Saturday, May 4, 2013

Elio Guarisco's Course on the Longsal Saltong Tsalung (The Yoga of Prana Related to the Indivisibility of Clarity and Emptiness)

Authorized teacher,  Elio Guarisco will offer a course on the Longsal Saltong Tsalung, The Yoga of Prana related to the Indivisibility of Clarity and Emptiness. The course will take place on Upper Khandroling  on August 1-6, 2013. Please make your housing reservations soon  as space on the land and schoolhouse dorms are limited by contacting the Tsegyalgar geko. Further details TBA











The Longsal cycle of teachings was received by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu through dreams of clarity. Eight volumes of these Teachings, comprising the essence of the three series of Dzogchen in their fundamental aspects related to the view, meditation, and behavior, have been published so far. The complete title of this cycle is Longchen Osal Khandroi Nyingthig or The Luminous Clarity of the Universe, Heart Essence of the Dakinis (female manifestations of primordial energy).

DAILY SCHEDULE

1 day. 1 session. 10am The Tsalung practice; Explanation of the prana: karmic pranas and wisdom prana. 1 day. 2 session. 3pm Elemental imbalances that obstruct clarity and the way to balance them. 1 day. 3 session. 6pm Ganapuja of Mandarava

2 day. 1 session. 6am Massage with oil and beer to activate channels. Relaxation to allow activation of channels and energy. 2 session. 10am Relaxation to allow activation of the Energies. Training in the four applications of prana. 2 day. 3 session. 3pm Relaxation to allow activation of channels and Energy. Training in the four applications of Prana. 2 day. 4 session. 6pm Ganapuja of Mandarava

3 day. 1 session. 6am Practice of Inner Heat (tummo) the melting bliss; Practice of the indivisibility of bliss and clarity. 3 day. 2 session. 10am Practice of Inner Heat 3 day. 3 session. 3pm Training in relation to the shape of the prana. 3 day. 4 session. 6pm Ganapuja of Mandarava

  4 day. 1 session. 6am Training in relation to the movement of prana. 4 day. 2 session. 10am Training in relation to the color of the prana. 4 day. 3 session. 3pm Training in Kumbhaka according to teaching of Garab Dorje. 4 day. 3 session. 6pm Ganapuja of Mandarava

  5 day. 1 session. 6am Training in relation to the counting of the breaths. 5 day. 2 session. 10am Training in relation to the counting of the breaths. Training in Kumbhaka according to teaching of Garab Dorje. 5 day. 3 session. 3pm Chulen related to outer elements. Chulen related to inner elements. Training in the practice of prana 5 day. 4 session. 6pm Ganapuja of Mandarava

6 day 1. session. 6am Training Practice of Prana 6 day 2. Session. 10am Methods of eliminating heavy experiences related to the four elements. Training in the practice of Prana 6 day. 3 session. 3pm Enhancing breathing practice. Expelling the breath of negativities. Holding the wind of positivity. 6 day. Conclusive session 6pm Ganapuja of Mandarava

Biography of Elio Guarisco

Elio was born in Varese, Italy, on 5 August 1954 and grew up in Como. He studied art and received the Master of Arts before traveling to India to study Buddhism. On his return from India he moved to Switzerland, where for ten years he learned Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy under one of the Dalai Lama’s philosophical advisors. Elio joined the Dzogchen community in 1986, when he received teachings from Chögyal Namkhai Norbu for the first time.

Invited by the late Kalu Rinpoche, Elio spent almost twenty years in India working on the large encyclopedia on Indo-Tibetan knowledge known as Shes bya kun khyab (Myriad Worlds,Buddhist Ethics, Systems of Buddhist Tantra, The Elements of Tantric Practice) authored by Kongtrul the Great, published in separate volumes by Snow Lion Publications. During this time Elio continued to actively collaborate with the Dzogchen Community and especially with the Shang Shung Institute in Italy, of which he is a founding member.

Elio has worked on various translations for the Shang Shung Institute in Italy, including several books by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu relating to Tibetan medicine. Fluent in both colloquial Tibetan and Classical Tibetan, Elio is one of the foremost translators in the field. He has acted for many years as the translator for a number of eminent Tibetan masters, including the His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.


He has completed several levels of the Santi Maha Sangha training, and became an authorized teacher of the base, first, and second level. Elio introduces the principles of the Dzoghen teaching during his seminars in different parts of the world. Since 2003, Elio has been one of the three principal translators for the Ka-ter project of the Shang Shung Institute of Austria. Aside from serving as instructor for the Training for Translators from Tibetan program, he also works for the Dzogchen Tantra Translation Project.


For further information visit the main Tsegyalgar East events page or contact the Dzogchen Community secretary at secretary@tsegyalagr.org

No comments: