VEN. TENGA RINPOCHE'S VISIT
August 19th-27th, 2007

Program
Registration
Registration Form
Prepayment

Registrations for private audiences with Rinpoche start at 9:00 a.m. on the 1st of August. They will be available at the telephone number: (+48) 22 211 37 51.
The ones, which are registered at the beginning of the list, will have a priority in selecting the date of their meeting.

Empowerment of Buddha Amitabha

Buddha Amitabha sadhana is a very essential practice of Vajrayana. Not only it deepens spiritual insight and purifies all negative karmic stains, but also it causes rebirth in the Pure Land of Dewachen after death. This practice is often done in the intention of releasing these, who are currently in the afterdeath state of bardo.
Amitabha sadhana text is a terma revealed by a terton Minjur Dorje and it is the highest yoga tantra (anuttara-yoga-tantra). The short version of sadhana, used in daily meditation, as well as the long puja, which is usually done at the end of a retreat or occasionally as a tsok offering or as a ritual in the intention of the dead, will be explained and practiced during the course.
In order to take part in the Amitabha practice, it is necessary to receive the empowerment. It is also possible to receive this empowerment without necessarily taking part in the Phowa course.

Phowa

Attention: It is necessary to receive the empowerment of Amitabha in order to take part in the Phowa course.

Phowa is an advanced Vajrayana practice, which enables the consciousness to be transferred to the Pure Land of Buddha while dying or to gain other forms of beneficial rebirth. This enables us to quickly attain the State of Enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. Rinpoche is going to give a transmission to the so-called  Namche Phowa - a special kind of Phowa of the Kagyu tradition.

To participate in the Phowa course, it is necessary to recite one hundred thousand mantras of Amitabha Buddha OM AMI DEWA HRI before the course.
While reciting the mantra, we visualize ruby-red Amitabha Buddha sitting in front of us on a throne in the sky. In his hands, which are placed in a meditative position, he is holding a begging bowl. He is dressed in monk's robes. Bodhisattva of Compassion, white, four-armed Chenrezig, wearing silk robes and jewel ornaments, is standing on a lotus and a moon disc, on the right side of Amitabha's hand. Czenrezig's two hands are joined at the heart in prayer position, in his right hand he is holding a crystal rosary and in his left a lotus. Bodhisattva of Power, blue, two-armed Vajrapani, wearing silk robes and jewel ornaments, is standing on a lotus and a moon disc, on the left side of Amitabha Buddha. Vajrapani is holding a vajra in his right hand and a bell in his left.
While repeating OM AMI DEWA HRI mantra, we concentrate on the wish to be reborn in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha. We direct our wishes to Buddha to bestow his blessings upon us, so that our prayers are fulfilled.
At the end of the meditation, Amitabha and the accompanying Bodhisattvas dissolve into light, which melts within us, bestowing blessings upon us.

Those who have already recited such a number of mantras before, don't necessarily have to do it again; however focusing on this practice again will surely be beneficial.

Phowa course is a kind of a meditation retreat. Four days of practice compose an integral whole. That's why it is recommended to stay for the whole course.


Teaching on the Pure Land of Dewachen
 
The Pure Land of Dewachen was created through prayers of Buddha Amitabha. It is easier to be reborn in the land of Dewachen, than in other Pure Lands. The teachings on Dewachen will be based on the "Long Prayer of Dewachen", which was composed by the great master of the Kagyu and Nyingma tradition, Karma Chagme Rinpoche.


Empowerment of Guru Drakpur
 
Rinpoche will bestow the empowerment of the wrathful form of Guru Rinpoche, known as Guru Drakpur, instead of the originally planned empowerment of the "Secret Gathering of the Great Compassionate". Empowerment of Guru Drakpur comes from Dorge Lingpa terma. In the terma text there is a prophecy that in the future there will appear new, not known before and hard to heal or even deathly diseases. Among them there are descriptions of different kinds of skin diseases, tumours and allergies. In the terma text, Guru Rinpoche explains that repeating the secret mantra, which is given during the empowerment, is an extremely effective way to defeat diseases, which can potentially be hidden in our bodies, as well as the ones that we already experience.

Registration

The date of registration for the course in Grabnik - until the 3rd of August

Suggested donation (course without meals):

"Prepayment" means that only those are entitled to the discount, who register for the course and pay minimum 50% of the whole sum until August 3rd.

Remember that you will have no discount if you change your application later than two days before the beginning of the course (the full price will be counted for the new application). This rule concerns also members of the Association, which are entitled to the discount.

If you intend to stay in the Centre after August 27th please make an additional payment (2 EU per day).
All extra donations will be assigned for the development of the Centre in Grabnik, as for the donations made on the 27 th of August - during the consecration ceremony of Drubkhang - they will be assigned for the further building of the retreat centre.

We provide plastic plates and cutlery for each participant. It is necessary to bring your own cups with you!

We cannot guarantee meals for those who do not book or pay on time.
Please think your decision over. Due to organizational reasons there is no possibility of changing your application later on.
Due to the current situation of the center, there is no possibility to prepare the meals individually in the kitchen. Those who intend to cook their own meal, are asked to bring their own appropriate equipment (portable gas-cooker, pots etc.).

To "book and pay on time" you must pay until August 3rd.

Accomodation
It is best to have your own tent. It is also possible to sleep in the "summer lhakang" (a big tent with wooden floor), where the course will take place. You can also bring your own caravan or a mobile home (for the time of the course).
see also: Hotels near the Centre
and: How to get to the Centre


Prepayment
You can make your prepayment to the following account:

Zwiazek Buddyjski Tradycji Karma Kamtzang w Polsce
Grabnik 4, 96-313 Jaktorow
ING-BSK Bank Slaski o/Pruszkow
BIC: INGBPLPW
IBAN: PL 67 1050 1924 1000 0023 0420 6275

If more convenient, and it is likely to be cheaper from outside Poland, you can also make on-line (secure connection) prepayment using a credit card.