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Introduction:
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"Two communities of Sutra and Mantra practitioners, shaven-headed monks
and long-haired Yogins, with the view of the Middle Way and the conduct
of the Vinaya, and the ultimate union of the generation and completion
stages, the Great Perfection—This is the great secret tradition of
Ancient Translations in the Land of Snows, With its six qualities of
greatness."
-His
Holiness Dunjom Rinpoche from-
"The
Mirror Clearly Showing What to Adopt and Abandon-Guidelines for the
Monastic Sangha and the Order of Vidyadharas"
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The great spiritual traditions of Tibet are known for their
extraordinary monastic institutions and disciplined training of monks
and nuns. Yet, side by side, there has existed another, equally vital
and important tradition. This is the way of the Ngakpa—the yogi or yogini, man or
woman, who lives fully in both the material world and the world of
spirit. For a thousand years these brave spiritual warriors strode
directly into life, either as solitary wanderers or integrating their
spiritual wisdom with the activity of the community. Today, the Diaspora
from Tibet has created strong monastic communities in Nepal and India.
Yet, the less known Ngakpa tradition, dwelling on the fringe of
institutionalized religion and rigid hierarchies, is well suited for
preservation by integration into our modern world and requires
this preservation
of its unique existence and spiritual identity.
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Mission Statement
"It is the responsibility of the holders of the teachings or members of
the Sangha to ensure that the precious Buddhist teachings, with their
two aspects of scripture and realization, do not degenerate but remain
for long within the world."
-H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
By forming a strong
and grounded community of Buddhist Vajrayana practitioners, may we do
our part in assuring that the Great and Unerring Secret Adamantine-Path
of the Early Translation School (Nyingma), remains in this world
benefiting and brining to enlightenment limitless beings in limitless
ways, using limitless means, from now until endless time.
Purpose
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Overall: Propagation
of peace and enlightenment in the world by preservation and dissemination of the
precious Vajrayana Buddhist tradition of the way of the Ngakpa in the context of its own culture, and
within the West, through transmission, spiritual practice and correct scholarship.
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East-West: Introduction
and training of western
students into the traditions of the Ngakpa, not as a simple
transplanting of a foreign system, but as an integrated approach to spirituality in life work, and
as a path of personal transformation.
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Training Practitioners: Teaching and
disseminating the core practices of the Ngakpa Tradition,
through training, seminars, retreats, special events, published works,
sacred arts, sacred medicines, healing and ritual practices.
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Compassion in Action: The Ngakpa path reflects
the deepest aspirations of Vajrayana Buddhism: to relieve the
suffering of all beings and bring them towards enlightenment through a variety of skillful means
including regular practice and performance of ceremonies and prayers on behalf of
supporters and all beings.
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Interfaith Exchanges: The wisdom and skillful
means inherent in the Ngakpa tradition has much to
contribute towards the common goals and issues faced by all
people of all religious faiths and paths. In order to dispel misunderstandings
and create harmony among diverse peoples, various community
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Ngakpa Programs
Practice
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Retreats: Teachings and retreats, as well as a
long-term curriculum for the training of Western Ngakpas in
meditative and ritual practices, for the benefit of self and
others.
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Facilities:
Establishing grounds and facilities, in both Nepal and the
West, as focal points for the work of Ngakdra Labrang.
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Community Outreach: Performance of
rituals as traditionally done in Tibetan societal context for healing,
removal of obstacles, personal transformation, blessings for home and land, enrichment, clearing
of negative environmental factors, pacifying
discord, establishing world peace and facilitating progress on the path to
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Preservation
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Textual: Locating, preserving, reprinting
and translating original Tibetan materials related to the tradition
(sadhanas, commentaries, etc), as well as scholarly modern
dissertations, theses, and texts. |
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Art and Ritual
Implements:
Creation of the highest quality,
authentic Tantric ritual and practice materials for use by
initiated students
and practitioners. |
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Lineage: Interviews, taping & archiving of
teachings from masters of the tradition in both native
locations and in the West. |
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Substances: Creation and preservation of many
essential and healing substances used in Ngakpa practices,
such as sacred incenses, ritual ingredients, mantra blessed
medicines and pills and great
accomplishment medicines. |
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Linkages:
Researching and establishing links to information and
archival sources and partnerships with organizations
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Ngakpa Services
Lama
Rangbar Nyima
özer
and the
Lamas of the Ngakpa Society (Ngakdra Labrang) are often available for a variety of sacred
ceremonies in specific locations in North America, Canada and Nepal.
Traditional rituals
include:
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Blessing ceremonies for creating favorable circumstances, harmony and well
being.
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Rituals for increasing fortune, power and vitality.
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Ceremonies for
generating World Peace
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Pujas for
averting misfortune in home, work,
health etc.
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Chöd
Ceremonies for cleansing various negative or hostile spiritual or
worldly forces.
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Healing Ceremonies for body, speech and mind.
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Rituals for Sacred Dying, for peaceful transitions and for the
after-life journey or bardo.
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Feng Shui
consultations for home, office or institutions
Click here for a partial list of ritual services:
"Sacred Lives / Sacred Spaces"
A note to visitors of this
site:
The
Ngakpa Society (Ngakdra Labrang) and its associated Nepal Dharma center,
Evam Mingyur Ling, although recently debuting on the www, have been
in development for several years now. We now come to the stage
where facilities will slowly become available to newcomers and serious
practitioners alike. It is a unique time, a formulation period
during which assistance is sought in many forms. We hope you
will join us and help us slowly grow into a society that will benefit this and
future generations while helping us creatively adjust to the challenging
times we find ourselves living in.
Not all programs and
services will be available at the snap of a finger.
Many of our activities take time to organize and cultivate and depend
greatly on interest expressed and assistance in organizing and
accumulating the requisite merit and financial support. Those interested in this society
should bear in mind that it is not a commercial venture and one should
determine what one can do in order to serve its purpose to benefit
others, rather than solely assessing ones own potential benefits.
The
Ngakpa Society is a cultural preservation program operating under the
Himalayan Light Foundation (HLF) which is a registered, 501 C-3 not-for-profit
organization. Himalayan Light Foundation was founded by Adam Friedensohn
for the purposes of uplifting the Peoples of the Himalayan and South
Asia regions by skillful dissemination of renewable energy technologies
for vital service provision and poverty and pollution reduction. HLF works in several
countries including the USA, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, and Bhutan. For
more detailed information see:
www.hlf.org.np
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Teachings
click here for an up-to-date listing of our courses, seminars and other
activities.
2 Services
See our special events to check availability and current locations
3 Membership
Join the Ngakpa Society or make a tax-deductible donation.
info@ngakpasociety.org
www.ngakpasociety.org
Carried by the yogis of India and Tibet for a millennium, the Katvanga
(Trident) pictured in the above center's logo
is an ancient Tantric symbol of the unity of the phenomenal world and
pure awareness |
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