July 15th-19th, 10am 4:30pm, 2015 – Gyalshen Institute will host a silent retreat and the Empowerment of the Zhang Zhung Meri bestowed by the supreme Yangton Lama Tashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche. This empowerment, from both tantra and dzogchen, is uncommon among the inner, secret tantras. It is a cycle of teaching from the Yungdrung Bön of Ancient Zhang Zhung and has powerful blessings. The lamas of this unbroken lineage continue to this very day one after the other, like a mala of luminous pearls. On Sunday, July 19th, following the empowerment, there will be a Tsok. Please bring a “ready to serve” vegetarian food item for the Tsok on Sunday along with your khatas.
About the Lineage
In general, the principal yidam of the Yangton lamas is Zhang Zhung Meri. Therefore, he will give the Meri empowerment. There are many esteemed Yangton lamas within the lama lineage of the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyu. The lineage begins with Kuntu Zangpo and the nine lamas of the mind-to-mind transmission along with the nine rikdzin of the Ka Gyu transmission, one after the other. Among these special lineage holders are the Yangton masters 1) Yangton Chenpo 2) Dampa Bumje 3) Tashi Gyaltsen and 4) Gyaltsen Rinchen, along with those present-day lineage holders from whom Yangton Lama Tashi Gyaltsen Rinpoche received the Zhang Zhung Meri empowerment on four separate occasions 1) Yongdzin Sanggye Tenzin 2) Chedruk Khenpo Tsondru Gyaltsen 3) the supreme 33rd H.H. Menri Trizen, and 4) H.E. Menri Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak.
LOCATION
1608 BONITA ROAD
SAN PABLO, CA
Suggested Donation: $350 Lunch will be provided.
This retreat is a non-residential teaching event. Housing accommodation is not provided in the registration charge.
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