Buddham saranam gacchami
Dhammam saranam gacchami
Sangham saranam gacchami
I go to the Buddha for refuge
I go to the Dhamma for refuge
I go to the Sangha for refuge.
The Ruby Sisson Library will host a special event on Wednesday, July 2 at 1pm with Lama Norbu, a Vajrayana master and adept in ancient Tibetan teachings.
Over a 90-minute session, Lama will demonstrate breathing techniques that can flood the body with healing oxygen and energy, to rejuvenate cells, activate the brain, and reduce pain.
The event is free and open to the public.
I had the opportunity to meet with Lama Norbu at a local coffeehouse last week, to chat casually about his work in various countries, sharing with people how to raise the prana chakra and “become a Shambhala warrior”.
“We cannot survive without the breath. That’s the biggest gift we have. We came to this life with the first breath, so we take it in. In our departure, in the last minute, we give it back…
“Breath is the Holy Spirit. The breath is beautiful. I don’t know another word to use, no. I say it because I just recently experienced a car incident; a huge collision. I came away with a full break of ribs. I didn’t take any medication. Nothing.
“I have no pain…
“I can heal my rib. I put my energy and my trust on my breath. Fifteen minutes, reduced. Another hour, gone…
“The physical body is very important. It’s the foundation of everything. Whatever you do, you need to have your body. That’s why breath is the real key…
“The industrial revolution bring us comfort, quality of life, but in the same time, it took away the body’s magic power… the industrial revolution took away the physical part. Now AI is taking away the mental part. I feel that is true…
“You have to breathe to live… so the breathing goes deep, deep, deep. In and out, in a cycle… and it’s no longer separate. So once you do that — 15 minutes, 20 minutes — you can witness something incredible… That is how you get back into the center…”
While studying at the Sera Monastery, Lama Norbu received the recognition of Geshe (equivalent to a doctorate in Buddhist studies) and was ordained as a lama. One of his teachers was Dangche Sangpo, who granted him permission to spread these teachings in the West. He first came to the U.S. in 2001.
Lama Norbu is currently in Pagosa, visiting his friend Bill Salmansohn, and is offering this experience to the public, at the Sisson Library Wednesday, July 2, from 1pm – 2:30pm.