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19/08/2024
Hi, it’s Monday!
Start this week with the 15-minute “Refuge” analytical meditation with Gen Namgyel-la on Spotify!
Add this to your morning routine 😊
Subscribe to our podcast channel:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0vQTSXwCrg9cheltJ84gen?si=cb29e4f221864759
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Benefits of analytical meditation:
🌟Deepen your understanding of the teachings
🌟Gain insights into complex Dharma concepts and subjects
🌟Cultivate wisdom about reality and the mind
🌟Develop love and compassion for all beings
18/08/2024
🌟TOMORROW🌟
Make light offerings on the powerful day of the full moon.
The new and full moon days are particularly powerful, mulitiplying the merit we make.
Gen Namgyel-la does the light offerings and dedicates specially for the sponsor of the light. The offerings go towards supporting Genla's retreat.
There are two kinds of Light Offering that you can arrange:
🌟A month-long 24-hour/day Light Offering to Deities
🌟Arrange Light Offering for a special dedication
Arrange your light offerings here: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/light-offering
17/08/2024
【Green Tara Group Practice on Full Moon Day】
🌕 The 15th day of the Tibetan month is a special date for Tara practice.
🍀 Green Tara is a Buddha in the female aspect; helps to remove all obstacles on the path to enlightenment.
Join the group practice led by Gen Namgyel-la* to connect with our inner potential for wisdom and compassion. (*Recorded practice)
Special dedication to all beings in the ten dirctions. May they be well and happy.
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜Monday 19 August 2024
AEST (UTC +10) 23:15 - 00:15
Use an online time zone converter for your local time.
Join via Zoom ｜Details: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜You are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
13/08/2024
Lam Rim Live Teaching:
🧘🏽Meditation Day - Lower and Upper Realms
The Meditation Day is newly designed by Gen Namgyel-la for this year's Lam Rim course, helping us to integrate and contemplate the teachings.
18th August, Sunday
Time: AEST (UTC+10): 17:00 - 20:00
Duration: 3 hours
Register: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/lam-rim-course
12/08/2024
【Guru-Tara Puja】& 【Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas】
So that I do not squander the excellent support
Of this precious human rebirth, found only once in hundreds of lifetimes,
But, accompanied by guides who have mastered the profound instructions for life, death and the bardo,
Achieve the fullness of realisation, the perfection of the three kāyas’ own dynamic energy,
Vajra Guru, essence of the Buddha, please bless me!
- from: Calling the Guru from Afar by Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche
The 10th & 25th days of the Tibetan month are Tibetan Special Guru Days.
It's a time to connect to our spiritual guides and express our gratitude. It is also very powerful to accumulate merit and purify negativities, especially in relation to the Guru.
Lord Buddha stated there are two activities to be done until enlightenment: purification and accumulation. The 35 Confession Buddhas practice with prostrations is very beneficial for purifying negativities.
Please join us, as group practice is much more powerful than doing the practice alone.
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜14 August 2024, Wednesday
AEST (UTC+10) 23:15 - 23:35 | Guru-Tara Puja
AEST (UTC+10) 23:35 - 23:50 | 35 Confession Buddhas
Led by Szeman and May
Join practice ｜by Zoom
Group Practice Details｜ https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜you are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
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Follow us ｜https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/followus
11/08/2024
Hi, it’s Monday!
Start this week with the 5-minute “Refuge” analytical meditation with Gen Namgyel-la on Spotify :
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/76pvV1jOULb
Add this to your morning routine 😊
Subscribe to our podcast channel:
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vn-online-sangha
—
Benefits of analytical meditation:
🌟Deepen your understanding of the teachings
🌟Gain insights into complex Dharma concepts and subjects
🌟Cultivate wisdom about reality and the mind
🌟Develop love and compassion for all beings
11/08/2024
FREE analytical meditation guided by Gen Namgyel-la
On Spotify every Monday!
Are Dharma teachings inspiring but hard to put into practice?
Easy to fall back into old patterns in our daily lives?
VNOS now offers FREE analytical meditations guided by Gen Namgyel-la to everyone! Analytical meditation is a powerful and easy-to-grasp practice.
Benefits:
🌟Deepen your understanding of the teachings
🌟Gain insights into complex Dharma concepts and subjects
🌟Cultivate wisdom about reality and the mind
🌟Develop love and compassion for all beings
Starting from August 12th, every Monday at 6am Brisbane time, we will release an analytical meditation audio on our Spotify podcast channel!
The meditation audios will cover different topics and will be available in 5-minute and 15-minute versions. The first week will feature a 5-minute session, the second week a 15-minute session, followed by new topics.
Stay close to our page; we will release the most updated audio link every Monday morning!
10/08/2024
Medicine Buddha Practice @ Powerful Day
The 8th day of the Tibetan month is a special date for Medicine Buddha practice. It's a time to help purify those who have sickness and those who have already passed. Medicine Buddha is also very good for success of any kind, spiritual or worldly.
Special dedication to those who suffer from physical and mental sickness. May all medicines and prayers be effective.
Date ｜Monday 12th August
AEST (UTC +10) 23:15 - 00:00
Led by Gen Namgyel-la (recording)
Join practice ｜Group Practice Details: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜you are welcome to give us names for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
03/08/2024
🌟TOMORROW🌟
Make light offerings on the powerful day of the new moon.
The new and full moon days are particularly powerful, mulitiplying the merit we make.
Gen Namgyel-la does the light offerings and dedicates specially for the sponsor of the light. The offerings go towards supporting Genla's retreat.
There are two kinds of Light Offering that you can arrange:
🌟A month-long 24-hour/day Light Offering to Deities
🌟Arrange Light Offering for a special dedication
Arrange your light offerings here: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/light-offering
02/08/2024
WHITE TARA PRACTICE @ New Moon Day
The 30th of the Tibetan month (New Moon) is a special date for White Tara practice. To pray and utilise White Tara’s energy to remove one’s own sickness and the sickness of others, and life obstacles.
Special dedication to all beings who suffer from physical or mental sicknesses. May they overcome all obstacles, be healthy and happy!
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜4 August 2024, Sunday
AEST (UTC +10) 12:30 - 13:30
Use an online time zone converter for your local time.
DEDICATION ｜You are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
GROUP PRACTICE DETAILS｜ https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice-sessions
FOLLOW US ｜https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/followus
We have many things we want.
We want, we want, we want.
But is it when we have what we want that we can obtain real happiness?
Watch Gen Namgyel-la’s full teaching by registering for the Lam Rim Course in 2024:
https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/lam-rim-course
30/07/2024
"We keep going around and around in this circle we call 'samsara'. I used to call it 'Sam-and-Sarah': they get together and create a lot of trouble."
- Gen Namgyel-la
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Lam Rim Live Teachings: Upper Realms
Dates: 4th August 2024 (Sunday)
Times: AEST (UTC+10): 18:30 - 20:00
*Recordings are provided within 72 hours after the live teaching session for all participants, for their personal revision.
Details: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/2024lamrim-recording
28/07/2024
【Guru-Tara Puja】& 【Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas】
So that I do not squander the excellent support
Of this precious human rebirth, found only once in hundreds of lifetimes,
But, accompanied by guides who have mastered the profound instructions for life, death and the bardo,
Achieve the fullness of realisation, the perfection of the three kāyas’ own dynamic energy,
Vajra Guru, essence of the Buddha, please bless me!
- from: Calling the Guru from Afar by Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche
The 10th & 25th days of the Tibetan month are Tibetan Special Guru Days.
It's a time to connect to our spiritual guides and express our gratitude. It is also very powerful to accumulate merit and purify negativities, especially in relation to the Guru.
Lord Buddha stated there are two activities to be done until enlightenment: purification and accumulation. The 35 Confession Buddhas practice with prostrations is very beneficial for purifying negativities.
Please join us, as group practice is much more powerful than doing the practice alone.
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜30 July 2024, Tuesday
AEST (UTC+10) 23:15 - 23:35 | Guru-Tara Puja
AEST (UTC+10) 23:35 - 23:50 | 35 Confession Buddhas
Led by Szeman and May
Join practice ｜by Zoom
Group Practice Details｜ https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜you are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
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Follow us ｜https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/followus
27/07/2024
Join the VNOS volunteer team!
We warmly invite you to join us in promoting Dharma through our social media platforms.
We have a team of volunteers for design and proofreading. With you joining us to contribute new ideas for promoting VNOS through social media, we would be thrilled to welcome any fresh perspectives!
Your attitude and commitment are what matter most. We will work with you. Together, we can spread Dharma and Gen Namgyel-la’s teachings to more people who need them.❤️
More information and application:
https://forms.gle/YYc6vMQfK6iPzRwm6
24/07/2024
🌟 Tranquility Meditation Programme Free Trial! 🌟
🙏🏼 Try a week of meditation practices with Gen Namgyel-la and if you feel these meditations are valuable, you can sign up for the whole programme.
“You have to help yourself in order to help others. First work on your own delusions.” - Gen Namgyel-la
If you have finished this online meditation course, we encourage you to continue this as your daily habit.
One day you will reveal the jewel within yourself. Beautiful qualities will be revealed.
More info here: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/tranquility-meditation
19/07/2024
【Green Tara Group Practice on Full Moon Day】
🌕 The 15th day of the Tibetan month is a special date for Tara practice.
🍀 Green Tara is a Buddha in the female aspect; helps to remove all obstacles on the path to enlightenment.
Join the group practice led by Gen Namgyel-la* to connect with our inner potential for wisdom and compassion. (*Recorded practice)
Special dedication for all spiritual practitioners. May we never raise delusory, ill views toward our kind teachers.
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜21 July 2024
AEST (UTC +10) 12:30 - 13:30
Use an online time zone converter for your local time.
Join via Zoom ｜Details: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜You are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
16/07/2024
"The good quality of suffering is that it removes arrogance through sorrow."
- Gen Namgyel-la
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Lam Rim Live Teachings - Lower Realms
Dates: 21st July 2024 (Sunday)
Times: AEST (UTC+10): 18:30 - 20:00
*Recordings are provided within 72 hours after the live teaching session for all participants, for their personal revision.
Details: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/lam-rim-course
14/07/2024
【Guru-Tara Puja】& 【Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas】
So that I do not squander the excellent support
Of this precious human rebirth, found only once in hundreds of lifetimes,
But, accompanied by guides who have mastered the profound instructions for life, death and the bardo,
Achieve the fullness of realisation, the perfection of the three kāyas’ own dynamic energy,
Vajra Guru, essence of the Buddha, please bless me!
- from: Calling the Guru from Afar by Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche
The 10th & 25th days of the Tibetan month are Tibetan Special Guru Days.
It's a time to connect to our spiritual guides and express our gratitude. It is also very powerful to accumulate merit and purify negativities, especially in relation to the Guru.
Lord Buddha stated there are two activities to be done until enlightenment: purification and accumulation. The 35 Confession Buddhas practice with prostrations is very beneficial for purifying negativities.
Please join us, as group practice is much more powerful than doing the practice alone.
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜16 July 2024, Tuesday
AEST (UTC+10) 23:15 - 23:35 | Guru-Tara Puja
AEST (UTC+10) 23:35 - 23:50 | 35 Confession Buddhas
Led by Szeman and May
Join practice ｜by Zoom
Group Practice Details｜ https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜you are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
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Follow us ｜https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/followus
12/07/2024
Medicine Buddha Practice @ Powerful Day
The 8th day of the Tibetan month is a special date for Medicine Buddha practice. It's a time to help purify those who have sickness and those who have already passed. Medicine Buddha is also very good for success of any kind, spiritual or worldly.
Special dedication to those who suffer from physical and mental sickness. May all medicines and prayers be effective.
Date ｜Sunday 14th July
AEST (UTC +10) 12:30 - 13:15
Led by Gen Namgyel-la (recording)
Join practice ｜Group Practice Details: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜you are welcome to give us names for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
09/07/2024
Have a meaningful Chokhor Duchen - The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
🎊Celebrate Chokhor Duchen today and tomorrow, the auspicious occasion of Shakyamuni Buddha giving His first teaching after attaining enlightenment!
On this powerful day, VNOS engages in various meritorious activities, including sponsoring pujas and practices in Nepal’s monastery and nunnery, extensive prayers and light offerings.
Let us rejoice in these virtuous acts and dedicate all the merits generated to the wellbeing of all sentient beings, as well as our generous donors, benefactors and students. May we fully embody the teachings of the Buddha and bring immense benefit to countless beings ❣️
(This year, Chokhor Duchen will be observed on either July 9 or July 10 due to the presence of a double day on the Tibetan calendar.)
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Make the best of this precious opportunity to make a meaningful offering today!
🙏 Sponsor Guru Sangha Health Fund
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/healthfund
🌟Make Offerings to VNOS Merit Fund
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/meritfund
🕯️Making Light Offerings
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/light-offering
Follow the advices from Gen Namgyel-la for your personal Dharma practices
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/powerful-days
08/07/2024
Advice for Personal Dharma Practices
Chokhor Duchen - The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Dates | Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th July 2024
The best way to commemorate this auspicious time is to practise, reflect and contemplate the teachings of the Buddha. Gen Namgyel-la has provided advice that is beneficial for your Dharma practice.
Recite "Heart Sutra" up to 108 times
* The sutra teaches the concept of emptiness.
* Develop wisdom - insight into the true nature of reality.
* Purify negative karma, generate positive energy.
Recite "King of Prayers"
* A beautifully written aspiration containing the immaculate wishes of holy beings and in itself is a complete practice.
* Strengthen and awaken our deeds of bodhisattvas by planting strong and positive imprints on our minds.
Recite Shakyamuni Buddha mantra at least 108 times: TAYATHA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SVAHA
* Develop connection and receive the blessings of Shakyamuni Buddha.
* Overcome obstacles and bring peace and harmony to one's mind and environment.
More merit multiplying opportunities:
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/powerful-days
06/07/2024
Chokhor Duchen - The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Date | Wednesday 10th July 2024
Make the most of this powerful opportunity to remove obstacles and accumulate immense merit. VNOS invites you to make virtuous offerings to Nepal’s monastery and nunnery for auspicious Dharma practices and pujas:
16 Arhat Puja
* Support those making offerings to the 16 Arhats and performing the practice to receive powerful protection and guidance on the path of spiritual development.
* Removing obstacles, dispelling negative energies, and purifying negative karma.
Tara Puja and Praises
* Receive Tara’s powerful protection and guidance on the path to enlightenment.
* Remove obstacles, purify negative karma, and generate merit.
Make Offerings to create multiplying merits for yourself and others:
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/powerful-days
03/07/2024
WHITE TARA PRACTICE @ New Moon Day
The 30th of the Tibetan month (New Moon) is a special date for White Tara practice. To pray and utilise White Tara’s energy to remove one’s own sickness and the sickness of others, and life obstacles.
Special dedication to all beings who suffer from physical or mental sicknesses. May they overcome all obstacles, be healthy and happy!
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜5 July 2024, Friday
AEST (UTC +10) 23:15 - 00:15
Use an online time zone converter for your local time.
Led by Gen Namgyel-la (recording) with Tonglen practice.
DEDICATION ｜You are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
GROUP PRACTICE DETAILS｜https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice-sessions
FOLLOW US ｜https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/followus
02/07/2024
Upcoming Powerful Day
Chokhor Duchen - The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Date | Wednesday 10th July 2024
On this auspicious day, we celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha's first teaching on the Four Noble Truths at Sarnath, over 2500 years ago, following His enlightenment in Bodhgaya. This event holds immense significance and brings great benefit to countless beings.
Chokhor Duchen has the power to multiply the effects of positive and negative actions by millions. It provides a wonderful opportunity for us to engage in virtuous deeds:
✨Sponsor Special Practices and Pujas: 16 Arhat Puja in Nepal’s monastery; Tara Puja and Praises in Nepal’s nunnery
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/powerful-days
🕯️Make Light Offerings: cultivating wisdom to illuminate the path to enlightenment
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/light-offering
🙏 Sponsor Guru Sangha Health Fund: providing medical support to Gen Namgyel-la, and the monastery and nunnery in Nepal
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/healthfund
🌟Make Offerings to VNOS Merit Fund: supporting various pujas, prayers, and virtuous activities throughout the year
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/meritfund
🌹 Follow the advice from Gen Namgyel-la for your personal Dharma practices
www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/powerful-days
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🪷 Join the One-day Chenresig Virtual Retreat that is right before this powerful day!
- One-day group practice with Gen Namgyel-la’s video recording
- Pray for Universal Peace with our mantras and with blessings from Chenresig and Genla
Date｜ 7th July 2024 (Sunday)
Details & registration: www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/virtualretreat
29/06/2024
【Guru-Tara Puja】& 【Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas】
So that I do not squander the excellent support
Of this precious human rebirth, found only once in hundreds of lifetimes,
But, accompanied by guides who have mastered the profound instructions for life, death and the bardo,
Achieve the fullness of realisation, the perfection of the three kāyas’ own dynamic energy,
Vajra Guru, essence of the Buddha, please bless me!
- from: Calling the Guru from Afar by Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche
The 10th & 25th days of the Tibetan month are Tibetan Special Guru Days.
It's a time to connect to our spiritual guides and express our gratitude. It is also very powerful to accumulate merit and purify negativities, especially in relation to the Guru.
Lord Buddha stated there are two activities to be done until enlightenment: purification and accumulation. The 35 Confession Buddhas practice with prostrations is very beneficial for purifying negativities.
Please join us, as group practice is much more powerful than doing the practice alone.
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜1 July 2024, Monday
AEST (UTC+10) 23:15 - 23:35 | Guru-Tara Puja
AEST (UTC+10) 23:35 - 23:50 | 35 Confession Buddhas
Led by Szeman and May
Join practice ｜by Zoom
Group Practice Details｜ https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜you are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
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Follow us ｜https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/followus
28/06/2024
Sunday 7th July - One-day Chenresig Virtual Retreat
Pray for Universal Peace!
We know there is so much suffering in the world from everyday news. As Dharma practitioners, we ask: What can we do?
/ A special opportunity to join together to pray for the world /
On 7th July, by following the recorded teachings of Gen Namgyel-la from the February Chenresig Virtual Retreat, with our mantras and with blessings from Chenresig and Genla, we will practice as a group to send our limitless love and compassion out to the universe.
Register now: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/virtualretreat
20/06/2024
【Green Tara Group Practice on Full Moon Day】
🌕 The 15th day of the Tibetan month is a special date for Tara practice.
🍀 Green Tara is a Buddha in the female aspect; helps to remove all obstacles on the path to enlightenment.
Join the group practice led by Gen Namgyel-la* to connect with our inner potential for wisdom and compassion. (*Recorded practice)
Special dedication for Dharma practitioners. May we maintain lifestyles conducive to our practice.
🌷🌷🌷
Date ｜22 June 2024
AEST (UTC +10) 12:30 - 13:30
Use an online time zone converter for your local time.
Join via Zoom ｜Details: https://www.venerable-namgyel-online-sangha.com/group-practice
Dedication ｜You are welcome to give us names/events for dedication at: http://bit.ly/3pkJFGL
What can I do for you?
It is my pleasure to have been traveling and teaching for more than thirty years, and now to be able to connect to all of you, very kind students through the internet. With my students' kind help I have settled down* in Australia since 2019 and plan to not travel so much, doing retreat.
Despite settling down, I still feel very much responsible for my worldwide students to share the Buddhadharma, to lead them to Enlightenment or at least more happiness!
Teaching dharma is the best thing I can offer and how I can serve sentient beings. So I will offer teachings online while doing my three years retreat which will be offered via livestream and then be available in our library. I will also offer teaching in Toowoomba Tara Lojong Center in person in case you are in the area.
Upholding my kind Guru's advice, which is not easy, but essential to the enlightenment path… Khen Rinpoche the Abbot of Kopan known as Lama Lhundrup la to his countless students, before he passed away, gave me some gifts one of which is the Wheel of Dharma and advised me to ‘Never Stop Teaching’.
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