Padama Sangye

January 29 Group Ngondro Accumulation

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
Dudjom Tersar Ngondro Program of the Vajrayana Foundation
is inviting the Ngondro Program Participants
to the monthly scheduled Zoom meeting.


January Group Ngondro Accumulation
with Choying Wangmo
January 29, 2022 10:00 – 11:00 AM Pacific


Join Choying Wangmo in this one hour focused Group Ngondro Accumulation Session. Choying Wangmo begins this session with a one minute guided meditation to clear and relax the mind and from there, takes you through the Concise Dudjom Tersar Ngondro with visualizations from the Four Thoughts to the Dedication of Merit and additional closing prayers recommended by Lama Sonam Rinpoche. At the close of the session, Choying Wangmo leaves us with a reading from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s Commentary on Padampa Sangye’s The Hundred Verses of Advice translated by the Padmakara Translation Group.

 

What to bring to the Accumulation Session:
Dudjom Tersar Concise Ngondro Text
Mala
Accomplishing Mandala Pan
Prostration board and oven mitts or furniture slider

Ngondro Resources:
Lama Sonam Rinpoche Video “How to Use A Mala”
Lama Sonam Rinpoche “How to do Prostrations”
Lama Sonam Rinpoche talks about “How to set up a simple shrine”
“How to make saffron rice” for your mandala offering

Click here to learn how to join the
Vajrayana Foundation Ngondro Program.

NOTE: All links will open to a new window.

Don’t forget: Tally your numbers!

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

Here is today’ s (October 27th) webcast Group Ngondro Accumulation totals:

  • Prostrations 30
  • Mandala Offering 30
  • Vajrasattva 45
  • Guru Yoga 324 ( 3 mala rounds)

We closed with a reading from “The Hundred Verses of Advice” Dilgo Khentse and Padama Sangye, translated by Padmakara Translation Group and published by Shambhala. Verse # 52

In a state without thoughts, without distraction abandon the watcher,
People of Tingri, the meditation is free of any torpor or excitement.
When your mind remains in pure awareness, with no thought of past or future, without being attracted by external objects or occupied by mental constructions, it will be in a state of primordial simplicity.
In that state, there is no need for the iron hand of forced vigilance to immobilize your thoughts. As it is said, “Buddhahood is the natural simplicity of the mind.”
Once you· have recognized that simplicity, you need to maintain that recognition with effortless presence of mind. Then you will experience an inner freedom in which there is no need to block the arising of thoughts, or fear that they will spoil your meditation.

Here is the link for “A Teaching of the Four Empowerments” by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche which we posted in 2015 which Regina mentioned during the Q & A.

See you all in November! Again here are the Webcast dates:
“Why Do We Do Ngondro?” NOVEMBER 14th @ 5:30pm PST with Regina/Stefan
Group Ngondro Accumulation Session NOVEMBER 18th @ 2pm PST

AND if you have not voted for December Webcast Dates, please do it today. We will announce the December dates in November. 

Thuk Dam Phel!
(May your practice increase!)