Tseyang Khatrod

Tseyang Khatrod Retreat

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

The Vajrayana Foundation begins their summer retreat with the Tseyang Khatrod Retreat—The Union of Long Life and Wealth Practices of Orgyen Khandro Norlha and the Lake-Born Vajra (Tsokye T’huk T’hik)—for several meaningful and interconnected reasons, rooted in both lineage blessings and practical benefit for practitioners:

1. Preparation and Empowerment for the Full Retreat

The Tseyang Khatrod practice serves as an auspicious beginning, providing blessings of longevity and prosperity. These blessings strengthen the life force, vitality, and supportive conditions—physical, mental, and material—so that participants can successfully engage in the more intensive practices that follow in the retreat. It is said that without long life and the necessary conditions, even the most profound practices cannot be completed or sustained.

2. Union of Two Powerful Practices

This retreat unites Orgyen Khandro Norlha, the wealth-gathering aspect of Guru Rinpoche, with Tsokye T’huk T’hik, the long-life practice from the treasure teachings of Dudjom Lingpa and Dudjom Rinpoche. The union of wealth and long life is not for personal gain, but to support Dharma practice and benefit beings. It’s especially meaningful in the Dudjom lineage, which emphasizes integrating both relative support and ultimate realization.

3. Lineage Significance and Blessing Stream

This cycle is a Dudjom Tersar terma and carries the full blessings of Dudjom Lingpa and Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, the two pillars of the Dudjom lineage. Opening the retreat with this practice connects all participants directly to the wisdom mind of the tertöns and lineage masters, establishing the retreat in a field of merit and blessings.

4. Support for the Sangha and Vajrayana Foundation

Practicing Tseyang Khatrod at the start helps generate merit and resources—not only for the individual practitioner but also for the well-being of the sangha and the Vajrayana Foundation. It aligns us with the energy of generosity, longevity, and cooperation, supporting the retreat on both seen and unseen levels.

5. Traditional Tibetan Custom

In many Tibetan communities, long-life and prosperity practices are offered before intensive Dharma activities to remove obstacles and ensure success. This reflects the Tibetan understanding of interdependence: favorable conditions arise through the convergence of wisdom and merit.

Join us in person at Pema Osel Ling or via YouTube livestream for the Annual Tseyang Khatrod Retreat June 2 -7, 2025.

Details and schedule: vajrayana.org/events/266

Tseyang Khatrod, the Union of Long-Life and Wealth-Gathering Practices

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

Long Life Vase with Seed Syllable Hri

It is said that one winter, a long time ago, Guru Rinpoche traveled to a land in Tibet where people were suffering from poverty. Their king requested Guru Rinpoche to do a Dzambhala practice to free them from suffering. Guru Rinpoche miraculously manifested himself as Orgyen Khandro Norlha, and he become Lama Norlha, the lama of all Dzambhalas. Through his blessing, the land started to become wealthy and people never even heard the name of poverty again. That is why this Lama Norlha practice is usually requested by kings to eliminate obstacles of the land, attract and gather people, wealth and food, and to bring good fortune.

Tibetan Treasure Vases

Guru Rinpoche gave specific instructions for the creation of treasure vases to assist with the healing of the environment and the restoration of vital energy for the many beings and realms during these degenerate times. Before Guru Rinpoche left Tibet, he concealed Lama Norlha’s practice texts in different places and asked the dakinis and protectors to safeguard them until tertöns recovered them and passed them to their disciples.

Tsokey Thukthik Thankga (L)  Orgyan Khandro Norlha (R)

The Vajrayana Foundation Annual Summer Retreat May 26 – June 28, 2023
will begin with the practice of Tseyang Khatrod, the
Union of Long Life and Wealth-Gathering
practices  May 26 – June 3.

The Tseyang Khatrod Empowerment with Tulku Thadral Rinpoche will be on May 26th. Tseyang Khatrod Practice, Oral Reading Transmission, and Teaching Sessions will be May 27 – June 2 and a Treasure Vase Consecration on June 3. There are options to join Tulku Thadral Rinpoche, Tulku Jamyang Rinpoche and Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche by in-person at Pema Osel Ling or by streaming.

The Tsokye Thukthik cycle of practices were revealed from the profound expanse wisdom mind of H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, Guru Rinpoche’s regent in our time. Tsokye Thukthik has the most extraordinary blessings of all Ladrup (Lama accomplishment) practices. The warm breath of the dakinis has not faded from it; there has been no chance for damaged samaya to interfere with it; it has extremely fresh wisdom blessings, and the flow of the river of its lineage blessings is uninterrupted. This cycle contains outer, inner, secret, and innermost secret accomplishment practices of the Lama, Guru Rinpoche. The secret accomplishment practice of Tsokye Thukthik is a longevity practice with Guru Rinpoche in union with Mandarava, and will be practiced with the inner accomplishment practice, Orgyen Khandro Norlha, Guru Rinpoche in the form of a wealth deity.

For more information and registration visit Vajrayana Foundation.