Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark

Ønske om buddhistisk center på Helgenæs

2012-02-02T16:26:00.001+01:00

http://stiften.dk/syddjurs/oenske-om-buddhistisk-center-paa-helgenaes

Hej venner,

I er velkomne til at give jeres besyv med nederst på siden.

Tara Practice Seminar: The Triple Excellence Treasure March 30th - April 8th

2012-01-29T18:15:00.002+01:00

In the instructions known as The Triple Excellence, Tara, the female Buddha of wisdom in action, reveals a complete path of perfect awakening. These teachings describe the entire Buddhist path in gradual practical instructions. With its rich and vibrant interface, The Triple Excellence is perfectly accessible and profound for both beginners and seasoned practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism.

The great treasure master of Tibet, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, received these profound and pithy instructions from Tara herself and they are transmitted in a precious lineage of accomplished masters. In clear steps Tara's instructions cover all three vehicles of Buddhism (The Triple Excellence) from the Vajrayana perspective.

This spring Lama Tenzin Sangpo will lead a unique retreat seminar involving practices from all Three Excellences will be held at the Rangjung Yeshe Gomde in Denmark. Beginning with mind training practices of the First Excellence, we will gradually arrive at the bodhisattva perspective of insight and love, and from there explore some of the central practices of the Second Excellence. Finally we will, during the last three days, focus on the practice of green Tara, the first sadhana within the Third Excellence.

The retreat will unfold over nine days. Beginning with fundamental mind training described in the First Excellence, we will proceed to the Bodhisattva path of the Great Vehicle. We will train in recognizing the presence and power of loving-kindness and compassion and we will receive instruction on the way to let these qualities flourish through insight. After having trained in opening our heart with loving kindness and compassion, we will cultivate the vision of the equality of self and other and begin the practice of exchanging ourselves with others. Through this we will arrive at the aspiring aspect of the altruistic mind of awakening (bodhicitta), and from there learn how to train in the first five paramita, - the actions of a bodhisattva.

Having worked with central practices belonging to the First and Second Excellences, we will, as an inspiration for the Third Excellence, learn how to perform the outer sadhana of Green Tara.

This retreat is open to all who are interested in the instructions on Tara’s Triple Excellence – you are most welcome to join us here regardless of whether you are already participating in the online program offered through www.dharmasun.org, or not.

The practive seminar begins Friday the 30th in the evening. Arrival and registration will be open from 3 pm. Dinner is at 6 pm and after dinner, the first teaching takes place.

Prices:

400,- DKK / 52,- Euro per person per night in dormitory or double room (we fill the rooms first)

600,- DKK / 81,- Euro per person per night in single room

3 vegetarian meals are included. There is no child care available.

Registration is open at www.gomde.dk

Dansk:

Tara er den kvindelige Buddha for visdom og handling. I denne vejledning, kendt som The Triple Excellence, beskrives en komplet sti mod oplysningen. Hele den buddhistiske vej er her forklaret i gradvise praktiske anvisninger. Med sin rige, enkle og levende forklaringer, er The Triple Excellence rigtig god for både begyndere og erfarne.

Lama Tenzin Sangpo vil lede praksisseminaret og føre os igennem The Triple Excellence. Fra den første Excellence, som handler om sindets træning, vil vi gradvist nå frem til afsnittet om indsigt og kærlighed i bodhisatva perspektiv, og herfra udforske nogle af de centrale elementer i den anden Excellence. Endelig vil vi i løbet af de sidste tre dage, fokusere på Grøn Tara praksis, den første Sadhana i den tredje Excellence.

Dette 9-dages retreat er åben for alle interesserede, uanset om man allerede deltager i det online-program, der tilbydes gennem www.dharmasun.org.

Praksisseminaret begynder fredag d. 30. om aftenen. Ankomst og registrering åbner kl. 15, aftensmad er kl. 18 og herefter begynder praksisseminaret.

Priser:

400,- DKK / 52,- Euro pr. person pr. nat i dobbeltværelse og på sovesal (vi fylder værelserne først)

600,- DKK / 81,- Euro pr. person pr. nat i enkeltværelse

3 retter vegetarisk mad er inklusiv i prisen. Der vil ikke blive arrangeret børnepasning.

Registrering er åben på www.gomde.dk

Words on kaliyoga by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

2012-01-29T11:21:00.001+01:00

Some say the dark age, age of vice, Kaliyuga, is here now, or at least coming soon. Some even fear that at the end of 2012 the world as we know it will end. What determines if an age is dark or golden? What are the symptoms or omens? Earthquakes, violet skies, meteoric activity, these are not the omens of doomsday as we are made to believe. Likewise, cherub's flying, a sound economy, freedom of information, peaceful times are also not necessarily signs of a golden age. The age of light is said to be when people value empathy and forgiveness, when they have a willingness to see other people's view, and are contented with what they have. When such values are systematically sabotaged, then you can say that the dawn of the doomsday has begun. When we look at a harmless beggar as a pest and envy billionaires who routinely destroy the earth,we are inviting doomsday to come.

Like Buddha taught, everything is dependant on cause and condition. Dark and golden ages are no exception. They are not predestined, nor are they random or chaotic. Destiny is conditioned, Chief among the causes and conditions is one's own individual self, you can create your destiny. Your choices are your destiny. What and how we are now depends on what and how we have been in the past. What and how we will be in the future depends on what and how we are now.

Shakyamuni with his lotus feet may approach your doorstep for alms but if we keep on being obsessed with Patek Philipe watches, fame or friends, or six pack abs, then Buddha's truth is an annoyance, an inconvenient truth.

Even though we may be in midst of Kaliyuga and are subject to endless causes and conditions of the dark age—easily distracted and confined to thinking of our own self preservation, aspiring to reach benchmarks based on materialistic, consumerist values—we can take advantage of it. It is said that during the degenerate times, the compassion of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas ever more stronger. A savvy spiritual person could take advantage of that opportunity. The dark age can be a reminder of the urgency and preciousness of the Buddha, dharma, and sangha.

As beings that are dependant on conditions, we need to search for light, and cultivate the conditions that will brings light. We need constant reminding of the opposite of materialism. For that we need the image of the Buddha, the sound of the dharma, and the structure of the sangha.

In the past few years, we have lost some of the greatest appearances of the Buddha, such as Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, and Mindroling Trichen Rinpoche and Penor Rinpoche, who were all great reminders. But even though their appearance has dissolved, bear in mind that their compassion does not know the meaning of limitations.

In the spirit of where there is a demand, there is supply, we should have aspirations and longing for the appearance of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas to never to cease, and—to put it in a trendy term—their swift rebirth. But this rebirth should not be limited to a Tibetan child who has been raised in a particular culture or tradition. We can wish for Buddha's rebith in all forms, even as something seemingly insignificant as the breeze, to remind us of the values of love and compassion and tolerance. We must aspire to galvanize myriad manifestations of the Buddha, not just throne-hopping, Rolls Royce-driving tulkus who are a product of nepotism.

DJKHYENTSE. 28/120012

Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche visits Gomde April 14-15

2012-01-25T13:39:00.010+01:00

”The Awakened Heart” with H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche

Teachings on our innate qualities of kindness and wisdom.

We all want to be happy and to avoid suffering, but we do not seem to know how to obtain this.
Maybe because we do not know, who we really are? Why are we not just kind, compassionate and wise all the time?

Knowing our innate nature is the essence of all the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni whether one speaks of Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana or Dzogchen.

Program

Saturday
16.00 Registration and tea/coffee
18.00-19.00 Dinner
19.30-21.00 Teachings

Sunday
7.30-8.30 Breakfast
9.30-11.00 Teachings
12.00-13.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Teachings
16.00 Tea/coffee

Registration

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“Det opvågnede hjerte”

Belæringer om venlighed og visdom, som er vores naturlige kvaliteter, iboende og altid tilstede.

Vi ønsker alle at være lykkelige og at undgå lidelse, men det er ikke så let for os at nå det mål. Måske fordi vi ikke rigtigt ved, hvem vi virkelig er. Hvorfor er vi ikke bare venlige, medfølende og vise hele tiden?

Essensen af Buddha Shakyamuni’s belæringer, det være sig Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana eller Dzogchen er netop, at vi lærer os selv at kende, så vi helt naturligt er tilfredse, venlige og vise.

Rinpoches meget klare og direkte måde at undervise på er til stor inspiration for alle og giver rig mulighed for at reflektere over, hvor på den progressive vej, vi egentlig befinder os som praktiserende.

Kurset er åbent for alle interesserede, nybegyndere såvel som erfarne praktiserende.

Program

Lørdag
16.00 Registrering og te/kaffe
18.00-19.00 Aftensmad
19.30-21.00 Undervisning

Søndag
7.30-8.30 Morgenmad
9.30-11.00 Undervisning
12.00-13.00 Frokost
14.00-15.30 Undervisning
16.00 Te/kaffe

Registration

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Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche talks here about karma yoga and its benefits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1EfKKCdq6Y

Rangjung Yeshe Dharma Gruppe - Fyn

2012-01-20T11:21:00.015+01:00

Rangjung Yeshe Dharma Gruppe - Fyn

inviterer til 2 timers praksis og dharmamøde

med Erik Pema Kunsang

4 februar
3 marts
7 april

kl 11.oo - 13.00

Tag din egen siddepude med.

Send sms om at du deltager til 50497022.

Kærlig hilsen Tara og Erik Pema Kunsang.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/224908827595457/

The passing of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

2012-01-19T11:11:00.003+01:00

Dungsey Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, the father of our founder Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, passed away on December 27th, 2011. Below is the letter that Khyentse Rinpoche composed to the sangha with suggestions on how to view the passing of such a great yogi. Thinley Norbu Rinpoche was born in Tibet, the eldest son of Dudjom Rinpoche. He was a great poet and author of seminal texts such as A Small Golden Key, Magic Dance, White Sail, and A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar.

http://khyentsefoundation.com/2011/12/a-message-from-dzongsar-khyentse-rinpoche/

PS. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche has several times been invited to teach at Gomde Denmark and is expected to come this year.

Praksis weekend den 10.-12. februar 2012 på Rangjung Yeshe Gomde DK

2012-01-18T20:18:00.000+01:00

Kære Gomde Sangha

Praksis weekend den 10.-12. februar 2012 på Rangjung Yeshe Gomde.

På opfordring fra mange i Sanghaen under vores skønne nytårsretreat med Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, indkalder vi til årets første praksis weekend på Gomde.
Vi genoptager herved en tradition, hvor vi har mødtes fra hele landet til praksis, hygge og mulighed for en masse udvekslinger på kryds og tværs i Sanghaen.

Sanghaen står for alt fra indkøb til madlavning, æbletærter og oprydning, det giver mulighed for at alle kan være aktive og få en tættere kontakt til Sanghaen og til Gomde.

I tilfælde af pludselig hård vinter afsætter vi en reserve weekend 17. -19. februar, så reserver den i din kalender.

Et kæmpe flot tiltag har forvandlet ”Albertgården” til ”Strandgården” med smukke lokaler og værelser. Dem af jer der har lyst til at invitere resten af familien med denne weekend er meget velkommen til det. Forplejning sker i så fald selvstændigt på Strandgården, hvor der er køkken faciliteter.

Pris: 450 kr for ophold og mad, pris for fuldtids studerende og pensionister 350 kr

Tilmeldingsfrist: 30. januar. oplys venligst både telefonnr. og email

Fælles transport: Brug Gomdes transportsystem på Gomdes hjemmeside.

Medbring: Tekster( se program), soveposer sengelinned,varmt tøj.

Er der nogen der har mulighed for at købe ind eller lave velkomst suppe?

Vi glæder os til at se alle der har lyst til at mødes og praktisere sammen.

På Sanghaens vegne

Varme hilsner

Gita og Annie
Gomdes Københavner praksis

Tilmeldingsmail adresse: flow@gita.dk

Program for praksisweekenden:

Fredag: Ankomst

Kl.20: Varm suppe velkomst

Kl.21-22: Meditationspraksis

Lørdag:

Kl.7-8: Praksis: Buddha Sakaymuni praksis og meditation

Kl.8-9: Morgenmad

Kl.9-11.30: Praksis: Korte daglige Guru Rinpoche praksis og sidde- og gå meditation.

Kl.12-15: Frokost og gåture evt. egen praksis

Kl.15-16.30: Praksis: sidde- og gå meditation

Kl.16.30-17 : Kaffe og te, måske hjemmebagt kage?

Kl.17-18.30: "Calling the Guru from Afar"

          Recitation af Jamgön Kongtrül Rinpoches tekst.

          20 min. meditation efterfølgende

Kl.18.30-20: Middag

Kl.20-21: Recitation af Hjertesutraen

          20 min. meditation efterfølgende.

Søndag:

Kl.7-8: Morgenpraksis: Buddha Sakaymuni praksis og meditation

Kl.8-9: Morgenmad

Kl.9-12 : Praksis: Korte daglige Guru Rinpoche praksis og sidde- og gå meditation

Kl.12-15: Frokost, evaluering og fælles oprydning.

Seminar Survey Results

2012-01-18T19:49:00.001+01:00

Here are the results from the seminar survey. A big thanks to everyone who answered the survey. In total we received 44 replies.

1. Overall, how satisfied were you with the seminar?
	%	votes
Very satisfied	75,0%	33
Satisfied	22,7%	10
Not satisfied	0,0%	0
Very unsatisfied	2,3%	1

2. How satisfied were you with the number of teaching and practice sessions?
	%	votes
Very satisfied	59,1%	26
Satisfied	38,6%	17
Not satisfied	2,3%	1

3. Did the audio system function well?
	%	votes
Yes	97,0%	32
No	3,0%	1

4. (For Danes) did you enjoy the translation into Danish?
	%	votes
Yes, I enjoyed it a lot	62,2%	23
Yes, it was good	32,4%	12
No, I prefer to listen to teachings in English	5,4%	2

5. (For international participants) How would you rate the English translation via headphones?
	%	votes
It worked very well	54,5%	6
It was ok	36,4%	4
I did not like it	9,1%	1

6. Were you satisfied with your sleeping arrangements?
	%	votes
Yes	94,7%	36
No	5,3%	2

7. Were you satisfied with the meals?
	%	votes
Yes	82,9%	34
No	12,2%	5
Not sure	4,9%	2

Out of 11 comments regarding the meals:

- 3 peopleasked for non-vegetarian meal options

- 2 peopleasked for vegan meals

- 2 peopleasked for meals without garlic

- 4 peoplewere happy with the meals

8. What did you think of the daily tasks?
	%	votes
I enjoyed it	65,9%	27
It was ok	29,3%	12
I did not like it	4,9%	2

9. Do you prefer to help out with tasks such as washing dishes and cleaning bathrooms or should Gomde hire people for such jobs?
	%	votes
I am happy to help with those jobs - we save money and have fun together	62,8%	27
I prefer to pay a little extra to avoid such jobs	23,3%	10
It is not important	14,0%	6

Retreats at Gomde 2012

2012-01-11T16:14:00.001+01:00

Here is a preliminary list of retreats taking place at Gomde in 2012. Registration will soon be available at www.gomde.dk

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Lama Tenzin

Tara Retreat

30 March - 8 April

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Khandro Rinpoche

The Awakened Heart: Teachings on our innate qualities of kindness and wisdom

April 14-15

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Erik Pema Kunsang

Padmasambhavas Direkte Vej I

May 17-20

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Erik Pema Kunsang

Meditations Retreat

May 21-28

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Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche

July 29-6

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Erik Pema Kunsang

Padmasambhavas Direkte Vej II

August 17-19

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Erik Pema Kunsang

Dø fredeligt med kærlighed og indsigt

August 24-26

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Tsoknyi Rinpoche

A Dzogchen Approach to an Open Heart and Open Mind

October 13-19

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Phakchok Rinpoche

October 22-27

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Erik Pema Kunsang

Padmasambhavas Direkte Vej III

November 23-25

A Note on the Finances at Gomde

2012-01-09T11:33:00.000+01:00

Strandgaarden

Dear Friends,

On behalf of everyone at Gomde, we would like to wish you a very happy new year.

This year many of us had the fortune of celebrating New Year at Gomde together with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and all the participants in the winter retreat. This was a very special time for all of us to deepen our practice and understanding of the Dharma and we thank Rinpoche and all of you for making this possible. We already look forward to the next gathering.

With the beginning of a new year, we would like to give you a brief overview of the financial prospects for Gomde in 2012. In the past year many of you contributed to Gomde by participating in seminars and retreats, and through your gifts of individual and monthly donations, as well as many volunteer activities.

Acknowledging your generosity we wish to share, not only the spiritual plans for our retreat center, but also the financial developments. We have therefore posted 2012 operating budgets for our two properties, Tornbjerggaard and Strandgaarden at this blog below.

There you can find the projected income and expenses for maintaining our two properties and their many retreats and seminars in the coming year. Please take a minute to look at these budgets as they relate to all of us. Please also let us know if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions by writing to gomde@gomde.dk

As you can see, the two budget projections break even, more or less, when combined.

However, for this projection to become reality, we all must contribute with our positive energy. There are many unknown factors in these budgets and it is especially hard to forecast the number of participants at the various events. In particular, the budget for Strandgaarden is based on 80 days of rental with a minimum of 10 guests per day. For the first year of running since we renovated this property, this is a very ambitious goal and whether it is even possible, remains to be seen.

On the other hand, if we are to succeed in keeping Strandgaarden past 2012, we do need guests for at least 80 days. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche mentioned several times that our two properties are like Yin and Yang and can benefit each other greatly. So we should all do everything we can to keep both properties for the future.

Moreover, currently Gomde has a combined mortgage on the two properties of 3.6 million Danish kroner and every year we must pay the bank 280,000 kroner in interest alone. To ensure the stability of Gomde in the years ahead, we must strive to pay back these loans quickly.

So, in short, we look towards the coming year with a great deal of hope and optimism, but also with an understanding that it will take a big effort on everyone's part to emerge successfully from this coming year. For that to, there are four specific ways where Gomde needs your help:

1. Spread the word.
Tell your friends, family, and colleagues about Gomde and our programs. The Dharma is for everyone - but people need to know about our many retreats and seminars in order to benefit from them.

2. Book Strandgaarden for your next holiday or seminar.
In our freshly renovated beachfront property you will find the perfect place for relaxation, inspiration, and creativity. Visit Strandgaarden at: www.strandgaarden.org or on Facebook. And remember to tell your friends.

3. Come and join us.
Having two properties is a lot of fun - but also a lot of work. Every year Gomde is forced to hire help to complete all necessary tasks. But if we join hands as a community and each offer a couple of days per year of our time, we can save a lot of money. Those funds can then be used to develop Gomde further and ensure the future of our beautiful retreat land. When you come to help at Gomde, your room and board is always free. When you come to help, please call our caretaker, Knud Wienand (86356835).

4. Become a benefactor.
Currently, Gomde has a community of approximately 30 sponsors who each donate between 50 and 500 kroner per month. If you are able, please consider making a monthly donation to Gomde. All monthly donations are directed to paying the mortgage, so by making a monthly gift, you directly ensure a place for the Dharma in Denmark. Please direct donations to Rangdjung Yeshe Fonden: Reg. no. 6810. Account no. 1334941.

Also, please do not forget to think of Gomde as your place. The beautiful Buddha, the quiet lakes, the rolling hills and the pristine beach all belong to you - and everyone else, of course :-)

When we work together, we can accomplish great things in service of the Dharma.

Wishing you all success, health, and happiness for 2012!

The Board at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde

Operating Budgets 2012

2012-01-08T11:36:00.000+01:00

Tornbjerggaard - Budget for 2012

ProjectedIncome

Seminars
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche seminar	390000
Tsoknyi Rinpoche seminar	190000
Erik Pema Kunsang retreats	90000
Antonia Sumbhundu seminar	75000
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche	55000
Phakchok Rinpoche retreat	45000
Khandro Rinpoche	35000
Lama Tenzin Easter Retreat	35000

Other
Individual retreats and rental	50000
Monthly donations	40000
EU farming subsidy	20000
Ratna Shop	20000

Total income	1.045.000

ProjectedExpenses

Buildings
Mortgage	110000
Heat and electricity	83000
Repair	40000
Property tax, insurance, garbage	30000

Seminars
Seminar meals	160000
Kitchen salaries	125000
Travel cost for teachers	80000
Other seminar expenses	40000
PR	30000

Other
Admin, repair, and cleaning salaries	90000
Smaller purchases	43000
Accountant and lawyer fees	42000
New garden tractor	30000
Office equipment, postage, telephone, internet	20000
Apple orchard	10000

Total expense	933.000

ExpectedResult for Tornbjerggaard in 2012: profit of 112.000 kroner

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Strandgaarden - Budget for 2012

ProjectedIncome

Rental during large Gomde seminars

70000

External seminars (based on 60 days)

150000

Holiday rental

20000

Other rental

30000

Farmland rental

70000

Total income

340000

ProjectedExpenses

Buildings

Mortgage

170000

Salaries for admin, cleaning, and garden work

75000

Property tax, insurance, garbage

32000

Heat, electricity and water

35000

Repair and maintenance

30000

Accountant fees

25000

Phone and internet

5000

Total expense

372000

ExpectedResult for Strandgaarden in 2012: -32.000 kroner

Ny Dharma Gruppe på Fyn

2011-12-30T18:59:00.004+01:00

Vi har en ny Dharma Gruppe i Danmark og den hedder Rangjung Yeshe Dharma Gruppe Fyn.

Vi mødes første gang lørdag den 7 januar fra 11 til 13 hos Erik og Tara i Søndergårds Haver 290.

Derefter sker det hver første lørdag i måneden.

Vi sidder, chanter og Erik svarer på spørgsmål.

Send sms om at du deltager til 50497022.

Kærlig hilsen Tara og Erik Pema Kunsang.

The new Rangjung Yeshe Chant Book

2011-12-15T12:28:00.000+01:00

Click here to download the Rangjung Yeshe Chant Book

You can download the new edition of our chantbook. Many of the chants have been re-translated for the purpose of being able to chant them in either Tibetan or English.

Enjoy!

I include a precious photo signed by the 16th Karmapa, one of the master very close to Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and all his sons.

GOMDE WINTER SEMINAR INFO

2011-12-14T14:44:00.002+01:00

Kære deltagere / dear participants

(English version of this announcement below)

Nu er der kun 14 dage til vi ses på Gomde, og vi glæder os meget til at være sammen med jer alle derude. Her kommer lidt praktiske informationer.

PLADSER:

Der er nu fyldt helt op på sovesalene, men på grund af ombygninger og renovationer er der kommet lidt flere enkelt- og dobbeltværelser til, så der er nogle få ledige pladser der.

BØRNEPASSER:

Hvis nogen kender en som kan assistere med børnepasning i de tre formiddags-timer under Rinpoche's undervisning, vil vi meget gerne høre fra jer. Det kunne måske være et ungt menneske som gerne vil holde lidt ferie på Gomde og tjene lidt penge nogle timer om dagen.

MEDBRING:

Husk at medbringe varmt tøj til gåture, og også fodtøj som kan klare vådt føre. Også helst din egen lommelygte til at finde rundt om natten som kan blive meget mørk ude på landet. Måske lidt fyrværkeri til nytårsaften – fx en enkelt stor flot raket.

REVIDERET DAGSPROGRAM:

Det daglige program under seminaret vil være ophængt rundt omkring på Gomde. Rinpoche's undervisning vil være samlet om formiddagen (9-12), og Erik vil undervise sidst på eftermiddagen. Efter aftensmaden vil der ikke være fast program, men mulighed for at praktisere på egen hånd.

MÅLTIDER:

Da vi bliver mange, og da der ikke er de samme muligheder for være udendørs som om sommeren, bliver vi nødt til at splitte frokosten op i to hold - man får ved ankomsten et rødt eller blåt kort som viser om man spiser i hold 1 eller hold 2. Morgenmaden og aftensmaden regner vi med at klare mere løbende. Alle kan hjælpe med at få måltiderne til at forløbe glat og behageligt.

ARBEJDSHOLD:

Som altid vil alle have et lille job at passe i dagens løb, fx med servering eller oprydning. Det aftales som altid når man tjekker ind.

RINPOCHES ANKOMST:

Rinpoche ankommer til Gomde den 26. december klokken 17.00. Alle som har lyst og mulighed er velkomne til at komme og være med til at modtage ham. Kom gerne tidligt og hjæp til med at forberede. Tilmeldte til kurset kan blive og overnatte på Gomde (100 kr i sovesal og 250 på værelse med morgenmad hvis man har booket værelse til kurset). Vi har dog ikke åbnet køkkenet endnu så man bliver nødt til at have en madpakke med til aftensmad. Vi skal også bede dig sende os en email så vi ved at du kommer.

VI GLÆDER OS

til at se jer allesammen på Gomde,

Seminar team'et.

Dear Participants,

The winter seminar at Gomde Denmark is only two weeks away, and we send this email with information on the seminar to all of you who have registered:

REGISTRATION:

Basically all places are booked up, but thanks to builiding and renovation activities a few new single and double rooms have become available and can be booked.

THINGS TO BRING:

Remember warm and dry clothes for walks, and outdoor shoes or preferably boots. A torchlight can also be very handy - it can get very dark and the night comes very early at midwinter in Denmark. Maybe a little bit of fireworks for New Years Eve – e.g. a single nice big rocket.

REVISED DAILY SCHEDULE:

The daily schedule will be posted at several places in Gomde. All of Rinpoche's teaching will take place in teh morning (9 AM - 12 AM), and Erik will teach in the late afternoon. After dinner there will be no fixed program but time for individual practice.

MEALS:

As we will be many people, and will not be able to use the areas aroundt the buildings as we do during the summercamps, we expect to have to split lunch in two teams. At check-in you will receive a blue or red card showing your membership of the first og second lunch group. At breakfast and dinner there is more time and we expect a smooth, ongoing flow. Of course we will all help to make it a pleasant and stress-free experience.

WORKING TEAMS:

Every participant has a small practical job to do sometime during the day, e.g. around one of the meals. You get your job at check-in.

RINPOCHE’S ARRIVAL:

Rinpoche will arrive at Gomde on 26 December, at 17.00. If you wish to arrive early in order be there and receive him, you are welcome. It is fine if you can be here early and help preparing. You are also welcome to stay at Gomde till the seminar starts next morning. The charge for an extra night at Gomde is 100 in the dorm, 250 DKK in a room, and includes breakfast. The kitchen will not be open yet to cook dinner however, so you will need to bring something to eat for dinner. If you will arrive on the 26^th already, please let us know.

WE LOOK FORWARD

to seeing you all soon at Gomde,

Gomde seminar team

Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche Summer 2012

2011-12-12T16:01:00.003+01:00

We just received the summer 2012 dates for Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's visit to Denmark!

Rinpoche will be teaching in Denmark from June 29-July 6. More info to follow soon.

News From Gomde

2011-11-17T12:30:00.005+01:00

Today is the sacred day when we celebrate the return of Buddha Shakyamuni from the Divine realms. He returned to this world after liberating his mother who had been reborn among the gods. In the Buddhist calendar this is one of the four biggest celebrations of the year.

At the monastery in Nepal the monks, nuns, and Lamas all celebrate the day with intensive meditation and prayer. On behalf of all of them, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche just called to send his love and blessings to the worldwide Sangha. Rinpoche asked us to let you know that you are all in his heart and prayers.

As today is a special day, we would like to give a brief update on some important developments.

Winter Seminar

We are excited that Rinpoche will soon be here in Denmark to teach on the nature of mind. Preparations for the seminar are well underway and currently more than ninety people have signed up. There are still a few more spaces before we reach our limit of 108 participants. So do make sure to make your booking soon if you plan to attend.

Seminars 2012

In the coming year lots of seminars will take place at Gomde. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche (early July), Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (TBA) Khandro Rinpoche (TBA), Tsoknyi Rinpoche (Oct. 15-21), Phakchok Rinpoche (Oct. 22-27), and Lama Tenzin (Mar. 31–Apr. 9) will all visit Gomde in 2012 and share their wisdom with us.

Our resident dharma teacher, Erik Pema Kunsang, will continue his guided retreats and dharma seminars throughout the year, presenting the Dharma in his characteristic straightforward, humorous and insightful style. We look forward to a year ful

l of exciting opportunities at Gomde. Further details will soon be available at our website.

Future plans

This month an application was sent to the local government requesting formal recognition of Gomde as a Buddhist retreat center. If approved, our Sangha will be able to improve and expand the existing facilities at Gomde and open our doors to the public as the first officially recognized Buddhist retreat center in this region. At the same time, the Rangjung Yeshe Association in Denmark has just applied to the government for official recognition as a religious community. We hope to have these applications approved by the fall 2012. Please support this process with lots of good wishes!

Strandgaarden

As many of you know, since 2002 Gomde has owned the neighboring farm, Strandgaarden - an idyllic, waterfront property right next to the original retreat land. This summer Rinpoche shared his vision of this unique place as a Sangha holiday resort and conference center. Since August we have been busy renovating Strandgaarden to fulfill Rinpoche's vision and this December the place will be ready for everyone to enjoy.

Our community

Gomde is for everyone and belongs to everyone. The more we are, the more we can achieve. If you would like to be involved, to help ensure that the Dharma is kept alive right now and in the future, please join us. If you have a skill, an idea, or a vision for the Dharma that you would like to share, visit us at Facebook, send us a mail, or drop by to chat.

With best wishes,

Everyone at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde

A Buddha is coming soon to a place near you.

2011-10-25T17:04:00.005+02:00

Jack: Our clan have an ethically correct furcoat, and we live on nothing but pure vegan nontoxic hazelnuts. What else can there be to life?

Buddha: Head towards Gomde retreat center in Denmark as fast as your bushy tail allows. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche is coming there in December to help all sentient beings. And that includes you!

Århus praksisgruppen: GURU YOGA - realistisk tilgang m. Erik Pema Kunsang

2011-10-22T12:52:00.002+02:00

Torsdag d. 27. oktober kl. 19 til ca. 21 underviser Erik Pema Kunsang i Århus praksisgruppen.
Hvad er guru yoga? Hvorfor gør vi det? Hvad betyder det?
Hvordan gør vi det i praksis?

Guru yoga nævnes i en af de allerførste Dzogchen dakini tantraer, 'Brilliant Expanse', og er en metode til at frembringe den opvågnede tilstand direkte i et almindeligt menneske. Oplevelse og realisering samt roden til alle opnåelser inden for Vajrayana, er alene afhængig af velsignelserne fra guruen.

Erik Pema Kunsang er elev af Dzogchen mesteren Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Han har en naturlig enkel facon, som guider deltagerne legende gennem begreber og fastlåste holdninger på en måde, der inviterer til personlig refleksion og afklaring.

‘When we trust sincerely and open up in pure perception and faith, it is a very clean state of mind, very, very pure. This is especially true if the feeling is so intense that the hairs of one’s body stand on end and tears are in one’s eyes. At that moment, one is very close to recognizing the naked state of mind; the innate nature is almost laid bare. That is the power of devotion and pure perception.’ - Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche -

Øsal Lings tempelrum
Fredensgade 39, stuen i baghuset
Aarhus C

Entré: 80 kr
ALLE er velkomne.

Kærlig hilsen Århus praksisgruppen
http://www.facebook.com/groups/gomde.aarhus/

Fællesspisning i København - den. 2 november

2011-10-20T07:20:00.000+02:00

Kære alle,

En lille hilsen fra Gomdes praksisgruppe i København.

Vi har fællesspisning onsdag den 2. november, inden vi mediterer. Det er en lille markering af, at nu har vi fået startet godt op efter sommerens pause. Alle, der har lyst til at spise med, er velkomne :-)

Hvor og hvornår: 18.30 i køkkenet på Grundtvigs Sidevej 4, 1865 Frederiksberg C.

Vi har først lokalet fra det tidspunkt, hvorfor vi ikke kan forvente at kunne komme ind ret længe før.

Tag selv noget mad med eller bestil gennem mig på tlf: 5059 1787 eller på email: privateakr@togamix.dk. Vi arrangerer hentning af take away fra Bindia http://www.bindia.dk/Catalog-Menu_39.aspx

Varme hilsener fra gruppen, ved Metea.

Student Discount

2011-10-12T13:29:00.002+02:00

We are happy to announce a special student discount for events at Gomde this fall and winter. For students with a valid student ID, Gomde is now offering a 50% discount on retreats and seminars.

This discount will apply to the upcoming retreat with Erik Pema Kunsang (October 16-23) and Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche's Winter Seminar (December 27 to January 1). To make use of the discount, simply sign up at www.gomde.dk as a regular participant and e-mail a scan of your student ID to: gomde@gomde.dk.

To help make this initiative a success, we ask all of you, especially the students within our community, to help raise awareness at your local school or university and on facebook etc. Depending on the outcome of this program we hope to make it a permanent feature - but we need your help in getting the word out!

Warm regards,

The Gomde Seminar Team

www.gomde.dk

gomde@gomde.dk

Rooms during the Winter Retreat

2011-10-09T15:04:00.001+02:00

There are now just a few places left in the single and double rooms during Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche's winter seminar. Sign up soon if you need a spot!

Trænger du til en dyb og smuk efterårsferie: Syv dages meditationsretreat på Gomde

2011-10-07T13:51:00.000+02:00

”Når man efter et par dage er begyndt at blive uforstyrret, så er tiden inde til at afdække den naturlige hjertevarme, at udforske hvad det er som tænker og hvad bevidsthed er.”

--- Erik Pema Kunsang

Syv dages meditations-retreat på Gomde, Helgenæs:

Uddyb din meditationspraksis i et intensivt ugelangt retreat med mindfulness - tilstedeværelse. Samtidig får du mulighed for at nyde høje himle, Danmarks smukkeste natur og Gomdes æbleplantager.

Retreat’et ledes af Erik Pema Kunsang, som har et langt livs erfaring som meditationslærer og som oversætter og assistent for nogle af vor tids største lærere indenfor den tibetansk-buddhistiske Dzogchen-tradition.

Hver dag består af perioder med meditation, undervisning, buddhistisk chanting og tid til gåture på smukke Helgenæs.

Der er mulighed for at modtage individuel vejledning i meditation og praksisplan.

Undervisningen tilpasses den enkelte, gennem ligevægt, klarhed og naturlig tilstedeværelse. Derfor kan retreat’et følges med udbytte af både nye og erfarne praktiserende.

Se mere om Gomde og retreat’et på:

http://www.gomde.dk

Announcing www.rangjungyeshe.dk

2011-10-02T19:29:00.005+02:00

[The message follows in English translation below.]

PÅ DANSK

Det glæder os fra bestyrelse for Foreningen Rangjung Yeshe Sangha at kunne fortælle, at vor nye hjemmeside og sangha-forum nu kan findes på:

www.rangjungyeshe.dk

www.rangjungyeshe.dk/forum

Hjemmesiden vil være bestyrelsen og arbejdsgruppers medie for information til medlemmer og offentlighed omkring det igangværende arbejde samt planer for fremtiden.

Det vil også være et sted, hvor hele sanghaen kan deltage i on-line drøftelser om vores aktiviteter for forening, dele ideer, finde andre at samarbejde med, og hvor man kan bede om/tilbyde hjælp til hinanden.

Hjemmesiden er åben for offentligheden, men forummet er kun åbent for medlemmer af Foreningen Rangjung Yeshe Sangha, så meld dig ind og giv din stemme lyd!

www.rangjungyeshe.dk er ikke en erstatning for www.gomde.dk (Fonden Rangjung Yeshe Gomde) som fortsat vil være hjemmeside for retreat centret på Helgenæs. Hjemmesiden www.rangjungyeshe.dk er blevet oprettet, da vi som bekendt har formaliseret vor tilknytning til sanghaen i et foreningsfælleskab, der som selvstændig juridisk enhed har egne behov for medlemskommunikation omkring foreningsaktiviter afledt af vedtægterne.

Velkommen!

/Bestyrelsen for Foreningen Rangjung Yeshe Sangha

IN ENGLISH

The board of the Danish Rangjung Yeshe Sangha association is happy to announce our new website and sangha forum at

www.rangjungyeshe.dk

www.rangjungyeshe.dk/forum

The website is intended to be the channel for the board and various work groups to inform our members and the general public about ongoing work and future plans.

It is also a place for the entire sangha to meet on-line for conversations about our work as an association, to share ideas, to find others to cooperate with and to ask for or offer our help to each other.

The website is open to the general public, but the forum is open only to members of the Rangjung Yeshe Sangha. Please join and make your voice heard!

www.rangjungyeshe.dk is not a replacement for www.gomde.dkof Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, which will continue to be the website of the retreat place at Helgenæs. But since we have a created a new organizational and legal body that has its own needs for communication with members this new website has been created for the stated purpouses.

Welcome!

/The Board of the Danish Rangjung Yeshe Sangha

Registration is now open for the winter seminar

2011-10-02T16:04:00.003+02:00

Dear friends and sangha members,

Online registration is now open for the winter seminar, 'Discovering the Buddha Within', at Gomde Denmark with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche.

The dates for the seminar are Dec. 27, 2011 - Jan. 1, 2012. We have a limited number of rooms available, which will be provided on a first come first serve basis.

For registration, please visit: www.gomde.dk

In this seminar, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche will be giving teachings and meditation instruction on a series of short, yet very profound guidance texts that point out the nature of mind. The authors of these texts are three of the most well-known masters of Tibetan Buddhism: Milarepa, Gampopa, and Karmapa Rangjung Dorje.

We hope that you will be able to join us to celebrate the fortune of having a true wisdom master in our midst.

Warm regards,

The Gomde Seminar Team

Winter Retreat with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche

2011-09-25T22:15:00.000+02:00

Dear friends,

We are extremely happy to announce a special new year retreat with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark from December 27, 2011 to January 1, 2012.

Rinpoche has very kindly agreed to spend his precious time with us during this holiday to lead an open retreat under the title "Discovering the Buddha Within".

This is a perfect way to celebrate the past year and welcome the new in the most meaningful manner possible. On New Year's eve we will have a grand celebration with Rinpoche and we hope that all of you will join us to celebrate the fortune of having a true wisdom master in our midst.

More details regarding the retreat will be available shortly at www.gomde.dk

Many greetings,
The Gomde Seminar Team

Samadhi undervisning på Gomde

2011-09-14T10:55:00.001+02:00

“Yngling, de bodhisattva mahasattvaer, der er upartiske, altruistiske, ikke-aggressive, og fri for fordomme, vil opnå den samadhi, der fuldt ud afklarer alle tings lighedsnatur.”

-- Buddha Shakyamuni

Invitation til Rangjung Yeshe Gomde’s praksisgruppe

2011-08-31T19:00:00.000+02:00

Grundtvigs sidevej 4, 1865 Frederiksberg C.

onsdag d. 7. september kl. 18.30

Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche anbefaler varmt sine elever at mødes og praktisere sammen.
Erfaringen i gruppen er, at det inspirerer og styrker egen praksis i hverdagen.

Praksisgruppen mødes fast onsdage kl. 18.30 - 20.30 fra 7. september til 31. maj.

Nogle vælger at komme hver gang, andre kommer når det passer. Både begyndere og erfarne praktiserende er velkomne. Vi glæder os til at praktisere sammen med alle, der har modtaget belæringer på Gomde gennem årene.

Tilmeld dig / kontakt for information: 33 79 49 70 eller gita@gomde.dk

På gruppens vegne
Gita Nielsen

Dharma-weekends på Gomde i september: eftersommer med klarhed og indsigt

2011-08-28T10:54:00.004+02:00

Vi er meget glade for at vores bosiddende meditationslærer, Erik Pema Kunsang, vil undervise på Gomde hver weekend i september.

Her er en unik mulighed for at gå i dybden med en lærer, der har stor indsigt og erfaring i visdoms- og meditationstraditioner (vajrayana, dzogchen) fra den tibetanske buddhisme. Undervisningen foregår på dansk og kan følges med stort udbytte uanset om man er begynder eller har års erfaring.

Hver weekend, lørdag og søndag, underviser Erik i 2 forskellige emner, så i alt vil der være 8 dage med undervisning, som er åben for alle. Erik vil undervise på sin sædvanlige humoristiske, ligefremme og indsigtsfulde måde i en række emner, som man kan læse nærmere om i programmet (http://www.wix.com/karmeshvari/eriks-program). Centralt i Eriks undervisning er altid råd og inspiration til hvordan vi kan opnå klarhed og medfølende indsigt til at berige vores daglige liv.

Gomde ønsker at mange får glæde af denne række af sensommer-weekend-retreats, og tilbyder derfor nu særlige priser i løbet af september måned. Priserne, som omfatter undervisning, frokost, og kaffe/te, er:

- 1 dag: 400 kr..

- 4 dage: 1.200 kr.

- 8 dage: 1.900 kr.

Hvis du er studerende og har et gyldigt studiekort, får du 50% rabat på alle priser.

Hvis du har lyst til at tilbringe natten på Gomde i et af vore hyggelige retreatværelser, enten før eller efter undervisningen, tilbyder vi en rabatpris på 200 kr. pr. nat i september.

Du kan tilmelde dig på www.gomde.dk eller ved at skrive til os på gomde@gomde.dk

Hvis du har lyst til at hjælpe til på Gomde med praktiske opgaver, såsom at male, kan du også bo gratis på Gomde i løbet af september og deltage i Eriks undervisning uden omkostninger. Vi tilbyder gratis kost, logi og undervisning. Til gengæld hjælper du til i seks timer hver dag. Hvis du er interesseret i denne mulighed, så send os en e-mail på gomde@gomde.dk

Vi glæder os til at se dig!

Gomde Seminar Team

Garchen Rinpoche would like to come to Gomde Denmark

2011-08-22T12:40:00.005+02:00

In August 18-21, 2011, Garchen Rinpoche visited Stockholm, invited by the Swedish Drikung Meditation Center.

When Rinpoche visited Sweden three years ago, we invited him to Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark, but then the time didn't seem to be right, and Rinpoche didn't come in person. Although we have a bag of grains at Gomde blessed by Rinpoche to be spread out on the land of Gomde.

This summer Rangjung Yeshe Sangha Sweden was asked by Erik to again request Garchen Rinpoche to come an turn the wheel of dharma at Gomde in Denmark.

A small delegation consisting of Lama Olav, Maie, Lionel, Stig, Kenan and Peter was granted an audience with Rinpoche and asked him to come.

Rinpoche mentioned his good connection and pure samaya with Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and that he has not yet visited Denmark. He said that he would very much like to come. His schedule being quite full, as many lamas', he doesn't control his schedule in detail. But he said that we should invite him via the Garchen Institute in Germany, and that usually they manage to accomodate visits to the countries that Rinpoche has accepted invitations to.

With Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmarks schedule for 2012 being quite full with many lama visits - it is probably more suitable with a visit in 2013.

If there is anyone in the sangha who has a close connection with Garchen Rinpoche and would like to help out by organizing the visit, please get in touch (peter.olin@gmail.com).

Photo: Olav Nyhus

Dharmachakra Festival - August 3

2011-08-03T10:41:00.000+02:00

Today is the sacred Dharmachakra Festival, which commemorates Buddha Shakyamuni's first teaching of the Dharma at the Deer Park in Sarnath.

Here is a short excerpt from his first teaching, taken from his life story, The Lalitavistara:  

"Monks, there are four truths of the noble ones. These four truths are those of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering and the path that leads to the cessation of suffering.   Suffering refers to the pain that accompanies birth, aging, falling sick and dying. It also includes the suffering of meeting the unpleasant and parting from the pleasant. Not finding what is being sought is also suffering.   The origin of suffering is the craving that causes rebirth. It is accompanied by passion for enjoyment and searches for pleasures here and there.   The cessation of suffering is the complete and dispassionate cessation of the craving that causes rebirth and the passion for enjoyment and pleasures.   The path that leads to the cessation of suffering is the eight-fold path of the noble ones. This is the path that starts with correct view and ends with correct concentration.   Monks, these are the four truths of the noble ones."

- Submitted by Andreas

Frokost på Gomde - d. 7 august, kl 12.00

2011-08-01T14:55:00.000+02:00

Kære venner,

Rangjung Yeshe Gomde har hermed fornøjelsen at invitere til frokost og fællesmeditation på Gomde, nu på søndag, d. 7. august, kl 12.00.

Alle er velkomne og hovedformålet er ganske simpelt at mødes og tilbringe tid i hinandens selskab. De af jer, der gerne vil deltage i fællesmeditation efter frokost, er meget velkomne, men hvis I foretrækker at tilbringe jeres eftermiddag udendørs i de smukke omgivelser, er det også helt fint.

Hvis du/I kan komme, skal I blot sende os en e-mail (gomde@gomde.dk) og sige hvor mange I kommer. Skriv helst inden lørdag aften, så vi kan planlægge maden. Gomde giver frokosten, men I er meget velkomne til at tage lidt sødt med til kaffen.

Vi glæder os til at se jer!

Kærlig hilsen,

Rangjung Yeshe Gomde

Gomde Update

2011-08-01T14:43:00.000+02:00

(For English, please see further below)

Kære venner,

Vi håber, at I alle har det godt og nyder sommeren. Først og fremmest vil vi gerne takke jer for den dejlige tid, som vi havde sammen på Gomde nu i sommers under Chökyi Nyima Rinpoches besøg. Det var virkelig inspirerende at modtage Rinpoches fortrinlige undervisning i så dejligt selskab.

Som mange af jer ved, har Erik og Tara længe haft et ønske om at tilbringe mere tid i retreat, sådan som vores lærere altid opfordrer os til. Og nu er muligheden for at de kan gennemføre en længere periode med intensiv praksis endelig opstået. Fremover vil de derfor ikke længere stå for de mange praktiske og administrative opgaver på Gomde, men i stedet bruge deres tid på praksis.

I løbet af de sidste tre år har Erik og Tara arbejdet meget hårdt til gavn for vores sangha, og vi er alle meget taknemmelige for den omsorg, de har vist os. Vi glæder os over deres ønske om at praktisere mere og især i det faktum, at Erik vil fortsætte med at dele hans undervisning med os, selv mens han er i retreat. Erik har indvilliget i at undervise i en række retreats på Gomde i de kommende år. Det første af disse kurser finder sted den 3-4 september og det ser vi meget frem til.

For at passe de mange ansvarsområder, som Erik og Tara har varetaget de sidste tre år, er Foreningen Rangjung Yeshe Sangha og Rangjung Yeshe Fonden enige om at arbejde tæt sammen fremover for at videreudvikle Gomde og arrangere flere kurser med vores lærere. Sammen vil vi gøre vores bedste for at Gomde fortsat udvikles på en måde, der passer til alle jeres ønsker og visioner.

Endelig er vi meget glade for at kunne annoncere, at vi har en ny caretaker på Gomde, Knud Wienand. Knud er for nylig flyttet ind på Gomde og vil fremover byde velkommen til besøgende og retreat gæster på Gomde. Vi er meget glade for, at Knud har påtaget sig denne vigtige opgave, og vi håber, at I alle vil støtte ham i hans nye rolle.

Vi ser frem til at mødes igen på Gomde snart.

Med mange hilsener,

Kaj Hansen og Andreas Doctor
For Foreningen og Fonden

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Dear friends,

We hope that you are all doing well and enjoying the summer. First of all we like to thank you for the wonderful time we had together at Gomde this summer during Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's visit. It was truly inspiring to receive Rinpoche's profound teaching together with such a harmonious and warmhearted community.

As many of you know, Erik and Tara have long had aspirations to spend more time in retreat, the way our teachers always encourage us to, and now the possibility is finally there for them to begin a longer period of practice. In the coming time, they will therefore no longer be involved in the many practical and organizational tasks involved in running Gomde.

Over the last three years Erik and Tara have worked very hard to serve our sangha and we are all very grateful for the care they have shown our community. We rejoice in their commitment to practice and especially in the fact that Erik will continue to share his teachings with us while he is in retreat. Erik has very kindly agreed to teach a number of retreats to our sangha at Gomde in the coming years. The first of these retreats takes place on September 3-4 and we look very much forward to that.

To continue with the many important responsibilities that Erik and Tara have fulfilled over the last three years, Foreningen Rangjung Yeshe Sangha and Rangjung Yeshe Fonden are committed to working together on the task of further developing Gomde and arranging seminars with our precious teachers in the future.

Lastly, we are also very pleased to announce that we have a new caretaker at Gomde, Knud Wienand, who has recently moved in to take care of the place and welcome all visitors and retreatants at Gomde. We are very happy that Knud has taken on this important job and we hope that you will all assist him as he settles in at Gomde.

We look forward to seeing you all soon at Gomde.

With many greetings,

Kaj Hansen og Andreas Doctor
For the Sangha Association and Rangjung Yeshe Foundation

Retreats med Erik Pema Kunsang

2011-07-29T13:46:00.000+02:00

Først retreat: den 3. september

Buddhistisk meditation er en familie af teknikker og øvelser, som kan bruges

til at træne ligevægt, nærvær og indsigt. Tidligere var meditation noget

fremmed og eksotisk, i dag har mange hørt om meditation og også snust til

det selv. Men mange har også erfaret at der er behov for indsigtsfuld

undervisning og støtte, hvis man vil opbygge en god meditationspraksis og et

dybt udbytte.

Nu tilbyder Gomde og Erik Pema Kunsang en række kurser og retreats, som

giver alle mulighed for at både at grundlægge og videreudvikle en solid egen

meditationspraksis. Undervisningen er baseret på menneskelige og

buddhistiske principper i almindelighed, og på Vajrayana- og

Dzogchen-traditioner (”Tibetansk Buddhisme”) i særdeleshed. Erik Pema

Kunsang underviser ud fra et livslangt engagement i disse traditioner, hvor

han i mange år har studeret og arbejdet tæt på nogle af de største nutidige

mestre. Erik tager dig skridt for skridt gennem hele processen fra det

praktiske i grundlæggende meditation til de åbne undersøgelser af

tilværelsen og erfaringen, som er grundlæggende i buddhistisk livsvisdom.

Tibetansk buddhisme er især kendt for en række særlige, transformerede

teknikker med unikke muligheder for at udforske bevidsthedens natur og det

levede liv. Stærke muligheder for at træne midt i det liv man faktisk har,

og udvikle nærvær, empati, livsglæde og indsigt.

Gomde er et kusus/retreat-center, hvor i en helt særlig atmosfære og naturskønne

omgivelser har du her mulighed for at komme i kontakt med dybere lag af

tilværelsen.

Undervisningen foregår på dansk. Alle er velkomne!

Vi foreslår at du starter på Buddhas veje I og II hvis du ikke allerede har

en meditationspraksis.

Men uanset om du er en mangeårig udøver af buddhistisk meditation eller lige

er begyndt at udforske, uddybe og styrke din forståelse af bevidsthedens

natur er det vigtigt at starte og vedligeholde din træning og kende den

grundlæggende meditationspraksis.

Se mere på: www.gomde.dk eller skriv til programs@gomde.dk

Gomde Summercamp 2011

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Gomde Summercamp 2011, a set on Flickr.

Hi!

Here are some of my pics from the Cloudless Summer Camp of 2011 at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark.

The year of the Swedes. :-)

/Peter Olin

channels of breath explored

2011-07-18T23:26:00.004+02:00

Several explorations of sound and breath made during this year's summercamp.

Symbolic, you may say, of spirit (the word "spirit", like "ånd" in Danish and "pneuma" in Greek, actually has breath as its original meaning) playing to express itself through the funny winding pathways of different cultures...

In any case, great fun - and thus fitting to celebrate the start and end of a great dharma happening.

Please, also watch this video of Buchung's and Tenzin's serious celebrative work:

http://youtu.be/gn3aqx0pFW0

Cordially,

Niels Viggo

Group Photo high resolution

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Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche to Sweden 2012

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Read about the Swedish sangha's invitation of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche at http://www.gomde.se/nyheter/choekyinyimarinpochetillsverige2012

Slideshow Chö Kyi Nyima Rinpoche Gomde Denmark 2011

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Click here for Olav's slideshow.

Retreats på Rangjung Yeshe Gomde i efteråret 2011

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Foto credit: Olav Nyhus

Velkommen til en række inspirerende retreats med Erik Pema Kunsang.

Buddhistisk meditation er især kendt for sine særlige, hjerte-centrerede teknikker som giver os en unik mulighed for at udforske bevidsthedens natur og vores virkelighed. Derfor åbner meditation op for nærvær, empati, livsglæde, for dybere viden og indsigt.

Siden ’70erne har Erik Pema Kunsang været elev af den store Dzogchen mester Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche og Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. Erik har oversat for forskellige mestre over hele verden og udgivet over 100 værker om Dzogchen og buddhisme.

Undervisningen foregår på dansk. Alle er velkomne!

I en helt særlig atmosfære og naturskønne omgivelser har du her mulighed for at komme i kontakt med dybere lag af tilværelsen.

Vi foreslår at du starter på Buddhas veje I og II hvis du ikke allerede har en meditationspraksis.

Men uanset om du er en mangeårig udøver af buddhistisk meditation eller lige er begyndt at udforske, uddybe og styrke din forståelse af bevidsthedens natur er det vigtigt at starte og vedligeholde din træning og kende den grundlæggende meditationspraksis.

Erik tager dig skridt for skridt gennem hele processen for et grundlæggende fundament i både meditation, Buddhas visdom og indsigter.

Buddhas veje I: Enkelhed og naturlig tilstedeværelse

23-25 september 2011

En grundig introduktion til Buddhas lære, de fire sandheder samt træning i gennemgribende forandring, ligevægt og indsigt.

Emnerne kædes sammen med den enkle meditationsform Rangbab Samten, som afdækker bevidsthedens midlertidige blindhed i forhold til sig selv og alting.

Buddhas veje II: Medfølelse og illusion

28-30 oktober 2011

En dybtgående vejledning i bodhisattvaens frygtløse hjerte.

Metoden er grænseløs åbenhed.

Virkelighedens illusion afklares gennem træning i dybere medfølelse, vågenhed og indsigt.

Vi gennemgår de seks bodhisattva træninger, som en forberedelse til Mahamudra og Dzogchen, vores hjerte-essens.

Ngøndro I og II for begyndere og viderekomne

7-9 oktober 2011

En særlig praksis til den indre og hurtige vej til virkeliggørelse.

Lær at transformere egoistiske vanemønstre til kærlig indsigt.

Vi følger Padmasambhavas poetiske vers som Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche har sammenfattet. Alle er velkomne uanset om du lige er startet eller er gået i stå med Ngøndro.

De 5 Nøgler

3 september 2011

De fem nøgler, samt en 'vigtig' hovednøgle, har til formål at identificere de bure vi stabler op omkring vores oplevelsesverden og viser hvordan vi på enkle måder, stille og roligt, kan begynde at åbne dem i vores dagligdag.

Padmasambhava Sadhana

4 september 2011

Yderst dyb og værdifuld. Hvordan man kan træne i en meditationsperiode samt videreføre den ud i alle vågne timer, og også når man spiser og falder i søvn.

En tantrisk træningsmanual fra Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.

Kærlighed uden ego

10 september 2011

Den medfølende Buddha Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig praksis).

Vi bruger den enkle og dybt inspirerende forklaring fra Padmasambhava og den 15. Karmapa som fremgangsmåde og til at klargøre meningen.

Dzogchens historie: den tidløse tantra praksis

11 september 2011

Videregivelsen af oprindelig vågenhed.

Den tidløse Buddha Samantabhadra. Virkeliggørelse, de tantriske skrifter, linien af mestrene som har overført indsigterne til i dag.

Samadhi I: introduktion til naturlig tilstedeværelse

17 september 2011

Lær at skelne mellem kunstigt frembragte tilstande og naturlig tilstedeværelse som fører til ægte frihed og buddhaernes opvågnede tilstand. Vi tager udgangspunkt i “naturlig ligevægt” - den enkle træningsform som hedder rangbab samten.

Samadhi II: Fryd, klarhed og tankefrihed

18 september 2011

Efter at have trænet i længere tid bliver vi bekendt med varierende meditationsoplevelser. Oplagrede sind/det friske sind - Forskellen mellem de gamle ophobede tanker og de nye dugfriske tanker.

For viderekomne som har trænet i længere tid.

SYV DAGES MEDITATIONS-RETREAT med Erik Pema Kunsang
16-23 oktober 2011

Uddyb din meditationspraksis i et intensivt ugelangt retreat med mindfulness - tilstedeværelse i den tibetanske tradition.

Hver dag består af perioder med meditation, undervisning, buddhistisk chanting og tid til gåture på smukke Helgenæs.

Der er mulighed for at modtage individuel vejledning i meditation og praksisplan.

Undervisningen tilpasses den enkelte, gennem ligevægt, klarhed og naturlig tilstedeværelse (shamatha, vipashyana og deres uadskillelighed).

Undervisningen foregår på dansk.

programs@gomde.dk

Gomde Summercamp 2011 high resolution pictures

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Rainbows at Gomde 9 of July 2011

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Gomde Summer 2011 - by Chris Campau

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Dear dharma friends,

thank you for sharing an astonishing summer camp 2011. i feel very grateful to have been part of it. thank you for all the hard work and compassion put into making it happen. once again this year i would like to make mention of the special artistic care put into mowing paths through the gomde landscape.

i wrote the following field notes while in my tent at gomde last night, and rather than just saving them on my computer, where they serve absolutely no purpose, i send them along as a contribution toward sharing the beautiful event that it was, yet is no more.

all the best,

chris campau

gomde summer 2011

1.

lying in this tiny tent
moskitos are buzzing everywhere.

a clear warm sky dazzles
over gomde,
so bright that one
would think it was real.

2.

forgot my bag
in the lama house library tonight
and upon returning to collect it
rinpoche was standing in the dark
with his head bent down close
trying to read the headlines on a magazine.

afraid of what i see,
and leaving without even entering,
until a dharma friend
assures me it is alright to go in.

upon entering
rinpoche is long gone.
i had been to the library
to find a definition
of samaya.

3.
the strong brown laughing tibetan
dribbles easily
past his quick young opponent.
mistakingly thinking
lama tenzin does not take the game seriously
i watch him raise his árms in the air
as he kicks the octagonal sphere
a little too hard directly on target.
so as not to crush red ants under his wise feet
he is as swift and fragile as a deer.

4.
having tasted
the heart of dharma
there can be no turning back.

5.
i will not die,
on this i will not compromise.
the few things that I reveal
they are my only vehicle,
in this dance that keeps me alive
trying to stay devoted to all i believed,
before the final night
and if there is a stage between
let me use all my might to remove the screen
of all that is seen,
of all that has been.

6.
moving past concepts
about endless universes
and metaphors of
hope , fear, bliss and thought
for the complete liberation
of all living beings.

7.
one of the most enjoyable evenings
of my life
was spent listening to erik
sing dharma songs
about his compassionate masters.

8.
to realize that everything
is emptiness.

to sustain the liberation
of thoughts without fixating.

to perform at all times
according to the dharma.

this natural state is itself the fruition.

9.
if there is any real gratitude
to be shown
for receiving the precious teachings,
let it be to pass them on.

10.
boddhicitta the privilege,
letting go of nothing.

enlightenment the answer,
bewilderment the question.

looking here and there
finding only dust.

not returning empty-handed
from an island of jewels.

11.
all this meditation
is getting you nowhere,
but getting you rich quickly.

12.
the sun does not go away
when your heart is in the sky.

13.

looking everywhere to find a recipe,
only to discover that the proof is in the pudding.

14.

from every street corner,
emotional obscuration
and foreign destination,
practicioners arrive
to touch the hearing lineage,
as if a rare gathering of hermitaged mountain boddhisattvas

Slide show from Gomde DK welcome

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Tusind tak til Dorte Vilsgaard for alle billederne, and one from Heide Koch.

Tak og Tara onlinekursus

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Hej.
Først: et stort tak for en helt uforglemmelig uge på Gomdes summercamp. Jeg har masser at fordøje, forstå og vokse med, efter disse dage.
-Og kan se frem imod at praksis skal være en meget nær ven i mit liv.

Jeg har et spørgsmål der drejer sig om hvorhin jeg finder Tara onlinekursus? Jeg kan ganske enkelt ikke finde det.

mange kærlige hilsner fra
Anne

A precious Summercamp Gomde Helgenæs 2011

2011-07-08T12:13:00.003+02:00

On behalf of all in the Sangha family, I believe it is with great gratitude, we thank for this years SummerCamp at Gomde Helgenæs 2011. Giving our deepest thanks to Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, coming all the way to teach us the jewels of the great Buddha Dharma Teachings. With such joy and purity, warmth of heart and wisdom handing on teachings for us to appreciate and practice. A big thank you and appreciation too, to Erik for his wise and lovely teachings filled with humour, and for both Erik and Tara for all their love, work and light, they have and put into Gomde Helgenæs. Lets show Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche and them our gratitude by giving our hands whenever possible to Gomde.
Thanks for the kitchen for lovely food and to all the people helping out to run the great SummerCamp.Rejoice all, hopefully some of us will see each other soon again to Erik's coming retreats this fall and see you all next year on SummerCamp 2012.
Take care all. Much love.

The first meal

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Joao and Peter serving.

Busy resting in the office

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... and testing instant mobile blogging.

The Cloudless Summer Camp 2011 has just started

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Erik Pema Kunsang started the 2011 Cloudless Summer Camp by talking about the three trainings of ethics, meditation and insight, about the illusive trouble maker "me", and how to practice rangbab samten meditation.

At this writing moment 30 people are waiting for lunch in the warm and sunny courtyard at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Denmark.

Welcome ceremony and Rinpoche's arrival speech on the 29th of June.

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Welcome ceremony and Rinpoche's arrival speech on the 29th of June.

In a traditional Buddhist fashion we form a welcome procession for a great bodhisattva and escort him into the temple hall. Come earlier if you wish to participate in decorating the road and temple with auspicious symbols and flowers. Put on your finest, hold incense and a white, red or yellow scarf. Be here before 18. Everyone is welcome.

Velkomst ceremoni og Rinpoches ankomsts tale d. 29 juni.

På traditionel buddhistisk vis byder vi en stor bodhisattva ind i tempelsalen. Kom tidligere hvis I vil være med til at dekorere vejen med lykkebringende tegn og blomster. Tag dit bedste tøj på, hav røgelse og et hvidt eller gult skærf i hånden. Vær her før kl 18:00. Alle er velkomne.

Teachings on the Ngakso Drubchen

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Since the Ocean of Amrita will be performed at Gomde DK this summer (and at the other Gomde centers as well), we bring you this Dharma gift of an explanation by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche from his hermitage Nagi Gompa given in 1984, with the wish that it will deepen everyone's understanding.

Teachings on the Ngakso Drubchen

Spoken by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
at Nagi Gompa, December 1984

The full text >>

Tara Treasure of Triple Excellence

2011-06-24T15:47:00.000+02:00

Dear friends.

During this year's Cloudless SummerCamp, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche bestows the wonderful empowerment Tara Treasury of Triple Excellence.

It is a unique "Dharma treasure" with teachings containing the entire path to enlightenment.

Tara, who embodies the wisdom of all Buddhas, appeared in a vision to Chokgyur Lingpa. Repeating the word, “Excellent!” three times, he received the pith instructions that describe the gradual steps of the path. It is short and inclusive for any practitioner who aspires to awaken to Buddhahood in a single lifetime.

The Tara empowerment and teaching will starts June the 30 - July 2 and the empowerment will be open to everyone. It is a wonderful and rare opportunity to receive these precious teachings from an authentic master and linage holder.

It is Rinpoche's wish that everyone can continue to learn and practice, no matter where they live. So Rinpoche has initiated an online Gradual Practice Program at www.dharmasun.org

Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's welcome ceremony and arrival speech at Gomde is on the 29th of June at 18.00.

Gomde Sangha Association will hold the yearly meeting the same day as Rinpoche arrives, from 14 -17.00.
Everyone is welcome. Again this year new members to the board will be elected. Please join this event to be a part of Gomde and all the activities.

Looking forward to see you all to the 18th Cloudless SummerCamp 2011 in Denmark.

16 years today on Buddha's Enlightenment Day

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The Buddha's Enlightenment Day; Saga Dawa Duchen

16 years today!
Happy birthday, Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, Denmark.
Thank you Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche for your constant kindness, wisdom and guidance.

Thanks to everyone who over the years participated, worked, donated, meditated or rejoiced!

Dear Pema Kunsang,

On behalf of everyone at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, I would like to thank you for your donations made through www.monlam.org. Your donations have now been delivered at the monastery office and the Padmasambhava prayer that you sponsored in order to pray for no obstacles for Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's retreat house in Denmark, will be chanted today on Saga Dawa Duchen by the monks during the yearly puja at the monastery. Likewise, the Shakyamuni Buddha Puja sponsored on behalf of Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, Denmark will be performed today during the yearly puja at the monastery. And, the Dharmapala puja, Vajrakilaya puja, Overcoming Obstacles puja, Reversing the Harm of Slander and Criticism and Vajrasattva puja will also be performed today.

Once again I would like to thank you for your kind support and generosity.

With best wishes,

Phuntsok Dolma
Office Assistant
Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery

office@monlam.org

The connection between Samadhi and Generosity

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This summer at Gomde Denmark, the we have the unique opportunity to receive -- not only Padmasambhava’s wonderful terma treasure on Tara practice – but also the pointing-out instruction to the natural state of mind, the unity of stillness and insight, which is the nature of the mind all awakened ones. This indivisible unity of stillness and insight is known as samadhi. This samadhi is both the path and the fruition. I would like to quote Buddha Shakyamuni from a discourse recorded in the Samadhi Raja Sutra in which he describes the subtle connection between generosity and samadhi. Here word tathagata is a synonym for a buddha.

Once again the Transcendent Perfect Conqueror said to Youthful Moonlight: “Youthful one, this being so, a bodhisattva mahasattva who aspires to this samadhi and who wishes to quickly awaken truly and fully to unexcelled true and complete enlightenment should thoroughly train in this samadhi. Youthful one, how should he thoroughly train in samadhi for that purpose? Youthful one, such a bodhisattva mahasattva should, with a mind full of great compassion, in front of a living tathagata or to all those passed into nirvana, exert himself in making offerings of Dharma robes, alms, bedding, medicine, and other articles; of flowers, incense, scent, garlands, perfume, and fragrant powder; of garments, parasols, banners, and pennants of victory; of music from cymbals and bells; and then thoroughly dedicate the virtue of that to the attainment of samadhi.”

“He should not make offerings to the tathagatas while hoping for anything whatsoever, but should do so intent on the Dharma, without hoping for something desirable, without hoping for any enjoyment, without hoping for the higher realms, and without hoping for some samsaric state. Since, with such hoping, one doesn’t behold the tathagata as being the dharmakaya, how can one possibly behold him as the form-body (rupakaya)?”

“Youthful one, the way to make offerings to the tathagatas is without imagining the tathagatas, without conceiving of oneself, and without hoping for the karmic ripening. If you honor the tathagatas through this offering of threefold purity, you will fully attain this samadhi and awaken truly and fully to unexcelled true and complete enlightenment.”

Erik Pema Kunsang. From King of Samadhi, Rangjung Yeshe Publications.

Guru Yoga - from Phakchok Rinpoche

2011-06-12T08:44:00.002+02:00

Dear Friends Near and Far,

Greetings to you all on this very special “pen chu” falling in the month of “Saga Dawa”. Pen chu meaning Guru Rinpoche Day falling on a Saturday which is a rare occurrence and “Saga Dawa”, the most sacred month in the Tibetan Lunar calendar marking Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana.

So, How have you all been? I hope very well. For those of you who wondered why I didn’t drop by in your inbox with my regular GRD message last month, just so you know, I didn’t forget you. It just so happened that the 10th day got skipped last month in the lunar calendar! Anyhow, just to update you on my whereabouts, I’m at the moment in Hong Kong for a teaching program with H.E. Chokling Rinpoche, who on this on this special day gave a Sampa Lhundrup empowerment, which was later followed by a 100,000 feast offering.

Since today being so special and therefore auspicious, I thought I say a little on “Lame Naljor” or Guru Yoga, which is the practice of merging your mind with the wisdom mind of the guru.

Five Ways of Practicing of Guru Yoga

1. Outer Guru Yoga: Requesting blessings through supplication
2. Inner Guru Yoga: Recitation and receiving the four empowerments
3. Secret Guru Yoga: Meditating on the Guru and Yourself as Indivisible
4. Innermost Secret Guru Yoga: Resting uncontrived in equipoise
5. Unsurpassable Innermost Secret Guru Yoga: Primordially pure and spontaneously present

1. Outer Guru Yoga: Requesting Blessings through Supplication
The first guru yoga is to make supplication, so we visualize the guru in the space in front of us. We fold our palms and with our speech we say, “I go for refuge in you. I have no other hope but you. I supplicate you from the very depths of my heart!”. We really think like this in our minds and give rise to sincere faith and devotion. So in this way we make supplications, requesting the guru, “Please look on me with your compassion and bestow your blessings!” just as is taught in Calling the Guru from Afar. That’s the outer guru yoga of supplication.

2. Inner Guru Yoga: Recitation and Receiving the Four Empowerments
Inner guru yoga is mantra recitation for the guru, so [if the guru is Guru Rinpoche] then we recite the Vajra Guru mantra and visualize receiving the four empowerments from the Guru visualized in the space before us. First, from the white Om in the guru’s forehead white light-rays radiate out and strike out own forehead so that we attain the blessings of enlightened body. Then from the guru’s throat, red light-rays radiate out and strike our throat so that we attain the blessings of enlightened speech. Then from the blue letter Hung in the guru’s heart centre, blue light-rays radiate out and strike out heart centre so that we attain the blessings of enlightened mind. Then for the fourth empowerment there are two different traditions: one way is to visualize yellow light-rays radiating out from the letter Hrih in the guru’s navel and another way is to visualize white, red, and blue light-rays radiating out simultaneously from all of the three syllables (Om, Ah, and Hung). Either way, by these light-rays striking you, you imagine that primordial wisdom has been born within your stream of being. You have then received the four empowerments blessing you with enlightened body, speech, mind, and primordial wisdom.

3. Secret Guru Yoga: Meditating on the Guru and Yourself as Indivisible
Whoever the guru may be, you think you’ve now attained all of their blessings through receiving the four empowerments, as was just explained, and the guru now dissolves into yourself through the central channel on the crown of your head. By doing so, the guru’s enlightened body and your body, the guru’s enlightened speech and your speech, and the guru’s enlightened mind and your mind have become completely indivisible, inseparable and you remain within that state.

4. Innermost Secret Guru Yoga: Resting Uncontrived in Equipoise
Resting in equipoise. You leave your mind completely uncontrived, unfabricated, unaltered, totally at ease. This is the innermost secret guru yoga.

5. Unexcelled Innermost Secret Guru Yoga: Primordially Pure and Spontaneously Present
What is the essence of the guru? Primordially pure, primordially unborn. What are the excellent qualities of the guru? They are spontaneously present. The guru’s knowledge, love, and capacity are spontaneously present; they’ve been there, present from beginningless, primordial time. You need to understand these two: primordially pure and spontaneously present. You need to understand, “These have never been separate or apart from me. My own mind is primordially pure. My own mind is spontaneously present. This itself is the guru. I’ve never been separated from these.” Understanding primordially purity and spontaneous presence and being able to rest in equipoise within that state is the unexcelled innermost guru yoga.

Just visualizing, imagining the guru dissolving into you and their enlightened body and what you think of as your own dirty, impure body mixing together—we can’t do that, right? Because it won’t work. So we need to understand that our own minds are primordially pure in essence and that all the excellent, enlightened qualities are spontaneously present within our own minds. Remaining vivid and aware in that state of recognition is the unexcelled innermost secret guru yoga.

Sarva Mangalam,

Phakchok Rinpoche

Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche on Facebook

2011-06-10T14:24:00.000+02:00

Rinpoche just passed the number 4000 on Facebook.

Tara Treasure of Triple Excellence - description

2011-06-06T10:27:00.005+02:00

As we look foreward to Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's teachings this summer, I would like to share an overview of the treasure root text by Padmasambhava.

Preface to Skillful Grace

The Essential Instruction on the Threefold Excellence contains three distinct views: Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. The special approach it takes is to combine or interweave all three into a seamless single path that one person can follow. This small text begins in a simple way, with how to deal with life as a human being and goes all the way to how to attain true and complete enlightenment in a single lifetime.

The first level of the teachings here deals with being human. This means understanding that we have a precious opportunity right now in this life, and that it does matter how we behave: there are consequences to our actions. We are shown how to find the true spiritual path that leads us in the right direction.

The second level of teachings provides methods for reducing and dissolving our selfishness. It offers advice on how to genuinely work for others and gain mental stability and insight. In this teaching, insight is the core of Tara practice. Here it is called ‘the ultimate Tara of transcendent knowledge.’

Once we have stability and insight—often called shamatha and vipashyana—we as practitioners can then embrace Vajrayana, the third level, with skillful means that quickly dissolve habitual tendencies and delusions. Practitioners can awaken to buddhahood through sadhana practice based on Tara.

Padmasambhava explains that there are untold numbers of Tara tantras. The ultimate source of these infinite Tara tantras, practices and teachings is the female dharmakaya buddha Samantabhadri. Vajra Yogini, among whose countless emanations at the nirmanakaya level is Tara, spread them into limitless realms.

For our particular age, in recent times, all these tantras were condensed into three levels. The first, the extensive form, with an amazing number of teachings and rituals, was supposed to be revealed by the illustrious 19th-century master Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. Unfortunately, due to a lack of auspicious coincidences, he never wrote down the instructions. He only retrieved the statue itself, which he recovered from a sacred location in the Zabbu valley of Shang in central Tibet and brought back to Kham.

The medium-length instruction, which Chokgyur Lingpa, a visionary master of the same period, revealed shortly afterwards, is called the Zabtik Drölma, The Profound Essence of Tara. It has several levels of practice: outer, inner and innermost. It is best known for its ritual of the four mandalas, which is widely practiced in hundreds of Dharma centers all over the world. Then there is the ultra-short instruction, which is the very core of this book. It is known as The Essential Instruction on the Threefold Excellence. It came about through the blessings of Samantabhadra, Vajra Yogini, Tara, and Padmasambhava with consort. When Chokgyur Lingpa saw Tara in a vision, she spoke three words: “Lekso, lekso, lekso,” which means “Excellent, excellent, excellent.” Based on this, the meaning of the instruction that is the very core of this book appeared in his mind as a profound Dharma treasure.[i]

Some time later, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo gave the transmission for this revealed treasure to his close friend and disciple, Jamgön Kongtrül, a master who was foretold by the Buddha and whose writings are unparalleled in their conciseness and clarity.

In Skillful Grace we present the root text with two works of clarification—a pithy instruction by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of recent times, and a longer, very practical guidance by Trulshik Adeu Rinpoche of Nangchen.

I feel we are incredibly fortunate that two recent masters who are holders of the lineage from Khyentse, Kongtrül and Chokling have given oral teachings on this text. It is with great joy that we share their wisdom with you, the reader. I wish that all of you receive the empowerment and instructions of Arya Tara and thereby receive her blessings, and that these blessings penetrate your lives and saturate everyone with whom you are connected.

Erik Pema Kunsang

Nagi Gompa Hermitage, 2006

[i] The Tibetan title is: dgongs gter sgrol ma’i zab tig las, legs so gsum gyi don khrid bzhugs

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Weekend retreat med Erik Pema Kunsang 3 - 5 juni 2011

Tibets tradition indeholder helt specielle indsigter om liv, død og tilstanden ind imellem der kendes som bardo.

Vores kostbare liv bør bruges på bedste måde så længe vi kan. Men bevidsthed, ifølge den buddhistiske lære, er ikke noget der kan ophøre ved døden.

Vi kan selv være med til at forberede egen døds-migration; lære at genkende de fysiske og bevidsthedsmæssige dødstegn; lære om bardoens lyde, lys, farver og de forskellige verdeners tiltrækningskraft; og om dødsøjeblikket og hvad der sker indtil næste fødsel.

Vi gennemgår især den træning vi kan gøre nu der hører sammen med de fire bardoer: dette liv, dødsprocessen, mellemtilstanden, og genfødsel.

Der vil blive undervist i speciel meditationsvejledning som kan bruges af både døende og de pårørende. Og især den træning i indre ro og kærlighed som kan opøves gennem hele ens liv.

Undervisningen gives af Erik Pema Kunsang, autoriseret Dharma-lærer og elev af Dzogchen mestrene Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche og Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche.

Fredag d. 3 juni. kl. 17.00 - søndag d. 5 juni. kl. 14.00

Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, Smedehalden 3, Esby, 8420 Knebel, Danmark

1300 kr. incl. mad og værelse

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"Bardo læren lyder måske meget fascinerende og farverig, men det afgørende punkt er vores træning lige nu. Hvad nytter medicin når man er syg, hvis man gør ikke bruger den? Uden træning kan studier være ren intellektuel forståelse. Og hvis det er tilstrækkeligt, kan vi simpelthen læne os tilbage og læse en bog om Dzogchen. I virkeligheden er der ingen vej uden om egentlig træning. Hele grunden til modtagelse Bardo lære traditionelt har været beskrevet som den, "at tilslutte en brækket vandrør. "- ved at uddanne nu , vil man være i stand til at fortsætte "flow" i praksis gennem Bardo staten til følgende liv. I Dzogchen systemet Bardo træning er nødvendig. "Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.

Tag gerne Dødebogen (oversat af Erik Meier Carlsen) og Mirror of Mindfulness med.

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16 years today!
Happy birthday, Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, Denmark.
Thank you Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche for your constant kindness, wisdom and guidance.