Chulen Retreat with Chogyal Rinpoche in Germany - 30th June till 8th July 2018
Chulen is a hidden treasure of Guru Rinpoche, which was revealed by Tertön Choying Lingpa as a space terma just around 100 years ago: A certain Medicine Chulen practice. Chogyal Rinpoche’s teacher Repa Tsultrim Tharchin received the transmission of this practice from Tertön Choying Lingpa directly and passed it on to Chogyal Rinpoche in 2013.
Chulen is a yogic practice of extracting essences. The practice of Chulen is famous throughout the Tibetan history and you can find stories of famous masters like Guru Padmasambhava, Yeshe Tsogyal, Mandarava, Saraha, Milarepa or Tangtong Gyalpo, who were living for many years just on the essence of elements.
Repa Tsultrim Tharchin himself was living for six years an solitary life applying this yogic method of extracting essences from elements. Apart from this he nourished himself all these years by nothing else than a few nettles and mineral water.
In spring 2017 the Repa asked Chogyal Rinpoche to spread the Chulen practice outside of Tibet to interested long-time practitioners. This particular Chulen is originally practiced as düntsam only - a seven days fasting retreat, which guides to great spiritual development as well as immens health benefits. Repa Tsultrim Tharchin is convinced that the 3 major humors - lung, tripa and beken - can be harmonised and all diseases can be completely healed by this powerful method. The spiritual viewpoint emphasis on improving concentration, increasing wisdom, sharpening mental faculties and purifying the energy flow in the subtle body.
Chulen is a yogic practice of extracting essences. The practice of Chulen is famous throughout the Tibetan history and you can find stories of famous masters like Guru Padmasambhava, Yeshe Tsogyal, Mandarava, Saraha, Milarepa or Tangtong Gyalpo, who were living for many years just on the essence of elements.
Repa Tsultrim Tharchin himself was living for six years an solitary life applying this yogic method of extracting essences from elements. Apart from this he nourished himself all these years by nothing else than a few nettles and mineral water.
In spring 2017 the Repa asked Chogyal Rinpoche to spread the Chulen practice outside of Tibet to interested long-time practitioners. This particular Chulen is originally practiced as düntsam only - a seven days fasting retreat, which guides to great spiritual development as well as immens health benefits. Repa Tsultrim Tharchin is convinced that the 3 major humors - lung, tripa and beken - can be harmonised and all diseases can be completely healed by this powerful method. The spiritual viewpoint emphasis on improving concentration, increasing wisdom, sharpening mental faculties and purifying the energy flow in the subtle body.
This comprehensive Chulen practice, which bases on Tsa Lung Thrul Khor, contains different parts like a Mantra phase, Chulen-Ngondro, Chulen-Guru Yoga and a main part. During the main Chulen one purifies the channels and extracts the energy out of the elements. The concluding part works particularly with Water- and Fire-Chulen, the latter bases on both: tummo and illusory body.
Another central feature is a special technique of holding the breath, the so-called “vase breathing” (tib. lung bum pa can), which is supported by muscular contraction, mental concentration and certain visualizations, in particular Vajrayogini and Amithayus. With this method the meditator is controlling the movement of energies and lung in his subtle body with the aim to master his mind.
Following his teacher's wish to introduce students to the Chulen practice, Rinpoche gave during some courses in his presence the exceptional possibility of practicing the Preliminaries of this Chulen only during a one day fasting.
In 2018 Chogyal Rinpoche is planning to give the complete Chulen for the first time during a 8-9 days retreat in Germany to long-time practitioners in the West. The first retreat is going to take place from the 30th June till the 8th July 2018.
Rinpoche likes to welcome practitioners of all schools (Kagyu, Bon, Nyingma, Sakya, Gelug etc), who have finished the Ngondro (or similar preliminaries).
Another central feature is a special technique of holding the breath, the so-called “vase breathing” (tib. lung bum pa can), which is supported by muscular contraction, mental concentration and certain visualizations, in particular Vajrayogini and Amithayus. With this method the meditator is controlling the movement of energies and lung in his subtle body with the aim to master his mind.
Following his teacher's wish to introduce students to the Chulen practice, Rinpoche gave during some courses in his presence the exceptional possibility of practicing the Preliminaries of this Chulen only during a one day fasting.
In 2018 Chogyal Rinpoche is planning to give the complete Chulen for the first time during a 8-9 days retreat in Germany to long-time practitioners in the West. The first retreat is going to take place from the 30th June till the 8th July 2018.
Rinpoche likes to welcome practitioners of all schools (Kagyu, Bon, Nyingma, Sakya, Gelug etc), who have finished the Ngondro (or similar preliminaries).