Eva Natanya, 05 May 2020
Eva (Yangchen) first comments on the files we have received via Google Drive, which correspond to the Shower of Blessings, Vajrayāna empowerment samayas, and a couple of Christianity / Buddhism sessions. This is all material from last year’s retreat. She also comments on the “Calling the Guru from Afar” text we have received from her, and some images helpful for visualization.
Eva then brings a Tibetan term which refers to all the characters one actor might take in different situations, and draws from this concept to talk about the different manifestations of dharmakāya, or in our particular case, the manifestations of Vajrayogini. She makes an account of how Vajrayogini manifests at the dharmakāya, sambhogakāya and nirmāṇakāya levels.
Yangchen goes back to Thinley Norbu’s commentary to describe the emanation of Padmasambhava we are in the presence of. Amitabha is dharmakāya, Avalokiteshvara is sambhogakāya, and Padmasambhava nirmāṇakāya. But this are indivisible. He is in fact inseparable from Samantabhadra, Vajradhāra and Shakyamuni. Yangchen continues with the description of the visualization of Padmasambhava (the root Lama) across from Vajrayogini (you). In the midst of this description, Eva speaks about how we can determine who our root Guru is. She further explains what the garments Padmasambhava wears symbolize. After this details we go into the meditation, coming from A Chariot on the Path to the Union of the Two.
Meditation begins at 46: “Guru Yoga of Blessings”
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