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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.
$330
Series 18: Maha Guru, Yeshé Tsogyal’s Prayer to Guru Rinpoché as He Left Tibet
Friends of Lama Tharchin Rinpoché, Series 18:
As Guru Rinpoché was leaving Tibet for the cannibal island of Ngayab Ling, Yeshé Tsogyal recited this prayer to him. Her last direct prayer is profound and full of the blessings of her longing. Although ultimately Guru Rinpoché and Yeshé Tsogyal have no separation, on a relative historical level, these were her last words uttered with very intense and powerful intention and aspiration.
The prayer was revealed as a dharma treasure by the tertön Pema Lingpa in fifth century Tibet. All Nyingma practitioners and followers of Guru Rinpoché and Yeshé Tsogyal recite this prayer. His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoché recited this prayer at the end of each sadhana session. Prayer is a very important part of our practice. We are trying to accomplish enlightenment in this lifetime. But if we don’t completely reach the result based on our own ability, making prayers of aspiration forms a connection to continue our goal after this lifetime, in the bardo, and throughout future lifetimes – it has that great power. Prayer connects us with the blessings of the deity. Through the accumulation of merit and wisdom by making prayers of aspiration, sooner or later our goals reach fruition.
The prayer is available in the Vajrayana Foundation Additional Prayers, available through Dharma Treasures Bookstore (info@dharmatreasures.com or 831.761.6274).
Two DVDs, Cost: $66
Vajra Tent: A teaching by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche after the Summit Fire
On May 22nd, 2008, fire broke out on the Summit above Pema Osel Ling, Vajrayana Foundation’s retreat center in the Santa Cruz mountains. It rapidly spread and covered areas surrounding Pema Osel Ling and Sang Ngak Chokhor Ling, the drubdra retreat land. The mountainside above the retreat area as well as the slopes behind the office, bookstore, and cabins down nearly to the stupa were significantly scorched. We suffered some damage to structures, but most were not affected. The shrine and stupa were completely safe.
Lama Tharchin Rinpoche gave this teaching at Pema Osel Ling and Sang Ngak Chokhor Ling shortly after the fire. Rinpoche walks around the land to show us the effects of the fire and the amazing protection in all the areas that were saved. He spoke about the lessons we can take from this fire, such as how to use catastrophic events in our practice, as well as deep appreciation for the blessings of Guru Rinpoche and the Three Jewels who provided a canopy of protection, like a Vajra Tent. Rinpoche also expresses deep gratitude to the fire fighters who devoted their lives to saving our precious land, as well as to the lamas and sangha members who worked bravely and tirelessly in such difficult conditions during the fire. He’s so happy this land that was dedicated to benefit all beings was able to provide a sanctuary for the fire fighters and a large source of water to fight the Summit Fire.
Rinpoche has offered this teaching to the monthly subscribers of Friends of Lama Tharchin Rinpoche as the June 2008 video. He’d also like to make it available to everyone, with half of the proceeds going to benefit the Vajrayana Foundation for clean up and rebuilding of the retreat land.
Single DVD, Cost: $33
Series 17: Advice for Meditators
Two DVDs, Cost: $66
Series 16: Concise Tsok Offering, Ying Kyi Bhendhar, Teaching 1 (January 2008)
This short but incredibly profound tsok offering verse arose as a treasure from the enlightened mind of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoché, beginning with the terma’s symbolic proof of dakini script. As he says in the colophon to the treasure,
This was written by myself, the one known as Jigdral Yeshé Dorjé, from a deluded vision I had when I was 33 years old, in the 1st month, the 17th day of the Fire Rat Year. After the evening that the Dzogchen practitioner, Trulshik Dorjé, did hundreds of tsok fulfillments of the dakini for my health, in the early morning, I had a dream and heard a woman reciting these words clearly, and when I awoke, I remembered them. Later that day, there was an auspicious sign that I had recovered from my sickness.
This tsok offering is unlike any regular tantrayana tsok. It belongs to the highest Clear Light vehicle, which is related to the result, fully awakened buddhahood. The vehicle of Clear Light brings this result to the path in order to make it manifest. Through practicing this tsok offering, we can purify our habit of believing in material phenomena as real. Those of the greatest capacity already know that all phenomena are the display of awareness (rigpa). For those who believe in the reality of apparent phenomena, this practice can purify this delusion into the dharmakaya, pure, stainless great emptiness. Through this practice, we can go beyond our ordinary dualistic mind to inconceivable wisdom mind where all phenomena naturally appear as the three kayas. This practice is more powerful than any done through mental creation’s effort. Because this practice is related to Clear Light wisdom, effortless, beyond mind, one moment of recognition of awareness is equal to doing one eon of practice with mental creation and effort.
Source: “Concise Tsok Offering (Ying Kyi Bhendhar)” by Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche, Dudjom Sung Bum, Volume MA (no.16), page 107. Bero Jeydren Publications, Vajrayana Foundation, 2002/07.
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3 DVDs, $99
Series 15: Dharma Protectors
Teachings by Lama Tharchin
Rinpoche
Dharma protectors (dharmapalas) include both wisdom beings as well as those on the path of dharma. Their job is to protect practitioners from obstacles and to aid us on the path in order to bring about good experience and realization. While we practice making offerings to the dharma protectors, our main offering is keeping pure samaya. We request that the protectors outwardly remove all external obstacles, inwardly purify the five afflictive emotions into the five wisdoms, and secretly remove obstacles to receiving the ordinary and extraordinary spiritual accomplishments in order to attain fully enlightened buddhahood for the benefit of all beings. Lama Tharchin Rinpoche will teach on several of the main dharmapala practices commonly done in the Dudjom Tersar tradition.
Teaching 1: Damchen Chyi-tor (released May 2007)
Source: “The Coalesced Essence of the Daily Torma Offering to the Three Roots and the Oath-Bound Ones (Concise Damchen Chyi-tor)”; Dudjom Sung Bum Volume Ma (16), p.109-115
Teaching 2: Concise Offerings to Lhachen, Shenpa, Ekajati, Rahula and Dorje Lekpa (released June 2007)
Source: “Concise Supplications to Lhachen and Nöjin Shenmar”; Dudjom Sung Bum Volume Tsa (17), p.431.5-431.6 and “A Concise Prayer-Offering to Ekajati, Rahula and Dorje Lekpa”; Dudjom Sung Bum Volume Tsa (17), p.428.6-430.1
Teaching 3: Phurba Protectors (released July 2007)
Source: “A Concise Prayer Offering to the Vajrakilaya Guardians (Phur-Sung Sol-Chö Gyun Khyer)”; Dudjom Sung Bum Volume Ba (15), p.531
Teaching 4: Drekpa Dé Gyay (released August 2007)
Source: “Offering Prayer to the Eight Classes of Drekpa (Drekpa Dé Gyay)”; Dudjom Sung Bum Volume Ba (15), p.221-222
Teaching 5: Lion-Faced Dakini (release September 2007)
Source: Seng Dong T’hal-Deb (Lion-Faced Dakini Daily Practice with Hand Clapping); Dudjom Sung Bum Volume Tsha (18), p.304.5-305.4
Teaching 6: Ekajati (release October 2007)
Source: "Essential Torma Offering to the Mamo, Protectress of Mantra, Ekajati" from the Dudjom Sung Bum, Volume Ma (16), p.117-119
Teaching 7: Ekajati, part 2 (release November 2007)
Teaching 8: Dharma Protectors recited by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche (release December 2007)
Series 15 can be purchased when completed in December. If you wish to subscribe now and obtain all shipped DVDs from the current release, please give us a call. (831) 480-5943
The texts from this series (except for Ekajati*) are available in "Dharma Protectors Daily Practices" from HH Dudjom Rinpoche, Bero Jeydren Publications, Vajrayana Foundation. Corralitos, CA: August 2007. They can also be found in the long dharmapalas text "Dharma Protectors" by Bero Jeydren Publications. *Ekajati can be found in the Yeshe Tsogyal Khandro T'huk-T'hik Sadhana & Tsok published by Bero Jeydren Publications, as well as through Lama Yeshe Wangmo at jnanasukha.org.
8 DVDs, $264
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