The Practice of Mahamudra at the Mountain Kailash

In H.E. Garchen Rinpoche's vision to transfer the three Holy Mountains of Tibet to the western world, H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Thinley Lhundup connected the Milarepa Retreat Center to the Holy Mount Kailash. H.E.Garchen Rinpoche announced that the practice of Mahamudra should become here a main target and should be tought and practiced continously. During the inauguration in 2012, he gave to the center the auspicious Tibetan name Drikung Kagyu Gangri Chagchen Dargye Ling – Kailash, the place where Mahamudra shall flourish.

Since the inauguration of the center in 2012 a regular program of teachings, retreats and drubchens is being offered for the practice of Mahamudra, led by high Tibetan masters and also by western teachers. There is also a seperate, protected area where disciples have the opportunity to withdraw for a longer period, for long-term retreat, and to study and practice in a traditionel Three-Years-Retreat intensively the key-points of the tantric path, to carry out the practice of the five-fold path of Mahamudra along with the profound path of the six Dharmas of Naropa.

The MarNgok Committee was founded by His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Thinle Lhundup in July 2017. His Holiness's vision was to re-establish Lord Marpa within the Kagyu Lineage and revitalize the Transmissions passed down from Lord Marpa to his disciple Ngog Choku Dorje by focusing particularly on two of the Ngok Mandalas, the “Nine Deities Hevajra Mandala” and the “Fifteen Deities Nairatmya Mandala”.

H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Thinle Lhundup officially announced in 2017 that the Milarepa Retreat Center in Germany is the place where the entire Mar-Ngok Hevajra Tantra Teachings are rooted and practiced as a “special Project”. Accordingly, His Holiness has developed a program to alternate between a Hevajra and a Nairatmya Drubchen from the Hevajra Mandala every year since 2021. The Milarepa Retreat Center - Main Seat of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage in Europe - the is very happy about the cooperation with the MarNkog Committee, which was founded by Carl Djung- https://www.mar-ngok.de/community/#about-the-community. Together we would like to realize the vision of H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Thinley Lhundup and give practitioners the opportunity to put together everything needed for Hevajra/Nairatmya practice. Dr. Cécile Ducher from the MarNgok Committee is working intensively and with passionate motivation with His Holiness, especially on everything concerning the texts (sadhanas). Furthermore, Drupon Rachel has worked out with His Holiness how the long and short retreats (Drubchens) are to be practiced and carried out correctly. The Project Coordinator Daniela König has an overview of the processing procedures of the Project and acts as Umze (pre-singer) with Drupon Rachel, during the Drubchen. Further information about the MarNgok Committee can be found at: https://www.mar-ngok.de

For this Project to continue, the MarNkog Committee and the Milarepa Center would be very grateful, if the Sangha could financially support the work of the Text Translations that are being meticulously prepared with His Holiness. Further Information on how to support can be found at: www.mar-ngok.de/community/#support-us . We would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for your support!