Héroe solitario Yamāntaka
8 to 24 January 2025
Retreat with Gueshe Gyaltsen en el monasterio de Nalanda
Sobre el profesor
Gueshe Gyaltsen was born in Tibet in 1968, in a village named Dzogang, located in the Tsawa region of the Kham province. At the age of 16 he received rabjung ordination in the local monastery of Sang Ngak Chö Khor Ling. At 19 he travelled to Lhasa and received getsül ordination from the Sera Je Geshe Gyaltsen Shakya. He then returned to Kham, where he began the study of philosophy in the monastery of Chamdo Jampa Ling.
Deseoso de ampliar sus estudios y conocer Su Santidad el Dalai LamaGueshe Gyaltsen escapó del Tíbet caminando por la cordillera del Himalaya y llegó a la India en 1990, a la edad de 22 años. Entonces se inscribió en el monasterio de Sera Je y se convirtió en miembro del colegio Tsawa.
En 2007, tras 17 años de estudios intensivos, obtuvo el título de Gueshe Lharampa, el grado más alto en el sistema tradicional de educación monástica tibetana. A continuación, se especializó en tantra en el monasterio de Gyümed. Tras ejercer durante dos años como profesor de filosofía en la escuela Sera Je, se convirtió en director del colegio Tsawa durante un año.
Después de pasar algún tiempo en retiro, Gueshe-la fue requerido por Lama Zopa Rimpoché convertirse en el profesor de la residencia Programa básico in Nalanda Monastery where he has taught since 2014.
Lharampa Geshe Gyaltsen is widely admired by students for his deep and clear explanations and inspiring demeanor. Following the commentary Geshe-la gave on this practice and the retreat he led last year, some dedicated students requested him to lead again the retreat again in January 2025.
"Con respecto a destruir la ignorancia, Mañjuśrī es supremo en otorgar sabiduría. Con respecto a destruir al señor de la muerte, Vajrabhairava es maravilloso. Por lo tanto, habiendo visto que este camino que practica el pacífico e iracundo Mañjuśrī es la entrada maravillosa para los aprendices inteligentes, me deleito en cumplir este método."
Yamāntaka or Vajrabhairava is seen as the wrathful manifestation of Mañjuśrī, the Buddha of wisdom. Lama Tsongkhapa adopted Yamantaka as His personal deity-practice. Vajrabhairava is the principal Gelugpa yidam-meditation practice and to this very day it is considered one of the most important yidam practices, both for monastic and lay practitioners alike.
The practice of Solitary Hero Yamāntaka is a particularly powerful method using wrathful manifestation of the Enlightened mind to control those difficult to tame. It is a means to destroy the hallucination of ignorance which grasp to true existence as well as the afflictions that prevent us from developing bodhicitta and attaining enlightenment.
To attend the retreat, it is required to have received a full initiation into the Highest Yoga Tantra of Yamāntaka!
Having recited with mindfulness the appropriate number of the various mantras, one will be able to perform the fire puja at the end of the retreat and thus to perform later the self-initiation.
Arrival on the 8th end of the afternoon, departure on the 24th of January – 16 nights, non-divisible package for the whole retreat.
The ordained Sangha pays no retreat fees and receives a 50% discount on accommodation and food.
Full board at Nalanda:
| Accomodation and food | Retreat participation | Total | |
| Cabaña | 742€ | 190€ | 932€ |
| Habitación individual | 704€ | 190€ | 894€ |
| Habitación doble | 614€ | 190€ | 804€ |
| Caravana | 486€ | 190€ | 676€ |
| Camping | 461€ | 190€ | 651€ |
Full board at Maitreya Pure Land:
| Accomodation and food | Retreat participation | Total | |
| Suite | 947€ | 190€ | 1137€ |
| Habitación individual con baño privado | 832€ | 190€ | 1022€ |
| Habitación individual con baño compartido | 742€ | 190€ | 932€ |
| Habitación doble con baño compartido | 666€ | 190€ | 856€ |
Meals only (for those who are staying at home and only want breakfast, lunch and dinner):
| Accomodation and food | Retreat participation | Total | |
| Visitor | 333€ | 190€ | 523€ |
| Sangha | 167€ | 0€ | 167€ |
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