Invocation of Yeshe Walmo
June 5 with Geshe Denma Gyaltsen
Many of our Ligmincha retreat centers and sanghas worldwide close the last practice of each day by reciting the Invocation of Yeshe Walmo. Doing so, we invoke this enlightened protector of Yungdrung Bon to guide and protect us at every level. Join Geshe Denma Gyaltsen, resident lama for Ligmincha Texas, at Serenity Ridge or online on Sunday, June 5, for a special half-day teaching on this practice.
The Invocation of Yeshe Walmo may be new to many who have not been to in-person retreats. If you are not familiar with Yeshe Walmo or with her invocation, we strongly encourage you to attend this event! And if you do know the practice, this is a great time to get closer to her through the deep wisdom and kindness of Geshe Denma, who will be in residence at Serenity Ridge for a number of weeks this summer.
The term invocation generally means to call upon. However, the Tibetan term is kulpa, more specifically meaning to arouse or to call to action. Therefore, this prayer is clearly used to call upon the enlightened protector Yeshe Walmo to quickly act on our behalf.
In the final line of the prayer, Yeshe Walmo is called upon to "pacify all obstacles and causes of disharmony without exception, into the vastness of outer, inner and secret space!" The Tibetan text specifically refers to these three spaces, kha long ying. This indicates the ability of Yeshe Walmo to support the practitioner by destroying obstacles that range from being obvious and external to the subtlest obstacles of mind. Nothing is beyond her capability. That power, combined with the doubtless trust of the practitioner, can bring immediate action and support as expressed in this concise and powerful prayer.
Schedule (New York Time)
Sunday, June 5
10-11:15 a.m. Teaching
11:15-11:45 a.m. Brea
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Teaching
This event will be held both online and in person at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center.
For those attending the online summer retreat at Serenity Ridge on the Seven Mirrors with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, we warmly invite you to attend the ONLINE Yeshe Walmo retreat for a special discount of $20. Use the discount code SUMMER during the registration process.
