Details:
Date: 10th to 12th August
Retreat Leader: Güzin A. Yener
Requirements: This retreat is open to all Buddhist practitioners, however those attending will have ideally been initiated into tantra (at any level), as well as be familiar with six session guru yoga and deity yoga.
Cost: Generosity Model – Donation only (via the donation form at the bottom of the page; no suggested amount).
Format: Onsite at Land of Joy
Accommodation: Shared and single rooms will be available at Land of Joy. Camping can be an option at certain times of year if you have your own tent, but space is very limited. Beds are allocated based on individual or logistical needs.
About the Introduction
In this retreat Güzin will be giving two lungs. The first will be the sadhana practice she received from Thomtok Rinpoche, the abbot of Namgyal Monastery. It is a standard short Gelug practice text from Panchen Lama Tenpai Nyima’s Sadhana Mala/Sung Bum, the same lineage that Lama Zopa Rinpoche and most other Gelug Lamas share. The second will be the Meditation on Kurukulla text – kindly composed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche – which will be used as the basis for practice & visualisations during the weekend.
Please note: Giving and receiving the lung creates a special, auspicious connection (Tib. rten’ brel) with the deity and its lineage to receive the blessings and in this instance carries no commitment/samaya bond with the teacher.
The aim of this retreat is to support practitioners in gaining confidence and experience on their path to actualising Kurukullā as a yidam. There will be discussions and Q&A’s in an open and inclusive way to provide a safe space to strengthen our individual practice.
We would like this course to be open to all who would like to make a connection with this special deity, so you therefore don’t need an initiation to attend. However, if you do have the required initiations you can make this three day introduction the basis to continue onto the seven day nearing retreat.
About Kurukullā
Kurukullā (Skt. kurukullā, Tib. ku ru ku lle or rig byed ma) is a female meditational deity in Tibetan Buddhism traditionally associated with subjugation, enchantment, and exerting power over others (Skt.vaśīkaraṇa, Tib. dbang), concepts that are popularly subsumed under the term magnetising in Western Buddhism.
Kurukullā is referred to as the Buddhist Deity of love and enchantment due to her connection with transforming amorous desire. The Kurukullā subjugation practices are categorised as one of The Four Enlightened Activities (Skt. caturkarman, Tib. phrin las rnam bzhi).
The other activities include pacifying, enriching, and destroying. Güzin will be presenting Kurukullā’s iconography and historical roots to contextualise her practice, provide information on the root tantra and its main lineages and provide a detailed commentary on the stages of the sadhana practice.
About the Facilitator
