Elaborate pujas requiring a great deal of expertise, coordination, and time to complete properly, these practices are encountered rarely outside of monasteries and practice centers in Asia and beyond. Moreover, they are intricate applications of profound spiritual understanding, which can make them hard to understand for those unfamiliar with their philosophical and practical underpinnings.

This year, to celebrate Losar, or Tibetan New Year
of the Year of the Wood Snake,
Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab offers our community a special opportunity to participate in traditional year-end obstacle clearing practices in an accessible way.
From Monday to Wednesday, February 24 to 26, we will offer a condensed version of the year-end practice of the Wisdom Protector, 6-Arm Mahakala (called Chakdrugpa in Tibetan). The simplified sadhana, or ritual practice, will be chanted in English, accompanied by English commentary elucidating some aspects of Vajrayana practice present in the text.
This is a valuable opportunity to encounter this powerful practice in a meaningful way, providing an introduction to those curious but unfamiliar with this form of practice, as well as a deepening of understanding for Vajrayana practitioners.