Chod Teaching: Cutting Attachments with Profound Bodhichitta Practice: How, Why, Where to Practice
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2019
- Venerable Zasep Rinpoche introduces Five Dakini Chod Machig Labdron practice with a full teaching, followed by a demonstration, in full, of a Chod Vajrayana Buddhist practice with drumming and chanting.
Chod means to cut through the truly-existent “I”. Chod practice is an advanced skillful method that enables practitioners to become free of this clinging to the belief and false notion in a truly existent individual self.
Attachment and clinging to self, or “I “, are sources of all kinds of mental defilements and suffering. Chod is a profound practice that enables practitioners to understand the union of Bodhicitta and Shunyata.
Chod is not just a practice designed for wandering yoginis or yogis experimenting with their spiritual strength, while being in romantic wilderness sites and scary places.
The teachings and practice of Chod are an advanced and effective means to help us cut our ego, tame our mental defilements and develop pure unconditional Bodhicitta for all sentient beings.
According to the Gelug tradition, Chod practice is aimed at enhancing our meditation on the three principal paths of Lam Rim: Renunciation, Bodhicitta and Shunyata wisdom. Chod practice is a higher Tantric practice and a Dakini Yogic sublime way of transferring our consciousness into the spacious and eternal bliss of Prajnaparamita.
Machig Labdron said Chod is 100 times more effective than Powa practice for transferring consciousness to the Buddha pure lands.
Chod is a powerful healing practice for overcoming our fear, attachments, anxiety, anger, trauma and grief in this time of degeneration, with more people suffering due to the current direction of our society and world.
Includes stunning video and stills shot over 108 days in Mongolia during a 108 Springs Chod Retreat - where Rinpoche and students had to move their camp each day for 108 days and perform Chod. Contents by time index:
Introduction 0 - 0:39
00:40 - 22:27 Initial Teaching
22:28 - 32:33 What is Chod, Why it is important, Where to practice, How to practice, Drum and Trumpet, and the Lineage of the Teachings. [With scenes of Mongolian 108 Spring Wilderness Chod Retreat]. Drumming and Chanting Ritual demonstration
32.38 - 38:06 Advice on Practicing Chod:
38:10 Fire Puja video from Mongolian Chod 108 Spring Retreat
Chod practice combines the Three Paths in an advanced practice: Renunciation, Bodhichitta (compassion), and Shunyata (wisdom understanding Emptiness." Chod means to "cut" -- cutting ego, self-grasping and attachments. Chod also includes Powa practice.
By combining both method and wisdom - Bodhichitta practice and meditation on Emptiness - Chod is considered one of the most advanced practices in Esoteric Buddhism. Rinpoche ends the in-depth teaching of lineage and benefits with a full Chod practice chanted and drummed, and a final section on "Advice for Chod practice".
The video finishes with a spectacular Fire Puja (from the end of the 108 Springs retreat in Mongolia.) Whether you practice or are interested, don't miss this in-depth teaching and demonstration of Chod practice. 41 minutes in length.
Credits for the 108 Springs video and stills include H.E. Zasep Rinpoche and Bill Wells.
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so blessed to have heard this teaching. I left Nepal a week earlier before Zasep Rinpoche arrived at the monastery. . I hope our path will cross again. 🙏🏵
This an excellent dharma teaching on Chöd.
A beautiful, profound teaching by a wonderful teacher. Om Ah Hum.
Thank you! 😃
Wow! Thank you for posting this!
🙏🏼🌺🌟💕🙏🏼 Thugje Nang🙏🏼 Sarwa Mangalam🙏🏼
TAYATHA OM GATE GATE PARA-GATE PARA-SAMUGATE BODHIYE SOWAHA…🙇♂️🙇♂️🙇♂️🙇♂️
This is so profound I glad to be Chumpa Chogong. The blessed one is truly indeed. Nano. RG for BUMMA
Off topic a bit, but I heard Zazep Rinpoche tell a story, (on UA-cam if memory serves) about going to Thailand to hear the teachings of Ajahn Buddhadasa, then I believe he was in Canada, for a time, or maybe still is, anyway love his teachings, and am so glad i found Tibetan Buddhism
Yes, his main teaching retreat center is in Nelson B.C. Canada, Gaden for the West. He just came back from Mongolia, Korea, and Australia and is going to be in Toronto for teaching in June, including a Chod empowerment and 3 days of commentary. www.gadencholingtoronto.com/rinpoche-june-2024-overview 🙏🙏🙏
Very informative, many thanks.
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Please let me know the name of this great teacher 🙏
H.E. Zasep Rinpoche
Is there a text? Yes please tell us how to join next time :-)
I believe texts are on the Gaden for the West website. There are also scheduled Zoom teachings in Chod and other practices for initiates of Chod (other zoom teachings, such as Lamrim and Lojong are open - I believe every Sunday 2pm PT, 5pm ET on the Gaden for the West UA-cam channel, where they keep the past teachings as archives as well: ua-cam.com/users/gadenwest
yes, thank you! I received transmission and have the drum and trumpet!
@@pgalaxy Here's the page on Gaden for the West with the information on the weekly Zoom sessions with Rinpoche: gadenforthewest.org/event/gaden-chod-commentary-with-zasep-tulku-rinpoche/2021-07-22/