January 17-18, 2026
HEALING AND ABUNDANCE
Practices of Urgyen Menla and Khando Norlha in the Dudjom Tersar
Seminar via Zoom with Lama Vajranatha,
Saturday and Sunday,times 16.00-20.00 CET, with breaks.
Guru Padmasambhava, who introduced and established Dzogchen and the Old Tantra system, of the Nyingmapas in Tibet was concerned not only with the ultimate salvation and liberaton of individual human beings from Samsara, but also with practical benefits for them in their present lives. Therefore, his Termas contained many teachings and practices relating to healing and the curing of diseases, as well as practices relating to the realization of prosperity and abundance. In consequence, he manifested himself as Urgyen Menla, his aspect as the Medicine Buddha, and as Khandro Norlha, his aspect as a wealth god. This seminar will examine the methods associated with these two aspects of the Guru.
March 21-22, 2026
THE WHITE MAHAKALA
Wealth and Protection Practices
Seminar via Zoom, Saturday and Sunday, time 16.00-20.00 CET with breaks. In all the schools of Tibetan Buddhism, Mahakala, the Great Black One, is regarded as among the greatest and most powerful of all the Dharmapalas, or Guardians of Buddhism, its teachings and its practitioners. Moreover, he is regarded as a wrathful emanation of the Great Compassionate Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who adopts this ferocious guise when peaceful methods fail to subdue and transform obstacles and also theats emanating from the sources of negative energies, Paradoxically, the White Mahakala functions as a protection and wealth practice that comes through the Mahasiddha lineage of Shavaripa in India and from Khyungpo Naljyor in Tibet. We shall focus upon the pratice of this Mahakala in the tradition of Lama Taranatha.
April 18-19, 2026
MAGICAL PRACTICES FROM THE SECRET BOOK OF SIMHAMUKHA,
the Lion-Headed Goddess of Wisdom and Magical Power
The practice of the Wisdom Dakini Simhamukha consists principally of Todlay, or the higher ritual and meditation practices that aim at the realization of the ultimate spiritual goal of liberation from suffering in Samsara and the attaining of Buddha enlightenment. This entails the mastering of the visualization process of Kyerim and the internal yogas of Dzogrim. However, there is also the Melay, or lower magical practices dealing with overcoming of the obstructions encountered in one’s ordinary daily life by way of cultivating within oneself certain powers and capacities and the performing of certain rituals. Here we shall examine a number of these practices associated with Simhamukha as found in the Lay-tsok, or Collectiom of Magical Rites, whcich is part of the Secret Book of Simhamukha.
May 9-10, 2026
PRACTICES OF KURUKULLA
the Wisdom Dakini of Enchantment and Witchcraft
More than any other figure in the \Buddhist pantheon, Kurukukka becomes the Buddhist goddess of eroticism and sex, much like the Western goddesses Aphrodite and Venus. She is depicted as a nude, voluptuous, and seductive sixteen year old maiden, holding attributes suggesting her powers, such as an iron hook of attraction, a noose to bind others to her will, and a flower-entwined bow and arrow. But as a Goddess of Witchcraft and Enchantments, she is also akin to the medieval Diana, the Queen of the Witches. It is she who brings all those beings who are otherwise difficult to subdue under her spell and power. Yet she is no mere worldly goddess, but is an emanation of the female Buddha Tara in her red form, She therefore represents the expression of the enlightened awareness and skillful means of a Buddha. In this weekend seminar, we shall look into the meditation and ritual practices of the Dakini Yoga associated with Kurukulla, the mistress of enechantment and witchcraft, who comes when invoked from Khechara, the pure dimension of the Dakinis located in the western direction.
June 13-14, 2026
MAGICAL ATTRACTION PRACTICES WITH KURUKULLA, HAYAGRIVA, AND MAHADEVA
July, 2026