Q & A on the Rinchen Terdzö Empowerment with Tulku Thadral Rinpoche

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The Rinchen Terdzö Complete Empowerments and Oral Transmissions with Tulku Thadral Rinpoche is scheduled for Nov. 1, 2026 to Feb. 20, 2027

Rinchen Terdzö Registration and Details: https://www.vajrayana.org/s/events/rinchen-terdzo

Listen to General Questions asked by sangha members about the Rinchen Terdzö answered by Tulku Thadral Rinpoche

 

See the Rinchen Terdzö Empowerment list:
https://vajrayanafoundation.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#a5000004jJNm/a/aZ000004LVUj/owVeY8tRLSRSAbd8OqO0bYiWfG8WLavpvu7AMxRq6EI
While a detailed schedule is still being refined, oral transmissions are generally planned for 8 a.m. to noon, with empowerments from 2 to 6 p.m.

Vajrayana Foundation on Facebook:
https://fb.watch/IRWlBY6svp/

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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

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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.