Samaya Tara Empowerment

This event is available both Online and In-person.

Samaya Tārā Empowerment
For Committed Disciples and Active Volunteers in Dzokden’s Enlightened Activities Program

With Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche

By invite only. Invitations sent out one month before the empowerment.

Throughout the ages, the sublime goddess Tārā has swiftly responded to the calls of sincere practitioners, protecting and empowering those who dedicate their lives to the Dharma. Among her many manifestations, Samaya Tārā (dam tshig sgrol ma) — the Samaya Yoginī — stands as a profound and esoteric form within the highest yoga tantra cycles. Preserved through the Jonang tradition and elucidated by the great Jetsun Tāranātha, the Samaya Tārā cycle embodies the deep bond between disciple and deity, rooted in unwavering commitment and enlightened activity.

In his historical masterpiece, The Origin of the Tārā Tantra, Tāranātha traces the sacred origins and lineages of Tārā’s tantras — revealing how the Samaya Tārā teachings were transmitted through visions, siddhas, and hidden treasures, safeguarded by devoted practitioners who maintained their vows with purity. Unlike the more widely known outer Tara practices, this cycle represents the inner yoginī level of Tārā — a complete tantric system traditionally reserved for those who actively uphold their samaya and engage in the bodhisattva path through service and practice.

Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche will bestow the Samaya Tārā Empowerment exclusively to disciples who are actively maintaining their sacred commitments (samaya) and are weekly volunteers engaged in Dzokden’s Enlightened Activities Program. This rare transmission is both a blessing and a responsibility — a gateway into a lineage of enlightened action, where inner realization and outer service are inseparably united.

Receiving this empowerment is not simply an event; it is a mutual pledge between master, disciple, and deity. In the spirit of Tāranātha’s vision, it calls forth a community of practitioners who embody Tārā’s swift compassion through tangible, altruistic activity — manifesting enlightened society through service, creativity, and steadfast dedication.

Eligibility:

-Disciples maintaining their tantric samaya with purity and sincerity.
-Active weekly volunteers participating in Dzokden’s Enlightened Activities Program.
-A commitment to continue integrating practice with meaningful action for the benefit of all beings.
-Empowered Action: Strengthen your capacity to embody Tārā’s enlightened activity in the world — magnetizing, protecting, and inspiring through altruistic work.  This is a great opportunity to strengthen your association with the power of the great mother, the mother of the Buddhas. 

WHO IS THIS FOR or HOW TO PREPARE MYSELF?
This empowerment is only open to people who are dedicated students who are in the enlightened activities program volunteering. If you want to be able to enroll in this empowerment you must be in our volunteer program and be volunteering regularly such as weekly in a role. This is an empowerment for Tantric Samaya and so is not suitable for those who are not working for the Guru, devoted and maintaining samaya. |

HOW THE ONLINE EMPOWERMENT WILL WORK
1 – Register for each attendee that will be receiving the empowerment.
2 – You must be approved by the Enlightened Activites Program that you are dedicated and volunteering enough.
3 – You will receive access to the zoom for each of the sessions the week of the empowerment.

Schedule by Timezone

Hanoi, Vietnam

SUNDAY May 31, 2026
6:00 AM – 8:00 AM – Session 1: Samaya Tara Empowerment
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Session 2: Teaching/Practice

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Please email [email protected]. This event is put on by the Enlightened Activities Program.