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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. When Tönpa Shenrab passed into nyangen ledepa (Tib. mya-ngan las-‘das-pa – parinirvana) in 7817 BC, Mucho Demdrug became Tönpa Shenrab’s Regent (Tib. gdung-sob). He descended on Earth from the realm of Cha (Tib. phywa) when the period of the Teachings of Body (Tib. sku-yi bstan-pa) was completed in 6016 BC and took charge of the Yungdrung Bön doctrines and their propagation in the new 10,000-year cycle of the Teachings of Speech (Tib. gsungs-gi bstan-pa). Read more

Today, the 24th day of the 7th Tibetan lunar month, marks the 5th Anniversary of Kyabje Menri Tridzin Lungtog Tenpai Nyima Rinpoche’s Nyangen Ledepa (Tib. mya ngan las ‘das pa/ མྱ་ངན་ལས་འདས་པ།), Passing Beyond Samara and Nirvana and so we would like to share a few words from a teaching he gave to the Western Sangha in Shenten Dargye Ling, France, 2010, as well as some photos of his visit to the nearby town of Saumur. We all have to go to work, but we should consider that if we go to work and do our job honestly and well, then this Read more

While in Kathmandu last month, Carol and Dmitry met with Pönlob Tsangpa Tenzin who kindly gave us a tour of the new temple. The building work is progressing well, despite setbacks due to Covid and the monsoon season. This year, FPYB donated almost one third of book sales’ revenues to the Temple Project, via Association Triten Norbutse. All proceeds from How to Practise Dzogchen in Daily Life (by Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin) are donated to the Temple Project. The new complex comprises 5 floors: 1. Some senior monks have just finished a 2-hour meeting to discuss proposals for the main Read more

Dear Friends, We have just returned from a short trip to Kathmandu and are delighted to share the good news that Yongdzin Rinpoche is very well indeed! He urges everyone to practise, and once again stressed the importance of reciting the Tsewang Mönlam every day. Tsewang Mönlam free download Tsewang Mönlam printed booklet Our heartfelt thanks to Largen Lama, Geshe Tenzin Lodrö and Geshe Kalzang Losar for taking such a good care of Rinpoche for us all! “In Dzogchen, you don’t use thoughts […] Because thoughts make more trouble, thoughts bring more problems, and that is ignorance. Why? Because if Read more

Today is Drenpa Yabse festival, the annual celebration of Drenpa Namkha and his twin sons, Tsewang Rigdzin and Pema Thongdrol. You can find more information here: https://yungdrungbon.co.uk/2021/03/06/three-drenpa-namkhas-in-yungdrung-bon/ It is a particularly auspicious day for practitioners to recite the prayer to Drenpa Namkha found in Heart Essence of the Khandro , and/or perform short or long tsog/ganapuja. Featured Photo: This brass statue of Drenpa Namkha stands in the mountains above Sangku in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It was consecrated by Yongdzin Rinpoche in 2004. This is a recent photo by Dmitry Ermakov. Read more