DAYS OF COLLECTIVE PRACTICES & WEBCASTS
ΙΝ ΒRIEF
EVERY 10th DAY OF THE LUNAR MONTH / GURU PADMASAMBHAVA DAY: GANAPUJA
EVERY 14th DAY OF THE LUNAR MONTH / FULL MOON: GANAPUJA
EVERY 24th DAY OF THE LUNAR MONTH / DAKINI DAY: GANAPUJA
EVERY 28th DAY OF THE LUNAR MONTH / DARK MOON: GANAPUJA
EVERY MONDAY: YANTRA YOGA
NEXT WEBCASTS:
DZOGCHEN LONGSAL LONGDE RETREAT
*****ATTENTION*****
CHANGE OF TIME: DUE TO WORKS ON THE ELECTRIC POWER PLANT OF MARGARITA, THE WEBCAST OF 6TH DEC. WILL START AT 16:00 INSTEAD OF 10:00 (LOCAL TIME)
Location: Tashigar Norte, Margarita Island, Venezuela
Teacher: Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Webcast: Closed webcast for members only.
Time: Friday 4th, 5 pm (local time)
Saturday, 5th - Friday 11th, 10 am (local time)
SMS BASE & PRACTICE RETREAT
Location: Tashigar Norte, Margarita Island, Venezuela
Dates: 26/12/2009 - 01/01/2010
Teacher: Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Webcast: Open
The Hellenic Dzogchen Community invites you to a Teaching Retreat with YESHI SILVANO NAMKHAI:
"DZOGCHEN, THE SELF-PERFECTED STATE"
A thorough exposition of Dzogchen view, practice and attitude based on Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's book by the same title
Daily program:
Day 1, 19:30 - Public Talk & presentation of the book
Day 2, 10:30 - Sutra, Tantra & Dzogchen
Day 3, 10:30 - The Dzogchen View
Day 4, 10:30 - The Practice of Dzogchen / Trekchöd
Day 5, 10:30 - The Attitude of Dzogchen Yogi
Language: Talks are in English, with simultaneous translation into Greek
Practices: Guruyoga along with some semdzin & inner rushen meditations will be introduced and practiced under YSN's guidance during the teaching sessions
Location: Day 1 @ Athens University, Kostis Palamas Hall,
Akademias & Sina st., Athens. Metro station: Panepistimio
Days 2-5 @ Rebel Studios, 13A Capetan Vardas st., Athens. Metro station: Neos Kosmos
(Both venues are just two blocks away from the respective metro stations)
PROGRAM IN DETAIL | DECEMBER 2009 -JANUARY 2010
2009
DECEMBER
Wednesday, 2nd
FULL MOON. This day is considered to be the day to honor the Lord Buddha in general, and it is one of the best days to do the Long-life Practice with the Dakini Mandarava particularly. Therefore try to do the Long-life Practice, 'Cycle of Life's Vajra'. Generally the best moment to do this kind of practice is at 7-8 o'clock in the morning. But if you don't have this possibility, then do it in the afternoon or later in the evening when you are free. It is also a good day to do a Ganapuja.
Tuesday, 8th
This is Chogyal Namkhai Norbu's birthday.Try to do a long or medium Thun in the usual way, reciting the heart mantra of Ekajati as many times as possible.
Friday, 11th
Today is dakini day and the anniversary of Tsongkhapa (1357-1491), who made a synthesis of the previous schools and founded the Gelugpa school. Try to perform a Ganapuja with your Vajra brothers and sisters or the Medium Thun personally. In either case recite the heart mantra of the Dakini Simhamukha as many times as possible.
Wednesday, 16th
DARK MOON. This is an excellent day to practice Purification of the Six Lokas and a Ganapuja in the evening.
Thursday, 24th
This is an important day for the practice of Ekajati so try to do a long or medium Thun in the usual way, reciting the heart mantra of Ekajati as many times as possible.
Saturday, 26th
This is a special day of Guru Padmasambhava, the day on which he arrived in Central Tibet. It is considered that on this day, at the end of the 8th century, that King Sonzan Gampo dissolved himself into the statue of Avalokiteshvara. Therefore it is good to do a Ganapuja with the Guruyoga and the Long-life practice of Guru Padmasambhava 'Universal Wisdom Union' collectively. Otherwise you can do a medium Thun on your own.
Thursday, 31st
FULL MOON. This is an important day to do the long life practice of Amitayus, 'Union of Primordial Essences'. It is best to do it early in the morning and a Ganapuja in the evening.
End of Year. Partial Lunar Eclipse Max fase 19:22 UT
2010
JANUARY
Saturday, 9th
Today is a Dakini day. Try to perform a Ganapuja with your Vajra brothers and
sisters or the Medium Thun personally. In either case recite the heart mantra of
the Dakini Simhamukha as many times as possible.
Friday, 15th
DARK MOON. This is an excellent day to practice Purification of the Six Lokas
and a Ganapuja in the evening.
Anular solar eclipse.
Monday, 25th
This is a special day of Guru Padmasambhava manifesting in the form called
Padma Gyalpo and is the day on which he arrived in the capital of Oddiyana
and became the prince of King Indrabhuti. If you have the time and possibility
it is good to do a Ganapuja collectively with your Vajra brothers and sisters,
otherwise you can do the Long-life practice of 'Union of Primordial Essences'.
Tuesday, 26th
This is a particular day for the practice of Ekajati so try to do a long or
Medium Thun with intensive practice of the mantra of Ekajati.
Saturday, 30th
FULL MOON. Today it is important to try to do the long-life practice of Guru
Amitayus 'Union of Primordial Essences' in the usual way, and if you have the
possibility, a Ganapuja.