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The Practice Manual (Chaktri) of the Aural Transmission of Zhang Zhung
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March 29 – 7:00-8:30pm March 30-31 – 10:00am-4:00pm – Bon has three principal streams of transmission of Dzogchen, and of these three the Aural Transmission of Zhang Zhung is considered to be the most profound. Drugyalwa Yungdrung wrote a practice manual for this system, and for over seven hundred years this has been the primary source of instruction on the practice of this system. Drugyalwa’s practice manual is quite extensive

Gyalshen Translator Program
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Friends, As many of you may know, one of the foundational goals of Gyalshen Institute is to preserve, translate and present the precious teachings of Bön. While we hope that we have been doing this with some measure of success over the past couple of years, our benevolent lama reminds us that there are always further means to more profoundly open to the teachings. With this goal in mind, Chaphur

Tonpa Shenrab
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February 17, 2013 – 11am-2pm – The birthday celebration of Tonpa Shenrab, founder of the precious Bon tradition, is one of the most important ceremonies in the Tibetan New Year which starts on February 11th this year.  Blessings are multiplied during such holy occasions.  This ceremony will begin with a short blessing service led by Geshe Chaphur Rinpoche and Lama Youngtong and conclude in a Tsok offering. A light lunch

Sipe Gyalmo Healing Empowerment
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January 5, 2013 – 10am – 5pm – The supreme emanation of the protector deity of Bön, Sipe Gyalmo, also blesses the practitioner with power to heal.  This healing power has been transmitted continuously through the ages, without break, from Yeshe Walmo, who is another aspect of Sipe Gyalmo herself,  to Bön teachers of our present day.   Geshe Chaphur Rinpoche holds this lineage. Merely being present at Sipe Gyalmo healing