Bestowed by Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
Saturday, July 11th
Empowerment – 10:00 am – noon
Tsa-Lung and Tummo – 1:30 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: $30 Public, $25 Members
Prerequisite: None
The tummo and tsa-lung practices are high yoga techniques that are absolutely necessary for practitioners of Tantra. These yogas help to open your channels & create great bliss. Tummo has long been used to generate body heat even in the coldest snow mountains of the Himalayas. These yoga techniques come from the Yuthok Nyingthik by Yuthok Yonten Gonpo (1126-1202) who is widely regarded as the main founder of Tibetan Medicine. The Yuthok Nyingthik is the main Tantric Buddhist practice cycle associated with Tibetan Medicine. It is traditionally considered to be an important spiritual component of healing, and moreover is regarded in all Tibetan Buddhist traditions as a very special method for quickly attaining awakening and realization.
<b>Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche</b> 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.