Healing Chöd
Teachings and Practice with Machig Rinpoche
Saturday April 5th, 10am - 4:30pm
PURE LAND FARMS TUSCANY
10AM - 12:30PM: Teaching
2:30 - 4:30PM: Practice
Based on the teachings of the 11th-century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön, the ritual of Chöd (“Cutting Through” or "Severance") has been employed by yogis and healers across the Himalayas for centuries to cut through fears and self-clinging, and to cancel karmic debts.
Join Machig Rinpoche on this Medicine Buddha Day (8th day of every lunar month) for a special teaching of Chöd that especially focuses on the healing aspect of this profound practice.
In traditional Tibetan medicine (Sowa Rigpa), it is taught that disease can arise from various causes. Some diseases are caused by improper diet and lifestyle that can lead to an internal imbalance of one's energetic constitution; other diseases are genetic and can manifest at birth.
Another category of disease, not well understood in modern medical practices, is illness that is caused by the influence of spirits - non-human entities that can only be dispelled through rituals and prayers. The healing practice of Chöd specifically aims to address this category of disease, by repaying karmic debts and pacifying these non-human entities that trouble us. Only when our karmic debts are settled,can healing occur.
This teaching program includes both a theoretical teaching and practice of this ancient healing art.
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Machig Rinpoche is a yogin (ngakpa) of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. After completing his philosophical studies on Prajnaparamita at the Institute of Buddhist Studies of H.H. the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, he trained in meditation techniques for more than three years in Nepal under the guidance of Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche.
Since 2010 he has dedicated himself to teaching anyone who wishes to approach the teachings of the Buddha and practice the meditation techniques of Vajrayana Buddhism and Dzogchen.
Rinpoche is a holder of the lineage of the Chöd of Machig Labdron and Padamba Sangye.
Rinpoche è uno yogin (Ngakpa) della tradizione Nyingma del buddhismo tibetano; dopo avere completato gli studi filosofici sulla Prajnaparamita all’instituto di studi buddhisti di S.S.il Dalai Lama a Dharamsala, si addestra nelle tecniche meditative per più di tre anni in Nepal. Dal 2010 si dedica all’insegnamento a chiunque desideri avvicinarsi agli insegnamenti del Buddha e praticare le tecniche meditative del Vajrayana e dello DzogChen. Rinpoche è detentore del lignaggio del Chod di Machig Labdron e Padamba Sangye.