At the end of May, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will confer the Vajrayogini Abhisheka to qualified recipients at the Halifax Shambhala Centre.  The empowerment will be followed by four days of sadhana training.

Register on this page to attend the Vajrayogini empowerment with Ringu Tulku Rinpoche on May 31^st at the Halifax Shambhala Centre. Though you may have filled out the Abhisheka Planning Survey, you must now register through this site.

This empowerment is being conducted and hosted under the auspices of the Open Umbrella initiative of Sakyong Wangmo Diana Mukpo and by the collective efforts of Ocean’s Ngondro Practice Committee, by the Halifax Shambhala Centre, and by Karma Changchub Ling. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is conferring the empowerment on the request and with the blessing of His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa.

As explained before, the abhisheka will be conferred at the Halifax Shambhala Centre on May 31, 2024. It will be followed by four days of training in the practice, Junho 1-4. We recommend that you plan to arrive on May 29^º to ensure that your attendance is not impacted by travel delays. There will be an orientation session on May 30^º.

Observação: If you are applying to receive this empowerment for the first time, you must have fulfilled certain requirements and have been approved by the Dorje Loppon or Mr. Mermelstein. Para maiores informações, Veja abaixo.

First-Phase Registration

This initial first-phase registration is limited to those receiving the abhisheka for the first time and those coming from away to support the first-time recipients. This is to give space priority to this group of attendees. In a few weeks we will open registration to the general assembly of Vajrayogini sadhakas.

The cost for the empowerment is $300 Canadian (sobre $220 NÓS). This includes a teaching gift for Ringu Tulku. The cost for supporting sadhakas is $100. Costs for texts and ritual implements are additional, see the Frequently Asked Questions document linked below.

How to Order Texts

Please visit the following link to order your texts from the Nalanda Translation Committee:

https://www.nalandatranslation.org/product-category/restricted-texts/sadhaka/vajrayogini/

The most important texts are:

1. Vajrayogini Sadhana
2. Vajrayogini Sadhana Practice Manual
3. Vajrayogini Teachings by VCTR, vols. 1 & 2

We also recommend the following:

1. Vajrayogini Seed-Syllable Color Decals
2. Vajrayogini Abbreviated Daily Practice
3. Mantra Wheel for Vajrayogini Practice

It will be very helpful to NTC if you canorder everything no later than May 1st. Texts will be distributed at registration on May 30th.

Here is how to avoid the shipping/handling charges for your order:

Add all the items you want to your cart. Quando você estiver pronto para verificar, insira seu endereço de cobrança real (que para muitos estará fora do Canadá), mas marque a caixa “Enviar para um endereço diferente?” Coloque o endereço NTC: 1619 Eduardo St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadá B3H 3H9, que deve criar automaticamente o padrão para uma “pick up” opção de envio. Nas “Notas do pedido” caixa, type “I will pick up at the abhisheka.”

Within a few days (when we process your order), we will mark your order as “complete” in our system, which generates an automatic reply that the order has been “shipped” que significayou will pick it up at the abhisheka.

Practice Implements:  For those who have asked to be included in an order for bells, dorjes, and damarus, our order has been placed. When we determine the exact costs involved, abhisheka participants will be able to place an actual order through the Nalanda Translation Committee. Priority will be given to those who made a request by the beginning of March.

perguntas frequentes

You can access and download the“perguntas frequentes” document through this link….   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcubXxFdi97HncBiKfKJCH0Dy7Z2faaR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111752115124722058169&rtpof=true&sd=true   

You may want to review the original abhisheka announcement and its historical context, which you can find here… https://www.chronicleproject.com/vajrayogini-abhisheka-announcement/

A question and answer session held on January 21, 2024 sobre the significance of receiving the abhisheka can be found here:  https://ocean.chronicleproject.com/lessons/vajrayogini-qa-with-dorje-loppon-jan-21-2024/

To access the January 21, 2024 question and answer session, you need to have an account with Ocean and then “join” the Kagyu Ngondro Practice Group. Instructions for becoming a member of this group can be found on the last page of the “perguntas frequentes” document (first link above). 

An outline of current eligibility requirements for the empowerment can be found here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dJtGYA8cLE1rI5uJpqCxMt3WMvSxa92t/edit

If you have questions about your eligibility to receive this empowerment, you can contact Dorje Loppon Lodro Dorje ([email protected]) or Mr. Larry Mermelstein ([email protected]).

On Ringu Tulku Rinpoche’s connection with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Ringu Tulku conheceu Trungpa Rinpoche em 1962 na Young Lamas Home School em Dalhousie, Índia, onde Trungpa Rinpoche era o conselheiro espiritual de 22 anos da escola, e Ringu Tulku Rinpoche era um estudante de 10 anos. Seis anos depois, eles se encontraram novamente em uma pequena reunião em Delhi, onde Trungpa Rinpoche concedeu o Sadhana de Mahamudra abhisheka., logo após receber este terma em retiro em Taktsang, Butão. Não ter nenhum instrumento ritual, ele usou uma garrafa de coca-cola como tsobum (“vaso principal”).

Ouça as lembranças de Ringu Tulku de seu tempo na Young Lamas Home School e desta iniciação espontânea do Sadhana de Mahamudra emParte Dois disto 2013 entrevista com Ringu Tulku conduzido por nossos amigos do Westchester Meditation Center.

Para saber mais sobre a vida de Ringu Tulku, treinamento, e atividades, por favor visitebodhicharya.org.

For other questions,(registration difficulties, scholarship requests)  contact Deborah Luscomb, [email protected].