Mahamudra Teachings from the Wisdom Dakinis of the Glorious Shangpa Lineage with Lama Palden
February 21, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
May 15 – 17, 2009
Join us for this precious opportunity to receive Mahamudra teachings from one of the first Western women to be authorized as a lama in the Vajrayana tradition.
Niguma, sister of Naropa, and Sukhasiddhi were both wisdom dakinis and mahasiddhas of the 11th century. The primary root teachers of the Shangpa lineage, their Mahamudra teachings on realizing the true nature of mind and reality are core instructions that help us to develop the prajna necessary for understanding and abiding in non-dual radiant sunyata—the union of natural openness and compassion. During this weekend, we will meditate, chant, and learn together as Lama Palden shares Mahamudra teachings from the Shangpa lineage.
Lama Palden will also share the Tibetan Yoga practice developed by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche for daily life. This practice, called lujong which means “body training” in Tibetan, powerfully opens the subtle channels of the body and facilitates the movement of prana, or subtle energy, through the channels in a way that allows one to more easily realize the true nature of mind and reality: the non-dual radiantly present emptiness.
Authorized as a lama in 1986 by her root teacher, Khabje Kalu Rinpoche, Lama Palden has been a student and practitioner of Buddhism for over 30 years and of Comparative Mysticism for over 35 years. Her primary teachers include His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, Jamgon Kongtrul, Tai Situpa, Bokar Rinpoche, Dezhung Rinpoche, and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. She is the founding teacher of Sukhasiddhi Foundation in Marin County, California. Lama Palden has a deep interest in helping to make the teachings and practices of Tibetan Buddhism accessible and practical for Westerners, as well as in actualizing the deep feminine wisdom. Also a licensed therapist, she is engaged in facilitating psycho-spiritual integration and development through bringing together understandings and methods from Buddhism and the Diamond Heart work.
Please arrive between 2 and 5pm on Friday, May 15. Program ends with lunch at 12:30pm on Sunday, May 17.
