Vajrayogini Practice Intensive

with
Lama Ngawang Tenzin

January 19 – 21, 2024

(begins on Friday and ends on Sunday)

Registration has ended.

New registrations no longer available.

hosted online by Sakya Kachod Choling

in person at Sakya Tsechen Thubten Ling

Lama Ngawang Tenzin has accepted our request to guide this Vajrayogini practice intensive. This program is for students who have already received the Vajrayogini teachings from a qualified Sakya lineage holder.

This program will include self-empowerment practice, tsok khor (Skt. ganachakra) feast offering, the long uncommon sadhana, Lama’s review of these profound practices, and time for questions. Vajrayogini embodies complete enlightenment in female form. Practice of Vajrayogini 11 yogas is a comprehensive means to enlightenment and especially effective for our current time.

Please register by January 14 whether you intend to join via Zoom or in person at our sister center Sakya Tsechen Thubten Ling (located at 6240 Redfern Crescent, Richmond, BC, Canada). Only those who register will receive the Zoom link.

For this program, please have your copy of:

1. The long uncommon Vajrayogini sadhana.

2. Vajrayogini self-empowerment text.

3. Vancouver Center Prayer Book, available online.

Texts will not be shared on screen. If you need to purchase a copy of any of these texts, please order online from Sakya Tsechen Thubten Ling.

Prerequisites

You must have received the following from a qualified Sakya lineage holder:

1. The major two-day empowerment of either Chakrasamvara or Hevajra;

2. The uncommon Vajrayogini blessing in the Naro Khachod tradition; and

3. The complete teachings on the 11 yogas (often called the seven-day teachings) that authorizes you to practice the long uncommon Vajrayogini sadhana.

How to register?

1) Registration has ended.

2) Donate online via PayPal.

You will receive the Zoom link two days before the program starts.

For questions, email skc.retreat@gmail.com

Schedule

Continuous participation is encouraged, although you may join one or more session as your schedule permits.

Friday, January 19

at 7 PM Pacific Time (Vancouver) // 10 PM Eastern Time (New York)

Saturday, January 20

at 10 AM Pacific Time (Vancouver) // 1 PM Eastern Time (New York)

*There will be a break from 12 PM to 1 PM Pacific Time (Vancouver)

Saturday, January 20

at 1 PM Pacific Time (Vancouver) // 4 PM Eastern Time (New York)

** Self-empowerment practice and tsok feast offering. **

This will be a long practice session that can last up to five hours. Plan ahead by resting and eating light.

Sunday, January 21

at 10 AM Pacific Time (Vancouver) // 1 PM Eastern Time (New York)

*There will be a break from 12 PM to 1 PM Pacific Time (Vancouver)

Sunday, January 21

at 1 PM Pacific Time (Vancouver) // 4 PM Eastern Time (New York)

You can convert the time to your time zone at: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Etiquette

– Only those students who meet the prerequisites and have registered will be allowed to attend.

– You must sign into Zoom with a name so we can identify you. If you attempt to join from an unidentifiable account such as “iPhone” you will not be admitted into the Zoom room.

– Lama Ngawang and Sakya Kachod Choling reserve the right to ask students to identify themselves on Zoom or turn on their cameras on request.

– Do not share the Zoom link and do not restream the program.

– No personal recording.

– Students must keep themselves muted, unless they have a question or unless they are asked to speak.

– Treat the program like a retreat and focus on the practice. Lessen other distractions. Do not engage in unnecessary Zoom chats or conversation.

Sakya Society was founded under the spiritual direction of Her Eminence Sakya Jetsun Chimey Luding Rinpoche. Sakya Society is a nonprofit organization recognized as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Your donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

Venerable Lama Ngawang Tenzin serves as a retreat teacher and adviser for Sakya Kachod Choling and its community of practitioners. He received extensive training in all aspects of Vajrayana ritual and practice at Sakya Dirru Monastery, a branch of the Ngor tradition in Bir, India. He became a monk at age ten and became a lama after 17 years of monastic education and completing multiple retreats. In 2005, he arrived in Australia, where he began serving as a resident lama at Sakya Tharpa Ling and as an assistant to Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe. Later, he traveled and assisted Her Eminence Jetsun Kushok Rinpoche with her international programs in Australia, Europe, Malaysia, and Singapore. In 2009, Her Eminence invited Lama Ngawang to Vancouver, Canada. Since then, he has assisted with the activities of Sakya Tsechen Thubten Ling in Vancouver and Sakya Society’s center, Sakya Kachod Choling in Friday Harbor, Washington. He regularly leads students in weekly practice sessions and provides personal guidance to students of all backgrounds.