Dzogchen Community of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

[Motova]

What transmissions are needed to practice the three practices located in the Guru Yoga book in the pages 109-114?

Thank you.

[karma_lodro]

Perhaps someone can help me with this one...

When participating in the Mandarava Drubchen retreat, is there a commitment that one should be there for the entirety of the retreat? The reason I ask is that obviously this does tend to be a requirement for drubchens in certain other lineages.

I have heard from a long-time DC member that it's ok to be there for e.g. just a week, ideally the first one, so that you can receive the instruction for the practice.

Nevertheless, I figure there's no harm in verifying this.

Thank you.

[jet.urgyen]

Mandarava retreat at tenerife includes initiation and instructions?

[jet.urgyen]

Mandarava retreat at tenerife includes initiation and instructions?

I mean wangchen

[heart]

Mandarava retreat at tenerife includes initiation and instructions?

I mean wangchen

It will for sure be instructions, but wangchen seems unlikely. I don't think there is a wangchen for mandarava, I never heard ChNNR talk about that.

/magnus

[heart]

What transmissions are needed to practice the three practices located in the Guru Yoga book in the pages 109-114?

Thank you.

If you done one of them with Rinpoche you can do it by yourself. Rinpoche normally do these introductions during retreats.

/magnus

[heart]

Perhaps someone can help me with this one...

When participating in the Mandarava Drubchen retreat, is there a commitment that one should be there for the entirety of the retreat? The reason I ask is that obviously this does tend to be a requirement for drubchens in certain other lineages.

I have heard from a long-time DC member that it's ok to be there for e.g. just a week, ideally the first one, so that you can receive the instruction for the practice.

Nevertheless, I figure there's no harm in verifying this.

Thank you.

I would check with the organisers.

/magnus

[treehuggingoctopus]

Perhaps someone can help me with this one...

When participating in the Mandarava Drubchen retreat, is there a commitment that one should be there for the entirety of the retreat?

Unless this retreat is like no other Mandarava Drubchen (and I am fairly certain it is not), there is no commitment of the sort. You can drop by for a minute, an hour, a day or a week -- or stay for the entirety of the event.

[Malcolm]

It will for sure be instructions, but wangchen seems unlikely. I don't think there is a wangchen for mandarava, I never heard ChNNR talk about that.

Yes, there is in fact a dbang chen for Mandarava, but he gives it very rarely.

[Pero]

What's the difference between a dbang chen and regular dbang?

[Mantrik]

It will for sure be instructions, but wangchen seems unlikely. I don't think there is a wangchen for mandarava, I never heard ChNNR talk about that.

Yes, there is in fact a dbang chen for Mandarava, but he gives it very rarely.

Is that the one he gave in July 2012 (Mandarava as LYK) or Feb 2013 (Mandarava & Chudlen) ?

[Malcolm]

What's the difference between a dbang chen and regular dbang?

a dbang chen has a very elaborate section for the vase empowerment. This is main difference.

[Pero]

What's the difference between a dbang chen and regular dbang?

a dbang chen has a very elaborate section for the vase empowerment. This is main difference.

I see, thanks.

[Malcolm]

What's the difference between a dbang chen and regular dbang?

a dbang chen has a very elaborate section for the vase empowerment. This is main difference.

I see, thanks.

Usually has a sand mandala or some kind of cloth mandala as well.

[Motova]

What transmissions are needed to practice the three practices located in the Guru Yoga book in the pages 109-114?

Thank you.

If you done one of them with Rinpoche you can do it by yourself. Rinpoche normally do these introductions during retreats.

/magnus

Thank you for the information.

[pael]

What's the difference between a dbang chen and regular dbang?

a dbang chen has a very elaborate section for the vase empowerment. This is main difference.

Do they webcast it?

[Norwegian]

What's the difference between a dbang chen and regular dbang?

a dbang chen has a very elaborate section for the vase empowerment. This is main difference.

Do they webcast it?

No. You have to attend the retreat for something like that.

[Motova]

What is required to do all the practices from the Dorje Drolo book?

[Norwegian]

What is required to do all the practices from the Dorje Drolo book?

Having received the transmissions of it.

Rinpoche gave this teaching in 2012, where he gave the empowerment of the practice together with the transmissions, and of course instructions. In other retreats he only gives the transmission of the main mantra and the action mantra, which means you can utilize those two mantras and practice in the way of the Thun system. But you need transmission for the rest in order to do those practices.

[Motova]

What is required to do all the practices from the Dorje Drolo book?

Having received the transmissions of it.

Rinpoche gave this teaching in 2012, where he gave the empowerment of the practice together with the transmissions, and of course instructions. In other retreats he only gives the transmission of the main mantra and the action mantra, which means you can utilize those two mantras and practice in the way of the Thun system. But you need transmission for the rest in order to do those practices.

Thank you.