by Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 12, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Please arrive 15-20 minutes before the ceremonies; late arrivals will not be admitted.
KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING
917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405
(Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow)
To minimize the Center’s impact on our neighborhood, please park on West Amazon and walk up hill to KDC
Four Deities Empowerment in the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition
Saturday, October 11, 2:00 p.m.
(Arrive by 1:45 p.m.)
The Empowerment of the Four Deities, often referred to as “Achieving the Deities of Six-Armed Mahakala, Vajrayogini, Chenrezig, and Green Tara in Conjunction” authorizes one to engage in one of the main practices of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition. The practice of the Four Deities, which is a form of Guru Yoga, is both powerful and carries a great blessing.
As a result of doing this practice one receives blessings from the Great Dorje Chang. It is from receiving Dorje Chang’s blessings that one is able to realize the state of Mahamudra and understand the nature of one’s mind. Therefore, this Empowerment and its accompanying practice is considered to be essential for any practitioner of the Dharma.
The Refuge Vow is required and will be offered prior to the Empowerment.
The cost is $30 general ($25 KDC members). It is also customary to make a donation and kata offering to the empowering Lama.
Four Deities Teaching and Practice
Sunday, October 12, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(Arrive by 8:45 a.m.)
This practice, known as “Achieving the Four Deities in Conjunction”, has the profound ability to purify past negative actions, obscurations, faults and failings, diseases, harmful influences and obstacles. The lineage of the Four Deities Empowerment and Practice began with the great female Dakini Sukhasiddhi and Rahula. Kyungpo Naljor, the head of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage, received the entire transmission from both of them. From there, it was passed down through the ages, without any break, to the great Guru Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche.
In order to realize the supreme state of Mahamudra and understand the nature of one’s mind, it is necessary to receive the blessings of Dorje Chang. The Four Deities in this practice (Six-armed Mahakala, Vajrayogini, Chenrezig and Green Tara) enable us to do so by providing us with a method of accumulating merit and purifying obscurations. Participants must have received the Empowerment.
The cost is $35 general ($30 KDC members). The Pecha (practice text) is $15.
You are welcome to bring a lunch and stay during the break.
To print out a PDF flier of this event, please click here.
For information, please call (541) 485-3961 or (541) 683-1808 between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
A couple of gentle reminders:
1) As a courtesy to others, if you or anyone in your household is ill and could be contagious, please plan to join us for an event in the future when you are well.
2) Also, KDC Shrine Room is a fragrance-free zone. Due to many people’s allergies, please refrain from wearing scented products or wearing clothing which may have lingering scents of scented products on them.