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Vajrakilaya

The Venerable Nechung Kuten, Thupten Ngodrup, Medium of the Chief State Oracle of Tibet will bestow a Vajrakilaya Blessing, which arises from his personal meditation, awareness, and a special Kilaya treasure.

Vajrakilaya is a deity of the Highest Yoga Tantra, symbolic of the Activity of all Enlightened Beings. It is considered to be one of the most powerful practices to overcome delusion, negativity and obstacles. Outwardly, Vajrakilaya has a wrathful appearance, but inwardly, emanates great compassion for all beings. In another level of tantra, Vajrakilaya manifests as the Bodhisattva Vajrapani.

Many great Tibetan masters of all the lineages, especially Nyingma and Sakya, have engaged in this quintessential practice to accomplish full enlightenment throughout the ages. The continuous transmission of this Tantra comes from these great lamas in an unbroken lineage until the present day.

This Vajrakilaya blessing, complemented by positive thoughts and deeds, creates favorable conditions to remove difficulties and increases merit and wisdom for ultimate realization.

 
Sunday, July 17 at 4PM
 Suggested Donation: $25

About The Oracle

The present oracle, Ven. Thupten Ngodup was born in Tibet in 1958 and is a descendent of the famous Tantric Master, Nga-dak Nyang-relwa (1136 - 1204). Following the Chinese invasion, he fled with his parents into exile to India and later joined the Nechung Monastery as a novice monk in 1971. In 1987, he was recognized as the true successor of the previous Nechung Medium, who passed away in 1984. He was officially enthroned in 1988 as the Nechung Medium, the Chief State Oracle of Tibet.

According to Tibetan records, the spirit of the Nechung Oracle first entered into a human being in 1544, when Drag Trang-gowa Lobsang Palden became the first Nechung Kuten (or medium). In the Tibetan sense, the word ‘oracle’ is used to describe a person who acts as a medium between the spiritual and physical realms. In his book “Freedom in Exile”, HH the XIVth Dalai Lama wrote, “For hundreds of years, it has been traditional for the Dalai Lama, and the Government, to consult Nechung. The purpose of the Oracle is to foretell the future and to act as the protector of peace and harmony on earth. As in many ancient cultures, the phenomenon of the Oracle remains an important part of the Tibetan way of life to this day.”

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