Friday, May 1st to Monday, May 4th 2015
Coming of Venerable Lama Teunzang
From Friday evening, May 1st to Monday morning, May 4th.
Teaching of the “Red Instructions” composed by Karma Chagmey Rinpoche
The Venerable Lama Teunzang will honor us with his presence at the Garden of Great Compassion.
A meditative practice will be offered on Sunday evening and Monday morning for those who wish to participate.
Lama Teunzang will leave on Monday morning
The teaching of the Venerable Lama Teunzang will focus on the text ‘Red’ Instructions of the Noble and Great Compassionate including the essential practices of the union of the Great Seal and Great Perfection.
This text was written by ཀརྨ་ཆགས་མེད་རཱ་ག་ཨ་སྱས། Karma Chagmey Rinpoche, also called Chagmey Raga A Sya (With-no-Attachment) (1613-1678)
The text is a very profound teaching with all the essential aspects of the path to progress without error. These instructions include preliminary considerations to integrate to start building a solid foundation, up to the most essential aspects that allow us to follow the path in an authentic way and without straying, and move on to the Enlightenment.
When one refers to Red Instructions, it indicates that the text contains crucial and vital instructions, in the same way as blood is vital for the body.
Very brief biography of the author :
The Accomplished and scholar Karma Tchagmey Raga A Sya, With-No-attachment, (1613-1678), is an emanation of Guru Rinpoche’s disciple named Chok. He was a great master of both the Nyingma Tradition and the Kagyu Tradition. In particular he composed «The Instructions For Retreat Practice” (ri chos). and “Prayer for taking rebirth in Sukhavati “.
Short Biography
Khedrub Karma Chagme, Raga Asey was the first Chagme Rinpoche. His coming was prophesied by Guru Padmasambhava in many treasure texts.
The Great Terton Ratna Lingpa prophesized:
In the place of Ngom a being called Raga Asey will be born, he is the manifestation of Chenrezig. There will be thirteen reincarnations of this great being. Whoever sees him will be liberated in the blissful Buddhafield.
Namchö Mingyur Dorje prophesied:
In the vast expanse of the Immeasurable Light Buddha, appears the Complete sunlike Avaloketeshvara Illuminating rays from the heart of Padmasambhava, is Karma Chagmey, who will appear in Ngom, dispelling ignorance of all sentient beings. His emanation Pema Chukye in the Amitabha Buddhafield; his emanation Dro La Sek in the Medicine Buddhafield; his emanation Maja Drenpei Gyaltsen in the Ngayabling; all his emanations appear for the benefit of sentient beings.
Referring to Karma Chagme’s thirteen reincarnations that will have the self-emerging letter ‘A’ on their foreheads. As clearly prophesied, Karma Chagmey is the embodiment of the Three Kayas who are Amitabha, Avaloketeshvara and Padmasambhava. There are many other precise prophecies about him.
In 1603 Karma Chagmey the first was born in a village called Ngom. His father was Anu Pema Wang of the Dong Khachopa tribe who were the descendants of the great Dharma King Trisong Detsen. His mother was Chokyong Kyid.
At the age of five he recognized the true nature of mind and he perfected the Kyerim skills. During his ninth year he went to Zadam to study and mastered all the philosophies and quintessential teachings and thus became one of the greatest masters.
From his root guru Garwang Chokyi Wangchuk he received Mahamudra and Dzogchen teachings. He stayed at his main seat in Pari Tse in Neydo where he had visions of deities. Dharmapalas served him as their master. He had had the signs of high accomplishments, clairvoyance and power. Through his empowerments, teachings and writings many realized their true nature. He subdued many spirits. Thus having many qualities, he remained a great Siddha. The derivation of Neydo Kagyu Lineage came from him.
He had five main disciples who were Namcho Mingyur Dorje, Palyul Kunzang Sherab, Dzogchen Pema Rigzin, Goche Orgyen Tharchin, Neydo Dechen Rinpoche. He had many other great disciples as well.
His teachings spread all over Eastern Tibet. His writings comprised of seventy-seven volumes of Mahamudra and Dzogchen teachings from his mind treasure. All his teachings were written after having a vision of Guru Rinpoche during his strict twelve-year retreat. Having been given the permission from the deities he gave teachings which were very lucid, effective and full of blessings.
After promoting the Dharma and liberating immeasurable sentient beings he passed into Mahaparinirvana at the age of 69. After the cremation of his body many relics and self-emerging images of deities were found. On his skull was the naturally embossed letter ‘A’.