This is a paid event and will be available both In-person and Online.
In conjunction with the release of Shar Khentrul Rinpoche’s new book, the Tantric Path of Desire, Dzokden and Tibet House US, present a day of intermediate level Buddhist teachings on how to take desire as the path in relation to the Kalachakra Tantra. Tantra is a rich practice that is particularly suited to our time where people are heavily engaged in desires and distraction. In Tibetan Buddhism the tantric path of Vajrayana, engages directly with our desires and emotions in all aspects of our waking and sleeping daily lives as a potent force and technology for personal transformation and rapid awakening.
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. While tantra does include teachings involving sexuality as a skillful means for transformation, there are more ways in which 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.
Khentrul Rinpoche has agreed to bestow the Vishvamata Jenang empowerment to his students for the first time at the request of Robert Thurman.
Prerequisite While Khentrul Rinpoche welcomes everyone to join who wishes to practice Kalachakra, this teachings 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.
Schedule by Timezone:
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan: SUNDAY October 08, 2023
10:00 PM – Session 1: Vishvamata Jenang
MONDAY October 09, 2023
1:00 AM – Session 2: Vishvamata Jenang
3:00 AM – Session 3: Vishvamata Jenang
This is a paid event and will be available both In-person and Online.
Dzokden and Tibet House US presents a special teaching on Shambhala and Kalachakra that includes a blessing jenang of the multi-coloured Garuda, the Kalachakra Mandala Protector. Khentrul Rinpoche has agreed to bestow this empowerment to his students for the first time at the request of Robert Thurman.
The sublime realm of Shambhala is directly connected to the transformation of our world into a Golden Age of Peace and harmony. This transformation is possible due to the efforts of Bodhisattva practitioners of the Kalachakra Tantra. In order to live a long and healthy life to transform the world, we need protection on our Dharma path from various forms of harms such as obstacles, illness, ignorance etc. There are several Dharma protectors specifically related to the Kalachakra, such as Vajra Vega who forms a spherical protection wheel and the 21st Tara Marichi who protects the realm of Shambhala. The multi-colored Garuda of transcendental wisdom is the extremely powerful protector of the Kalachakra Mandala, representing our body. Multicolored Garuda is victorious over the nagas, which can manifest in any form or harmful condition and interfere in our practice of tantra. It is said that this protector is effective against cancer, aids and spirit harm.
Khentrul Rinpoche will give teachings on the Realm of Shambhala and Kalachakra in relation to Dharma protectors and our spiritual path.
Schedule by Timezone:
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan:
SATURDAY October 07, 2023
10:00 PM – Multicolored Garuda Jenang Empowerment
SUNDAY October 08, 2023
1:00 AM – Teachings on Shambhala and Kalachakra
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).
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan PRE-EMPOWERMENT PUBLIC EVENTS
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
8:30 AM – Session 1: PUBLIC Opening Ceremony: Preparing to Receive the Kalachakra Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT REGISTERED ATTENDEES ONLY
SATURDAY September 23, 2023
11:00 PM – Session 2: Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
SUNDAY September 24, 2023
12:00 AM – Session 3: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 1
4:00 AM – Session 4: How to Practice Kalachakra & Prepare for the Empowerment
11:00 PM – Session 5: Day 2 Preparation Prayers to Receive the Empowerment
MONDAY September 25, 2023
12:00 AM – Session 6: Kalachakra Empowerment Part 2
5:00 AM – Session 7: Kalachakra Tsok
7:00 AM – Session 8: Post Empowerment Ritual – Offering to the Water
