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Emotions as Obstacles; Emotions as Wisdom.

All of us want happiness for ourselves and others, but we often feel that our happiness is sabotaged by our negative emotions. At the same time our emotions seem to be such a natural reaction to events that they are difficult to change. How can we not be angry when we see injustice, for example, or how can we have a girlfriend or boyfriend and not sometimes feel jealous and possessive?

Buddhist training offers many methods for working the afflictive emotions, achieving a wider perspective, and finding inner peace.

During this weekend, Chagdud Khadro will introduce techniques of contemplation and meditation that she learned from Chagdud Rinpoche. These methods will enable us to discover our own capacities for overcoming obstacles and appreciating the wisdom essence of all emotions.

Biography

Chagdud Khadro met Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche—a great master of the Nyingma school with whom the Rigpa sangha has a strong connection—in March 1978, married him in November 1979, and remained his devoted student for twenty-three years.

At the time of her ordination as a lama in 1997, Rinpoche invested her as the future Spiritual Director of Chagdud Gonpa Brasil. After Rinpoche’s transition, as head lama, she has focused on maintaining the high calibre of Vajrayana training he had established.

During her time with Rinpoche, Khadro received constant training from him, both in organizing Dharma activities and in the teachings and practice of Vajrayana. She was among the collaborators for his autobiography Lord of the Dance.

With his guidance, she compiled commentaries of his teachings on the Dudjom Tersar Ngöndro, Longsal Nyingpo Phowa—the tradition she teaches according to—and the concise version of Apang Tertön’s Red Tara practice.

Formerly the managing editor of Padma Publishing in the United States, Khadro has edited many translations of Tibetan works. Today Chagdud Khadro is tireless in cultivating the seeds planted by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.

These include the construction of Padmasambhava’s Pureland, translation and publishing of texts in Portuguese and Spanish, projects related to education and to death and dying. Khadro supervises the activities and teaches in all the Chagdud Gonpa Brasil centers and Chagdud Gonpa Hispanoamérica. She also teaches in Europe, United States and Australia.