Atendendo a solicitação de alunos no Canadá, Khentrul Rinpoche realizará o Rei dos Pujas de Fogo, o Jinsek.
Existem muitos tipos de Jinsek, mas todos eles são focados em purificação. Há uma oferenda com muitas substâncias diferentes feitas ao fogo, em que cada uma está ligada à criação de diferentes resultados benéficos. Isso cria a condição para a purificação do corpo e do carma negativo de qualquer pessoa. O Jinsek é o nível mais profundo de oferenda ao fogo e Kalachakra está conectado com o yoga tantra superior. Ele purifica o carma em um nível profundo. Qualquer pessoa pode participar desse puja. No Vajrayana, nós fazemos oferendas para o puja para criar uma conexão cármica mais forte e fortalecer o resultado. Como nós estamos rezando por todos os seres sencientes, todos têm alguma pequena conexão com o puja. Para que a conexão seja mais forte e tenha um resultado mais direto, nós precisamos fortalecer a conexão com o puja e o mestre. Uma forma de fazer isso é fazendo oferendas para o puja. Outra maneira é realizar o puja você mesmo ou com o mestre. Se você deseja ajudar a patrocinar o puja, faça uma oferenda para criar uma conexão cármica para você ou um ente querido para purificar seu carma e o deles. Por favor, escolha um nível de oferenda e inclua seus nomes.
AGENDA POR FUSO HORÁRIO São Paulo, Brasil – TERÇA, 03 de outubro de 2023 / 20h.
In-person offered in English and Tibetan only. We do encourage international students to attend. We can supply the empowerment booklet in some languages. This event is possible thanks to our partnership with Shambhala International.
September 25-26th (2 days) This is for registration for the Kalachakra Four Higher Empowerments and mini-retreat. This will take place directly following the Kalachakra Empowerment in Boulder. If you have been previously approved or received the Higher Empowerment you can register without request. If you receive the Higher Empowerment you are able to register for any of the Dark Room retreats in the future. If you would like to go to Kalapa in Austria to do the Dark Room (3 isolations) practice retreat, you can do so for weeks 2-4 because you have received the empowerment previously. Register for the August Dark Room retreats in Austria
Rinpoche has kindly accepted a request to bestow the Four Higher Empowerments of Kalachakra in the USA for the first time since 2018. After receiving these empowerments, you will have all the qualifications to prepare yourself to enter the profound completion stage of Kalachakra in the future. To ensure that students succeed in their paths, Rinpoche bestows these Higher Empowerments only to pre-approved students who genuinely wish to deepen their practice of the Kalachakra path. This is an important step to reinforce the bond between the vajra master and student in working together towards enlightenment. You are more than welcome to present yourself as a candidate to receive these empowerments by sending your application here. To make sure that we can evaluate your application in time, please send it in as soon as possible. However, if you have already been approved, you can simply register for this event directly.
(Note: the Kalachakra Four Higher Empowerments are not the same Kalachakra Empowerments that Rinpoche given in Hong Kong in 2020 and in other places such as in Vienna in 2019, which are called “The Seven Empowerments of a Growing Child”.)
About the Empowerments and Retreat “Up to this point, our use of conceptual methods has been instrumental in removing our many layers of misconception, but as they are embedded in the dualistic mind, these methods function as a subtle barrier to experiencing our definitive nature. For this reason, we need to abandon them in favor of a direct approach that works without conceptual fabrications. We can achieve this transformation from conceptual to non-conceptual in two steps. Firstly we are introduced to the Kalachakra view by receiving the Four Higher Empowerments. Secondly, with the establishment of this view, we use the unique meditation technique of the Three Isolations (Wensum) to cut the proliferation of thoughts and abide in the nature of the mind.” (Khentrul Rinpoche, “Unveiling Your Sacred Truth 3”)
The program fee for the retreat encompasses 1) Secret Dakini Oral Transmission, 2) The Kalachakra Four Higher Empowerments, 3) Teaching-Transmission of the Wensum (Three Isolations) Practice, 4) a printed booklet about the Empowerments and Practice. Accommodations and food are not provided.
SCHEDULE: September 25-26th
9:00 am – 9 pm Monday and Tuesday. The last session is optional for those who need to leave earlier to return to their accommodation.
How to prepare for this retreat If this will be your first time taking part, we strongly encourage you to prepare yourself as much as you can with the Kalachakra Preliminary Practices. In addition to the longer sadhanas “Divine Ladder” and “Enlightening the Heart”, you will need to know the sadhana “Secret Dakini Treasure”. For the latter, you must register here for the oral commentary Rinpoche gave recently if you have not already done so. We encourage you to study all the sadhanas as much as you can, including the transliterations and chantings, because there will be some sessions of chanting in Tibetan without a recording during the retreat.
Materials Bring your practice book “The Profound Path of Vajra Yoga”. You can also bring Rinpoche’s commentary “The Hidden Treasure” as a reference for your practice. Other reading materials not directly related to the Wensum practice are not allowed during the retreat period. You will also need the Secret Dakini Treasure eBook.
Retreat Information and Guidelines Practice sessions will be conducted in English and Tibetan. If you absolutely prefer, you can bring copies of the texts in your own language as well and read them silently while the group recites in English.
Payment Options Once you have been approved for the empowerment and the 2-day retreat (accommodations not included), please choose the program fee that fits your financial circumstances. Rinpoche always reminds people to pay attention to what they prioritize and put their money on as the number 1 reason people ask for Financial aid is that they prioritized everything else in their life much higher than Dharma.
Accommodations
The location is central in Boulder. There are many cafes and places to eat around the location. For those trying to save money, we encourage airbnb and cafe. If you are on a limited budget we can try to find a community member for you to stay with. Please email [email protected] if you need further recommendations for accommodations.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia: APRIL 16 – 11:00 PM
Hong Kong: APRIL 16 – 9:00 PM
Vienna, Austria: APRIL 16– 3:00 PM
New York, New York USA: APRIL 16 – 9:00 AM
San Francisco, CA USA: APRIL 16 – 6:00 AMIn celebration of Khentrul Rinpoche’s 60th birthday, a special year that brings the completion of all the signs and elements in a zodiac cycle, Rinpoche will give a teaching on birthdays and how to approach them. This is one of the most important birthdays in our zodiac cycle because it is when we revisit the sign and element from when we were born. Often times people associate this revisit to the natal sign as an obstacle year. In order to help prevent that we have already
1) made a long-life offering to Khentrul Rinpoche
2) Medicine Buddha and Marichi Mantra Accumulation
3) Built a Medicine Buddha Mandala and had 9 statues (7 Medicine Buddhas and 2 Taras) made for the Garden which will arrive in time for his birthday
Normally people become self-focused on their birthday. Rinpoche will give a teaching on how we can instead approach this day from a Buddhist perspective. In addition to this, he will bestow prosperity and long-life blessing on everyone.
In honor of Rinpoche’s 60th birthday, the community will recite long-life prayers to him and make offerings prepared by the different sanghas.
Often the end of this cycle is considered to be an obstacle year for the person. In order to prevent that our community has been reciting mantras.
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Join us for a transformative empowerment. During this extraordinary week-long retreat, participants will connect with the essence of Shakyamuni Buddha through the study and practice of the 1000 Buddha empowerment (wang), puja, and sadhana. This is a rare opportunity, as it marks the first time Khentrul Rinpoche has offered this empowerment in such an auspicious location.
The Thousand Buddha Empowerment is rooted in the Nyingma Lineage, tracing back to King Songtsen Gampo, an emanation of Avalokiteshvara. Khentrul Rinpoche received this empowerment as a young child and recently renewed it through a personal transmission from H.E. Kathok Rigzin Chenpo. The main deity of this empowerment is Avalokiteshvara, representing the compassion, names, and mantras of 2200 Buddhas.
Connecting to the power of each of the 1000 Buddhas enhances your spiritual practice by linking you to all the Buddhas of this fortunate eon. Through this connection, we work towards realizing a Golden Age of Peace and Harmony.
Rinpoche has requested monks in different traditions bestow oral transmissions but as we are in India and everything is unreliable here please note the sessions that say “Potential” on the schedule
EMPOWERMENT GUIDE BOOK
DETAILED SCHEDULE BY TIMEZONE
Sao Paulo, Brazil FRIDAY October 20, 2023
9:30 PM – 12:30 AM (SATURDAY October 21, 2023) – Session 1: Chanting 1000 Buddha Puja Sadhana (recorded and optional attendance)
SATURDAY October 21, 2023
4:30 AM – 5:30 AM – Session 2: Possible Oral Transmissions
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Session 3: 1000 Buddha Puja with Monks. Rime Prayer together. Possibly monks chanting unique prayers of their tradition. (recorded and optional attendance)
8:30 PM – 12:30 AM (SUNDAY October 22, 2023) – Session 4: 1000 Buddha Empowerment (required attendance)
SUNDAY October 22, 2023
4:30 AM – 5:30 AM – Session 5: Potential Oral Transmissions to be determined day of the event if it’s happening
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Session 6: Chanting 1000 Buddha Puja potentially with monks Rime Prayer together with discussion. (recorded and optional attendance)
9:30 PM – 12:30 AM (MONDAY October 23, 2023) – Session 7: Chanting 1000 Buddha Puja Sadhana (recorded and optional attendance)
MONDAY October 23, 2023
4:30 AM – 5:30 AM – Session 8: Potential Oral Transmissions to be determined day of the event from various monks in various traditions.
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Session 9: Potential Rime discussions with Rime and unique practices & oral transmissions. Rime Prayer together. Discussions are recorded. Oral Transmissions are not.
9:30 PM – 12:30 AM (TUESDAY October 24, 2023) – Session 10: Chanting 1000 Buddha Puja Sadhana (recorded and optional attendance) or Potential oral transmission or Chanting of other traditions.
TUESDAY October 24, 2023
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – We are dedicating the merit at the Maha-bodhi stupa for the donors and everyone with prayers of Shambhala, Dzokden and the Golden Age. This will not be a live streamed session.
HOW THE ONLINE EMPOWERMENT WILL WORK
1) Register each attendee that will be receiving the empowerment. Choose your preferred language. You will receive a confirmation email. After that, you will be added to our online learning center at learn.dzokden.org.
2) Before the empowerment, you will receive information on some simple supplies you should get to help make the experience as authentic as possible. If you are not able to get them all don’t worry. They are symbolic and you can still receive the empowerment. More important you must understand what is happening. Just attending empowerment does not mean you receive it. You must know what is going on. To ensure everyone will receive empowerment, Rinpoche will kindly make his instruction booklet available to you as an eBook so you can follow along so you know exactly what is happening. You are not allowed to share this program book with anyone else or give them access to the empowerment. This is private for your personal use. Rinpoche typically gives the eBook out the night before but if this is a technical problem for you (you can’t read an eBook and be on zoom at the same time) please indicate on the registration form so we can work to accommodate you.
3) You will receive access to zoom for each of the sessions. While Khentrul Rinpoche wants the attendees there for every session, we have indicated the absolute required sessions so as not to have to a lot of emails about special circumstances. That said, he would prefer you are there for all of them
OFFERING DANA TO RINPOCHE It’s customary at the end of empowerment for students to make an offering of Dana to the guru. As this is an online event, you can make the offering of Dana to Rinpoche here.
SCHEDULE BY TIMEZONE
Melbourne, Australia: MAY 17 – 11:00 PM Hong Kong: MAY 17 – 9:00 PM
Vienna, Austria: MAY 17 – 3:00 PM
New York, New York USA: MAY 17 – 9:00 AM
San Francisco, CA USA: MAY 17 – 6:00 AM
ABOUT
In celebration of the great Pandita Tarnatha, excellent in all the wisdom traditions, we will recite prayers. Rinpoche will give an oral transmission and short teaching on his newer prayer ༄༅།།ཕྱིན་ཕེབ་རྐྱེན་སེལ་དངོས་གྲུབ་མྱུར་སྩོལ།། Immediate Blessing for Accomplishments and Dispelling of Obstacles. Jetsun Taranatha is very important for our lineage as well as many others in Tibetan Buddhism. We are launching and dedicating the release of our new unrestricted practice text area on this precious day.
