Dharmashop – Chöd

Dudjom Tersar
TRÖMA NAGMO CHÖD

Practices for cutting ego-clinging and self-grasping through profound method and wisdom. A powerful path for transforming fear and attachment.

Chöd (Tibetan: གཅོད, Wylie: gcod lit. ‘to sever’) is a spiritual practice found primarily in the Yundrung Bön tradition as well as in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism (where it is classed as Anuttarayoga Tantra in Kagyu and Anuyoga in Nyingma). Also known as “cutting through the ego,” the practices are based on the Prajñāpāramitā or “Perfection of Wisdom” sutras, which expound the “emptiness” concept of Buddhist philosophy. According to Mahayana Buddhists, emptiness is the ultimate wisdom of understanding that all things lack inherent existence. Chöd combines prajñāpāramitā philosophy with specific meditation methods and tantric ritual. The chod practitioner seeks to tap the power of fear through activities such as rituals set in graveyards, and visualisation of offering their bodies in a tantric feast in order to put their understanding of emptiness to the ultimate test.

Based on the teachings of the Tibetan yogini Machig Labdrön, Chöd helps you break through fear, ignorance, and self-attachment.