Tibetan queen and renowned yogini Yeshe Tsogyal experienced many obstacles and challenges on her path, some of them specifically because of her female birth and others connected to personal struggles everyone faces. Nevertheless, she was an unwavering dharma student, deeply practiced and committed to her teacher and consort, Guru Rinpoche. This course will explore Yeshe Tsogyal as a female exemplar, aufgeklärter Lehrer, und grimmiger Beschützer aller Dharma-Praktizierenden. The course includes dharma talks, ritual practices, stories and discussions about the importance of Yeshe Tsogyal for contemporary times.
Voraussetzungen: This course is open to all practioners.
Kursthemen
Klasse 1 - Yeshe Tsogyal, Embodiment of Feminine Principle
An introduction to Yeshe Tsogyal, with outer, inner, and secret aspects of who she is and why she is so important in Tibetan Buddhism.
Class 2 - Yeshe Tsogyal, Tibetan Noblewoman Becomes a Yogini
An overview of Yeshe Tsogyal’s life and journey, with selected themes that inspire our practice.
Klasse 3 - Yeshe Tsogyal Dakini Iconography
An exploration of Yeshe Tsogyal as woman, deity, and dakini from Tibetan Buddhist practice, with reference to contemporary pilgrimage sites associated with her journey.
Klasse 4 - Yeshe Tsogyal the Mother of Tibetan Buddhism
Tracing her timeless relevance for practice, how Yeshe Tsogyal awakens authentic devotion, realization, and protection.
Klasse 5 - Community Ritual for Mother Yesehe Tsogyal
A celebration of Yeshe Tsogyal through her ritual drawn from “Sunshine for a Pauper,” composed by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Kurslektüre
Lady of the Lotus Born by Gyalwa Changchub and Namkhai Nyingpo
The Life and Visions of Yeshé Tsogyal: The Autobiography of the Great Wisdom Queen by The Terton Drime Kunga, Yeshe Tsogyal and Chonyi Drolma
Über den Lehrer
Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor of Contemplative and Religious Studies Emeritx at Naropa University, wo sie seit über unterrichtet hat 40 Jahre. Simmer-Brown ist Mitgefühlstrainerin für die Compassion Initiative bei Naropa. Sie ist Autorin von Dakinis warmer Atem: Das weibliche Prinzip im tibetischen Buddhismus (Shambhala) und Redakteur, mit Fran Grace, von Meditation und das Klassenzimmer: Kontemplative Pädagogik für die Religionswissenschaft (sonnig). She teaches Shambhala Training levels, Mahayana- und Vajrayana-Themen, mit einer besonderen Liebe zur Weißen Tara, weibliches Prinzip, Arbeit mit Emotionen, Mitgefühl und soziales Engagement.