Course Overview

Often times students find a huge contradiction in their minds between Amitabha Pureland practices and those of Shambhala. The common question is do I need to give up one and focus on the other. Khentrul Rinpoche will illuminate the non-contradictory nature and help us better understand the options and how they fit together. 

Khentrul Rinpoche’s root Guru, Lama Lobsang Trinlé an incredible Kalachakra master who taught the teachings of Shambhala, also did an Amitabha practice daily for his entire life. He said whoever had devotion to him and Amitabha would surely reach the Pureland. These two Purelands are both incredibly powerful with different approaches to reach them.

Key Topics Covered

  • Clarity between the two Purelands
  • Oral Transmission of the practices of Shambhala and Amitabha
  • Commentary and explanation of 3 prayers for Shambhala from Dolpopa and Khentrul Rinpoche
  • Commentary and explanation on 5 practices of Amitabha from Dolpopa, Taranatha, Bamda Gelek Gyatso, Lama Tsoknyi, and Lama Lutrin

  • Who is this course for?

    This course is for those who may already have or are interested in starting a Pureland practice.

  • What will you learn?

    You will be introduced to practices for each Pureland as well as form a more unified view of the Pureland of Buddha and Bodhisattvas in general.

  • How will this benefit you?

    Increase your clarity on how to do the various practices and cultivate the devotion necessary to be successful.

Instructor

Khentrul Rinpoche

Jonang Kalachakra and Rimé Master

Khentrul Rinpoché Jamphel Lodrö is the founder and spiritual director of Dzokden. Rinpoche is the author of Unveiling Your Sacred Truth, The Great Middle Way: Clarifying the Jonang View of Other-Emptiness, A Happier Life, and The Hidden Treasure of the Profound Path. Rinpoche spent the first 20 years of his life herding yak and chanting mantras on the plateaus of Tibet. Inspired by the bodhisattvas, he left his family to study in a variety of monasteries under the guidance of over twenty-five masters in all the Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Due to his non-sectarian approach, he earned himself the title of Rimé (unbiased) Master and was identified as the reincarnation of the famous Kalachakra Master Ngawang Chözin Gyatso. While at the core of his teachings is the recognition that there is great value in the diversity of all spiritual traditions found in this world; he focuses on the Jonang-Shambhala tradition. Kalachakra (wheel of time) teachings contain profound methods to harmonize our external environment with the inner world of body and mind, ultimately bringing about the golden age of peace and harmony (dzokden).