Every 3rd Sunday of the month
Ngondro is a set of Buddhist practices that one chooses to complete generally at the request of one’s Teacher . Ngondro can be translated as “to go before ''. It is therefore known as the or the four preliminary practices and four uncommon or extraordinary practices. The full practice may be compared to earning a bachelor’s degree in meditation as the practices usually take years to complete and when one is finished one normally receives a Yidam practices from his or her teacher as sort of a graduation present in some sense. The term Yidam means mind, bond and is usually a lifelong practice. We are describing the Karma Kagyu Chag Chen Ngondro from the Ninth Karmapa
The Ngondro consists of four and sometimes five practices; the four practices are: 1. Refuge and prostrations 2. Vajrasattva 3. Mandala Offering 4. Guru Yoga
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