Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön / གཡུང་དྲུང་བོན་ཉར་ཚགས་རིག་མཛོད།

Category: FPYB NEWS

Tummo from the Compassionate Sun of the Mother Tantra: Teachings by Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin

This event is a one-off opportunity to attend online teachings by Drubdra Khenpo based on his recent book “Tummo: Practice of Self-Blazing Blissful Wisdom from the Compassionate Sun of the Mother Tantra”. For this book, Drubdra Khenpo composed six texts with western practitioners in mind, and they have all been translated into English. Topics cover tummo, tsalung, thigle practice, and an explanation on channels, chakras, winds and thigle as well as how to clear obstacles (gagsel). Drubdra Kenpo will teach in English. As this is FPYB’s first online event, we are keeping things simple so translation will not be available.…
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Día de los Muertos/Hallowe’en – How to Practise Du Tri Su for the Dead

In many traditions, 1st November is known as the Day of the Dead, while Samhain (more popularly known as Hallowe’en) is actually an ancient Celtic festival to help and commemorate deceased relatives. Although these dates are not significant in the Bönpo calendar, it can nevertheless be an auspicious time to remember our dead. During the Drubchen practice retreat and empowerment in Shenten Dargye Ling 5 years ago, our Masters encouraged us to continue practising Du Tri Su mantra collectively or individually as often as we can, and particularly on days of remembrance. With the blessing of Yongdzin Rinpoche, the full…
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Dzogchen & Advaita Vedanta

Over the years I have had many discussions on the topic of Dzogchen[1] and Vedanta, particularly Advaita Vedanta, with friends and practitioners of Yungdrung Bön[2] and various schools of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. Recently, this topic came up again in conversation when a friend  brought to my attention a section of Loel Guiness’ book Rainbow Body that contains an exposition of the Dzogchen view. We had a lively discussion about what was written there after my recent talk at Watkins Books in London and it is this discussion that has prompted me to write this article since, from the perspective of Dzogchen…
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Mucho Demdrug Turning the Wheel of Bön

Today is the anniversary of when Mucho Demdrug (Tib. Mu-cho ldem-drug), one of the seven sons of Buddha Tönpa Shenrab Miwoche, turned the Wheel of Bön.

དྲན་པ་ཡབ་སྲས་དུས་ཆེན། – Great Celebration of Drenpa Namkha and his twin sons

Today, on the 10th day of 6th lunar months, Bönpos all over the world celebrate Drenpa Yabse Duchen – the anniversary of Drenpa Namkha and his twin sons Tsewang Rigdzin and Pema Thongdrol. Tsewang Rigdzin is an emanation of Buddha Sangwa Düpa and Pema Thongdrol is an emanation of siddha Tagla Mebar. According to traditional Bönpo chronology, the boys were born to Drenpa Namkha and his Indian consort Wöden Barma in Zhang Zhung in 888 B.C. Drenpa Namkha and Wöden Barma later separated. Taking the younger twin Pema Thongdrol with her, the mother went to Uddiana while Tsewang Rigdzin stayed…
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