Event : Trekchöd Retreat With Lama Tharchin
Date : January 1-9, 2011
Venue : Pema Osel Ling
Website : http://www.vajrayana.org/retreats/trekchod-retreat/
The beloved and renowned Dzogchen, Great Perfection yogi Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol was born in Repkong, in the Amdo province of northeastern Tibet in the late 18th century. “The Flight of the Garuda" arose from Shabkar’s realization of the Great Perfection as a doha, a spontaneously arising vajra song. The Clear Light Great Perfection has two sections: trekchöd & tögal. “The Flight of the Garuda” text belongs to the trekchöd section. There are many different Great Perfection teachings, but this text presents it in the most profound and clearest way, neither too long nor too brief. The Great Perfection view, meditation, conduct, and result are all contained within this single profound text. In particular, Shabkar expresses from the heart of his realization how to liberate afflictive emotions directly into wisdom.