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H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche
HH Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche
We at Lotus Speech Canada are very happy and fortunate to hear the announcement on June 2, 2012 of H.H. Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche as Supreme Head of the Nyingma Lineage. Rinpoche will meet with His Holiness Dalai Lama today to make the position official.
Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche was born in central Tibet in 1926. He was recognized as a tulku when he was five years old. In Tibet he studied with great masters and received many empowerments and transmissions. After escaping from Tibet in 1959 he received empowerments and transmissions from the great 16th Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa and from Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche. From Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche he received transmissions for the collected teachings of Mipham Rinpoche and empowerments and transmissions for the Heart Essence of Longchenpa and other dzogchen practices and tantras.
When Kyabje Tsetrul Rinpoche finally agreed to accept the position of head of the Nyingmapas, he spoke with great humility and humour: “My accepting this position is like a dog getting the title of a lion. I will only take on this responsibility if Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche and Khochen Rinpoche will also assist me.”
We at Lotus Speech Canada pray for all the activities of Taklung Tsetrul Rinpoche to flourish and to benefit all beings.
Lama Karma Tsundro
Lama Tsundro
Lama Tsundro came from Tibet. While in Tibet he did retreat in a cave for six years practicing Vajrasattva. His practice was continuous and he did not give up his practice or come out of the cave even when he ran out of food. His teacher said that by the power of his practice he would go to a place where they are speaking a different language and he would be able to benefit the people there.
He didn’t understand what his teacher was trying to say but later he found himself in this place called Munsong which was full of Nepalese people. They were practicing a shamanic tradition and conducting animal sacrifices. Lama Tsundro introduced the Buddhist path of nonviolence and the ten virtuous practices. By the strength of his own practice he stopped more than 1000 families from practicing sacrifices. These families also came to embrace the practices of non-violence and the ten virtuous actions.
An older woman offered land for the dharma and Lama Tsundro developed the temple where people now gather to practice and study. The centre now supports six monks and two nuns as well as a few hundred devout Sikkimese and Nepalese country folk. There are now lots of young people showing interest in practice.
As of this morning, Lama Tsundro is still resting in meditation posture. His remains will be cremated on February 10th.
Changling Rinpoche has asked that we begin Guru Yoga and Mani recitations. There is a special blessing and power to practices done when a master passes away and it is a great opportunity to gather merit and purify negativities.
You can read more about Lama Tsundro and Munsong Gompa on the Munsong Gompa website.
Seven Line Prayers
Thank you everyone for your deep commitment to practice and helping all beings. Lotus Speech Canada practitioners accumulated 100,000 Seven Line Prayer offerings to add to the current puja in Kalimpong!
Sikkim Pilgrimage
Hi everyone,
The Sikkim Pilgrimage concluded on the 3rd of May and everything went well. We were fortunate to meet with Dodrupchen Rinpoche at his monastery in Gangtok to receive his blessings and to visit the Guru Rinpoche image which grew and went through the ceiling after being blessed by Dodrupchen Rinpoche.
We celebrated Rinpoche’s birthday on the 1st of may in Gangtok with dinner at a hotel and then on the 2nd of May celebrated Momo-la’s birthday with a big party given by Gyatso, Rinpoche’s father. Rinpoche gave a lovely speech to the pilgrimage group and he dedicated all the merits from the pilgrimage for all the masters to live long and for the dharma to flourish, as well as to all the victims of the natural disasters last year and early this year.
He also said for next year’s pilgrimage – maybe to Sri Lanka or to northern Sikkim.
Best regards,
Min Li
Lotus Speech USA
On behalf of the Lotus Speech international sangha I would like to officially introduce and welcome the new Lotus Speech USA!
We are very excited to have more people wishing to be a part of Changling Rinpoche’s activities around the world and welcome your support. Whether simply listening to Rinpoche’s teachings and practicing more loving kindness mindfully in your daily life, to actively providing financial support or volunteering your time and ultimately increasing and spreading enlightened activity to all corners of the world. We are very excited for the year ahead for in 2010 many of us will be fortunate enought to meet and receive teachings from Changling Rinpoche’s root teacher here in Canada and the US, the Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche.
May this be the continuation of many more wonderful events, benefiting all!
Trevor Jones
President, Lotus Speech Canada
Century of Blessings with Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche
This event was a very auspicious event for all involved!
Many people travelled from across the world to see Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche and Rabjam Rinpoche and received beautiful teachings from both great Lamas in Vancouver’s UBC Long House.
Read the article from Northwest Dharma.
If you have photos or a short paragraph of your experience you would like to share please email them to info@lotusspeech.ca. Thank you!