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Experience the profound spiritual journey of grand Sur Puja, a sacred practice of immense significance. Khentrul Rinpoche will practice two powerful Sur Pujas: one written by Patrul Rinpoche, known as Patrul Sur Ginma, and another written by Bamda Gelek Gyatso and Lama Luthak. So, both Nyingmapa’s and Jonangpa ‘s Sur will be practiced.
Sur Puja is a universal practice that is open to all and without restrictions. It offers immense benefits to all sentient beings, with a special focus on those who have passed away and those in the bardo. This practice allows us to make offerings to a multitude of beings, enlightened or otherwise, to benefit them.
The Sur Puja involves the burning of offerings in fire, symbolizing one of the female Buddhas, Gökarmo (Pāṇḍarāvasinī), the consort of Amitabha. This nurturing mother nature bestows her blessings on these beings through the fire.
The Sur Puja is particularly beneficial for those who have passed away, be they relatives, pets, or any being with whom you share a special connection. It is also an effective practice for repaying karmic debts accumulated over countless lifetimes. For those who want to be connected to this, we can write the name of a special person, animal, or pet on the 6-realm mantra wheel and offer it for you.
Through the Sur Puja, we provide physical offerings and impart the Dharma, guiding these beings towards liberation. This practice can help beings in lower realms attain higher rebirths, ultimately leading them towards enlightenment. Join us in this significant practice and contribute to the well-being of all sentient beings.
Ullambana
The Ullambana Festival, or the Filial Piety Festival, is a significant event in Chinese Buddhism. It provides a unique opportunity for individuals to express their appreciation toward their parents.
- Understanding the Ullambana Festival: “Ullambana” is derived from Sanskrit, signifying “rescue from being inverted.” The phrase “inverted” symbolizes the torment in hell. Individuals with negative karma may be reincarnated in hell and undergo severe punishment after death. Consequently, the Ullambana Festival embodies the concept of liberating those who are enduring agony in hell. It also allows everyone to honor their filial responsibilities towards their parents and forefathers.
- The Genesis of the Ullambana Festival The Ullambana tradition traces its roots back to the tale of Maudgalyayana (also known as Moggalana in Pali), one of Buddha’s esteemed disciples, who rescued his mother from the realm of famished spirits. Upon achieving Arahantship, Moggallana immediately remembered his late mother. Using his divine vision to explore all domains, he discovered that his mother had been reborn in the realm of famished spirits, suffering from extreme hunger and thirst due to her disproportionately large abdomen and minuscule neck.
Moved by his mother’s plight, Moggallana collected food in his alms bowl and attempted to feed his mother using his supernatural abilities. However, her selfishness and greed caused the food to transform into flaming coals before she could consume it. Distressed by his inability to alleviate his mother’s suffering despite his extraordinary powers, Moggallana sought Buddha’s guidance.
Buddha advised him to wait until the seventh lunar month and make substantial offerings to the monks on Pavarana day, marking the conclusion of the 3-month Rain Retreat. This would result in enormous blessings due to the monks’ rigorous spiritual practices during these three months. Transferring these blessings to his mother would liberate her from the realm of famished spirits and facilitate her rebirth in a divine realm.
Following Buddha’s counsel, Moggallana saved his mother and numerous famished spirits, enabling their reincarnation in heavenly realms. This inspiring narrative led to the annual celebration of the Ullambana Festival in the seventh lunar month, now referred to as the Ullambana month. This festival allows people to express gratitude towards their parents, grandparents, and ancestors.
Known as the month of absolution for the deceased, individuals respectfully present offerings to the Three Jewels during this time, transferring their merits to their ancestors. This act may liberate their ancestors from the realms of famished spirits and hell.
Khentrul Rinpoche will practice Sur and recite the prayer for rebirth in Shambhala to dedicate all living beings to the second golden age. Meanwhile, dedications will be arranged during pujas in monasteries in Tibetan areas.
Schedule by Timezone
East Coast USA, Toronto – SUNDAY August 18, 2024 / 2:00 PM
Melbourne, Australia – MONDAY August 19, 2024 / 4:00 AM
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – MONDAY August 19, 2024 / 2:00 AM
Central Europe and South Africa – SUNDAY August 18, 2024 / 8:00 PM
São Paulo, Brazil – SUNDAY August 18, 2024 / 3:00 PM
West Coast USA – SUNDAY August 18, 2024 / 11:00 AM
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Amitabha is the most well-known Buddha after Buddha Shakyamuni himself. Some Chinese traditions only focus on Amitabha, and many Tibetans also focus on him because, in the Amitabha sutra, it is said he has taken many vows to help sentient beings easily be reborn in his Pureland of Sukhavati, the Land of Bliss.
Amitabha Pureland is one of the well-known easiest pure lands to get to, although perhaps harder to reach than the Bodhisattva realm of Shambhala. Through this empowerment, one can connect with and work to cultivate unwavering faith and devotion to Amitabha. If one is reborn in his pure land, the path to Buddhahood is natural.
Two of Khentrul Rinpoche’s Lamas, including his root Guru Lama Lobsang Trinlé emphasized Amitabha a lot, especially for non-monastic householder practitioners. Even though Lama Lobsang Trinlé was a Kalachakra master, he spent his whole life practicing and extensively teaching Amitabha to everyone. He eventually bestowed not only his hat but also his precious practice text of Amitabha to Khentrul Rinpoche. It had become warn out because he had used it for so many years. Lama Lutrin instructed Khentrul Rinpoche to teach this practice to Amitabha to many people in the future.
Up until now, Khentrul Rinpoche has focused on sharing his passion for Shambhala and the Golden Age, so he has not had a chance to emphasize Amitaha enough. But now he sees that it is the right time to start emphasizing and sharing these teachings to fulfill his responsibility to his precious teacher.
Many of the people with great faith and devotion feel at peace upon death, They often see Amitabha before they die and feel at peace and secure after they have become dedicated to this practice. A Jonang Lama and a Khandro said that Khentrul Rinpoche’s own mother went to Sukhavati so the practice is very powerful. Khentrul Rinpoche received this empowerment and practice many times from Nyingma Lama, Zhigli Khenpo Tenzin Zangpo and Lama Lobsang Trinley.
Rinpoche will give the empowerment and a practice with it.
Schedule by Timezone
East Coast USA, Toronto – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Melbourne, Australia – SUNDAY September 15, 2024 / 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM (SUNDAY September 15, 2024)
Central Europe and South Africa – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
São Paulo, Brazil – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
West Coast USA – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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While the Buddha taught that life is suffering, he also taught that there is a way to become free from suffering. In this evening’s talk, Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche will teach powerful mind-training techniques from the Sutrayana path of Buddhism to help us learn to cope with life and transform it. While we can’t prevent life’s challenges, we can become skillful in dealing with them.
Suffering can appear in our lives in so many forms, such as the easy-to-do identify suffering of illness, job loss, divorce, or other adverse life circumstances. Or suffering can be subtle and sneaky in the form of passing radiantly joyful emotions that are so wonderful we wish they would never leave. Even the best ice cream will melt in the hot sun if not eaten.
While our feelings and emotions can change momentarily, it does not mean we must be thrown into turmoil by sadness, jealousy, anger, hatred, or frustration. Nor does that mean we must reject our emotions and experiences, hide them, or shame them away. The Buddha taught many precise antidotes that can be learned and used for each emotion to help us work through them as they arise. When this happens we can better achieve all of our life priorities in work, family, or spiritual realization.
These sutra antidotes can help practitioners at all levels. Even a tantric student wishing to work directly with emotion’s energy may find themselves in a moment when reducing the emotion’s intensity is necessary before transforming it.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa – FRIDAY June 28, 2024 / 6:00 PM
Melbourne, Australia – SATURDAY June 29, 2024 / 2:00 AM
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – SATURDAY June 29, 2024 / 12:00 AM
Sao Paulo, Brazil – FRIDAY June 28, 2024 / 1:00 PM
East Coast USA, Toronto – FRIDAY June 28, 2024 / 12:00 PM
West Coast USA – FRIDAY June 28, 2024 / 9:00 AM
Offer Dana to Rinpoche
If you would like to offer Dana to Rinpoche virtually, you can do so here on Dzokden’s website. All donations to Dzokden are unrestricted contributions that allow us to direct the funds to Rinpoche’s projects based on their priority.
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金刚手菩萨：降服你的心魔
金刚手菩萨被视为十方大世界三世诸佛力量总集化身，是无惧无畏的十地菩萨，也是金刚乘修行者的守护者。在新年伊始之际，调伏清净一切违缘魔障，依仗所有诸佛菩萨的方便大悲之力来降服你内在与外在世界的修证障碍。
夏·堪祖仁波切此次将传授一种非常殊胜的金刚手菩萨灌顶，也被称为降伏部多（灭断诸魔）金刚手。此法门正是仁波切的根本上师 觉囊派时轮金刚法王 龙程喇嘛·洛桑赤列自愈、并为他人治疗包括麻风病等各种疾病时所修持的密法。
于世间出世间殊胜的不共利益
降魔金刚手法门的灌顶和闭关能帮助修行者感受到内在的强大力量，并能平息降伏修证道路上的所有障碍。此密法曾经为不共的的密咒法，因其效果迅猛由古印度大成就者们传承为度化众生的大方便法门。
修持降魔金刚手本尊相应法的世间与出世间的殊胜利益包括：降伏一切邪魔外道，消灭一切地水火风所生灾难。除障、净业、息灾，避凶，免疾疫、长寿、盛名、增运、大喜乐、大成就。
汉译藏传佛经的密教部中，有《佛说金刚手菩萨降伏一切部多大教王经》，其中礼赞金刚手菩萨为「降伏部多最上王」，为一切忿怒威猛本尊之首。
《大日经疏》：「西方谓夜叉为秘密，以其身口意，速疾隐秘，难可了知故。旧翻或云密迹，若浅略明义，秘密主，即是夜叉王也。执金刚杵常侍卫佛，故曰金刚手。」身为夜叉王，金刚手菩萨可号令一切诸天神将，号令统摄毗沙门天王，象鼻天王、阿修罗王等一切金刚护法。
夏·堪祖仁波切与金刚手菩萨的不共之缘
“于我而言，金刚手菩萨是很特别的存在，因为我的根本上师洛桑赤列尊者被公认为金刚手菩萨的真实化身。当他修习此法，他通过长期闭关完全治愈了自身的麻风病。而当他闭关结束之时，他已获得与伟大的印度大成就者们同等的证量。”
“我的根本上师所传授金刚手菩萨的教言是极为殊胜的。许多高僧纷纷来到我们寺庙于他座下领受此法灌顶，我亦有幸领受了许多许多次传法。所有来访的僧众都对尊者的证量心悦诚服。正如他的上师所认证的，所有人纷纷赞叹龙程喇嘛本人便是真实的金刚手菩萨化身，因为他们亲眼目睹了尊者是如何降服那些在我们当地试图作乱的妖魔鬼众。”
此法门与本派觉囊派有着相当特殊的因缘，这是因为香巴拉国王月贤王向佛陀请求传授金刚乘教法，并将之实践推广于香巴拉，香巴拉月贤王也正是为金刚手菩萨一个化身。
時間
北京、上海、香港、台北、烏蘭巴托、新加坡
星期六December 28, 2024
6:00 AM – 7:30 AM: 第一节: 线上灌顶前行
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: 第二节: 金刚手灌顶与口传
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: 第三节: 金刚手仪轨修持
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: 第四节: 金刚手与时轮金刚传承
星期日 December 29, 2024
6:00 AM – 7:30 AM: 第五节: 金刚手仪轨修持
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM: 第六节: 金刚乘密续与调伏心情与愤怒
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM: 第七节: 金刚手仪轨修持
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: 第八节: 总结 – 金刚手仪轨修持与仁波切问答解疑
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As we head towards the end of the year, Khentrul Rinpoche will guide us through a thought process to understand what type of Dharma we are practicing, for what reason, and how that reflects in our life priorities. If you ask most people, they will say they are practicing Dharma to benefit all sentient beings or to get out of Samsara. Maybe they will say they are practicing mindfulness and meditation to deal better with their life and reduce their anxiety. There are many reasons in why people choose to practice Dharma. These reasons may be based in wisdom and compassion or they may be based in Samsaric motivations. Rinpoche will help guide us in an end-of-the-year self-reflection so we can dig deeper into our own minds and uncover our blind spots in our intentions. By discovering our true intentions with our practice, we can create the opportunity in the new year to truly transition into a deeper level of practice, walking more fully on the path mindfully with discriminating awareness.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia – FRIDAY December 27, 2024 / 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – FRIDAY December 27, 2024 / 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Hanoi, Vietnam – FRIDAY December 27, 2024 / 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Central Europe and South Africa – FRIDAY December 27, 2024 / 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Sao Paulo, Brazil – FRIDAY December 27, 2024 / 5:30 AM – 7:00 AM
East Coast USA, Toronto – FRIDAY December 27, 2024 / 3:30 AM – 5:00 AM
West Coast USA – FRIDAY December 27, 2024 / 12:30 AM – 2:00 AM
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86764827300?pwd=L21FRTl4dld2R1lCbHVaWmNIRHRQZz09
Webinar ID: 867 6482 7300 Passcode: 108108
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