Teachings On The Seven Line Prayer With Khenpo Tenzin Norgay Rinpoche

On January 25 and 26, Khenpo Tenzin Norgay Rinpoche will kindly teach on the Vajra Seven Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche at Nyingma Palyul Dharma Center. This prayer has been praised throughout the centuries as the most powerful way of invoking the blessings of Guru Padmasambhava, and is integral to the practice of Guru Yoga. Khen Rinpoche will follow Mipham Rinpoche’s famous commentary, White Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava (see detailed summary below). All are welcome to attend.

Saturday, January 25
Morning Session: 10 AM – Noon
Afternoon Session: 2 – 4 PM

Sunday, January 26
Morning Session: 10 AM – Noon
Afternoon Session: 2 – 4 PM

Suggested Donation: $25 per session

In White Lotus, Mipham Rinpoche shows that all of the Buddhist inner tantric teachings are condensed within the Seven Line Prayer. Quoting many sutras and tantras, Mipham first reveals the prayer’s outer literal meaning, then it’s hidden meanings according to the view of Secret Mantra, the generation and completion stage practices, and the practice of Dzogchen Tögal, and finally it’s meaning according to the maintenance of the Dzogchen view and ultimate accomplishment. In this way, by practicing the Seven Line Prayer according to any one of these tantric trainings, the result of one’s practice will be attained.

Khenpo Tenzin Norgay Rinpoche was born in Bhutan in 1965. After completing secondary school in 1986, he joined Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, the prestigious Buddhist studies and research center at Namdroling Monastery in Mysore. At the Institute he studied under Khenchen Pema Sherab, Khenpo Namdrol Tsering and Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso and other visiting professors, including Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok and Khenpo Pema Tsewang from Tibet. He completed the Shedra program in 1995 and joined the Institute staff, teaching there for three years. He was formally enthroned as Khenpo by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in 1998 and was assigned by His Holiness to teach at the Buddhist college at Palyul monastery in Tibet. Khenpo-la received all the major empowerments of the Rinchen Terzod, Nam Cho, Nyingthik Yabshi and Nyingma Kama from His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and the Mipham Kabum from His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Because of his knowledge and experience, and fluent command of the English language, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche assigned him to teach students in North America in conjunction with Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche.