regular pujas and retreats of
Manjushri Yamāntaka and Vajrakīla in English
AS TRANSMITTED TO THE WEST BY KYABJE GARCHEN RINPOCHE
Dear friends! For many years, Lama Garchen Rinpoche worked tirelessly to ensure that the Yamāntaka and Vajrakīla transmissions take deep roots outside Tibet. Through his blessing and the diligence of devoted disciples, we now have a verse translation of these precious texts into English, where the melodies of the practice directly conjoin with the meaning.
Lama Garchen Rinpoche always points out that the only way to preserve lineage is regular group practice. Since the pandemic began in 2020, he has expressed that now it could be done online. For the past years I personally received few messages from Rinpoche with this request.
More recently, I have received several requests from vajra siblings. I am grateful for these requests, as it was the inspiration to finally start doing regular group practice in English online. Since the decline of this world increased drastically, I see this opportunity as very precious.
Yours in Dharma,
Andrey
Lama Garchen Rinpoche always points out that the only way to preserve lineage is regular group practice. Since the pandemic began in 2020, he has expressed that now it could be done online. For the past years I personally received few messages from Rinpoche with this request.
More recently, I have received several requests from vajra siblings. I am grateful for these requests, as it was the inspiration to finally start doing regular group practice in English online. Since the decline of this world increased drastically, I see this opportunity as very precious.
Yours in Dharma,
Andrey
Konchog Jangchub, also known as Andrey Krasov, entered the Dharma in 2005. Thinking of me as “piece of mud is taken for gold" he worked with great faith and joy at the center I established in 2009 in Moscow, doing all kinds of work for the benefit of the center and devoting himself diligently to service. In addition, he received many initiations and instructions from various teachers and especially Kyabgon Thinle Lhundrub. In particular, showing great interest in the Dharma, under my own guidance he learned the playing of ritual musical instruments and the melodies of the sadhanas of Manjushri Yamāntaka, Vajrakīla and many others. He has led ritual practice as an Umze in Russian and English at various Drahma centers many times and continues to do so. Since his faith and diligence in the Dharma is great, his understanding of the Dharma is enough, his aspirations are pure, and in addition he has properly learned to play ritual musical instruments and mastered melodies for practices and other things, I confirm his ability to teach others and, emphasizing the need, encourage him to do so.
Recommendation is made by the name bearer Garchen Konchog Gyaltsen on 12.09.2022
Recommendation is made by the name bearer Garchen Konchog Gyaltsen on 12.09.2022
Prerequisites and details
Vajrakīla
Open details
Kindly hosted by the Milarepa Retreat Center, Germany.
Online sessions in Zoom.
Prerequisites — you have received Vajrakīla empowerment.
Following to Lama Garchen Rinpoche's instructions we're doing Daily Practice with Kīla Consecration and some other parts from the Secret Accomplishment Sadhana translated by Ari Ma. Texts and a short manual on rituals can be downloaded here.
Online sessions in Zoom.
Prerequisites — you have received Vajrakīla empowerment.
Following to Lama Garchen Rinpoche's instructions we're doing Daily Practice with Kīla Consecration and some other parts from the Secret Accomplishment Sadhana translated by Ari Ma. Texts and a short manual on rituals can be downloaded here.
Manjushri Yamāntaka
Open details
Online sessions in Zoom.
Prerequisites — you have received Manjushri Yamantaka empowerment and participated in a Yamantaka drubchen, offline or online.
Following Lama Garchen Rinpoche's instructions we do a concise essential practice using a text translated by Ari Ma with permission to view it on the screen only, without distribution. Due to that reason, try to use larger screen.
Concise manual on basic shrine and rituals
Although this online practice is mostly mentally based, you can create a physical
support for yourself. This can be just an image of Yamāntaka.
You can put a candle in front of the image. This is a universal offering. Let the candle symbolize the light of the mind that dispels the darkness of ignorance.
If you wish to elaborate, you can also place all eight external offerings in bowls^ from left to right: drinking water, washing water, flower, incense, candle/light, incense water, food, music. All the bowls except the candle may contain just pure water.
Garchen Rinpoche has instructed, that this concise practice become perfect if it will include an offering of actual torma. You can use small biscuit and offer it to the image of the deity at the end of the praise with the words "accepting this pledge adorned torma".
Prerequisites — you have received Manjushri Yamantaka empowerment and participated in a Yamantaka drubchen, offline or online.
Following Lama Garchen Rinpoche's instructions we do a concise essential practice using a text translated by Ari Ma with permission to view it on the screen only, without distribution. Due to that reason, try to use larger screen.
Concise manual on basic shrine and rituals
Although this online practice is mostly mentally based, you can create a physical
support for yourself. This can be just an image of Yamāntaka.
You can put a candle in front of the image. This is a universal offering. Let the candle symbolize the light of the mind that dispels the darkness of ignorance.
If you wish to elaborate, you can also place all eight external offerings in bowls^ from left to right: drinking water, washing water, flower, incense, candle/light, incense water, food, music. All the bowls except the candle may contain just pure water.
Garchen Rinpoche has instructed, that this concise practice become perfect if it will include an offering of actual torma. You can use small biscuit and offer it to the image of the deity at the end of the praise with the words "accepting this pledge adorned torma".
Schedule
Thursday, JAN 30
Yamāntaka
Moscow 8pm
Hamburg/Munich 6pm
Phoenix 10am
LA 9am
Check your own time here
Join Zoom Meeting (Zoom account required)
Meeting ID: 83847162332
Passcode: garchen
We are using a text translated by Ari Kiev with permission to view it on the screen only, without distribution. Try to use larger screen.
Moscow 8pm
Hamburg/Munich 6pm
Phoenix 10am
LA 9am
Check your own time here
Join Zoom Meeting (Zoom account required)
Meeting ID: 83847162332
Passcode: garchen
We are using a text translated by Ari Kiev with permission to view it on the screen only, without distribution. Try to use larger screen.
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