Restricted Practice for those who have received the empowerment for Drolmi Kazug and have the vase practice package.The practice can only be done with the proper offering substances so this is part of why it is not possible to join without this package. The items are extremely rare and difficult to procure. Rinpoche will give the empowerment yearly. If you previously received the empowerment and want to do the practice you can email [email protected] to buy a package.
Rinpoche has instructed that it is best if you do this practice at least 4 times a year on the exact day of the Equinox or Solstice in your area. In order to create abundance and good fortune for the Golden Age of Peace and Harmony, we will be performing this puja 4 times a year at our temples on the exact days. You do not need to do the practice with us globally. This is not usually done as a group practice. It’s typically done by individuals in their own home. You can do the practice in your own timezone whenever you can fit it in that day. If you have a vase and set up your offerings and want to practice along with the temple, then you are welcome to do so remotely. If you can not do this practice on the exact day, schedule it on the nearest weekend.
Global Practice Dates
Spring Equinox
Summer Solstice
Autunal Equinox
Winter Solstice
2021 and 2022 Dates All Listed practices days are based on Melbourne Australia’s Timezone December 22
March 20
June 21
October 13
This practice is a very powerful way to build up our Lungta. Everyone in the world needs good fortune, prosperity, wealth, health and vitality. It is harder to practice Dharma when these things are not present. So we must come together and raise our Lungta.
The meaning of Lungta is fortune. The spelling is usually wrong in Tibetan. This is usually translated as wind horse. What it really means is deeper than that. Lung is not the wind. The real meaning is the expanse and richness. It’s a combination encompassing our life-force, body mind abilities, and the powers and everything associated with it. This is Lung. Then Ta means the helper which we can say is harmonious. It makes all the body, speech, and mind abilities, all these things become harmonious. From this harmony rises longlife, health and abundance. This harmony is Lung Ta which in a short way you can say is good fortune. In this practice we are creating a huge fortune pillar of merit of bringing all this together to raise our Lungta for the benefit of all sentient beings.
This event will be in English with live Spanish translation, other languages will be available on Zoom only.
We are in an incredible moment in time right now. The world is changing rapidly. While some people may think it is getting worse with the riots, pandemic, economic and political problems, it’s a rare opportunity for rapid transformation. We are not passive observers in the world. It takes courage to transform. It takes courage to change. It takes courage to bring about a time of abundance and peace.| Through our genuine dharma practice, we have a profound opportunity to change our world into the Golden Age of peace, harmony, and abundance.
What does it take to manifest peace and harmony? Khentrul Rinpoche will give teachings on the meaning and origin of Dzokden Dharma (Golden Age Dharma) referred to by Taranatha and Dolpopa. He will explain how the Kalachakra tantra prophesizes a time of peace and harmony for our planet and how we can speed up that time. Form a stronger connection to Shambhala by understanding the stages that Shambhala pure land went through to realize peace and harmony. Learn and decide what you can do yourself to contribute to the manifestation of Dzokden, the golden age.
Through discussion, questions, and sharing throughout the day we will come to an understanding of how we personally can be part of this global shift to bring about the Golden Age now.
Schedule By Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa SATURDAY September 9, 2023
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: First Session – Teaching
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Second Session – Oral Transmissions and Teachings
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Third Session – Teaching Q and A
HOW THE ONLINE PROGRAM WILL WORK 1) Register for each attendee that will be receiving the empowerment. You will be added to the course on learn.dzokden.org 2) You must receive the empowerment and oral transmission online in real-time. We do not record empowerment. We do not offer empowerment books for this event. 3) You will receive access to the zoom for each of the session of the teaching.
VARIABLE PROGRAM COSTS The Dharma is not for sale but we do have cost to put on global events. We have created 3 offering levels to help make this affordable to a range of attendees as we must raise funds to cover the cost. The cost has been adjusted for the cost of living in various countries. Thank you for understanding so that we can make this accessible to our global family. If your ability to pay makes it difficult to attend this program, we will make every effort to make attendance possible. Email [email protected] to request assistance.
This event will be in English with live Spanish translation.
Have you visited the Kalachakra Stupa at Malaga and wondered what is about? Learn about this powerful wheel of time teachings from a Jonang Kalachakra master, Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö. These ancient teachings that came to our earth from the mystical realm of Shambhala is linked to personal time, your breath, astrology, the universal movement, our earth and global peace. Find out how it fits together. Kalachakra Tantra is called the King of tantra and is known as the highest yoga tantric Buddhist teaching that has helped many practitioners realize enlightenment. This practice encompasses everything from medicine, science, astrology and yogas. The ancient wisdom of Kalachakra tantra is so detailed that in the tantra itself is a description of Atoms a long time before modern science every described their existence. Join for a public talk, share in discussions and ask questions.
Schedule by Timezone:
Melbourne, Australia – MONDAY September 11, 2023 / 4:00 AM Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – MONDAY September 11, 2023 / 2:00 AM Hanoi, Vietnam – MONDAY September 11, 2023 / 1:00 AM Romania – SUNDAY September 10, 2023 / 9:00 PM Central Europe and South Africa – SUNDAY September 10, 2023 / 8:00 PM Sao Paulo, Brazil – SUNDAY September 10, 2023 / 3:00 PM East Coast USA, Toronto – SUNDAY September 10, 2023 / 2:00 PM West Coast USA – SUNDAY September10, 2023 / 11:00 AM
Path of Desire Book Launch with Khentrul Rinpoche – Working with Emotions and Sexuality on the Tantric Path This event is FREE and will be available In-Person and online by registration only.
We will celebrate the release of Khentrul Rinpoche’s new book the Path of Desire, with a teaching on how to use all aspects of life including sexuality on the path. This book launch discussion will focus on how to use all of our emotions, not just sex to practice. Khentrul Rinpoche will give a blessing of the 6 Buddha Families to everyone present to help students so they don’t have to abandon the 6 kleshas. Instead the blessing will help them achieve success on taking the Kleshas on the Tantra path. This event is available with registration only. Rinpoche will explain in person why he chose to write and release a book of this nature at this time. Some people may find it scandalous while others may find it a welcome addition to tantric teachings.
“Most followers of the Tibetan tantric Buddhist teachings are merely wearing an outer costume of tantra.”
“Serious consideration of the situation of tantra is urgent before its essence is lost altogether. The time has come for going beyond mere scholarly explanations and superficial chanting of liturgies to actually restoring the practice tradition that has been corrupted and rejected in recent centuries. To do that, the full scope of tantra’s real meaning must be re-introduced.” -Shar Khentrul Rinpoché
Being imprisoned in a dark pit is not comparable
To young lovers kept apart by their righteous parents;
Being locked in stocks is not comparable,
To strict religious laws that make sweet love a crime.
However perfect the power of a renunciate attitude,
As water still flows in a river that is blocked by a dam,
When an unwanted religious tax is levied on sex,
It is like constantly pushing a boulder up a hill.
(Gendun Chöpel, “Treatise on Desire”)
Though in sex the blissful union of the masculine and feminine principles is obvious, it actually pervades all existence; it represents the profound truth of non-dual reality and points us in its direction. For those who aspire to be genuine tantrikas, this book and teaching presents a way of liberation through joyfully embracing ordinary life. For those of us who seek only to experience ordinary life at its best, that goal can also be attained.
Book – The Path of Desire The book “The Path of Desire” will be launched in time for this event. Pre-order for the Paperback and Epub version is now available, you may purchase it here.
Books will be available at Tibet House.
Zoom Information
Zoom link will be sent after registration.
The tradition of the Jonang Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism is barely known in the west. It is the only lineage that has never been involved in Tibetan politics. The yogis of this great tradition have stayed to this day focused on their practice including the completion stages of Kalachakra Tantra. Even now near Dzamthang, the main monastery of this lineage, in modern day China, thousdands of monks prepare and sit for their 3 year retreat in the 6 Vajra Yogas of Kalachakra. This is the only lineage that holds and focuses on the complete practice of Kalachakra Tantra all the way to enlightenment. Many do this retreat multiple times in their life. Only a few masters in this tradition have traveled outside of China.
Khentrul Rinpoche will explain the greatness of this tradition that holds a special view called the Other-Emptiness. Renowned Jonang Master Dolpopa Sherab, often referred to as the second Buddha was respected by all lineages of Buddhism for his great Mountain Doctrine and profound understanding of the complete Dharma, the Golden Age (Dzokden Dharma).
