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SEMINARS WITH LAMA VAJRANATHA TEACHING SCHEDULEFALL 2017
September 1-2-3, 2017 Vajrakilaya Practice in the Nyingmapa
Tradition of Tibet Munich, South Germany
The Buddhist teachings preserved in the Nyingmapa school of
Tibet, established by the masterPadmasambhava in the 8th century of
our era, are classified into nine successive vehicles
toenlightenment. The three highest of these vehicles are
collectively known as the Inner Tantras:Mahayoga Tantra emphasizes
the visualization process of transforming oneself into ameditation
deity in its mandala palace, thereby accessing the powers,
capacities, and wisdomstraditionally associated with that
particular archetypal form. Anuyoga Tantra, emphasizes theawakening
of inner psychic heat and the experiencing of ecstatic sensual
experience by way ofyoga, breath control, and practice with a
consort. Atiyoga Tantra, also known as Dzogchen,distinguishes
between the ordinary discursive mind, or thought process, and the
nature of mindat the core of ones being, which is intrinsic
awareness beyond time and space, thisrepresenting the individuals
primordially enlightened Buddha Nature. In the previous
century,Ddjom Rinpoche, and before that his predecessor and
previous incarnation Ddjom Lingpa,were realized masters in Tibet
and leading exponents of these methods of Maha, Anu, and
Ati,especially in relation to the cycle of practice for the
meditation deity Vajrakilaya. This seminarwill examine some of the
methods of Anuyoga and Atiyoga found in the Terma text, theNamchak
Pudri, The Razor of Meteorite Iron,
Contact: Benno, [email protected]
September 15-16-17, 2017 Guardians and Nature Spirits in Tibetan
Buddhism Szczecin, Poland
When the Tibetan king Trisong Detsan attempted to erect the
first Buddhist monastery in Tibetat Samye in the 8th cen. CE, his
efforts were opposed by the local gods and spirits who wereaddicted
to receiving blood sacrifices. They knew well that the Buddhist
monks of India wereopposed to such practices. Advised by the
scholar Shantirakshita, the king invited to Tibet thegreat Tantric
master Padmasambhava from Uddiyana. Later known as Guru Rinpoche,
thismaster was able to subdue these local gods and spirits in
firece magical combats, convertingthem to the Dharma. Binding them
with powerful oaths, he comissioned them henceforth to beguardians
and protectors of the Dharma and its practitioners. Hence they are
known asDharmapalas. Since that time, every Buddhist monastery,
after sunset, performs the Rites ofthe Guardians, invoking and
propiating these gods and spirits with puja offerings. We
willexamine these rites and rituals instituted by Padmasambhava,
including those for the special
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FALL SCHEDULE 2017
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protectors of Dzogchen, especially with regard to how we, as
human beings, can re-establish aharmonious relationship with the
nature spirits who inhabit our natural environment.
Contact: [email protected]
November 10-11-12, 2017 Padmasambhava and the Nyingmapa
Tradition of Tibet Lubin, Poland
In the 8th cen. of our era, the illustrious master from Uddiyana
in Central Asia, GuruPadmasambhava, introduced the Tantric form of
Buddhism known as Vajrayana from India intoTibet. Once there, he
subdued the local gods and demons in magical combat, converting
theminto protectors and guardians of the Buddhist teachings.
Padmasambhava not only introducedthe practices of Mahayoga Tantra
into Tibet, but also Dzogchen, often considered in the
Tibetantradition to represent the highest teaching of the Buddha.
Dzogchen points directly to the Natureof Mind which lies beyond the
transformative processes of the Tantras.
Later he concealed many Termas, or hidden treasure texts,
throughout theHimalayan region ofTibet and Bhutan. These were
rediscovered in later centuries by the reincarnations of
hisoriginal band of disciples. In the following centuries, his
followers, the married Lamas known asNgakpas, became renowned as
the Nyingmapas, or the Ancient Ones. In this weekendseminar we will
survey the contents of the Nyingmapa tradition, both Kama and
Terma, andfocus on the practice of Guru Yoga, and selected other
practices.
Contact: Jacek, [email protected] ; tel. 60-391-4172
Last update: September 21, 2017
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