𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫

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Personal shrine of a sangha member: Gold Treasure Vase by Heart Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche from Tibetan Treasure Vase ~ Troma Statue by Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

As August draws to a close so does our month ~ long Celebration of 11 years of the Dudjom Ngondro Program on the web.

We have two more Ngondro gatherings to share with you—both FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE!

If you’ve been meaning to join us, we warmly invite you to take this opportunity to practice, connect, and spend time together.

August 29 • 10:00 AM Pacific
Troma Ngondro Accumulation with Stefan Graves • Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81366579658?pwd=1Lal05fSL4fXShTk11bOyOksHALreQ.1

August 31 • 6:00 PM Pacific
Ngondro & Dharma with Stefan Graves & Josh Hayes (Rinchen Palbar) • This gathering meets biweekly and is always free and open to everyone. • Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85181263415?pwd=oaYQQqGk3b874iOQXb6FkABSN3javy.1

Whether you are new to Ngondro, already practicing, or simply curious, you are warmly welcome.

We hope you’ll join us for these final two August gatherings. 🙏🏼

 

GURU RINPOCHE DAY – Saturday, August 22nd

~ DudjomTersarNgondro


Guru Rinpoche Day falls on Saturday, August 22nd, and we will celebrate with the Tsokye Thuk Thik puja and Tsok at Pema Osel Ling at 8:00 AM, or you may join us via YouTube Live (link).

On the tenth day, we remember Guru Rinpoche—not simply as a great master of the past, but as the living presence of awakened wisdom.

H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje reminds us that the tenth days of the waxing moon mark the extraordinary deeds of Guru Padmasambhava’s liberating life story.

On this tenth day, Guru Rinpoche was thrown into the River Ganges by the tirthikas. Through his miraculous power, he reversed the flow of the river, rose into the sky, and performed a vajra dance. Inspiring devotion and establishing the kingdom in the Buddha’s teachings, he became known as Guru Khading Tsal — Guru Rinpoche soaring in the sky like the Garuda.

But the significance of the tenth day reaches beyond remembering these extraordinary events.

Dudjom Rinpoche quotes Guru Rinpoche’s own vajra promise:

“On the tenth day of every month
To you I will come in person, and this I swear.”

For practitioners of Guru Yoga, the tenth day is therefore a precious opportunity to remember the Guru, renew our devotion, gather merit, and make aspirations for the benefit of all beings.

Happy Guru Rinpoche Day. 🙏🏼

Based on The Concise Benefits of the Festival of the Tenth Day, by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje.

Correction Regarding the August 12 Solar Eclipse

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
Sky Above Pema Osel Ling Aug 11th

 

Dear Sangha and friends,

With heartfelt apologies, I need to correct our earlier announcement regarding the solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12.

I mistakenly shared that the eclipse would be visible in California and coincide with our 5 PM Khandro Thuk Thik Ngondro teaching with Tulku Thadral Rinpoche. The eclipse will not be visible from California, and its greatest point occurs at approximately 10:46 AM Pacific Time, several hours before our teaching.

I sincerely apologize for the confusion. 🙏🏼

Our aspiration to recite the Kunzang Monlam, the Aspiration Prayer of Kuntuzangpo, on this auspicious day remains.

Thank you for your understanding. 🙏🏼💞

Solar and lunar eclipses are traditionally regarded as especially powerful times for practice, when prayers, aspirations, and virtuous activities are said to have great potency. In connection with this auspicious celestial event, we invite everyone to join in the recitation of the Kunzang Monlam (Samantabhadra’s Aspiration Prayer), dedicating the merit for the benefit and awakening of all beings.

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The Kunzang Monlam PDF is available here

May this aspiration and practice during this solar eclipse bring immeasurable benefit and serve as a cause for all beings to realize the awakened state of Samantabhadra.