Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Vajra Master Phakchok Rinpoche, and Tulku Urgyen Yangsi Rinpoche will preside over the annual 9-day Ngakso Drubchen─”Ocean of Amrita Mantric-mending” ceremony. Ngakso (Tib.) means ‘mending (faults) by means of mantra’ while drubchen (Tib.) means ‘great accomplishment.’ This profound Vajrayana sadhana is a terma (Tib.), or hidden treasure, concealed by Guru Rinpoche. It was rediscovered centuries later by the great treasure-revealer Terchen Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa. The Ngakso practice allows us to repair broken Vajrayana samaya (spiritual pledges). It […]

Traditionally, every year Gutor Puja takes place over a course of 7 days preceding the start of the Tibetan lunar New Year. The puja is essentially a wrathful exorcism to sweep away all lingering negative energy, harmful influences, bad luck, and adverse circumstances and usher in good fortune, prosperity, blessings, good health, and excellent conditions for a fresh start to the next 12 months. At Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, the gutor’s ‘special guest’ is invariably the mighty deity, Vajrakilaya, whose […]