Ngondro Prostration Practice Afternoon

Those that have had Ngondro instructions are welcome to join our Sangha for group practise. We will join Kagyu Samye Dzong London via Zoom from our Shrine Room with permission from Lama Zangmo, people who wish to attend would need to be on camera and it's limited to those who are in our Shrine Room only. It will begin with a Q&A session with Lama Zangmo and follow by group practise.

RSVP is most appreciated so we can prepare space for you, and please bring a mat/vinyl sheet if you have one for practise.

We will meet at 1pm to set up, and the event would start from 1.30pm.

Anyone wishing to have instructions, we recommend that you take the opportunity to attend A Weekend of Instructions in the Ngondro Practice with Lama Zangmo from 31 Jan to 1 Feb at Kagyu Samye Dzong London.

Here are some info about the Ngondro instructions:

Lama Zangmo will give instructions on the Ngondro, a practice text by the 9th Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje, consisting of the four ordinary foundations and the four special foundations.

The Four Ordinary Foundations are contemplations on the four thoughts that turn the mind to the Dharma, namely the preciousness of human life, impermanence, karma, cause and effects, and the sufferings of samsara.

The Four Special Foundations are purification and accumulation practices and are: prostrations, recitations of the Dorje Sempa hundred syllable mantra, mandala offerings and guru yoga practice.

The function of the prostrations is to deepen our sense of refuge in the Three Jewels and take root in the Lineage, and to help us appreciate the importance of Dharma practice. It is a method of purification of the obscurations and accumulation of merit.

Lama Zangmo will give instructions in the Four Thoughts and how to start the first of the special foundations, the prostration practice. She will also give the lung, scriptural transmission, for the practice. This course is suitable for those who have already taken Refuge or are planning to take refuge at the next opportunity. For any questions and guidance about whether to join this course, please feel free to contact the office or make an appointment to speak to Lama Zangmo.