Yuthok’s Kusali
Teachings & Practice with Erik Jampa Andersson
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In this session we will explore the ancient Tibetan Buddhist practice of Chöd as found in the Yuthok Nyingthig. This is known as the Yuthok Nyingthig Kusali Tsok (“Beggar’s Feast”) or Lujin (“Body Offering”). Similar to the rest of the Yuthok Nyingthig, this Healing Chöd practice is essential and pithy, making it a perfect sadhana for modern times.
Based on the teachings of the 11th-century Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön, the ritual of Chöd ("Severance") has been employed by yogis, healers, and weather-makers across the Himalayas for nearly a millennia. Accomplished adepts are famed in Tibet for their capacity to quell epidemic disease and appease troublesome local spirits, though traditional Chödpas will shun any such acclaim and spend their lives abiding among the cadavers and vultures in desolate charnel grounds as wandering beggars. Nonetheless, Chöd has gained a widespread reputation in the Himalayas as a potent healing rite, and practitioners across the globe use the practice for self-healing, healing for others, and healing for the environment.
PRACTICE TEXT: This Kusali practice is part of the Yuthok Nyingthig Ngöndro practice. If you don’t have a print text, please download the digital ngöndro file from our Sky Press Digital Archive.
About Erik Jampa
Erik Jampa Andersson has been studying and practicing Chöd since he was a young teenager, and draws from a wealth of both traditional study and personal experience in sharing this practice with others. In this course, he will cover the history, philosophical foundations, and ritual framework for Chöd, including its captivating melodies and traditional instrumental techniques, as well as some techniques for applying the practice in a healing environment. By the end of this course, participants will feel confident in their ability to perform this beautiful practice on their own.