This event is FREE and available both Online and In-person.
In celebration of the Birth, Death, and Enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha, we recite praises recounting the accomplishments of his incredible life. Connecting and learning from his example, we, too, can take steps to learn and practice in stages to reveal our own enlightened nature. The first step to changing the world to a more peaceful, harmonious place is to change ourselves. It is with each of the karmas we make, each cause and condition, that we plant the seeds to change ourselves and then, through our transformation, the world around us. Shakyamuni spent years of diligent practice and effort to understand the nature of reality and reveal his own nature before he was able to teach others. Once he transformed himself, his enlightened speech and activity had the power to transform our world and continue to through this day.
In addition to the praises to the Buddha of our time, we will chant the powerful 1000 Buddha Puja to connect with all the 1000 Buddhas of this fortunate eon. Connecting with 1000 Buddhas and sharing their names creates powerful conditions for all who hear this to be reborn in a higher realm and to come into contact with the Dharma. All practices done at this time are incredibly powerful as the merit is multiplied by 100 million times.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – WEDNESDAY June 11, 2025 / 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – WEDNESDAY June 11, 2025 / 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Hanoi, Vietnam – WEDNESDAY June 11, 2025 / 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Central Europe and South Africa – WEDNESDAY June 11, 2025 / 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Sao Paulo, Brazil – WEDNESDAY June 11, 2025 / 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM East Coast USA, Toronto – WEDNESDAY June 11, 2025 / 5:30 AM – 7:30 AM West Coast USA – WEDNESDAY June 11, 2025 / 2:30 AM – 4:30 AM
Questo evento è disponibile sia di persona che online.
Per dire addio all’anno del drago e dare il benvenuto all’anno del serpente, Khentrul Rinpoche ha accettato di conferire l’iniziazione e la sadhana dello Dzambhala Bianco per il nuovo anno lunare. Questo ci permette di lavorare con il potere del drago e del serpente. Dopo aver creato le condizioni per la buona virtù, la ricchezza e l’abbondanza con lo Dzambhala bianco, offriremo ai Naga per aiutare a manifestare la ricchezza e l’abbondanza nell’anno del Serpente. Entrambe le offerte contribuiscono a portare prosperità materiale, ma ancora più importante, contribuiscono a portare la vera ricchezza del Dharma.
Mentre in generale lo Yaksha Dzambhala della Ricchezza è collegato alla generosità e a Ratnasambhava, ogni forma o colore della divinità ha un obiettivo leggermente diverso. Lo Dzambhala bianco è visto come una manifestazione del Bodhisattva Chenrezig. Egli può sradicare la povertà attraverso la pulizia del karma negativo e degli ostacoli karmici, facendo progredire la nostra aspirazione alla Bodhicitta. Lo Dzambhala bianco ci porta la conoscenza della disciplina etica e della purezza. Quando c’è chiarezza mentale, etica e saggezza, le risorse finanziarie possono essere utilizzate nel modo più efficace. Per avere stabilità finanziaria abbiamo bisogno di purezza nella comprensione e nella visione delle risorse finanziarie. Nel corso degli anni abbiamo lavorato come comunità per coltivare una connessione con tutti gli aspetti di Dzambhala e, così facendo, affinare la nostra capacità di magnetizzare la vera ricchezza, il Dharma, per creare un’Età dell’Oro.
Statue benedette per prosperità, ricchezza e abbondanza
Khentrul Rinpoche consacrerà e benedirà anche le statue Naga e le varie forme di statue Dzambhala sia per le pratiche di offerta che per i santuari domestici dei praticanti. Coloro che desiderano portare a casa le condizioni di prosperità possono preordinarne una su Amritasecrets.com Se fate l’offerta e preordinate una statua Naga, per favore non tenetela nel vostro santuario domestico vicino a un Garuda. Assicuratevi che sia tenuta lontana dal Garuda.
Nota speciale per i praticanti di Drolmi Kazug
Se siete praticanti della Drolmi Kazug Puja, inseriremo la pratica del Naga anche nel vostro centro di apprendimento. Questo è un estratto della puja e non è disponibile per tutti a causa delle restrizioni, ma è disponibile per i praticanti del Drolmi Kazug. Inoltre, per coloro che desiderano arricchire il proprio santuario, è possibile prendere in considerazione una statua del Naga, come quella che offriamo ai Naga ogni Drolmi Kazug.
Come prepararsi?
Non ci sono prerequisiti per questi insegnamenti.
Preghiere di prosperità per i vostri amici e familiari
Se desiderate fare un’offerta di generosità qui sotto nella sezione biglietti per creare le condizioni di abbondanza nella vostra vita per voi e per i vostri cari, potete farlo al momento del pagamento. Aggiungete fino a 5 nomi per voi, i vostri amici e la vostra famiglia da aggiungere alla dedica alla fine della puja.
Programmazione per fuso orario
Central Europe and South Africa
SATURDAY January 25, 2025 3:00 AM – White Dzambhala Empowerment and Teaching
5:00 AM – Naga Offering Puja and Teaching for Prosperity
Offrire Dana per Khentrul Rinpoche
La quota di partecipazione al programma copre i costi di organizzazione dell’empowerment e degli eventi. Tradizionalmente si fa anche un’offerta al Lama. Se anche voi desiderate mostrare la vostra generosità ai preziosi insegnamenti di Rinpoché e ai suoi immensi sforzi, potete farlo di persona alla fine del ritiro o, se partecipate online, potete offrire Dana per Rinpoche qui. L’offerta è del tutto volontaria.
This event is available both In-person and Online.
Invited by King Trisong Detson, Guru Rinpoche brought the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni to Tibet. Generally referred to as Guru Rinpoche, which means “precious master,“ he dispels all negativity, freeing beings from their troubles and disturbances.
When Guru Rinpoche appeared on earth, he came as a human being. In order to dissolve our attachment to dualistic conceptions and destroy fixations, he exhibited extraordinary manifestations. The Eight Emanations of Guru Rinpoche embody his most beneficial activities and demonstrate the flexibility and illusory nature of appearances.
Who is Guru Rinpoche?
We’re unimaginably lucky to hear from Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), the leader who transformed Tibet into a Buddhist country and is arguably the reincarnation the historical Buddha (Shakyamuni) predicted would be his last reincarnation. More than a millennium ago, Guru Rinpoche made many prophecies scattered in text across many lineages of Tibet. Those were compiled in recent years into a text titled, “An Encouragement to Avert the Hindrances of Dark Times in the Year of the Iron Dog.” (Source: The Saving Each Other Together (SEOT) Project)
Refuge Vow
Until you have taken refuge, you have not committed your spiritual practice to a life direction. And once you take the refuge vow, you are recognizing that you yourself have Buddha nature and can unveil it. To do that, you need the support of a guide, (the Buddha), instructions on how to reveal your nature (the Dharma) and friends on the journey to keep you moving in the right direction (the Sangha). Taking refuge changes your life priorities and firmly plants you moving in the direction towards your Buddha nature. This is the first step as an official Buddhist on the path. While you can take it in your heart which is the most important form, you can also take it with a Buddhist master. It represents turning toward a genuine spiritual path that can be of benefit not only to ourselves but to others as well. Khentrul Rinpoche will offer this vow to those who would like to take it. Since this is the moment you recognize yourself as part of the family of the Buddhas, you are given a new name, a refuge name which has profound meaning based on the qualities of the ultimate truth which you will work to cultivate and reveal in yourself. You can receive one in person or request one online.
Bodhisattva Vow
For those who want to know the truth of their nature, but also want everyone else to know the truth of their nature – there is the Bodhisattva Vow. This is a ceremony to commit to or to validate your choice to help all sentient beings in the 10 directions and 3 times to know their own sacred truth. It’s a commitment to help others awaken no matter what it takes, no matter how long, and no matter when it happens. It is a commitment to be here for their benefit. This is a step to cultivating the heart of love and compassion and the warrior spirit and energy that will stop at nothing to help other people see their truth.
The Bodhisattva Vow can only be taken after you have taken the Refuge Vow. In taking this vow, you move from a path of individual awakening to one of communal awakening commit to love and compassion as your path.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
SUNDAY December 8, 2024
12:00 AM – 2:00 AM — Session 1: Teachings on Guru Rinpoche, Refuge and Bodhisattva Aspirations 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM — Session 2: Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows
This is a FREE event and will be available both Online and In-person.
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Khentrul Rinpoche and Judith Simmer-Brown sit down for a fireside chat on the feminine aspect of Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism has for centuries been dominated by male Guru figures in patriarchal society. This lead women in Tibet to pray to be reborn a man and many women in western society question whether there are only male buddhas? This is far from the nature of what is actually taught in Dharma. In Kalachakra Tantra we have the ultimate union of both the feminine and masculine aspect both of which we need to realize enlightenment. So today Rinpoche and Judith sit down for a very special conversation to talk about the divine feminine aspect of practice and why all of us need these qualities in our lives. This is not a rejection of the male qualities. Sometimes when there is a talk on the feminine qualities or Khentrul Rinpoche has mentioned that there will be female Kalki in Shambhala, students wonder if this is a backlash or a rejection to the masculine. The answer is no. It’s an integration of all aspects of our nature. We are very fortunate to have Judith here to talk to us about this as she is the author of Dakini’s Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism and has for a long time taught and explained this aspect.
About Judith Simmer-Brown
Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Contemplative and Religious Studies Emeritx at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, where she has taught since 1978. As Buddhist practitioner since the early 1970’s, she became a student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974, and served as an acharya in Shambhala from 2000-2022. Her books are Dakini’s Warm Breath (Shambhala 2001)and Meditation and the Classroom: Contemplative Pedagogy for Religious Studies (SUNY 2011). She and her husband, Richard, have two adult children and four grandchildren.
About Khentrul Rinpoché
Khentrul Rinpoché Jamphel Lodrö is the founder and spiritual director of Dzokden. Rinpoche is the author of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth, The Great Middle Way: Clarifying the Jonang View of Other-Emptiness, A Happier Life, and The Hidden Treasure of the Profound Path.Rinpoche spent the first 20 years of his life herding yak and chanting mantras on the plateaus of Tibet. Inspired by the bodhisattvas, he left his family to study in a variety of monasteries under the guidance of over twenty-five masters in all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Due to his non-sectarian approach, he earned himself the title of Rimé (unbiased) Master and was identified as the reincarnation of the famous Kalachakra Master Ngawang Chözin Gyatso. While at the core of his teachings is the recognition that there is great value in the diversity of all spiritual traditions found in this world; he focuses on the Jonang-Shambhala tradition. Kalachakra (wheel of time) teachings contain profound methods to harmonize our external environment with the inner world of body and mind, ultimately bringing about the golden age of peace and harmony (Dzokden).
Schedule by Timezone
Boulder, Colorado – FRIDAY September 20, 2024 / 7:00 PM Melbourne, Australia – SATURDAY September 21, 2024 / 11:00 AM Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – SATURDAY September 21, 2024 / 9:00 AM Hanoi, Vietnam – SATURDAY September 21, 2024 / 8:00 AM Romania – SATURDAY September 21, 2024 / 4:00 AM Central Europe and South Africa – SATURDAY September 21, 2024 / 3:00 AM Sao Paulo, Brazil – FRIDAY September 20, 2024 / 10:00 PM East Coast USA, Toronto – FRIDAY September 20, 2024 / 9:00 PM West Coast USA – FRIDAY September 20, 2024 / 6:00 PM
Zoom Information
Zoom information for online session will be sent via email after registration.
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5-Day Practice Retreat w/ Khentrul Rinpoche February 7-12, 2025 in Thailand
The Jonang lineage is the only school of Buddhism that teaches the complete path of Kalachakra, the highest yoga Tantra, known as the Kign of Tantra, fro start to enlightenment. Khentrul Rinpoche is the only master currently bestowing the whole path from the Ngondro to completion stage upon qualified non-monastic practitioners globally.. Khentrul Rinpoche has made it his life’s mission to spread the teachings of Shambhala as it is prophesied that they will bring a Golden age of peace to our earth.
By the request of a sponsor in Singapore, Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow a Kalachakra Ngondro practice retreat in Thailand, a location that is very easy to visit for everyone across Asia. This 5-day retreat will help students who are in process or are just beginning to practice the very precious Jonang Kalachakra preliminary practices. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to practice the Ngondro along with the precious Guru and Kalachaka Tsok pujas that tantrikas practice monthly. This is the perfect retreat to clarify your practice and if you wish to further prepare yourself to move towards the Higher Empowerments and the 6 Vajra Yogas of the completion stage that Rinpoche is currently bestowing through 2029.
Extraordinary Rare Vishvamata Empowerment, the Feminine Aspect of Kalachakra
Part of this path of transformation to enlightenment requires the harmonization and unification of female and male energies within ourselves. The Yab-Yum deity of the Kalachakra mandala is often referred to as Kalachakra but is actually the inseparable union of the ultimate masculine Kalachakra, in union with the ultimate feminine, Vishvamata. Their combined qualities represent the ultimate love, wisdom and compassion fused into immutable bliss and empty form. The empowerment of the feminine form, Vishvamata Empowerment (Jenang) is almost never bestowed. Khentrul Rinpoche will bestow this rare Jonang practice along with a practice text as part of the retreat. We can embrace the true energies of the female and male aspect within ourselves to transform our world. Khentrul Rinpoche will give teachings to clarify what these aspects are and various ways to work with them.
The retreat will be held at the Manjushri Center of the Karma Kagyu around 40 minutes of the International Airport Don Mueang. RETREAT PROGRAM FEES COVER
-5 Night Stay at the Manjushri Center of the Karma Kagyu in Thailand (for In-person attendees only) -Vishvamata Jenang and access to the Dzokden Learning Center -Ngondro practice text in digital form is included -Sadhana in digital form is included -Daily guided teachings, practice sessions, and or pujas by Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö, monks and Julie O’Donnell -Authentic traditional accommodations, all meals included (for In-person attendees only) -Transportation is not included (for In-person attendees only)
Who can come?
Prerequisite While Khentrul Rinpoche welcomes everyone to join who wishes to practice Kalachakra. This practice retreat will dive into the preliminary practice of the Jonang Kalachakra Ngondro. This teachings is open to anyone who genuinely wants to practice Kalachakra but it is best suited to students who have some basic understanding of the Vajrayana buddhist path, experience with Guru and Deity yoga as well as a flexible mind. This is a great way to get to know Khentrul Rinpoche better in person in a small intimate environment. It’s important as a student of Vajrayana to develop an actual relationship with the Guru so that he can help you the most on your path. What languages will be offered? The event is in English but Chinese translation will be available if you bring a phone with a data plan and a headset to listen.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa
FRIDAY February 7, 2025 1:00 PM— Session 1: Welcome Teaching
SATURDAY February 8, 2025 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM— Session 2: Vishvamata Jenang and Teaching 5:30 AM – 6:30 AM— Session 3: Oral Transmission and Vishvamata Practice 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM— Session 4: Intro to the Jonan Kalachakra Ngondro with a short Tea break 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM— Session 5: Evening Teaching
SUNDAY February 9, 2025 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM— Session 6: Ngondro Teaching Session 5:30 AM – 6:30 AM— Session 7: Practice Session 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM— Session 8: Ngondro Teaching with short Tea break 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM— Session 9: Ngondro Teaching
MONDAY February 10, 2025 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM— Session 10: Teachings on Guru Yoga and Guru Puja 5:30 AM – 6:30 AM— Session 11: Ngondro Practice Session 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM— Session 12: Ngondro Teaching with a short Tea break 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM— Session 13: Guru Puja
TUESDAY February 11, 2025 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM— Session 14: Teaching on the Kalachakra Tsok 5:30 AM – 6:30 AM— Session 15: Ngondro Practice Session 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM— Session 16: Ngondro with a short Tea break 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM— Session 17: Kalachakra Tsok
WEDNESDAY February 12, 2025 3:00 AM— Session 18: King of Tantra and the Golden Age – What to do Now to Transform our World + Closing Prayers
Suggested Reading
There is no required preparation. If you want to familiarize your mind with any of the material related to the trip we have selected a few of the texts.
The Kalachakra Path offers a profound method for actualizing your greatest potential and contributing to greater peace and harmony within this world. For the first time ever, this extraordinary path is revealed in a step-by-step manner, allowing students to gradually approach this uniquely comprehensive system in a structured and methodical way.
Please bring the Profound Path of Vajra Yoga Prayer Book or the Ngondro prayers with you. Available at store.dzokden.org Please access the learning center in advance for the Vishvamata texts.
OFFERING DANA TO RINPOCHE As this is an online event, you can make the offering of Dana to Rinpoche here.
