A community of Vajrayana practitioners whose aim is to preserve and spread the ancient tradition of the Tibetan Yogic practice lineage; Following the Ancient School of Tibetan Buddhism, Nyingma, founded by Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava. The study group operates under the guidance of Lama Urgyen Chodor, Lama Gyurme and other qualified Lamas and Spiritual Guides. The Sangha or Spiritual Community
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great spiritual tradition of Tibet is known for its extraordinary monastic institutions, yet at the same time there is another equally vital and important tradition: the path of the Yogin or Yogini, men and women, who, embracing and integrating the everyday world in the spiritual path, benefit the community in which they operate through their realisation. One non-monastic way, the way of the Ngakpa, has embraced throughout history
people from all social classes, farmers, artisans, people with family life, heads of state, and simple vagabonds, who, being engaged with the world, expressed the highest spiritual attainment. This tradition, not institutionalized and lacking rigid hierarchies, is undoubtedly worthy of being preserved and integrated into our modern world. Therefore, the Community (or Sangha) of GMC has this orientation. One component of the distinctive vision of GMC is to develop a community of
lay practitioners, people who keep their commitments to family and their jobs, while practicing and integrating the Dharma wherever they are. The ultimate view of the teachings of the Buddhas, Dzogchen and Mahamudra, put
emphasis on clarity and natural space, which makes it possible to merge practice with everyday life. Being stuck in traffic, making dinner, a professional meeting, all are opportunities for practice, and as such are as unlimited as life itself. We are a group of practitioners, who meet regularly during the week to attend lessons and practice specific sadhanas (meditation practices). Together we are building the Mandala of a non-monastic community that spans all sectors of society; a Sangha committed to a long-term vision — GMC— as a positive force in the Buddhism inside the country and beyond its borders, for many years to come.
