Tara Mandala is pleased to share the upcoming virtual retreat offered by Lama Sarah Harding, Machig’s Bundle of Wisdom (September 22 – 25).
Sarah Harding has been studying and practicing Buddhism since 1974, and has been teaching and translating since completing a three-year retreat in 1980 under the guidance of Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoché.
She was associate professor at Naropa University for twenty-five years in Boulder, Colorado, where she currently resides, and has been a fellow of the Tsadra Foundation since 2000.
She specializes in literature with a focus on tantric practice. Her publications include Ornament of Dakpo Kagyu Thought; Creation and Completion; The Treasury of Knowledge: Esoteric Instructions; Niguma, Lady of Illusion; and two volumes on Chö and Shijé from The Treasury of Precious Instructions. She has contributed chapters to various anthologies, written published and unpublished articles, and translated many practice manuals for private use.
Machig’s Bundle of Wisdom
With Lama Sarah Harding • September 22 – 25
Virtual Retreat
The Great Bundle of Precepts on Severance may be the earliest teaching on Chöd attributed to Machig Labdrön (1055 – 1149), the progenitor of this unique system of Tibetan Buddhist practice, and therefore the closest to her as the source. According to some narratives, when she gave this teaching the Indian adepts who had come to verify her authenticity were entirely convinced that it was the genuine Buddha Word. In this retreat, we will delve into these teachings, Machig’s actual words, while also referencing one of its earliest commentaries … Read more »
We warmly welcome you to this virtual retreat with Lama Sarah Harding – deepening our connection with the gift of Machig’s teachings.
~With Blessings,
Tara Mandala
