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Series 24: Shower of Blessings
A Guru Yoga based on the Seven Line Prayer
by Jamgӧn Mipham Rinpoché
From Lama Tharchin Rinpoché:
“This sadhana and tsok, based on the Seven Line Prayer, comes from the great Jamgӧn Mipham Rinpoché (1846-1912), one of the most influential Tibetan scholars and mahasiddhas. Tibet has had three emanations of Manjushri and one is Mipham Rinpoché. He has been most kind for the Nyingma doctrine in particular. In ancient times, the Dharma in Tibet had “Khen-Lob-Chӧ-Sum” (Khenpo Shantarakshita, Loppӧn Pema Jungnay, and Chӧgyal Trisong Deutsen); then after Guru Rinpoché, “Zo-Sur-Nub-Sum (Zo Yeshé Jungnay, Sur Shakya Gyaltsen, and Nub Sangyé Yeshé); and later Rang-Long-Ju-Sum (Rangdzompa, Longchenpa, and Ju Mipham). In this way, the Dharma continues in an unbroken stream since it was established, maintained, and spread throughout Tibet and the world.
“This practice of Shower of Blessings is central to all Nyingmapa and particularly to our own lord protector Dungsé Thinley Norbu Rinpoché, who leads us in this practice all the time. It is so profound and rich, yet so simple and easy to do. Generally for the Nyingmapa, the essence of practice is the Seven Line Prayer, a treasure found by so many treasure revealers. This Shower of Blessings is related with that practice, a guru yoga based on Guru Rinpoche. Guru yoga is the highest and fastest method for attaining realization.
“Our sangha does this Shower of Blessings tsok on Guru Rinpoché Day, in particular, and because everyone’s doing the practice, I thought it would be good to make some commentary so we can more deeply understand its profound meaning and enrich our practice, absorbing its blessings. Please join us for a dharma party retreat at Pema Ӧsel Ling this Thanksgiving weekend.”
Text available from Bero Jeydren Publications through Dharma Treasures Bookstore: store@vajrayana.org
Available through FOLTR monthly Subscription Series. For more information, please see the subscription information page
Series 23: Prayer of the Three Kayas
A Dharma treasure of the Jang-ter (northern treasures) “Seven Chapters” revealed by the tertӧn Rigdzin Gӧ Dempa, these direct vajra words from Guru Rinpoché are most important for us followers of his tradition.
The 6,400,000 Dzogchen Great Perfection tantras are synthesized in the three sections of Sem-dé (Mind Section), Long-dé (Space Section), and Men-ngak-dé (Upadesha; Pointing-out Instruction Section). Guru Rinpoché condensed all of these into the Dzogchen Men-ngak-dé and this prayer contains its essence and precise meaning. It is so vital for us Dharma practitioners because our goal in practice is to recognize the stainless view of Dzogchen. Although there are so many different methods to recognize the view, the highest, most profound, and fastest method is through guru yoga, transferring the guru’s wisdom mind directly to the student’s mind. This prayer is based on that transference of Guru Rinpoché’s wisdom mind to our own mind. It is so central for Nyingmapa practitioners that we all begin our first session with this prayer. Each line, and each word, is rich with profound meaning and blessings.
Because of the tremendous benefit of this single prayer for recognizing and maintaining the view, and since it carries with it so many blessings from Guru Rinpoché, I always recommend that my spiritual friends recite this prayer. Through daily recitation, we are reminded how to hold the profound view in meditation and how to carry it into our daily lives. We recognize the nature of all phenomena – form, sound and thought – as inseparable from the three kayas, and thus awaken to the true nature of reality. Therefore, I am offering these teachings as my legacy for you.
- Lama Tharchin Rinpoché
4 discs, $132
 Prayer of the Three Kayas
Lion's Roar: Spring Retreat 2011:
Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche: The Lion’s Roar by Jigme Lingpa
~11 hours of mp3 audio
April 14-17, 2011 at Pema Osel Ling
Within the uncontrived nature of mind, all phenomena of samsara and nirvana has been perfected and is complete – this is the Dzogchen state, the essence of Buddha’s teachings. The primordial nature of our mind that has been pointed out to us is known as Dzogchen Great Perfection. Dzogchen meditation is applying this technique on the path to enlightenment.
This Spring Retreat, Lama Tharchin Rinpoche will teach on the Lion’s Roar, a Dzogchen text by Jigme Lingpa* intended to strengthen one’s meditation practice by clearly pointing out the places where we can go astray.
“In the West many lamas give Great Perfection teachings, and students love these teachings. Each lama has a different way of transmitting these teachings and if the student cannot discriminate it is easy to get confused in meditation, which means never getting results in practice. For this reason I decided to teach The Lion’s Roar – a teaching that will fix all problems.” Lama Tharchin Rinpoche
Audio Download (Link will be emailed to you within 2 business days, size is a bit over 500MB)
$40
DVD containg MP3s. This data dvd contains all the mp3 audio files for this retreat. (Note; there is no video on this DVD)
$50
Series 22: Dorjé Phurba Putri Rekphung
Rinpoche gave detailed teachings on the practice of Vajrakilaya, specifically from the new treasures of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoché's Dorjé Phurba Putri Rekphung. This is a root yidam practice for our sangha and one we do regularly at Pema Ösel Ling. Lama Tharchin Rinpoche said: "Vajrakilaya practice is extremely powerful in removing outer, inner, and secret obstacles on the Dharma path. Vajrakilaya is one of the main yidam practices in the Nyingma lineage and is the root of spiritual accomplishments (siddhis), swiftly bringing both ordinary and extraordinary accomplishments."
15 discs, $495
Series 21: Riwo Sang Chod (Mountain Smoke Offering) by Lhatsun Namkha Jigme, teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche.
This video series is a detailed teaching on the Riwo Sang Chöd (Mountain Smoke Offering) that Rinpoche taught last year at Pema Ösel Ling (see Rinpoche's description below). There is a beautiful translation of the text, including a commentary on the text and the Windhorse Smoke Offering, by Heidi Nevin available through Dharma Treasures Bookstore. The series started in November and we expect there to be 6 months of teachings plus a video with Rinpoché doing the practice itself. We also will have an audio CD of the practice available separately.
"The Riwo Sang Chöd is a treasure revealed by Lhatsun Namkha Jigmé when he opened the hidden country of Sikkim. This smoke offering comes from the viewpoint of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection. It is really the best practice to remove obstacles and fulfill both temporary and long-term wishes. The smoke offering is made to all wisdom beings, to the Three Jewels, the Three Roots and Dharma Protectors, and the Three Kayas. Offering to the wisdom beings helps us to accumulate merit and wisdom. This brings short-term happiness and ultimate enlightenment. We also offer to all demonic beings who are actually manifestations of our karmic debt. These karmic debtors cause obstacles of all kinds, both temporary in this life and also long-term obstacles to enlightenment. Through this offering, karmic debtors are repaid, removing all of these obstacles. This is really the best technique. In particular, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoché did this practice all the time and recommended it to all of his students. In my life I have had such success with this practice and recommend it to all my spiritual friends and vajra brothers and sisters." - Lama Tharchin Rinpoché
7 DVDs, $231
Series 20: Calling the Lama from Afar (Nying U Dai Pay) by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
Download the prayer 
4 discs, $132
Series 19: Dudjom Tersar Ngondro
9 Teachings, 18 discs total (the 10th teaching is the recitation of the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro with practical explanations. The 10th teaching can also be purchased standalone.
Download the Calling the Lama from Afar prayer
Download the Zheng Shik Pema Prayer
$330
Anyone can download the following as PDF as well. Information on this follws:
Practice DVD (included in set)
Additional Prayers Handout
Lama Tharchin Rinpoché recites the following as part of his Ngöndro practice on Series 19 Teaching 10. “Calling the Lama from Afar” is available as a downloadable pdf. The Ngöndro is available in Three Roots Daily Practice, Bero Jeydren Publications, Vajrayana Foundation, and other sources. The rest of the prayers are available as a downloadable pdf, “Heart Teachings Series 19 Additional Practices.” Please contact Dharma Treasures Bookstore (info@dharmatreasures.com) to purchase texts.
- Zheng Shik Pema
- Lung Rol Salwa (no recitation; additional instruction in LTR’s Ngöndro Commentary)
- Speech Blessing (also in Vajrayana Foundation Additional Prayers p.171-173)
- Nying Ü Day Pai, Calling the Lama from Afar (also available in Three Roots Daily Practice p.3-8; detailed teachings available from FOLTR Heart Teachings Series 20)
- Ngöndro: A Concise Recitation of the Preliminary Practices of the New Treasures of Dudjom (Three Roots Daily Practice p.9-21 & others)
- Palden Tsawai Lama… recited after dissolution section of Ngöndro
- Khen Lob Chö Sum (also available in Three Roots Daily Practice p.22)
- Jik Mé Tul Zhuk, Long Life Prayer for Kyabjé Thinley Norbu Rinpoché (also available in Three Roots Daily Practice p.121)
- Lu Mé Tsa Sum, Long Life Prayer for Kyabjé Chatral Rinpoché (also available in Three Roots Daily Practice p.122)
- La Mé Ku Kham (also available in Three Roots Daily Practice p.129)
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