The ngondro practice is very important for purifying negative karma and to generate wisdom. The mahamudra way ngondro, the preliminary practices. Mahamudra, which means great seal, is the highest of meditation practices in the karma kagyu tradtion. Begin by praying to the lama in this way, with an understanding of why you do so, saying. Comprehensive instructions on how to practice the ngondro.
Published in print by ktd publications in 2015 the book. From the bhagavan great vajradhara up until the present, the precious instruction of experience and realization is unbroken. Advice concerning ngondro preliminary practices study. Actually, our main practice is mahamudra, but you cannot practice mahamudra without the purification or the blessing. Detailed notes will be available for download as a pdf. This activity continues unbroken throughout all our lifetimes, with no beginning or end.
This ngondro practice is known as buddha in the palm of your hand and is preliminary for dzogchen practice, where one can. Kunga tenzins drukpa kagyu ngondro padma karpo translations. Many great masters of antiquity accomplished the primordial wisdom of enlightenment through this secret and profound. This cycle of practice is the only sater earth terma cycle of dudjom lingpa. The first six years focus on becoming familiar with the stages of meditation. Your donations support the costs to run this website and puts your money in the ngondro scholarship program. The four foundational practices of tibetan buddhism. The longchen nyingtik ngondro 5year program at nyingma institute includes three aspects. In order to bring benefits to all the sentient beings, countless buddhas have manifested. Ngondro as a lifetime practice a clear and empty mind. Complimentary text downloads dudjom tersar ngondro program. Italic typeset texts are only available in connection with the relevant transmissions in the centers and are not available in our onlineshop.
The ngondro, preliminary practices to mahamudra tulku, ringu on. The preliminary practices of ngondro, which can be compared to the foundation of. Two talks on the preliminary practices ngondro ogyen trinley dorje, is the head of the year old karma kagyu lineage and guide to. Essentials of mahamudra is a commentary on tashi namgyals text.
Calm abiding zhinay, insight lhatong and mahamudra the union of calm abiding and insight. The ngondro most commonly done in the west is the mahamudra ngondro, which is part of the mahamudra practice. In the kagyu tradition of tibetan buddhism, mahamudra or the great seal is considered the essence of the buddhas teachings. Four special practices are the four meditations, which are commonly called ngondro, or preliminary practices.
Ngondro are the preliminary practices common to both mahamudra and dzogchen traditions and include practices such as contemplating the four thoughts that turn the mind, prostrations, and guru yoga. The texts in format a5 are available as booklets and as looseleaf on cardboard. Based on a seminar he gave at karma triyana dharmachakra, lama yeshe gyamtsos commentary explains the meaning and practice of shower of blessings. The preliminary practice dudjom tersar ngondro program. Secondly, we should know that even though we have this precious human life, it is not permanent. Ngondro, along with lamrim meditations or the four foundational practices that turn someones mind to the dharma, are the preliminaries for higher practices like highest yoga tantra, mahamudra and dzogchen.
Fivefold profound path of mahamudra drikung dharma. Concerning the ngondro, the preliminary practices of. Many people also do ngondro before entering a long retreat in order to remove obstacles. Both dudjom lingpa and dudjom rinpoche have written many prayers which have. According to one scholar, most people have difficulty beginning directly with formless practices and lose enthusiasm doing so, so the tantric. Ngondro practice we are delighted to offer a new program that makes it possible for committed, sincere participants to complete the ngondro, or preliminary practices, of the longchen nyingtik lineage in 5 years. He ngodnro in the form of guru rinpoche, and he embodies the three jewels and all the sources of refuge. Thats exactly what the study and practice of mahamudra is about. Accumulation of merit bodhichitta compassion impermanence karma mandala offering meditation ngondro purification refuge vajrasattva. The commentary for the ngondro practices featured in this ebook is published seperately as the torch of true meaning.
Then, there are two other two cycles of dorje phurba, namely. Having a printable copy of the ngondro for my students to down load is a wonderful offering to serious students in the karma kagyu. The gem ornament of manifold oral instructions which benefits each and everyone appropriately. The drukpa kagyu mahamudra preliminary practices by khamtrul iii, kunga tenzin author translation and introduction by tony duff details 108 pages, 5. Therefore lord jigten sumgon said, the preliminary teachings are more important. This is the close path that actualizes buddhahood in one lifetime for fortunate, ordinary beings.
Impermanence now we understand how precious this body, this human life is. The preliminary practices establish the foundation for the more advanced vajrayana. Comparisons will also be drawn with shamata and similar dzogchen practices. During this time practitioners receive instruction in the preliminary practices ngondro, the cultivation of bodhicitta and chenrezig meditation. Dharma is possible by understanding the purpose and benefits of practicing the dharma. Mahamudra brings together the meaning of all those teachings. The tibetan term ngondro refers to the preliminary, preparatory or foundational practices or. The mind itself is extremely difficult to recognize, and so success in the practice is only possible on the basis of extensive positive force and the purification of negative potentials through repeated preliminary practices, or ngondro. The ngondro, preliminary practices to mahamudra ringu tulku on. During this time practitioners receive instruction in the preliminary practices ngondro, the. Our meditation texts are published in two different formats. Though the visualizations are slightly different, the general principals are the same as for this practice.
The root of the teachings will be based on the sattipatthana and anapanasamyutta sutras, as taught by several different sources, as well as the related jhana pali or dhyana sanskrit practices. In this context, the preliminary practices are most essential. We hope you will become a member of the ngondro program and make use of this opportunity to further you spiritual practice. The ngondro practice is one of the main practices in all vajrayana schools, but this. The tibetan word ngondro sngongro is usually translated as preliminary practices, but tsenzhab serkong rinpoche, one of my main teachers, always emphasized that thats not really the flavor of the word. Drikung kagyu ngondro preliminary practices of the fivefold path of mahamudra. Between 1990 and 1995, thrangu rinpoche taught on mahamudra in five retreats held at big bear lake in california. Those who are new to dharma and meditation practice often ask, how do i get.
Actually, all practices are equivalent, as long as it benefits you. Fivefold profound path of mahamudra of the glorious drigung kagyu lineage. Recommended books for ngondro practitioners tergar. Teaching on ngondro, the preliminary practices by h. Drikung kagyu ngondro preliminary practices drikung dharma. The guhyasamaja center fpmt will be starting a 2year discovering buddhism program of courses. A short discussion of confession and the four powers pdf. The name ngondro means that which goes before, and indicates that this practice is preliminary to further practices. The drukpa kagyu mahamudra preliminary practices by khamtrul iii, kunga tenzin. Drikung kagyu ngondro preliminary practices drikung. Compassion now from a teaching by the 17th gyalwang karmapa, exhorts us to translate. They develop deep understanding of the goal and the way. Instructions for the concise preliminary practices of the.
Ngondro in the context of the four dharmas of gampopa. Although literally it means to go before, so something that goes before something and leads to what comes next, the primary connotation of it is preparation. The four ngondro preliminary practices of the fivefold path of mahamudra are. Traditionally the ngondro practices are completed during the. Refuge and bodhicitta with prostrations, vajrasattva, mandala offering and guru yoga are essential practices on the. At a later point, those who wish may engage in a yidam practice and progress gradually through its outer, inner and secret stages maintaining this practice for.
Kagyu refuge tree illustration with description pdf. I teach meditation at kalu rinpoches center in santa fe, nm. Actually, our main practice is mahamudra, but you cannot practice mahamudra. Dudjom rinpoche jigdral yeshe dorje the uncommon preliminary practices in this there are seven sections. The ngondro are the preliminary or foundational practices of tibetan bbuddhism whi. The practice of taking refuge prostrations with recitations, 2. The chariot of liberation, a treasure teaching revealed by traktung dudjom dorje. Its also a preliminary practice to taking higher teachings and practices, like dzogchen, mahamudra, and intiations into the highest yogas of tantra. It is also sometimes referred to as the highest and most profound teaching of the buddhas. There are 14 courses within the db program, which is designed for people mostly new to the study of buddhism. Ngondro for our current day also gives instructions on the short ngondro practice by the seventeenth gyalwang karmapa.
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