Dudjom Ngondro Program

Dudjom Ngondro Program of the Vajrayana Foundation at Pema Osel Ling supporitng the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro and the Dudjom LingpaTtroma Ngondro dudjomngondro.com ‭[phone]‬

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The Three Supreme Methods Whatever practices we do, whether the common ones of taking refuge and making prostrations, the various trainings in bodhichitta, the methods for purifying the defilements of body and speech, or the uncommon practices of the Secret Mantra (the visualization and recitation of Vajrasattva, guru yoga, or meditation on the yidam deity), all that we do—and this is very important—should be accompanied by the three “supreme methods.”...

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Generate Compassion and the Mind of Awakening. Incomparable Lama, at your feet I pay homage. Listen, fortunate one. Now that your spiritual connection has been forged, achieve your eternal goals....

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 We reject the deceptive appearances of cyclic existence like someone with nausea seeing food. We ache with devotion and longing for the teacher, like a small child yearning for its mother. We throw ourselves enthusiastically into study and reflection, like a thirsty person longing for water. We treasure our precepts like a poor person who has found some gold or a turquoise. We delight in…

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The Significance of Ngondro with Lamsa Tharchin Rinpoche

 

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Unspoiled by Thoughts

Unspoiled by thoughts of past, present, or future, This stainless naked awareness Is the essence of Buddha KuntuZangpo. Sustain this in the relaxed state of naturalness. The six avenues of consciousness will be self-liberated-great wisdom- And And you will reach the royal city of non-abiding dharmakaya. I, Yeshe Dorjd, spoke this directly to the faithful Dawa. May it prove to be virtuous! Dudjom…

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There is No Way to Achieve Buddhahood without the Guru

According to the vajrayana view, Guru Yoga is the quintessential practice for attaining liberation. All buddhas became enlightened by following their teacher’s precious instructions. So the Guru is considered even more important than the buddha because without the Guru there is no way to achieve buddhahood. When the Guru’s instructions have penetrated the student’s heart, this is the same as…

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Ngondro: Five Years of Practice, Humility, and Blessings

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Embrace Guru Yoga

The common practices are the four thoughts that turn the mind away from samsara. The uncommon practices are taking refuge, generating bodhicitta, purifying obscurations, and gathering the accumulations of merit and wisdom. Exert yourself according to each of their commentaries until experiences arise. Especially, embrace guru yoga as the vital essence of practice, and practice diligently. If you…

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A Lamp of Devotion on the Ngondro Path

    Ngondro Testimonial by Pema When I think about the practice of the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro I am overwhelmed with gratitude. For my precious Teacher Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche who patiently and perfectly guides me and for his ceaseless blessings. For Shakyamuni Buddha and Guru Rinpoche and Yeshe Tsogyal and this profound lineage.  For Lama Tharchin Rinpoche and HH Dudjom Pema Shepa Rinpoche.…

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Who Gathers these Three is the Best Buddhist Practitioner

Faith opens the door to the Dharma. Diligence forms their central pillar. Practice is their final conclusion. Who gathers these three is the best Buddhist practitioner. This is old man Dudjom’s foolish advice. Wisdom Nectar: Dudjom Rinpoche’s Heart Advice © Tsadra Foundation, 2005 Photo Source: unknown

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Guru Yoga

According to the Vajrayana view, guru yoga is the quintessential practice for attaining liberation. All Buddhas became enlightened by following their teacher’s precious instructions. So the guru is considered even more important than the Buddha because without out the guru there is no way to achieve Buddhahood. When the guru’s instructions have penetrated the student’s heart, this is the same as…

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The Wisdom Mind of Great Perfection

In order to sustain the wisdom mind of the Great Perfection, if one wonders how body, speech, and mind are directed to engage in this practice, it is as follows. For beginners, in order to purify the flow of karmic energies so that they enter the space of the central energy channel, the body must be straight. If the body is straight, the channels are straight. If the channels are straight, the…

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Meditation Practice

In meditation practice, you might experience a muddy, semiconscious, drifting state, like having a hood over your head: a dreamy dullness. This is really nothing more than a kind of blurred and mindless stagnation. How do you get out of this state? Alert yourself, straighten your back, breathe the stale air out of your lungs, and direct your awareness into clear space to freshen your mind. If you…

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The One Thing

Although hundreds or thousands of explanations are given, There is only one thing to be understood – Know the one thing that liberates everything – Awareness itself, your true nature. ~ Dudjom Rinpoche

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How you will be Liberated

All that appears is exalted Bodhisattva Great Compassion’s body; Resonant sounds are the six-syllable mantra’s’ wisdom speech; All recollection and thoughts are clear light, the exalted Bodhisattva’s wisdom mind. Yet, these are not newly fashioned: Know that they exist self-manifest. Sustain this knowledge within the natural state and you will be liberated. I, Jnana, wrote this in response to a…

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... I go for refuge

“I go for refuge and take delight in the consummate expanse of your wisdom mind. All sacred, supreme objects of refuge, please pay heed! Through cultivating and training in the awakened mind, May the glorious potential to empty the depths of samsara be achieved! I completely confess all accumulated faults and obscurations of the body, speech and mind And pray that all victorious ones do not enter…

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The Essence of the Path

 HH Dudjom Rinpoche Those with faith will go for refuge; Those who have compassion will have bodhichitta; Those with wisdom will gain realization; Those who have devotion harvest blessings. Counsels from My Heart Pg 28 Dudjom Rinpoche Translated by Padmakara Translation Group

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