With Hilde and Mario
The Kusali Chöd practice is part of the Nam Chö Ngöndro, a practice and teaching cycle from the Nyingma tradition revealed by the Tertön Mingyur Dorje. The Nam Chö tradition, which includes Tummo and Dzogchen teachings, is characteristically concise, essential, and practice-oriented, making it easy to integrate into everyday life.
The word Chöd means to cut or sever. What we need to cut through is our grasping for an inherent self. Self-centeredness and our grasping for an inherent self are the foundation of all our negative emotions, we can observe this in our everyday experiences.
So how does Chöd practice cut through this self-centeredness? Through the practice of love and wisdom; through the sword of love and compassion.
One’s own body and life are the most important things to all people. Chöd practice is about mentally letting go of one’s own life, that which one values most, and offering it to others. By transforming our bodies into nectar and thereby satisfying the needs of all beings (including those that cause harm), we can lay bare and integrate the energy bound up in our attachments and fears, recognizing and pacifying them as part of us. In this way, we sever the root of our negative emotions, let go of concepts and habitual patterns, and dwell in the nature of phenomena.
Chöd practice is considered to be very helpful in curing many diseases and protects against harm caused by demons as the embodiment of our fears.
Prerequisites for participation
Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche invites ALL NGÖNDRO / VAJRAYANA PRACTITIONERS to the online Nam Chö Kusali Chöd practice.
Contribution
In order to appreciate the efforts of Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche as well as to compensate for the organizational effort of the Dolpo Tulku e.V., we ask for a contribution of a self-chosen amount. Please transfer the course fee to the account of the Dolpo Tulku e.V. or send it to us via Paypal.
Account: Dolpo Tulku e.V.
Bank: Stadtsparkasse München
IBAN: DE82 7015 0000 1001 9954 04
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Purpose of payment: Chöd
Paypal: association account
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Your donations will be used for the development of an adult education program for illiterate people in Nepal.