From August 15 to 18, during his visit to Dhagpo Kagyu Ling, we had the opportunity to attend the teachings of His Eminence Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, and to benefit from the presence of Lama Jigme Rinpoche and Gendun Rinchen.
Around 500 people attended the continuation of his teaching on the Torch of Certainty, written by his predecessor Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye.
His teaching covered both the text itself, for which he gave the ritual reading (lung), as well as his own experience in practicing the preliminaries.
The life release practice was carried out in front of the stupa in the presence of Jamgön Kongtrül Rinpoche and Gendun Rinchen.
During his stay, Jamgön Kongtrül Rinpoche visited the Sukhavati Garden and the library, which houses a unique documentary collection of western and Tibetan works.
Thanks to its Tibetan holdings, the library preserves texts that are no longer published or are only done so on a confidential basis, thereby rendering them accessible.
The availability of these textual resources on our soil also contributes to anchoring the Dharma in the West.
At the end of his visit to the library, Jamgön Kongtrül Rinpoche received a box containing cards with definitions from the Entry to the State of a Pandita.
His teachings, anchored in the scriptural tradition, are very accessible, especially thanks to the many lively examples he uses to illustrate his remarks.
According to the Alankara-Sutra:
Following a friend of virtue means to practice what he teaches;
This state of mind is what truly rejoices him.
We wish to express our gratitude to our teachers for their continued kindness.
May the blessing of the lineage continue to unfold through their activity for the benefit of beings.
