How to Start in Four Steps
New to our group?
Unsure where to start?
Let us help with that!
A quick primer: When you see a P before something, this means Path Level. We have three levels that are open to all and two others that are invitation-only:
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Path Level 1 (P-1): This is our intro level. Here you will have all the sutric teachings, most of the open teachings and some visualization instructions. It ends with you gaining the Guru Yoga empowerments, and a host of sorcerous practices cointained there.
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Path Level 2 (P-2): This is the general tantric level. You must have completed the P-1 level. At this level, there's a 1.5 years course covering all the tantric basics, from generating as the deity to giving a long ceremonial meal, destroying obstacles, etc. Finish this and you will be ahead of 99% of people who do Tantra, in the west or east.
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Path Level 3 (P-3): This is the advanced tantric level. We have Ngondros here, but also the advanced yogas, like Tummo, Dream Yoga and Phowa.
Once you complete P-3, you're eligible for two other trainings:
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Ngapga/ma Training: this is where you train to work as a tantric sorcerer. You get a host of special empowerments and in-depth training in rituals.
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Lama Training: This is where you learn to be a Lama, how to conduct rituals and give empowerments, as well as in-depth guidance on how to teach the Dharma.
(you can find a longer description of our school and lineage here and our teaching structure here)
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P-1: Intro to Tantric Sorcery
If you're totally new, but want to dive into our teachings, you can take the self-paced P-1: Intro to Tantric Sorcery course here.
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Books
If a course is not your thing, but you want to learn what we teach without any commitment, you can always get our books: we cover from basic introductions to sutric sorcery!
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Our ongoing activities
We have our monthly newsletter, called The Waystation, that's available for all! Here, we go over the monthly activities, what we are doing and the direction of the TRC. There's always open & free activities for all to participate. You can find it here.
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Commiting to the Path
Once you have tried this path and want to take your practice to the next level, you can request the Guru Yogas empowerment that unlock P-2, P-3 and the Buddhist Sorcerer (Ngapga) and Lama Training. For that, we advise you to suscribe to our school here.
