March 9, 2014, 11 AM – 3 PM – The birthday celebration of Tonpa Shenrab, founder of the precious Bon tradition, is one of the most important and auspicious ceremonies for the Tibetan New Year. Blessings are multiplied during such holy occasions. This ceremony will begin with a short blessing service led by Chaphur Rinpoche and Lama Youngtong and conclude in a Tsok offering. A light lunch will
December 15 – 1-4:30 PM – H. E. Gyawob Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche entered the bardo at Nangzhig Monastery in Tibet on November 22, 2013, at age 86. Because Gyawob Rinpoche was an important teacher to both Chaphur Rinpoche and Lama Yungdrung, we have a special karmic link to this noble practitioner. His exceptional kindness and profound wisdom are reflected in the very presence of our resident lamas here at Gyalshen Institute.
In 2014 the Gyalshen Institute will present in-depth teachings from two of Bon’s most important traditions: the Ma Gyu and the Aural Tradition of Zhang Zhung. From the Ma Gyu we will begin to explore the Six Methods as taught in the commentaries on the root tantras of the Ma Gyu. These Six Methods of the Ma Gyu, often compared with the Six Yogas of Naropa, present sophisticated methods for
January 25-26, 2014 – The first of the Ma Gyu’s Six Methods is itself called “that Path of Method.” This path contains the teachings relating to the elements, winds, spheres, and channels of the body. This weekend will teach the Ma Gyu’s general framework for purifying the developing to the gross and subtle bodies. The practices of the five elements, the “tsa lung”, and tummo all have their basis in
