Dharma Talk by Pema Sherab Rinpoche Jan 20 - 23

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Event : Dharma Talk by Pema Sherab Rinpoche
Date : Jan 20 - 23 2011
Venue : Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Assosiation
Address : 721 Geylang Road (directly opposite Lorong 42 Geylang)
Website : http://www.palyulsg.org/
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Programme :

January 21 (Thursday) 8.00pm to 10.00pm
Teaching (Part I) :Buddha Nature, How to Realise This Throught the Practice of Sutrayana & Tantrayana

January 21 (Friday) 8.00pm to 10.00pm
Teaching (Part II) : Buddha Nature, How to Realise This Throught the Practice of Sutrayana & Tantrayana

January 22 (Saturday)

2.00pm to 4.00pm
Teaching (Part III) : Buddha Nature, How to Realise This Throught the Practice of Sutrayana & Tantrayana
7.30pm to 9.30pm
Dur Kar (White Umbrella) Empowerment

January 23 (Sunday)

10.00pm to 12.00pm
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo ("Queen of Great Bliss") Empowerment
2.00pm to 5.00pm
Teaching on Visualisation & Sadhana Practice of Yumka Dechen Gyalmo ("Queen of Great Bliss")

Buddha Nature: How to Realise This Through the Practice of Sutrayana & Tantrayana

Sugatagarbha or Buddha nature is a unique concept of Mahayana Buddhism highlighted in the Third Turning of Wheel of Dharma by Lord Buddha. According to this philosophy, all beings regardless of their virtuous or non-virtuous background have this potential to achieve Buddhahood. The practice of sutra especially Mahayana and Tantrayana enables us to actualize our basic inner goodness which is within all of us. As such, there is a lot of hope to overcome the sufferings of samsara and achieve liberation if we practice the teachings perfectly with the help of a spiritual master. Even though, both the general Mahayana and tantrayana speaks of actualizing our true nature, the means and methods to do so differs greatly. Khen Rinpoche will explain in detail on this topic.

Duk Kar (White Umbrella) Empowerment
Duk Kar empowerment will be confer according to the Namcho cycle. The practice of Dur Kar protects practitioners and helps them avoid obstacles. This practice is for healing illness, dispelling harmful interference and brining auspicious results.

Yumka Dechen Gyalmo Empowerment & Teaching
The terma known as Yumka Dechen Gyalmo (“Queen of Great Bliss”) was revealed by the omniscient Jigme Lingpa, primary transmitter of the Longchen Nyingthig cycle of Dzogchen teachings. Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche will confer the Yumka empowerment on Longchen Nyingthig cycle.

Yumka is practiced on Dakini Day, 25th day of Tibetan calendar, in our centre, Namdroling Monastery and many other Palyul centres worldwide. Khen Rinpoche will also teach on the practice text of Yumka “The Queen of Great Bliss of Longchen Nyingthig”. This practice is an especially efficacious means for purifying one’s Vajrayana samaya. The central meditational deity of Yumka is the Wisdon Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, consort to Guru Rinpoche.

Khenchen Pema Sherab Rinpoche is the most senior Khenpo in our Palyul monastery.In 1959, he went to India, where he met H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and received most of his teachings including the Guhyagarbha Root Tantra, Longchenpa’s Treasury of Pith Instructions, Kagyud Ngag Dzod (Treasury of Tantra teachings of Kagyu Lineage), Rinchen Terdzod, Jigme Lingpa’s Yonten Dzod (Treasury of Enlightened Qualities), Patrul Rinpoche’s Words of My Perfect Teacher, and many other sutra and tantra teachings.

On various occasions, he has received many teachings including the Rinchen Terdzod Empowerments and its oral transmission from H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche and H.H. Penor Rinpoche. He received all the teachings related to Jang-ter (Northern Treasure Teachings) from H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche.

The teachings that he has dispensed include the common traditional sciences of Tibetan grammar, spelling and poetry. Among the uncommon traditional studies, he has taught primarily the Thirteen Great Treatises, Jigme Lingpa’s Treasury of Enlightened Qualities, Mipham Rinpoche’s Osel Nyingpo; a commentary to Guhyagarbha Tantra, Longchenpa’s Trilogy of Resting in the Nature of Mind, Sutra that Gathers All Intentions and Great Accumulations and many other teachings that illustrates the distinct view, meditation, conduct, and fruition of the Nyingma Lineage.

For the benefit of future generations, he has composed many books on Buddhist philosophy including a biography of Guru Padmasambhava, an Exposition on Two Truths, Lorig and Tagrig, Sun of Mind; an exposition of Logic and many others.

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Palyul Pujas for January & February 2011

January 02 10am -12pm
Riwo Sang Chot

January 18 8.00pm - 9.30pm
Chenrezig Chang Chog Puja

Janyuary 30 to 31
10am - 12pm Vajrakilaya Gutor
2pm - 5pm     Vajrakilaya Gutor &   Mahakala Puja
8pm - 10pm    Vajrakilaya Puja
Febuary 01
10am - 12pm Vajrakilaya Gutor
2pm - 5pm     Vajrakilaya Gutor & Burning of Torma

Febuary 02 8.30am - 10.30am / 11.00am - 1.30pm
Amitayus Prayers & Lud Tangwa

Febuary 02 10.30pm
Sakyamuni Puja & Khatag Offering

Febuary 3 & 4 11.00am - 12.30pm / 2.00pm - 4.00pm
21Dzambala Puja & Treasure Vases Blessing Ceremony

Febuary 13 2pm - 4pm.
Gya Na Kar Thok (Clearing of Obstacles for the new year.)

Riwo Sang Chöt, “The Mountain of Burnt Offering”, is a form of smoke offering made to all the Buddhas, Deities, Dharma Protectors and Dakinis. It was a terma teaching concealed by Guru Rinpoche in order to benefit the future generations. He gave explicit prophecies regarding the future manifestation of this sacred teaching, and accordingly, it was revealed by Terton Lhatsun Namkha Jigme.

This powerful puja enables participants to accumulate merits and blessings. It facilitates the purification of our bad karma, sicknesses and obstacles, paying off the karmic debts of our previous lives, as well as increasing wealth and life spans for our present and future lives.

It is of importance for one to pay respect to their ancestors or deceased loved ones before the Chinese Lunar New Year. With this in mind, our centre has arranged the Chenrezig Chang Chog Puja on 18th January 2011 (Tuesday).

The Vajrakilaya Gutor is a ritual for pacifying negativities and eliminating obstacles of the current year for a smooth new year ahead.The ritual will be performed according to the Terma text of Terton Ratna Lingpa. During the ritual, there will be prayer sessions with tsok offerings. The Lamas will make a large Torma (in the form of Vajrakilaya) together with 46 retinue Tormas representing various sacred hand emblems for this particular event.At the end of the 3 days ritual, the Tormas will be burnt, symbolizing the purification of our obstacles and negativities.

Amitayus Buddha (the Buddha of long life, merits and wisdom) is considered the Sambhogakaya aspect of the widely known Amitabha Buddha. The main practice of Amitayus is to prolong or extend one's lifespan. Longevity is seen as a contributing condition that will allow us more time and opportunity to practice the Dharma so that we can fulfill our true human potential - the achievement of ultimate happiness. It is therefore very important to do the Amitayus Long-life practice.The ritual of Lüd Tangwa is performed to eradicate untimely death due to obstacles caused by evil spirits & other negativities.

On the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, 2nd February at 10.30pm, our center will conduct the Sakyamuni prayers followed khatag (Tibetan silk scarves) offerings to the portrait of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche (the 11th Throne Holder of Palyul Lineage) and His Holiness Karma Kuchen Rinpoche (the 12th Throne Holder of Palyul Lineage).There will be a countdown session before the Khatag offering to welcome the year of Rabbit.

In order to welcome an auspicious new year that bring better achievement and prosperity to all, our centre will conduct the Twenty One Dzambala Puja on the 1st & 2nd day of the Chinese Lunar New Year

Gya Na Kar Thok prayer is done for clearing obstacles in relation with one's life for specific age of the year, like the age of 13, 25, 37 and so forth for every twelve years, where it is called "kar" in Tibetan. This is explained according to astrological calculation in the Tibetan tradition.

The benefits of Gya Na Kar Thok puja helps to clear one's obstacles in general and even specific way. It helps to smooth one's activity, obstacles get reversed and help to prevent one's from sickness. Normally things will be better for oneself during the year after doing the Gya Na Kar Thok puja.