Dear Everyone,
I hope you’re doing well ☺ I write this from a small corner of London where I am helping my poor old tired father take care of my frail mother after her prolonged visit to hospital. It does not seem very long ago that my dad was a star athlete and my mom full of life and energy, and that they were both a lot younger than I am today. A poignant reminder that our bodies are simply not built to last and that we need to put effort into gaining the refuge of spiritual realizations before we get too old.
Given that a human life goes by so fast and old age and/or death are just around the corner, the quicker we gain true freedom from mental and physical suffering and the enlightened ability to really help our loved ones in significant ways, the better. This is why Buddha taught Tantra.
As I explain in detail in the Tantric Opportunity classes, we harness the power of our wisdom, creative imagination, and bliss to quickly sever the root of ignorance in our minds and break free from the impure cycle of endless deaths and rebirths. Tantra is also the most powerful method on the planet for dealing with our attachments and addictions and enables us to manifest the deepest levels of joy. You can also read more about all this in these articles: https://kadampalife.org/tantra/
After the empowerments Gen-la Jampa will give commentary, which will be more than enough to get you started. We at KMC Colorado will, of course, also support you completely in your Tantric practice! I will be giving some basic teachings on Essential Vajrayogini later in the year to help you establish a short and sweet daily practice, and on Sundays those on the Teacher Training Program will have the rather rare opportunity to study the whole book The New Guide to Dakini Land.
I could talk for pages about Tantra and how much I love it, it is my life. But instead I will direct you once again to those two classes, the short articles I mention above, and, if you still have time, the first four chapters on Tantra in Part 2 of Modern Buddhism (available free from here.) If you have any questions at all between now and the Summer Festival, please send them to me at rt@meditationincolorado.org.
My own feeling is that this will be a one-time opportunity – Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments are given every other year at international Festivals in the UK or elsewhere (occasionally in the US); and after the pandemic will most likely only be available once again in person. So if you have any sense that you’d like to receive them at some point, please don’t miss this chance.
(If you have time for two weeks of Festival this Summer, Dorje Shugden empowerment and teachings are being offered during the first week.)
Much love and prayers,
Kadam Lucy
