KKSG WICHITA
News and Notes:
Spring 2007
Losar Celebration
February 22, 6:00 p.m.
Losar is
the Tibetan New Year, one of the major Buddhist holidays in the Tibetan
tradition, and an auspicious time to practice together. On
Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6:00 p.m., our center held the Green Tara
practice, a practice to accumulate merit and dispel obstacles for the
coming year. The
practice was followed by a potluck.
Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
April 23-24
Aspiration
of Mahamudra
One of the five great aspiration liturgies of the Kagyü lineage is
the Aspiration of the Definitive Meaning, Mahamudra, composed
by the Third Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje. It is essentially a
complete explanation of the various aspects of Mahamudra,
presented in the form of an aspiration in order to be accessible to
students endowed with faith, devotion and interest in this system of
transmission and practice.
Mendong Tsampa Rinpoche (Karma Ngedön Tengye) was an important
nineteenth-century master of the Karma Kagyü tradition. He was a
“hidden yogi”a great realized master with a concealed
appearanceand was also a direct disciple of the Fifteenth Gyalwang
Karmapa, Khakhyap Dorje. Ornament to the Intention of the Takpo
Kagyü is his brief commentary on the Third Karmapa’s Aspiration
of the Definitive Meaning, Mahamudra. In his commentary, Mendong
Tsampa Rinpoche clearly and succinctly elucidates the profound meaning
of Lord Rangjung Dorje’s great Aspiration, expanding on
the brevity of the root stanzas in a manner that highlights their
instructional import as well as the ultimate purpose of the aspiration
itselfthe authentic realization of Mahamudra.
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