Bestowed By H.E. Khöndung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche
Date: Sunday, February 2
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: $40 members, $60 public
To register, please visit: https://conta.cc/2Li88dP
Must be vegetarian for the day. Commitment is to practice Bodhicitta.

Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will bestow the initiation of the special Anangavajra Manjughosha practice for developing enlightened wisdom and expanding positive influence.

Proceeds will benefit the new Sakya Jaigon Monastery in India.

Bestowed and led by Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche

A comprehensive series of teachings, transmissions and guided group practice focused on White Tara with special dedications for the long life of Dagyum Chenmo.

Suggested donations for individual days are listed below.
Suggested donation for the entire weekend is $80 for members and $120 for non‐members.

To register for either the entire weekend or for individual events, please visit our registration page.

Long Life Guru Yoga Transmission and Teaching
Friday, Feb 7, 2020
7:30pm‐8:30pm
Suggested donation: $40 members/$60 non‐members

Beginning with a preliminary Dharma sharing on the key points for making the most of the Wish‐Fulfilling Wheel Weekend, Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will also impart the transmission for the Long Life Guru Yoga (including the mantras of the Three Long Life Deities recited regularly at the monastery).

Long Life Empowerment
Saturday, Feb 8, 2020
10:30am‐12pm
Suggested donation: $60 members/$90 non‐members

Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will bestow the White Tara empowerment called the “most profound blessing” of Chimey Phagmai Nyingtik, the practice of which will be the focus of the Wish‐fulfilling Wheel Weekend.
Vegetarian potluck lunch to share

Wish‐fulfilling Wheel Teaching
Saturday, Feb 8, 2020
1:30pm‐4pm
Admission is free, but attendees must have received the morning empowerment

A detailed teaching by Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche on the sadhana and long life tsok practice of Chimey Phagmai Nyingtik. Teaching will include a half hour break.

Wish‐fulfilling Wheel Puja
Sunday, Feb 9, 2020
10:30am‐12pm and 2pm‐4pm
Vegetarian potluck lunch to share
Admission is free, but attendees must have received the Saturday’s empowerment

During the morning there will be group practice of the Chimey Phagmai Nyingtik sadhana with puja and tsok led by Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche. In the afternoon we will conclude the group practice of the Chimey Phagmai Nyingtik, and then do dedication prayers for the long life of Dagyum Chenmo.

There is no cost for the practice on Sunday, but attendees are encouraged to bring flowers, incense, or a monetary offering for the tsok feast. We ask that on this occasion attendees not bring food directly. This is an effort to purchase food in bulk and reduce our plastic waste. If you would like to contribute to the tsok feast, you may use this PayPal link: https://bit.ly/34Na1Xy

By Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
Date: Sunday, December 8
Time: 1:30-3:30 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested donation: $20 Members, $30 Non-Members

In Tibetan Buddhism, it is said that certain meditation practices can alter the appearance of the body, transforming it into five radiant lights. The name given to this physical fluorescence is “rainbow body.”

In Vajrayana traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, tangible matter is considered to be made up of five elements: space, air, fire, water, and earth. As described in Tibetan literary sources, including The Tibetan Book of the Dead, the elemental energies that make up the cosmos are understood to be undifferentiated from those that make up the human body. Therefore, the body is simultaneously an individual person and the cosmic whole.

Certain Buddhist meditation practices are meant to alter the gravitational field of these five elements that constitute the body, transforming them into the five radiant lights of the color spectrum. The Tibetan name given to this physical fluorescence is jalu, literally meaning, “rainbow body.” Rainbow body is also the name given to the transformation of the ordinary physical body as a result of years of specific disciplined practices.

In Tibetan Buddhism there is a phenomenon of the Rainbow Body which involves the dissolution of the physical body into pure light that may occasionally be achieved by practitioners on or around the time of death. The process of obtaining the Rainbow Body is achieved by the practice of Tögal or “Direct Crossing” which is a way of directly perceiving the “Clear Light” which is believed to be the direct root of consciousness. An advanced practitioner of Tögal may potentially achieve one of three levels of this phenomenon.

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. He has been teaching Buddhism and Tibetan culture to thousands of followers all over the world and has set up many Dharma centers, including the Heruka Dharma Center. Tulku Yeshi has published over thirteen books including biographies of Lama Yongzin and H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Dorje Chang. His written works also include literature and poetry. Currently, he is working with the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives to publish his autobiography, Journal of a Thousand Days, which numbers over 1,000 pages.