Sept 4-8th, 7-8 PM Pacific Standard On Zoom. The practice of Chöd is widespread and considered of profound importance. It is one of the four daily practices of generosity and is included in the foundational practices for the Dzogchen teachings of the Aural Transmission of Zhang Zhung. The Tibetan word chöd (Tib. gcod) literally means “to cut, to stop”. At its most fundamental, the practice of Chöd is used to cut attachment
Sherab Chamma (The Great Wisdom Loving Mother) Sunday, July 14th 8-9:00 am Pacific Time PROGRAM: Chaphur Rinpoche will lead us in the recitation of the mantra, invocations, prayers, and visualization of Sherab Chamma, known as the Wisdom Loving Mother on Zoom. Sherab Chamma (The Great Wisdom Loving Mother) is known as the Mother of all Enlightened Ones and source of all love and Compassion. All Bön deities come from Chamma, she is
Saturday, May 18th 8 AM (Pacific Time) PROGRAM: Chaphur Rinpoche will lead a practice based on the teaching of the Red Garuda. The Red Garuda practice supports the student in rising above all obstacles and obscurations. Rinpoche will guide and empower students to use this Red Garuda meditation and mantra as potent spiritual medicine to overcome illnesses and to help restore healing balance for all beings. In the Bön tradition, the Garuda holds
Gaining Familiarity with Your Mind and Its Essence With Kurt Keutzer Saturday June 1, 2019. 10-4PM Bon Dzogchen texts such as The Twenty-One Nails and the Golden Instruction give beautiful instructions that point out the mind and its essential nature. However, these texts presume that the student has already become familiar with their own mind through meditation. This one-day retreat will guide students through a series of meditations that systematically
