Chotrul Duchen (Great day of Miraculous Manifestations) is an auspicious period for us to engage ourselves in various positive actions.
Thus, to join our teacher, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s New Year resolution and to garner a multi-merit and devotion, some 100 local people from Dewathang gathered virtually to receive oral transmission (lung) and instruction from Khenchen Sonam Tashi to begin chanting the seven-line prayer. We will maintain a record of chants.
If anyone wishes to join us, you are welcome!
Excerpt from Rinpoche’s New Year Resolution
“My new year’s resolution is to chant the seven-line prayer 1,000 times every day. I should add that I may not necessarily chant all 1,000 in one sitting or in a formal session (sitting with a straight back and so on). I may, for example, chant during conversations I have with other people, or as I browse the shelves in shopping malls, or as I surf the internet, watch YouTube videos, or catch the latest episode of an intriguing television series. To some of you, I know, this approach will sound a little scandalous — it is not the perfect way of accumulating prayers. But in this day and age, if someone like me can isolate my mouth for long enough to chant just one seven-line prayer, it can only be considered a very worthwhile activity. And it’s definitely better than doing nothing. So if any of you feel you would like to make a similar resolution, please join me.” – DJK Rinpoche
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