy, he will come to aid beings directly wherever a drubchen is performed in his name. The purification and blessing of a single drubchen equal those of a one-year solitary retreat because of the multiplication of practitioners and auspicious circumstances. The Essence of Siddhi drubchen will culminate on Guru Rinpoche day with a lengthy lama dancing performance, which will be open to the public.
The Essence of Siddhi drubchen and part of the Red Vajrasattva drubchen will take place during Saga Dawa, the anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment, a time when all acts of body, speech and mind–virtuous and non virtuous–are greatly multiplied. Guest lamas have been invited to participate and we invite you to join us for these auspicious practice opportunities.
In May and June of 1993, two drubchen ceremonies will be conducted at Rigdzin Ling. Drubchen means "great accomplishment" and the ceremony, the most sublime and extensive form of Vajrayana ritual, is an extremely swift and profound method for accumulating merit and wisdom.
From May 31 to June 7, the second of these, focusing on the red form of Vajrasattva, will be conducted. This practice dates from the eighth century when the great master Padmasambhava lived in Samye in central Tibet. In the Chhimp'hu Cavern he revealed a vast array of teachings to the ruler of Tibet, T'hrisrong Detzan, as well as to the great Sang-gyay Yeshe of the Nub clan and to other intimate students. Among these teachings were cycles of the lotus family of enlightened speech, the wrathful form of Manjushri called Yamantaka, and others. The teachings were concealed as termas, hidden treasures, so that in the future beings would have access to them and their powerful blessings to counteract outer disturbances in the elements, inner upheavals of subtle energy and secret obstacles of mind.
The profound treasure of the Red Vajrasattva was concealed at a sacred site in Padmakod in the south of Tibet. Drodul Padgyal Lingpa, an emanation of Nub Sanggyay Yeshe, revealed this cycle in 1960 during a period of great upheaval and change. With one hundred people witnessing the event, Padgyal Lingpa went to the shores of a lake in Padmakod whose waters were very caustic and poisonous. Everyone chanted the "Seven-Line Prayer" and the vajra guru mantra, after which Padgyal Lingpa took off his clothes and plunged into the water to recover a casket containing these teachings.
The cycle is known as the Union of Enlightened Intent of the Three Kayas, and the inner sadhana practice of this cycle is that of the Red Vajrasattva, Padma Sangwai T'higle. Padgyal Lingpa confirmed that Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche is the custodian of these teachings as indicated in the prophecies of Padmasambhava contained in this cycle. The seven-day Drubchen is being conducted so that this practice can be presented for the first time on a large scale in the West, to establish auspicious circumstances for the future propagation of this cycle.
Rinpoche notes, "All who participate in a practice of this nature have the unerring means to purify their mindstreams of the obscurations that cause rebirth in the lower realms of suffering, and to establish conditions for their rebirth in higher realms and attainment of the truly excellent state of enlightenment. We are offering this opportunity for practice in the hope that everyone who wishes will participate to the fullest."
The Red Vajrasattva drubchen will be preceded by the sixth annual Chagdud Gonpa Essence of Siddhi drubchen, to be conducted from May 23 to30. This Three Roots practice is a treasure that was revealed by His Holiness Khyentse Rinpoche. According to Guru Padmasambhava's own prophecy, he will come to aid beings directly wherever a drubchen is performed in his name. The purification and blessing of a single drubchen equal those of a one-year solitary retreat because of the multiplication of practitioners and auspicious circumstances. The Essence of Siddhi drubchen will culminate on Guru Rinpoche day with a lengthy lama dancing performance, which will be open to the public.
The Essence of Siddhi drubchen and part of the Red Vajrasattva drubchen will take place during Saga Dawa, the anniversary of the Buddha's enlightenment, a time when all acts of body, speech and mind–virtuous and non virtuous–are greatly multiplied. Guest lamas have been invited to participate and we invite you to join us for these auspicious practice opportunities.
