His Holiness Orygen Kusum Lingpa, a highly realized Buddhist lama from Tibet, will offer public teachings on October
24, 25 and 26, 2008 at the Viet Nam Temple
in Seattle.
see photo gallery of last year's Events w/ His Holiness
- SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - FALL 2008
Sitting is Limited. Register ASAP
In a year in which Seattle has been blessed with auspicious visits from many spiritual teachers from Tibet, including
H.H the Dalai Lama and
H.H the 17th Karmapa, among others, H.H Orgyen Kusum Lingpa
will offer an unprecedented teaching pathway into the wisdom of meditation and some advanced Buddhist teachings on the direct realization of awareness. If you want to water the "Seeds
of Compassion",
join us for these three days and open your heart to its true nature.
Through the three day event, His Holiness, a visionary master in the
Dzogchen Pema Nyingthik tradition, will offer an extraordinary opportunity for healing and transformation of authentic inner spiritual life by offering a series of empowerments, oral transmissions, and commentary in some of the most important teachings for inner liberation,
The Great Perfection of unbounded awareness, known as Dzogchen.
The Viet Nam Temple,
a Buddhist place of sanctuary, is located in the
heart of the Seattle metropolitan area, and is greatly honored to
be hosting His Holiness during his stay in Seattle. The Temple also recently displayed for all
to view, the relics of Buddhas,
Bodhisattvas, and enlightened Buddhist Masters of past 2,500 years. Relics are beautiful pearl-like crystals, found among the cremation ashes of
Buddhist Masters.
His Holiness Orgyen Kusum Lingpa is the “Modern day living Relic” from Tibet, and is also a great
Maha Siddha. His Holiness is widely known in
Tibet and around the World as a
Terton,
or Treasure Revealer of the highest Tantric teachings in Vajrayana.
H.H serves as a powerful Spiritual Guide, for practitioners
who are fortunate enough to meet him.
With his exceptional enlightened qualities,
he is often considered a
‘crazy wisdom yogi’ . H.H’s
spiritual attainment, supreme wisdom,
and unconditional compassion represent the
Enlightened
Form, Speech and Mind of all the Victorious
Ones.
Empowerment & Teaching: "VAJRADHARA
& THE 84 MAHASIDDHAS"
Friday - October 24, 2008 (4 - 6 PM)
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Vajradhara
is the primordial Buddha, who is considered the Father of all
the Buddhas and the revealer of all the classes of Tantra and Secret
 Mantras. He
nurtures and ripens the enlightened qualities within all sentient beings.
The 84
Maha Siddhas
(Greatly Accomplished Ones) possessed powerful 'magical' skills that
they had attained during their path toward Realization. Rather than
following the conventional path of a monk
these eighty men and four women followed the great path of the Tantric yogi/magician,
in order to attain Liberation in one lifetime.
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Empowerment & Teaching: "ORGYEN DZAMBHALA"
Saturday - October 25, 2008 (10 - 12 PM)
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Guru Rinpoche manifested as a wealth deity, Orgyen Dzambhala
– “King of Prosperity,”
with a retinue of eight secondary forms of the Deity to alleviate suffering, hardships
and poverty.
The blessings of these Deities are vast, ensuring success in business,
and providing the circumstances for food, clothing and other necessities. This is
an excellent practice during these economic hard times to attract mundane wealth
and achieve success towards enlightenment.
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Empowerment & Teaching: "VAJRAYOGINI"
Saturday - October 25, 2008 (3 - 5 PM)
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Vajrayogini
is the female form of an enlightened Buddha, the one who brings all actions to miraculous
fruition. She embodies the wisdom energy
of fearlessness that transforms worldly
 passions into luminous awareness. Vajrayogini frees her devotees from petty emotions
and daily preoccupations that prevent us from reaching enlightenment.
The Second
Dalai Lama wrote, “Through practice of this supreme path, the wisdom of blissful
emptiness automatically arises and one attains enlightenment in this very lifetime,
or at least in the Bardo; …or in the Pure Land of the Dakinis.”
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Empowerment & Teaching: "MANDALA
of the FIVE BUDDHA FAMILIES"
Sunday, October 26th 10 - 12 PM
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The Buddha families are traditionally displayed as the Mandala of the
Five Buddhas. The
 Mandala or ‘circle’ aids meditators in understanding how different
aspects of existence operate together as an integrated whole.
Each of the Buddhas
in the Mandala is associated with both a neurotic
and an enlightened state of mind.
The mind expression of any Buddha family can be trans-muted into its wisdom or enlightened
aspect. Direct relationship
of these five energies is the basis for Buddhist Tantric
practice.
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Teachings: "TSA LUNG"
Sunday - October 26, 2008 (3 - 5 PM)
CANCELLED
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Learn Mental and Breathing Techniques
to open and purify the subtle energy channels and centers in the body. The aim of
these Yogic practices
is to achieve a state of balance in our body, our emotions
and our mind. The practitioner can unblock channels and develop the qualities that
are beneficial and supportive to ones Vajrayana practice.
CANCELLED
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"LIFE RELEASE CEREMONY"
Monday - October 27, 2008 (10 - 12AM)
Picnic Point Park, Edmonds, WA - for directions
call Anthony or Denise
View
Photo Gallery of Last Years (2007) Life Release
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~ FOR ALL SEATTLE EVENTS
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Sitting is limited..!
Upstairs Shrine sitting with His Holiness
($30/event); Downstairs sitting w/ Live video ($10/event). All-Event Upstairs Pass
($120.00 -
limited number of passes, call now!)
Register ASAP ~ COME EARLY to events!
~ Additional Donations* / Offerings Gratefully Welcome!
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Contact:
Anthony Vu (425) 772.3488 dorjetar@yahoo.com
Denise Nguyen (425) 772.3317 denisekng@aol.com
*Your donations
/ offerings donations will go toward expenses related to the Dharma events
and the hosting His Holiness,the Lamas, and translators.
Location:
Viet Nam Temple
1651 S. King Street (just off Rainier)
Seattle, WA
Parking:
Parking Information will be available at Temple Gate..
Driving Instructions:
Viet Nam Temple - Seattle
For driving directions, driving time, etc.
click here...
What
to Bring: We have lots of chairs, but not many cushions.
Bring your favorite sitting cushions!
Accomodations
nearby for out-of-town attendees
The Viet Nam Temple has limited sleeping space and would need special approval
and reservations in advance. Please bring your own sleeping bag.
Hotels and Motels nearby:
Reserved for Dharma Sangha Members is the Inn at Virginia Mason.
This is the sister property of the Baroness Hotel below.
Please call (800) 283-6453 for reservations.Mention you are with the “Tibetan
Teachings” or “Group Number 18” to get special rates.
Website: www.innatvirginiamason.com
Affordable lodging may be found at the nearby Baroness Hotel, which
caters to those visiting the nearby medical facilities. For reservations,
please contact us at 1-800-283-6453 or www.baronesshotel.com
The nearest hotel is the Silver Cloud, which is one block away
from the event location. Reservations: 800.590.1801
www.silvercloud.com/broadway.htm
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