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Zasep Tulku Rinpoche will be teaching again on Medicine Buddha practice on YouTube Live today, Sunday, August 2nd, at 2:00 PM (Pacific Time). Please join us on the Gaden for the West YouTube Channel Also, all sadhanas that Rinpoche has referenced throughout the series (including the "Blessing the Medicines" sadhana) are available on the Gaden for the West website at this link: https://gadenforthewest.org/prayers.html

Please join us tomorrow 2:00pm PT Sunday July 26 for Medicine Buddha teachings from our Precious Zasep Tulku Rinpoche. We thank you for your love and blessings ...Rinpoche Tune in here to attend or to view past teachings https://www.youtube.com/c/GadenforthewestOrg To offer Dana to Rinpoche: http://gadenforthewest.org/paypal.html

Zasep Tulku Rinpoche will again be teaching on Medicine Buddha practice on YouTube Live this Sunday, July 19th at 2:00 PM (Pacific Time). Please join us on the Gaden for the West YouTube Channel

Venerable Zasep Rinpoche recommends Black Manjushri to students for healing and protection, especially from Novel Corona Virus and other diseases, including Cancer. Rinpoche guides us through the practice, visualization and mantras for this special healing practice treasured by Tibetan Buddhists offering advice and commentary for both students who are initiated and those who are not (front visualization.) Chant along with Rinpoche, and visualize the blue healing light/energ...y of Black Manjushri. This is a full 30-minute teaching, well-worth the full watch with commentary, guided visualization, wrathful versus peaceful imagery, mantra transmission (Rinpoche slowly says the mantra three times, you should repeat out loud), and then a short chant-along session with Rinpoche. NOTE: Rinpoche always cautions to see your medical professionals and health-care providers for any illness. INDEX for those jumping to specific areas: 0-1:23 Title and credits and information 1:24: Important medical disclaimer from Rinpoche: Rinpoche advises people to work with their health care providers. 1:36: Rinpoche's introduction to "Healing Practice of Black Manjushri" "I feel this is an important practice right now... with Carona Nova Virus." 3:28: Black Manjushri Lineage explained: one of the "13 golden Dharmas of Shakya tradition." 4:17: Benefits with examples of past students who benefited from full recovery through Black Manjushri healing. 5:09: Introducing differences in practice for people "with initiation" and "without initiation." 5:15: For people with initiation:Take Buddhist Refuge, Generate Bodhichitta, Four Immeasurables, then you visualize yourself as Black Manjushri, then do 7-limb practice (described in full detail later) 6:04 "At your heart you visualize Black Dhi syllable" Dhi syllable and visualized healing light animated demonstration video. 6:37 "Om Benz Samaja" or "Om Vajra Samaja" and visualization described. 6:59 "How to practice if you do NOT have empowerment or initiation." visualize in front of you. 7:48 Seven-Limb Practice in English. 10:27 Guided visualization of Black Manjushri in front of you (no initiation). 12:12 When to visualize Peaceful or Wrathful Black Manjushri. 13:41 Sometimes wrathful is necessary. 14:30 Visualizing Peaceful Black Manjushri. 17:25 Making offerings with mudras. 18:05 How to recite the mantra of Black Manjushri (with mantra on screen.) 19:19 Chant mantra along with Rinpoche for healing (with text sub titles of mantra.) 23:04 Mantras rules: not to fast, not to slow, not too loud, not to soft 23:38 Chanting for others for inspiration or healing. 24:28 Visualizing yourself as Black Manjushri (only if initiated). 28:15 Demonstrating Kriya Tantra Offering Mudras. 29:05 How to chant mantra and more chanting.

Venerable Zasep Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of Gaden for the West, is known for the clarity of his profound Buddhist teachings, many of which are found in Budd...ha Weekly’s YouTube Channel. To honour his kindness in offering these teachings, Buddha Weekly offers this tribute and long-life prayer video, based on the Long Life Prayer to Zasep Rinpoche Immortal Rain written by the great Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche (previous incarnation). Titled Immortal Rain, Rinpoche’s student Irina Safona asked Peter Haeder to sing the long life prayer. We adapted the beautiful prayer and music to a video portraying some of Rinpoche’s wonderful life, from child to eminent teacher and spiritual director to the various centers of Gaden For the West. Below are the original translated lyrics by HH Trijang Rinpoche (the song version is in captions in the video): Immortal Rain Long-Life Prayer for Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche Wisdom of all the Buddhas, eternal adamantine nature, clad in the three maroon robes and displaying the marks of perfection, Lobsang Gyalwa Tsedzin (Tsongkapa), benefactor of life, Please grant the joyous occasion for the attainment of immortality, Here and now! Lobsang Tenzin Gyalsten (Zasep Rinpoche), Treasure of knowledge ofJamgon’s (Tsongkapa’s) noble heritage and wish-fulfilling power; Concerned solely with upholding the Dharma in both theory and practice, You please all the infinite Buddhas immensely, Oh, learned propagator and holy teacher, please stay firmly with us! The pure white light of your peerless wisdom Reveals the bountiful jasmine garden of Dharma’s precepts and training. May your smile, like full moon in a night in ‘the autumn, Shine undiminished until the end of existence. Bodhisattva Lobsang Tenzin Gyalsten, Please remain firmly with us! Though the pernicious mind, like an elephant, is difficult to tame, You have controlled it with the sharp hook of mental alertness. Never crossing beyond the rules of Vinaya, May you. Reverend Elder, truly live long! Explaining in detail through exacting discernment, The lapis-lazuli lineage of the Sutras and Tantras, In well-spoken rhymes of complete perfection, May your melodious tones always proclaim the Scriptures and grace the ears of we fortunate ones! Thus the teachings of Father Jampal Nyingpo (Tsongkhapa), are like a wick in a lamp of refined molten gold, May you through your life of purity and goodness, Be one who raises its flame higher and higher, and ever remain steadfastly with us! By the compassion of the Triple Gem and the ocean of Conquerors; By the power of the Dharma Protectors long-trusted and honoured; By the true strength of unequivocal causal interdependence; May the purpose of this prayer be accomplished, Spontaneously and without hindrance! https://buddhaweekly.com/immortal-rain-long-life-prayer-to/