Ngondro the Preliminary Practices

The Ngondro practices include contemplation of the Four Thoughts that turn the mind toward transformation: the impermanent nature of existence, the preciousness of our life, the nature of suffering, and the law of cause and effect. Tempa Lama will explain how these contemplations can help us in our lives. Ngondro further includes the prayer to one’s teacher, taking refuge in the three jewels of the path of liberation, generating the heart and mind of awakening, mandala offering, purification through the 100-syllable mantra, and the three heart mantras of Bon. Tempa Lama will explain these practices and give the transmission.