Learn Meditation From Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche During Covid-19

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, Pristine Mind Foundation Facebook.

Pristine Mind Foundation, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, was founded by Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche.

Meditation Instruction

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche teaches about meditation, a technique he calls "pristine mind meditation," and often gives the instruction to "leave your mind alone." I appreciate his clear explanations. This nine-minute teaching is a nice example of Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche's style.

100 Day Meditation Challenge

This year Pristine Mind Foundation and Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche again offered a free 100 Day Meditation Challenge which began on January 1 and concluded on April 9. Subscribe to the Pristine Mind Foundation mailing list so you can be notified and have the chance to join the 100 Day Meditation Challenge in 2021.

Weekly Guided Meditations

Beginning on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 PM PT Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche will lead a series of free guided meditation sessions for beginners and experienced meditators alike using Zoom. Register for the mediation series on the Pristine Mind Foundation website so you can receive the Zoom log in details.

Short Online Courses

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche and the Pristine Mind Foundation have been regularly offering free online programs. Check the calendar and register for your chosen programs. The Zoom sessions are popular so make sure to follow the NGO's recommendation to log into Zoom in advance of the start of the session.

Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, Pristine Mind Foundation website.

I am looking forward to the April 25 1:00-2:15 PM PT livestream event "A Poem and Vajra Song of Devotion to Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal." The event description says, "This vajra song by the great 19th century master Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche is perfectly suited to the times we find ourselves in right now. In it, Jamgon Mipham expresses devotion and gratitude to Yeshe Tsogyal during a time when the world is turbulent, people are confused, and there is great uncertainty.

"Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche translated this special devotional vajra song to Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal last year and will explain the meaning of this extraordinary poem. We will read this vajra song and Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche will sing the song and explain the timely message this enlightened poetry has for us right now."

Vajra Armor Mantra

Visit the Pristine Mind Foundation's new webpage for Powerful Healing and Protection Mantras to stop Covid-19. Like Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche advises reciting the Vajra Armor mantra.

The Vajra Armor mantra practice Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche shared says:

OM PEMA SHAWARI P'HET NEN PAR SHIK NAGA NEN TAYATHA SARWA VIRITA HANA HANA BENZIRNA RAKYA RAKYA SOHA

The Vajra Armor mantra Lama Zopa Rinpoche shared is a little different:

HŪṂ VAJRA PHAṬ / OṂ PADMAŚHAVARI PHAṬ / NÄN PAR SHIG / NĀGANAN / TADYATHĀ / SARVAVIRITA / HANA HANA / VAJRENA RAKṢHA RAKṢHA SVĀHĀ 

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's advice notes, " ... the additional syllables “HŪṂ VAJRA PHAṬ,” ... was taught by Trulshik Rinpoche. These syllables are recited with each recitation of the mantra. There are other lineages of the mantra that do not contain these syllables."

The Vajra Armor mantra practice Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche shared says, "When any sickness arises and there is a need for it to be healed, or if an epidemic spreads to infect many, this mantra is recommended by three different treasure revealers. 

"In the age of decline, many diseases can’t be diagnosed by doctors or cured by medicine. At such times, this mantra is critical. The treasure revealers say this practice does not require additional instruction or meditation. Simply recite the mantra with single focus. If you truly follow Vajrayana with trust and belief in mantra, with fewer strongly held concepts, it is of greater benefit with this practice."

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche is a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition. He received his education and training for ten years starting at the age of fourteen at Larung Gar in Serta, eastern Tibet, with his teacher, the great Jigmed Phuntsok Rinpoche, who is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of the twentieth century.

Read the rest of his biography on the Pristine Mind Foundation website.