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Dzogchen Shedra Retreat on “The Jewel Staircase“
by Shechen Gyaltsab Pema Namgyal Rinpoche
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
Padma Sayme Ling
August 31, 2017
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Day 6 – Final Session
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1. The Nature of Dzogchen (Atiyoga)
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2. Word Meaning of Dzgochen
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3. View of Dzogchen
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4. Divisions of Dzogchen
Mind Section (Semde w/ 7 subdivisions)
Space Section (Longde w/ 3/4 subdivisions)
Pith Instructions Section (Mennagde w/ 3 subdivisions)
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5. How to Enter Dzogchen Practice
Finish General Ngondro Foundational Practices
Finish Dzogchen Ngondro Foundational Practices
Receive Dzogchen Empowerment (Rigpai Tsal Wang)
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6. How to Preserve the View
General Samayas of “Hinayana” and Sutra Mahayana
Specific Samayas of Inner Tantras
Very Specific Samayas of Dzogchen
27 Guarded Samayas
4 Unguarded Samayas
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7. Meditation
Mind Instructions
Space Instructions
Pith Instruction Instructions
Trekcho
Recognize the View
Four Abidings
Togal
Preparations
6 Lamps
4 Visions
3 Immoveables/Unshakables
3 Abidings that Measure Your Stabilities
4 Gainings/Attainments
4 Confidences/Fearlessnesses
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8. Conduct (w’/ Mindfulness, Alertness, and Thoughtfulness)
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9. Result (Final Achievement)
www.padmasambhava.org
2022 Dzogchen Summer Retreat
July 23-31
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
Empowerment of “Mighty, Wrathful Hayagriva and Vajravarahi” (Tamdrin Yangtro Nagpo)
Revealed by Dudjom Lingpa, and later compiled and edited by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje
(in person only)
Date of Empowerment: TBA
Tamdrin Yangtro Nagpo is a very special deity of the Degenerate Times to powerfully overcome all mental and physical sickness, and severe disease.
Teachings on the “Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra” (Sherik Dorje Nӧnpo Gyü):
A Pure Vision revealed by the Great Terton Dudjom Lingpa
Year 1 of 3 !!!
In Person and Virtual Attendance of All or Part of the Retreat
(note: the empowerment is in person only)
Padma Samye Ling retreat center
in upstate New York
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“Taming beings with methods suitable for each one,
You appear in the three times of past, present, and future.
Nirmanakaya lama, to you I pray.
Orgyen Pema Jungne, to you I pray.”
“In brief, from now until reaching the heart of enlightenment,
No matter what happens–joy or sorrow, good or bad, gain or loss,
Protector, there is no other refuge but you.
Padmakara, bless us to make us inseparable from you.”
Venerable Khenpo Rinpoches
“Liberating Duality with Wisdom Display:
The Eight Emanations of Guru Padmasambhava”
Join the surging wave of merit as we create a new home for Guru Padmasambhava to enjoy!
“When we begin to practice meditation, we’re always surprised how fast the mind runs. Yet even though it seems to be running very fast, it’s actually slowing down. Here Shigpo Dudtsi follows the instructions of the great Dzogchen master Vimalamitra, as he explains the five stages of Shamatha practice. The first stage is “like a stream running down a steep mountain.” This describes the experience of beginning meditators very well—their thoughts are boisterous, and they keep coming and going without cessation. It’s tempting to judge this as being wrong, and to willfully strive to achieve a quiet and peaceful mind. But we don’t have to choose one over the other. Having thoughts is mind, and the absence of thoughts is also mind. In both cases, the nature of the mind is emptiness.
The purpose of Shamatha practice is to regulate the mind in order to make it stable and transparent to itself. Focus your mind for a short time, and then look directly at it. Once you behold your empty, open mind, simply rest in it. At this point there’s no need to regulate anything, and you should release the regulator too. Relax and let your mind do whatever it wants to do. This is one way to discover and experience the empty nature of mind.”
Venerable Khenpo Rinpoches
The Beauty of Awakened Mind: Dzogchen Lineage of the Great Master Shigpo Dudtsi (pg 78)
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“Meditating on the nature of the mind is something you can do anytime. You do not have to go somewhere special to acquire the nature of the mind; you do not need to buy it from a store or dig it up from the earth; it is always available. During meditation you do not need to think any particular thoughts or make any effort to change what you are. Just simply maintain where you are and what you are, without trying to do anything unusual. If you meditate by simply maintaining the natural state, then everything unnatural will be removed. You do not have to do anything except remain on your cushion. In one sense this is something of a joke, but in another sense it is true. You simply relax on your cushion, and that’s it!”
Venerable Khenpo Rinpoches
The Buddhist Path
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
1. Buddha Samantabhadra
2. Natural, Innate Nature Samantabhadra
3. Self-Awareness, Ground Samantabhadra
4. Path Samantabhadra
5. Result Samantabhadra
www.padmasambhava.org
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Sunday, June 19
10:30-noon EST:
Webcast Teaching on Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche’s commentary on the “Prayer of Kuntuzangpo,” by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
4:00-6:00pm:
Webcast Vidyadhara Lama Group Meditation and Practice with Tsok Offering Ceremony
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Register for Live Webcast:
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Learn more about Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche’s Lineages:
Watch: “In Honor of Our Precious Teacher Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche”
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The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo explains how to restrengthen our goodness qualities of bodhichitta and non-grasping, and how to see everything as the display of the original nature. This is the essence teaching of the Buddha, which was repeated by Guru Padmasambhava and continually carried by so many great practitioners. This practice and aspiration prayer is an esoteric teaching in the form of a prayer and aspiration. For centuries the voices of the hermitage yogis and yoginis reciting this prayer have echoed throughout the valleys and mountains of Tibet and the Himalayas. For generations, it has been used by all Nyingma practitioners.
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Watch: “The Single Source of Samsara and Nirvana – The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo”
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
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Dzogchen Weekend Retreat in Honor of Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
June 18 & 19 (Saturday & Sunday)
In Person and Live Webcast
Padma Samye Ling, NY
Condensed Commentary on the Powerful Prayer of Kuntuzangpo Prayer known as “Blazing Sun of the Essence of Indestructible Luminosity” written by Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche in 2002.
Translated with commentary by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche for the first time during this live webcast!
Join us in honoring the life and legacy of our precious Root Teacher, Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche. Special ceremonies and practices will webcast from Glorious Padma Samye Ling retreat center in upstate New York.
Register for Live Webcast:
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The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo explains how to restrengthen our goodness qualities of bodhichitta and non-grasping, and how to see everything as the display of the original nature. This is the essence teaching of the Buddha, which was repeated by Guru Padmasambhava and continually carried by so many great practitioners. This practice and aspiration prayer is an esoteric teaching in the form of a prayer and aspiration. For centuries the voices of the hermitage yogis and yoginis reciting this prayer have echoed throughout the valleys and mountains of Tibet and the Himalayas. For generations, it has been used by all Nyingma practitioners.
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Saturday, June 18
10:30-noon EST: Webcast Teaching
4:00-6:00pm: Webcast Meditation with Practice
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Sunday, June 19
10:30-noon EST: Webcast Teaching
4:00-6:00pm: Webcast Meditation with Practice
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Join the surging wave of merit as we create a new home for Guru Padmasambhava to enjoy!
May all beings have happiness and the cause of happiness, and be free of suffering and the cause of suffering!
June 17, 2022
Dzogchen Weekend Retreat in Honor of Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
with Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
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June 18 & 19 (Saturday & Sunday)
In Person and Live Webcast
Padma Samye Ling, NY
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Condensed Commentary on the Powerful Prayer of Kuntuzangpo Prayer known as “Blazing Sun of the Essence of Indestructible Luminosity” written by Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche in 2002.
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Translated with commentary by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche for the first time during this live webcast!
Join us in honoring the life and legacy of our precious Root Teacher, Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche.
Special ceremonies and practices will webcast from Glorious Padma Samye Ling retreat center in upstate New York.
•••
Register for Live Webcast:
Learn more:
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The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo explains how to restrengthen our goodness qualities of bodhichitta and non-grasping, and how to see everything as the display of the original nature. This is the essence teaching of the Buddha, which was repeated by Guru Padmasambhava and continually carried by so many great practitioners. This practice and aspiration prayer is an esoteric teaching in the form of a prayer and aspiration. For centuries the voices of the hermitage yogis and yoginis reciting this prayer have echoed throughout the valleys and mountains of Tibet and the Himalayas. For generations, it has been used by all Nyingma practitioners.
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Saturday, June 18
10:30-noon EST Webcast Teaching
4:00-6:00 pm Webcast Meditation with Practice
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Sunday, June 19
10:30-noon Webcast Teaching
4:00-6:00 pm Webcast Meditation with Practice
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Buy Discovering Infinite Freedom, Venerable Khenpo Rinpoches’ extensive line-by-line commentary on the Prayer of Kuntuzangpo:
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Watch a previous teaching: “Discovering the Nature of Your Mind with Khenpo Rinpoche”
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Buy the sadhana:The Prayer of the All-Good Buddha from The Dzogpa Chenpo Tantra of the All-Pervading Mind of Kuntuzangpo (dzog pa chen po kun tu zang po gong pa zang tal du ten pe ju le mon lam tob po che)
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Register for Live Webcast:
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