Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephels

Teaching at Edmonton

Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephel

Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tsephel was born in Litang, Tibet, in 1931. Rinpoche formally entered Litang Monastery at the age of nine. Subsequently, he entered Gaden Jangste Monastery and after many years of studying and practicing Sutrayana and Tantrayana, Rinpoche was awarded the degree of Ngagrampa Geshe from Gaden Monastery as recognition of his achievement in 1992. He has taught at Namgyal Monastery, Nechung Monastery, and the Tibetan Library in Dharamsala. In 2001, Rinpoche became the abbot of Gaden Jangtse Monastery. In 2005, he had the extraordinary honor of being inducted into that monasterys esteemed line of lineage masters. After serving the monastery for 7 years, he has recently completed his tenor as the Abbot of Gaden Jangtse Monastery. In addition to being a highly recognized scholar and teacher, Khensur Rinpoche has demonstrated an equally profound commitment to practice. In order to benefit as many people as possible, he has traveled extensively around the world to propound Buddhas teachings. As a teacher, Rinpoche places strong emphasis on the practice of Dharma both on and off the meditation cushion. As a master of Highest Yoga Tantra, Rinpoche gives initiations as requested by his students, which can be accompanied by profound and detailed commentaries. Out of his extraordinary kindness, Rinpoche has offered the initiations of Guhyasamaja, Yamantaka, Cittamani Tara, Heruka Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini, along with lengthy commentaries and teachings on Guru Yoga and Deity Yoga practices. In addition, Rinpoche holds frequent retreats, which he personally leads, to give students the opportunity to learn the practices correctly and deeply. Retreats he has lead in the past include Yamantaka, Vajrasattva, Amitabha, Cittamani Tara, Avalokiteshvara, and Nyung-Na.

Teaching Schedule

DATE TIME TEACHING LOCATION AUG 20 7:00PM - 9:00PM FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

AUG 21 7:00PM - 9:00PM FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

AUG 22 6:30PM - 10:30PM THOUSAND-ARMED CHENREZIG EMPOWERMENT

AUG 24 7:00PM - 9:00PM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AUG 26 7:00PM - 9:00PM TEACHINGS ON PROSTRATION

PHAT QUANG TEMPLE 3104 48 STREET, EDMONTON, AB

AUG 29 10:00AM - 1:30PM LAMA TSONG KHAPA EMPOWERMENT

AUG 30 10:00AM - 1:30PM GURU PUJA

GADEN SAMTEN LING 11403 -101 STREET,

EDMONTON, AB

Everyone is welcome! Free admission!

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Contact: 780-988-5855 (Deli) or E-mail: minwangy@yahoo.com

Four Noble TruThe teachings on The Four Noble Truths are among the very first of many teachings that Shakyamuni Buddha gave in Sarnath, India, seven weeks after attaining enlightenment in Bodhgaya. These teachings are known to contain the essence of the Buddhist path, regardless of the tradition one follows. The Four Noble Truths comprise of The Truths of Suffering, The Cause of Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering and The Path to the Cessation of Suffering. By gaining deeper understanding of the Four Noble Truths, we can generate wisdom in our own mind and end our suffering and problems. Thousand-armed Chenrezig Empowerment Thousand-armed Chenrezig is the embodiment of the compassion of the buddhas and bodhisattvas of the three times. Chenrezig manifests in different forms in order to benefit sentient beings in accordance with their various faculties and karmic affinities. Various incarnations include a being with one face and two arms, one face and four arms, or one with eleven faces and one thousand arms and eyes. He uses skillful means to free countless sentient beings from Samsara and aid them to quickly attain ultimate enlightenment. It is said in the scriptures that if one recites the Mantra of Chenrezig even one time with a pure altruistic mind then one eon of negative karma is purified. After receiving the formal empowerment, one is able to follow the ritual Sadhana, visualizing oneself as the deity.

Teachings on Prostration In Buddhism, prostration is a way to show reverence to the Three Jewels: namely the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. There are many benefits associated with prostration, it not only can purify negativities and accumulate positive merits, but also creates a cause for one to achieve a favorable rebirth with a perfect body. Lama Tsong Khapa Empowerment Guru Yoga is an integral part of a daily spiritual practice of a Tibetan Buddhist. The essence of this practice is the cultivation of the perception of one's own mind as indivisible from the nature of the Guru's mind. Guru Yoga has the power to move us at a very deep level, as guru is the source of all the benefits, the foundation of all the good qualities and the root of the blessing from the lineage. Lama Tsong Khapa Guru Yoga is connected to the Gelug tradition and the teachings of its founder Lama Tsong Khapa, who is revered to be the emanations of the Buddha of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Wisdom, Manjushri, and the Buddha of Power or Skillful Means, Vajrapani. Therefore, this empowerment enables one to embark the profound practice of Lama Tsong Khapa Guru Yoga.

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