The Gongter ends auspiciously with an Amitayus abhisheka and the Lingdro Dances by Walker Blaine The final day of the Gongter was one of forward vision and celebration. The conclusion of the reading transmissions and thanksgiving to Lhuntrul Rinpoche happened the day before, and the final empowerment occurred in the morning.…
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Addresses Western Students at the Gongter Near the end of the Gongter, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche gave an evening talk to the Westerners and English-speaking Tibetans attending the empowerments. About two hundred people attended the event, which was followed by a blessing line where everyone had an opportunity…
Gongter empowerments continue on the sacred ground of Parpeng by Walker Blaine After the first five empowerments of the Gongter, Namkha Drimed Rinpoche’s termas of key practices in the Nyingma lineage, we moved into what could be considered the heart of these transmissions, the empowerments for practices related to Gesar…
Gongter Empowerments by Namkha Drimed Rinpoche continue in Nepal, including empowerments for the practices of Gesar of Ling by Walker Blaine Greetings once again from the lovely hills of Parpeng, Nepal. The assembly at the Gongter has now received the first five days of empowerments from His Eminence Namkha Drimed…
Namkha Drimed Rinpoche conducts Gongter empowerments at Rigon Tashi Choeling monastery, in Pharpeng, Nepal by Walker Blaine Greetings to all Shambhala and Ripa sangha, near and far, from here in Pharpeng Nepal. The Gongter Empowerments of His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche are now underway. There are well over a thousand people…
Today, His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rinpoche bestows the empowerments and transmissions for the complete collection of his gongter, or mind treasures, on the Kongma Sakyong Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche at Rigon Tashi Choeling in Pharpeng, Nepal. This is a momentous occasion for the both the Shambhala and Ripa communities. For Shambhala,…