Troma Nakmo

Dakini Day Blessings: Troma’s Wisdom & Hayagriva’s Power

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
Thangka by Sergei Noskov

Troma Chöd is the fearless path of severing attachment, dissolving self-grasping, and realizing the true nature of mind.

Dudjom Rinpoche teaches:

“The essence of Chöd is the wisdom of emptiness and compassion inseparable. When one truly cuts through grasping at the self and phenomena, all fear dissolves into the space of great liberation. This is the fearless path of the dakinis.”

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche reminds us:

“Troma is the direct path to realizing the nature of mind because it severs all attachment at the root. Through offering everything—our body, our emotions, our thoughts—we leave no place for ego to hide. What remains is pure, uncontrived awareness, free from hope and fear.”

7:30 am Shower of Blessings Dakini Tsog
HAPPY DAKINI DAY !

On this Dakini Day, we turn our devotion to the union of wisdom and enlightened activity—Troma and her consort, Wrathful Black Hayagriva—whose dynamic compassion subjugates all obstacles. Through the blessing of Tulku Thadral Rinpoche, we have the rare opportunity to receive the Wrathful Black Hayagriva Empowerment on February 22nd. 

Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche says:

“Extremely Wrathful Black Hayagriva has special power to affect beings’ minds and benefit those who are depressed, dysfunctional, or crazy, as well as to cure disease. This is the condensed essence of all the billions of Hayagriva practices. It is easy to practice and highly effective. Even hearing this practiced will subdue all classes of spirits. Remembering it will eradicate all wrong views and demonic forces. Touching the image of this Hayagriva will pacify all disease and the passions of the five poisons. For whoever has a connection to this practice the seed of samsara will be destroyed.”

As the Tibetan Wood Snake Year, draws near, we emphasize practices that address the accumlation of karma, purify negativity and avert obstacles. Join the Vajrayana Foundation, our Precious Lamas and Precious Sangha at The Pema Osel Retreat Center for this seven-day retreat centering on Black Hayagriva, a the wrathful manifestation of Avalokiteshvara. The retreat includes Black Hayagriva Empowerment, Oral Reading Transmission, Practice, including the Lower Activity culminating on Gutor Day with the Torma Burning Ritual.

Empowerment and  Retreat Details and registration: https://www.vajrayana.org/events/282/

Practicing the Black Hayagriva Sadhana
with Tulku Thadral Rinpoche

On February 15th and 16th, Tulku Thadral Rinpoche we received teachings on how to follow the sadhana as well as the meaning of the different sections of the practice that we will be doing at our 2025 Gutor-Losar Retreat.

You can replay the YouTube Livestream teachings here~~~>

Session One  Introduction to the Sadhana through the Mantra Recitation and visualization Session Two Lower Activity

See DharmaTreasures, the Vajrayana Foundation bookstore at Pema Osel Ling, for Practice texts, photos and recording teachings on the Wrathful Black Hayagriva. 

Troma Nakmo Practice and Teaching Retreat

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

The “Sole Mother” or Troma Nagmo, the Black Wrathful Dakini, is one of the most profound termas (treasures) revealed by Trakthung Dudjom Lingpa. This cycle represents the union of method and incisive knowledge as it combines the heart of sutra practice, the Prajnaparamita and the essence of tantra, the mahamudra chod, as the quintessential method of the Secret Heart Essence cycle of the Great Perfection. Chod, or Severance, is the practice that directly severs the root of suffering, self-fixation, with exceptionally expedient wisdom methods. It is well known that through the Troma Nagmo cycle of practice thirteen of Dudjom Lingpa’s disciples attained the rainbow body, and it is predicted that many more will continue to do so for three generations to come.

13165910_10206624572590088_7458370197594176500_nAt the request of Lama Sonam Rinpoche, Sangye Khandro will return this year, 2016, to lead the Troma Retreat. Sangye Khandro will teach from Master Pema Lungtok Gyatso’s extensive commentary to Terton Dudjom Lingpa’s terma revelation, Heart Essence of Saraha. This commentary was composed at the request of the Terton himself and is a comprehensive treatise that underscores
the preliminary instructions in detail that surpasses Patrul Rinpoche’s, Words of My Perfect Teacher. Each word of the terma is embedded in the commentary entitled An Ambrosia Ocean of Sublime Explanations [Dudjom Lingpa’s Chod].

B-DLC-shopify_1024x1024During this practice oriented retreat, we will practice the four feasts each day and the intermediate ngondro will be accumulated along with instructions that will be given during the mid morning and afternoon sessions. Each evening the concise sadhana and tsok will be offered. The intermediate sadhana will launch the retreat and conclude it on the final day.


It is advised to attend every session to derive maximum benefit and keep continuity with the instructions.

New students who have an interest in the Troma Cycle
are welcome and encouraged to attend the retreat.

Troma Nakmo Practice and Teaching Retreat
with Sangye Khandro at Pema Osel Ling
June 14 – 23, 2016


Register ~~~>  You will be directed to the Vajrayana Foundation website.
~~~> Retreat Text and Ritual Implements needed for retreat
~~~> Retreat Schedule

Center Photo: © John Swearingen
Top Photo: Sonam Basiga Tagle Famarin