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Hello, everyone! Happy new year! May this new year finds us all in Shambhala! What a beginning, right? Things ended in 2023 as intense as they come. To start the year with the right foot forward, we have a slew of activities, but as a way to make everything easier, I’ve compiled a couple of links that new members can find useful: ·         You can always see the upcoming activities in our homepage: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/ ·         What is Vajrayana?: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/vajrayana ·         WTF is Tantra?: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/wtf-is-tantra ·         Our Mission: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/mission ·         Our Structure – i.e. where we talk about our maps, systems and how to practice: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/structure To sign up to anything, it’s all on one site. No more fiddling around with Paypal, no more “send me the mail, I signed up afterwards”. The way around is very simple: · 1-Go to https://www.tantricsorcery.com/ · 2-Where it says “log in” -> register a new user, or log in · 3-Both in the landing page and here you will have the activities · 4-To get a ticket is as easy on clicking on it. You will be given the option to support T-1, T-2 or get the ticket full price. Alternatively, if you want to sign up to T-1 or T-2, you can do so here: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/subscriptions Remember that we have our social media pages: · Instagram · TikTok · Reddit · Youtube And of course, our Facebook Group. Our Special Activities this month (please mind the requirements): ·         OPEN TO ALL - P-1: Introduction to Buddhism retreat day – Sat 6th o   This is our Intro course, which lays the foundation for practice of everything we do. We’ll go a little bit experimental, in this one; we’ll do it in a retreat setting. If you want to start practicing beyong the open for all level, take this opportunity since we won’t open another until mid-year! ·         P2+ Required - Crazy Fucker Guru Yoga - The Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje empowerment – Sat 13th o   Following our Yoga for Magical Murderhobos, it’s Do Khytense! The Wild Child of the Nyingma, this sword-waving emanation of Jigme Linga packs a punch ·         P1+ Required - Tara: The Mother of Sorcery and Liberation – Sun 14th o   This yearlong course focuses on the Suryagupta lineage of the 21 Taras, the oldest and most magical of them. This is a complete system of 22 empowerments and teachings about sorcery. ·         Open for all - The Great NIRVANA OVERDRIVE – Sat 20th o   Our Quarterly Gathering, in all its glory ·         Open for all - Sutra Studies - Intro to Yogacara – Sat 20th o   Besides the Madhyamika, few schools have impacted Buddhism in general and the Mahayana as the Yogachara school. This year we’ll focus on its teachings and Sutras. To that end, we’ll start the year with a general teaching that will focus on its history and core concepts. ·         P1+ Required - Sun Wukong the Monkey King + Transformation mantras o   The Monkey King. Son Goku. The greatest, best and the original. The Spotlight Stealing Squad Leader in all his glory. We’ll reopen the Mandala of Buddha Yuddhajaya. Since there have been new parts of the Upadesha available, those people who already are committed to the Monkey King can re-take the empowerment freely to gain the new mantras! And besides this workshops and teachings, we’ll be also adding more, so stay tuned! Have a great beginning to the year! -LF

We should be resting, shouldn’t we? Last month’s visit by Guru Prajwal was very busy. And yet, it is not in our nature to let things die down. So we’re closing this year tantra-style. So, first, as always, the calendar of activities. But we have an announcement to make. We revamped everything in the site (with the help of the inimitable Charme) and now, everything’s streamlined! To sign up to anything, it’s all in one site. No more fiddling around with Paypal, no more “send me the mail, I signed up afterwards”. The way around is very simple: · 1-Go to https://www.tantricsorcery.com/ · 2-Where it says “log in” -> register a new user, or log in · 3-Both in the landing page and here you will have the activities · 4-To get a ticket is as easy on clicking on it. You will be given the option to support T-1, T-2 or get the ticket full price. Alternatively, if you want to sign up to T-1 or T-2, you can do so here: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/subscriptions Now, you don’t have to do it every month. It runs on its own until you cancel it. So everything should be a lot easier now! (thank you, Charme!) Meanwhile: · P1-C7 is finishing · P2-C1 is finishing the general cycle of Vajrakilaya · P2-C2 has had the major empowerment of Vajrakilaya Our Special activities for this month are (click on the link for more details): · 12/2: Lama Sherab’s retreat of Lojong - https://www.tantricsorcery.com/event-details/lama-sherabs-lojong-retreat (open for all) · 12/8: Lama Fede’s teaching on the Words of Chandra - https://www.tantricsorcery.com/event-details/teaching-on-the-words-of-chandra (open for all) · 12/9: Lama Fede’s teaching on the Prajñaparamita - https://www.tantricsorcery.com/event-details/takin-names-the-training-of-a-bodhisattva-as-per-the-panca-vimsati-sahasrika-prajna-paramita (open for all) · 12/14: Lama Sherab’s teaching and Refuge Ceremony - (P1) https://www.tantricsorcery.com/event-details/refuge-teaching-ceremony · 12/15: Lama Sherab’s teaching of the major Shitro Empowerment - https://www.tantricsorcery.com/event-details/the-great-shitro-empowerment (P-2+) · 12/23: Lama Fede will teach “The Lord of Sorcery, Thunder and Fury” - https://www.tantricsorcery.com/event-details/the-lord-of-sorcery-thunder-and-fury-guru-yoga-of-dudjom-lingpa (P-2+) · 12/30: Open and free tantric party to close up the year! - https://www.tantricsorcery.com/event-details/come-party-with-us-1 (open for all) Remember that we have our social media pages: · Instagram · TikTok · Reddit · Youtube And of course, our Facebook Group. One last thing: we’re getting ready for the next year’s big gathering: Mara Roast 2024: Roast harder, with a vengeance! This will take place in Argentina, in 2024. Before we announce the dates, we need to work out who’s going to help in the organization. If you’d like to help out, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/9k6KAjgGaaeVK9Gw7 Do so before 12/10. We will have a call on the week of 12/11 to meet and set up dates and work to do. Thank you and let’s burn 2023 to the ground! Sarva Mangalam! -LF PS: For those of you that are new For those of you who are new, what are those P-s that we’re talking about? P-s are the different levels of Paths that we have. Those are: · P-1 is Intro to Buddhism. If you’re new to the Buddhadharma or Tibetan Buddhism, you should start at this point. · P-2 is general Vajrayana. You learn Three deities, the four activities and all the rituals that you will need, from Ganacakras to specific Pujas. · P-3 is advanced Vajrayana. You focus on completion-stage practice and yogas like Tummo and Dream Yoga. After P-3, you can choose to specialize as a ritualist (ngapka/ma) or go beyond and get in Lama training. We have a video outlining the Path structure here. So when we say a workshop is P-2+, we mean that is for people who already have the basis of Buddhism down (i.e. people who completed P-1) and are working at a tantric level. Same with P-1+ or P-3+. Open for all means just that. Anyone can come.

November. This is a month in which a lot of things happen. We should be slowing down, closing down the year, but at this time, we’re accelerating. The main dish of our tasty November treats are the teaching of Guru Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya in Argentina. Newari Buddhism and Dance is almost unknown here, so it’s an historical occasion. We have a page dedicated to his visit at https://www.tantricsorcery.com/prajwal We will continue to have the rest of our activities, but this will be the focus of this month. Meanwhile: · P1-C7 is on its second month · P2-C1 is midway through the Vajrakilaya practices · P2-C2 has the major empowerment of Vajrakilaya in the 11th and 12th. Our Special activities for this month are: · 11/4: At some point in the night, in Lhabab Duchen, we’ll have a surprise activity! Keep looking out to our Youtube & Facebook! · 11/5: We have two activities: o 2pm EST: Join us for the practices of the Bodhisattva Beatblast, an open gathering for meditating together! You can do it via our Youtube & Facebook o 3pm EST: Squeaky Clean – a teaching on Chapter 36th of the Aṣṭādaśasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā. You can sign up for this here. · 11/10: 9pm EST - Lama Fede will teach the “Song of debate between Dream and Awakening” of Mipham Rimpoche at the Mexican Sangha Girando la Rueda del Dharma. This is open and free, you can watch the teaching here. · 11/11: o 2pm EST: Lama Sherab will teach the “108 names of Ksatigarbha”, a sorcerous teaching about that popular Bodhisattva. You can sign up for the teaching here. o 4pm EST: I (Lama Fede) will give the major empowerment of Vajrakilaya Vulture Feather to the P2-C2 participants. · 11/12: 4pm EST - second day of the Vajrakilaya empowerment. · 11/17: 9 pm EST- Lama Sherab will teach “A prayer to stop wars” to the Mexican Sangha Girando la Rueda del Dharma. This is open and free, you can watch the teaching here. · 11/18: 2pm EST – Lama Sherab will teach the Guruyoga of Haribadra and a special teaching on his Compendium of Yoga. You can sign up here · 11/22: This is the start of the visit by Guru Prajwal. Remember that you can find more details and sign up here. You can participate both in-person and via streaming. o 11/22: Talk and demonstration at the Universidad del Salvador o 11/23: Talk and demonstration at Fundación Los Cedros o 11/24: Dance Workshop at Durgama o 11/25: Padmanantesvhara empowerment at Durgama o 11/26: Talk and demonstration at City of La Plata And we have a special activity for the 2nd of December that we’ll soon publish! Remember that we have our social media pages: · Instagram · TikTok · Reddit · Youtube And of course, our Facebook Group. Tiers and support For those of you who are new, what are those P-s and T-s that we’re talking about? P-s are the different levels of Paths that we have. Those are: · P-1 is Intro to Buddhism. If you’re new to the Buddhadharma or Tibetan Buddhism, you should start at this point. · P-2 is general Vajrayana. You learn Three deities, the four activities and all the rituals that you will need, from Ganacakras to specific Pujas. · P-3 is advanced Vajrayana. You focus on completion-stage practice and yogas like Tummo and Dream Yoga. After P-3, you can choose to specialize as a ritualist (ngapka/ma) or go beyond and get in Lama training. We have a video outlining the Path structure here. So when we say a workshop is P-2+, we mean that is for people who already have the basis of Buddhism down (i.e. people who completed P-1) and are working at a tantric level. Same with P-1+ or P-3+. Open for all means just that. Anyone can come. T-s are Tiers of monthly support. Sadly, as we live in a capitalist system, it takes time, work, and money to keep producing teachings. The translation, formatting, zoom, transcription services, etc. are costs that pile up constantly. So, in order to be able to keep this level of teachings going, we ask for your support in a variety of ways: · T-1 is the full support. This allows us to produce everything that we do. Also, this enables you to take everything that we do in a month (that you have the P-level for). Workshops, empowerments, activities, P-levels: it includes all. The usual cost is $108 a month. · T-2 Is the partial support. This also enables us to produce teachings. This covers only the P-levels (which, to be honest, is still a lot of work and bang for your buck), but if you want to take something else, like a Workshop, you can get it at a very discounted price. The usual cost is $27 per month. · T-3 is work support. Right now, all slots are taken, but we’ll let you know if one opens. If you want to… …support T-1 for this month, you can click here …set an automatic support for T-1, click here …or do so via our shop …support T-2 for this month, click here …set an automatic support for T-2, click here …or do so via our shop, click here So that’s the general state of November. Next month: year’s close! Sarva Mangalam! -LF

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