Marichi Empowerment, Protectress of Shambhala with Khentrul Rinpoche

This event will be available both Online and In-person.

Included in the event:
– Empowerment of Marichi Tara
– Oral Transmission of 2 Marichi Sadhanas
– Teachings on Marichi and Shambhala

The Goddess Marichi, 21st Tara and the Dharma Proctor of Shambhala

The radiant Goddess Marichi is the 21st Tara, blazing ahead of the sun. She is the Dharma protector of Kalapa at the center of the pure land of Shambhala. In Jetsun Taranatha’s teachings on the Taras she is at the completion stage of the Tara practice. Very powerful, she is the color of the sunset, a wondrous, glowing orange. She comes ahead of the dawning sun of great bliss and, like the sun, her blessings pervade everywhere.

She is worshiped all across Asia in many traditions. In Chinese astrology she is known as the Mother of the Big dipper, the goddess of astrology and of all 9 planets. In Japan the Namja warriors worshiped her for her magical power of invisibility, a power the Namja desire to possess.

Khentrul Rinpoche’s Personal Dharma Protector
Marichi (also known as Marīcī and Özer Chenma) came to Rinpoche’s life when he was a young boy herding yak cattles in Tibet. Without fences, it was quite difficult to take care of them. Some yaks hide themselves from the boy Rinpoche under rocks, and so used to spend the night in danger of being attacked by wolves. To help protect them, his family shared with him the Marichi mantra and the faith in her when he was still very young.

“I do not know exactly why, perhaps because of having no doubt when doing this or because of a special connection, when I recited her mantra and did the ritual according to the traditional manner of protecting the yaks, I have 100% guarantee that the yaks would be safe during the night. I never had problems with yaks being killed by the wolves since then, really never. So I kept that in mind and I recited innumerable mantras, many times, when I took care of them. So, afterwards, anytime when we had an obstacle I always relied on her.”

“So this is why the Tibetan says that praying for Marichi helps. But, of course, it does not help everyone individually, as it depends for example on the individual connection and on the level of faith. You must have no doubt at all. I have indestructible faith in Marichi since my childhood, so this helped me to develop many connections with her during my life.”

WHO IS THIS FOR or HOW TO PREPARE MYSELF?
There are no prerequisites at all. It is suitable for all levels of practitioners. Previous Buddhist study and practice are helpful but not mandatory. 

Kalachakra Practitioners – She is the protector of the pureland connected to Shambhala.
Dzokden Practitioners – This empowerment helps your Drolmi Kazug Wishfulfilling Vase Practice

SCHEDULE BY TIMEZONE

Central Europe and South Africa

SUNDAY September 22, 2024
6:00 PM — Empowerment and Teaching
9:00 PM — Oral Transmissions, Shambhala Teachings Marichi Practices

HOW THE ONLINE EMPOWERMENT 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 online in real-time. We do not record the empowerments.
3) You will receive access to the zoom for each of the sessions as well as the recordings after the event for everything except for the oral transmissions and empowerment.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
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