Khandro Kunzang explains the principles and practices of making incense offerings, called 'sang chod,' in Tibetan. This 6-part teaching from the first day of a two-day seminar held at Phurba Thinley Ling, in Lansing, Iowa, was given in July 2017.
Topics of this teaching include:
The history and use of incense offerings from the Buddhist tradition;
The theory of using smoke for healing, purification, offerings and increasing positive energy;
The Tibetan concept of 'drib' - obscurations and defilements - what is being purified;?
'Sang' as an eco-Buddhist practice for restoring balance to the environment;
Different types of 'sang' offering for particular purposes;
The concept of 'lung-ta' and why this is an important quality to cultivate;
The concept of the 'Four Guests' and how to relate to them;
The deeper meaning of 'sang' and how it relates to our own subtle energies.
Time markers:
00:00:00 Motivation for hearing the teaching.
00:01:20 Meaning of the word Sang.
00:02:42 Is smoke a pollutant? Or, is there any other way to think of it?
00:04:39 History of the smoke offerings in the Buddhist Tradition - India.
00:07:14 History of the smoke offerings in the Buddhist Tradition - Tibet.
00:09:08 History of the Riwo Sangchod practice.
00:12:59 Sang offerings to accomplish different things.
00:13:36 Khandrola asks participants about their background with smoke offerings.
00:16:53 Many people have experience saging or using incense.
00:17:46 Meaning of Drib from the tibetan perspective.
00:19:23 Inner and Outer Drib, both are true.
