Bestowed by Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
Sunday, January 18th
Time: 1:30 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: $30 Public, $25 Members
Prerequisite: Refuge
After you receive the Shitro empowerment you need the oral transmission in order to fully practice the teaching in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. If you read this book all the time then when you are dying or after your death you will recognize these deities inside your body without fear and can achieve enlightenment, or go to the pure land, or be born in a higher realm.
Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche is a Dzogchen master and the reincarnation of Dzogchen Gyaltsab Thodo Rinpoche. He was recognized by H.H. Dalai Lama’s Nyingmapa teacher Kyabje Trulshig Rinpoche. He received teachings from twenty-five masters representing all five schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Tulku Yeshi has written thirteen books, ten of which have been published, on the subject of Tibetan Buddhism and culture, including “A One Thousand Year History of Sakyapa.” He has published three books in English: his autobiography “A Modern Liberation Odyssey – An Autobiography of a Tibetan Nomad Lama”, “Handbook for Half-Buddhas” and “Tibetan Zen.” He also writes novels, poetry for mind training, provides Tibetan astrology readings, can advise people on how to enjoy their life, and can bestow empowerments. Currently he is working on Dharma activities at Sakya Monastery in Seattle. He is now working on producing a documentary on His Holiness Jidgal Dagchen Rinpoche’s life.