Teachings with
Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
Padmasambhava Seven-Line Prayer
Friday evening 7-9pm
February 20, 2009
Dzogchen Kalachakra empowerment
Saturday-Sunday all day 9-5
February 21-22, 2009
Vajrakilaya Empowerment and Practice
Monday evening 7-9pm
February 23, 2009
Yeshe Lama Empowerment, Transmission, and Pointing Out Instructions
Tuesday, 9 to noon
February 24, 2009
Treasury of the Dharmadhatu Reading Transmission
(From The Seven Treasures of Longchenpa)
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday)
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Losar Celebration
(& Khenpo designation) and
Three Roots Lung
Wednesday evening 7-9pm
February 25, 2009
Free
301 N Longfellow Ave, Tucson
Attendees can bring their own lunches (for all-day events) and may want to bring flowers, khatas, cushions (if they want to sit on the floor) or snacks (for all-day events or LOSAR tsok).
The Seven-Line Prayer is the essential preliminary practice both in the Mahayana and the Vajrayana traditions. Within Tibetan Buddhism, it is at the heart of practices in all the lineages. This teaching will follow a commentary on the Seven-Line Prayer composed by Mipham Rinpoche called White Lotus - it was published by Shambhala . Khenchen Lama Rinpoche will guide students through the outer, inner, secret and most secret layers of meaning of this essential practice.
Requested Donation: $15 (no one will be turned away)
Location: The Pavilion
7-9pm each evening
Friday Evening
February 20, 2009
Practice requirement: Rinpoche asks those who will attend this empowerment and teaching to commit to ten thousand recitations of the mantra “OM AH HUNG HACHAMALA ARAYANG SWAHA”. It is important to fulfill this practice requirement since not doing the practice after receiving the precious empowerment and teachings is traditionally believed to result in negative karma for the teacher as well as students. It is said that the powerful practice of Kalachakra can lead to enlightenment in one lifetime. Those who keep samaya, but do not achieve enlightenment in this lifetime, should reach their goal in the Shambhala land in the next lifetime. The Kalachakra empowerment given by Khenchen Prachhimba Dorjee Rinpoche comes from one of few Kalachakra termas (hidden treasure teachings). This particular terma was revealed by Rinpoche’s previous incarnation – Padma Dragnag Lingpa, and is presented in the context of Dzogchen. A unique aspect of the empowerment is that it includes empowerment of the pristine awareness or rigpa. In his teaching, Rinpoche will also follow the Kalachakra lineage of Mipham Rinpoche since he received empowerment and teachings in this tradition of Kalachakra from his root guru - His Holiness Jigmed Phuntsok Rinpoche.
Requested Donation: $35/day or $60 for weekend (no one will be turned away)
Location: The Pavilion
9am-5pm each day
Saturday & Sunday
February 21-22, 2009
"The practice of Vajrakilaya blazes at the heart of the ancient Vajrayana traditions of Tibet. The wrathful heruka Vajrakilaya is the yidam deity who embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas, manifesting in an intensely wrathful yet compassionate form in order to subjugate the delusion and negativity that can arise as obstacles to the practice of Dharma. In fact, the practice of Vajrakilaya is famous in the Tibetan Buddhist world as the most powerful for removing obstacles, destroying the forces hostile to compassion, and purifying the spiritual pollution so prevalent in this age."--Sogyal Rinpoche
We will practice Vajrakilaya in preparation for Losar, the Tibetan New Year.
suggested donation: $15 (no one will be turned away)
Location: Weeks Room, Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church
7–9pm
Monday
February 23, 2009
The Dzogchen tradition contains a wealth of different texts and practice instructions. The essence of these teachings has been summarized by Rigzin Jigme Lingpa in the ‘Yeshe Lama’ text. Jigme Lingpa says that studying this text is like receiving direct instructions from him in person. ‘Yeshe Lama’ is translated as ‘Wisdom Guru’ and refers to the deepest nature of our mind – the Buddha nature – that possesses the highest degree of enlightened wisdom. Many masters achieved enlightenment by manifesting rainbow body through practices of ‘Yeshe Lama’. The empowerment has the form of ‘pointing out instructions’ to recognize our Buddha nature. This enables a qualified practitioner with good motivation and faith to gain unmistaken experiential understanding of the true nature of mind. This is an auspicious day to receive these teachings because during the month beginning with this day karma is multiplied by 100,000.
Practice requirements:
If you have not completed the preliminary practices (Ngondro), then Rinpoche requires that you make a promise to him to complete preliminary practice during your lifetime. If you have completed preliminaries or if you are a returning student of Rinpoche’s (who has been practicing White Manjushri, Sange Yeshe Guru Yoga, Rigpa Guru Yoga, Vajrakilaya Gurkurma, etc.) you are welcome to attend the teachings without further practice commitments.
Requested Donation: $15 (If also attending in the afternoon, $25 donation for both)
(no one will be turned away)
Location: Weeks Room, Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church
Tuesday, 9 to noon
February 24, 2009
In this afternoon session, Khenchen Lama Rinpoche will give reading transmission of the Treasury of the Dharmadhatu (Chöying Dzö), one of the texts of the famous Seven Treasures of Longchenpa. This text is the heart of the Seven Treasures series. English translation of the Treasury of Dharmadhatu text has been published under the title The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena, translated by Richard Barron, Padma Publishing, 2001.
Practice requirements:
If you participated in the morning session of ‘Yeshe Lama’ there are no additional practice requirements. Similarly for Rinpoche’s returning students who completed or are completing practice requirements from his previous teachings. If this is your first transmission by Khenchen Lama Rinpoche, you are asked to complete 100,000 mantra recitations of Guru Rinpoche ‘OM AH HUNG VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDHI HUNG’.
Requested Donation: $15 (If also attending in the morning, $25 donation for both)
(no one will be turned away)
Location: Weeks Room, Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday)
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Khenchen Lama Rinpoche stated that “I have examined Dr. Dean Pielstick very thoroughly and carefully and have decided to give him the title of Khenpo for the following reasons: 1. Dr. Pielstick studied, practiced and gained experiential understanding of all the main lineages of Tibetan Buddhism; 2. He kept the Samaya of meditation practices properly; 3. He demonstrated good heart; 4. He applied his knowledge of Buddhism together with his worldly skills to help others.”
Khenchen Lama Rinpoche will conduct the induction ceremony and give the Khenpo title on Wednesday evening, February 25, 2009. This is a great honor given in Tibet and one of just a few in the West. Congratulations to Dean on his dedicated service to Dharmakirti College and being named Khenpo!
Everyone is invited to celebrate this great event!
Location: 301 N Longfellow Ave, Tucson
About Khenchen Lama Rinpoche
The Pavilion: 3601 Old N Sabino Canyon Road (just east of N Sabino Canyon off of E River Road; parking is on right in parking lot)
Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church: 2331 E Adams St, Tucson AZ (4 blocks north of Speedway, 1 block west of Tucson Blvd; parking on street or north side of the church)
* Weeks Room: Basement (entrance on NW side, use ramp or door, follow signs)
301 N Longfellow Ave, Tucson: NW Corner of Poe and Longfellow, 2 blocks south of 5th Street and 1 block east of Alvernon; parking in driveway or on street
