Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche Toronto Visit from August 18–23, 2009

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Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche Toronto Visit from August 18–23, 2009

The Program of Teachings and Empowerments

Padampa Sangye's "The Hundred Verses of Advice"

Padampa Sangye known as Kamalashila in India was born in the twelve century. He was an accomplished scholar and a highly realized yogi in India. He traveled to Tibet on three occasions and spent a considerable amount of time in the region of Tingri on the boarder of Tibet and Nepal.

The Hundred Verses of Advice is a spiritual testament of Padampa Sangye. These teachings were given a year before he passed into nirvana in Tingri at the request of one of his close disciples. These teachings offer great guidance to people of all walks of life, whether Buddhist or not, for trying to a make the best out of the ordinary daily life in accordance with the dharma.

Chod practice

Every one whether Buddhist or not can receive immense benefit by being present or participating in the chod practice led by the lamas during the visit of the Very Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche's visit in Toronto. Brief teachings will be given by the lamas before the practice. Chod is a vajrayana method to practice the essence of the "Heart Sutra" with the ultimate aim of attaining the realization of emptiness. Relatively, chod practice is an efficient way to dispel the obstacles caused by evil spirits or demons and to accumulate merits by offering one's own body.

Red Chenrezig Empowerment

Red Chenrezig is the embodiment of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the three times and ten direction carrying out compassion enlightened activities. His youthful emanation on a standing posture signifies his commitment and readiness to act on eliminating the sufferings of all the sentient beings in the six realms. He is the "stirrer of the pit of samara" The sadhana of this particular practice of Red Chenrezig is a relatively new discovered terma without any doubt of maintaining the purity of the unbroken lineage.

84 Mahasiddi Empowerment

This is the first time that 84 Mahasiddi Empowerment ever held in the West. The Very Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche is the main teacher of His Holiness The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje and other lineage masters of the Karma Kagyu. With the advancement of his age, the activities and traveling of the Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche in the West will be limited accordingly in the coming years. It is therefore extremely fortunate and auspicious for people to treasure the chance of receiving this kind of empowerment.



AUGUST 18

10AM - 12 PM. TEACHINGS ON PADAMPA SANGYE'S "THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE"
2.30 PM - 4 PM TEACHINGS ON PADAMPA SANGYE'S "THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE"
4.30 PM - MAHAKALA PUJA
7 PM - CHOD



AUGUST 19

10AM - 12 PM. TEACHINGS ON PADAMPA SANGYE'S "THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE"
2.30 PM - 4 PM TEACHINGS ON PADAMPA SANGYE'S "THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE"
4.30 PM - MAHAKALA PUJA
7 PM - RED CHENREZIG EMPOWERMENT



AUGUST 20

10AM - 12 PM. TEACHINGS ON PADAMPA SANGYE'S "THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE"
2.30 PM - 4 PM TEACHINGS ON PADAMPA SANGYE'S "THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE"
4.30 PM - MAHAKALA PUJA
7 PM - CHOD



AUGUST 21

10AM - 12 PM. TEACHINGS ON PADAMPA SANGYE'S "THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE"
2.30 PM - 4 PM TEACHINGS ON PADAMPA SANGYE'S "THE HUNDRED VERSES OF ADVICE"
4.30 PM - MAHAKALA PUJA
7 PM - LONG LIFE AND PUJA FOR THE DECEASED



AUGUST 22 - 84 MAHASIDDI EMPOWERMENT

10AM - 12 PM - TEACHINGS ON THE EMPOWERMENT / PREPARATION
2.30 PM - 4 PM -TEACHINGS ON THE EMPOWEREMT/ PREPARATION
4.30 PM - MAHAKALA PUJA
7 PM - EMPOWERMENT



AUGUST 23 -84 MAHASIDDI EMPOWERMENT

10AM - 12 PM - TEACHINGS ON THE EMPOWERMENT / PREPARATION
2.30 PM - 4 PM -TEACHINGS ON THE EMPOWEREMT/ PREPARATION
4.30 PM - MAHAKALA PUJA
7 PM – EMPOWERMENT


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