Jnanasukha is a sacred space for the activity of Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal and the Nyingma Dudjom lineage of "The Dakini Heart Essence" (mkha 'gro thug thig). Our mission to to serve an international sangha through our main projects: Translations & Publications, Teaching & Practice, and The Tsogyal Latso Tibet Fund. We also offer pilgrimages to Tibet. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization  incorporated in the State of Hawaii, USA. Federal ID#: 61-1437787 more

Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal is a wisdom dakini believed to have attained the rainbow body of enlightenment in eighth century Tibet. Her enlightened legacy transcends time, gender, and culture. Although her human incarnation is no longer in this world, she is still with us through her life story, teachings, and emanations. Ultimately, she represents the absolute nature of our own minds. more

The Dudjom lineage comes to us directly from Guru Padmasambhava through the agency of Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1904) and His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje (1904-1987), one of Tibet's greatest twentieth century masters. Revered for his intelligence, wisdom, and artistry, Dudjom Rinpoche was also a visionary master (terton. Among his revelations is a cycle of  teachings he received from Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal. It is now known as The Dakini Heart Essence (Khandro Thuk Thikand has translated by Jnanasukha into English. It is the basis of our path to enlightenment. more

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The ingredients come from Drak Yangdzong and Dzong Kumbum, two of Guru Rinpoche's sacred places near Tsogyal Latso. Other ingredients include herbal shrubs, juniper, and fragrant rhododendrons. When burned on charcoal, this incense has a special power to end epidemics, protect health, purify the air, and so forth. 100% of proceeds benefit the nuns of Tsogyal Latso and your name will be added to our community of Tsogyal Latso donors.

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Saturday
Jan262013

Rolmo Interview with Prof. Kathryn Goldman Schuyler: Tibetan Buddhism & Leadership

Saturday
Jan192013

Heart Drop Advice

Download Jnanasukha's translation of Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok's (1933–2004) personal advice to practitioners. Rinpoche was the reincarnation of the Terton Sogyal, Lerab Lingpa, and was known for his scholarship. In 1980, he established the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute which quickly grew to more than 10,000 monks, nuns, and lay students, both Tibetan and Chinese. He was also a treasure revealer and visited the USA in 1993. download

Thursday
Jan102013

The Historical Origin of The Dakini Heart Essence

"The Dakini Heart Essence" (in Tibetan, Khandro Thuk Thik) is the textual mind treasure of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche (1904-1987). During Rinpoche's life time, the conditions for discovering his prophesied earth treasures did not come about. And it is also said that only a small portion of his mind treasures were actually revealed. One of them is the "The Dakini Heart Essence," a doctrinal cycle of the female buddhas revealed by Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal herself.
 
In 1928 (Yang Earth Dragon), the great yogin, Trulshik Dorje of Kongpo, was completing a hundred thousand feast offerings when he was told by a visionary dakini to go to Dudjom Rinpoche and implore him to immediately compose a dakini sadhana. His Holiness at first declined but upon Trulshik Rinpoche's insistence, he began to write what he thought would be a short dakini sadhana. Suddenly, the sadhanas of the outer, inner, secret, and innermost dakinis (Yeshe Tsogyal, Kurukullle, Singhamukha, and Throma respectively) arose in the expanse of his wisdom his mind and he wrote them down. What he composed that day is known as "The Root Verses of The Dakini Heart Essence: Treasury of Accomplishments—The Practices of the Profound Path of the Dakinis." In the colophon, His Holiness recounted: On account of a request from the fortunate great being Trulshik Dorje, relying on my perception of the blessings of the Great Orgyen, Knower of the Three Times, whatever thoughts arose were gathered together in the shape of [these] letters by Jigdral Yeshe Dorje.
 

Trulshik Dorje Rinpoche then requested the empowerment. There was no ritual torma availableat the time, so His Holiness used a pot filled with beer! For the vase empowerment, he touched the pot to Trulshik Rinpoche's body and then he gave him a few drops of beer. For the secret empowerment, Trulshik Rinpoche drank the beer. During the wisdom-knowledge empowerment, he had visionary experiences and for the fourth empowerment, his mind was filled with great bliss!

Afterward, Trulshik Rinpoche went to Yarlung Sheldrak in Tibet to practice the main sadhana. During his retreat, he experienced many blessings and signs of success which he later recounted to Dudjom Rinpoche as evidence of the power of this treasure. We know that much later, Trulshik Dorje Rinpoche passed away in Sikkim during the 1970's.
 
Over the years, in Kongpo, Lhasa, and Kalimpong, Dudjom Rinpoche wrote more texts which were incorporated into "The Dakini Heart Essence." For example, he wrote sadhanas and other ritual practices for all four dakinis and also an extensive commentary on the phases of generation and completion in connection to the four empowerments.

At that time, several persons unknown to us today, requested His Holiness to write supplementary texts in order to expand on the Root Verses. Tsewang Rigzin Nampar Gyalwayday who was a Lhasa official, became the appointed treasure custodian (ter dag), that is to say, he was His Holiness' sponsor and was also responsible for spreading this treasure. The treasure itself was entrusted to Ekajati.

Today, "The Dakini Heart Essence" is published in Tibetan as volume 16 of "The Collected Works of Dudjom Rinpoche". It has also come to include two texts by Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche. It is 550 pages in length and has been translated into English by Jnanasukha.

Saturday
Dec292012

It's Our 10th Anniversary!

We are an international sangha of over 2,000 individuals—leaders, practitioners, donors, volunteers, and supporters—working to transmit the wisdom of The Dudjom Dakini Heart Essence and all the Female Buddhas and to integrate that into an enlightened way of living and benefiting beings.

Our first decade has brought a deep sense of joy and optimism. We translated, transcribed, researched, published, commissioned, hosted programs and retreats, and paid special attention to internet content, streaming, and digital resources. Recently, we launched Free Dharma Online a program which offers video webinars, practice sessions, and content-rich downloads. Over 200 people are benefiting from this initiative on a regular basis. Beginning in 2009, we created unique pilgrimages to the sacred sites of our lineage in Tibet and in 2010, we assumed long-term responsibility for Tsogyal Latso, the birthplace of Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal in Tibet, and the fourteen nuns living there.

What else is possible in the second decade?

After ten years of progressive growth, it’s time to drop anchor. Time to see what more can happen!  Following a request of Lama Tharchin Rinpoche’s wisdom mind, as soon as circumstances allow, we would like to establish an urban location for Jnanasukha—a Dakini Palace— a center where we could create the supports for our lineage, host teachers, programs, and regular practices…and have an Internet connection to boot!

Monday
Oct222012

Rolmo Interview with Prof. Holly Gayley: Life of Khandro Tare Lhamo 

 

Tuesday
Sep112012

The Pearl Mala: Success & Challenge

Saturday
Mar242012

Rolmo Interview: Sangye Khandro

Wednesday
Nov022011

Teaching Acupuncture to the Nuns of Tsogyal Latso

View more videos of our September 2011 visit to Tsogyal Latso in Tibet.