History
"The first Tibetan ever to attain complete enlightenment was in all probability the woman Yeshe Tsogyal, closest disciple of Padmasambhava, the master who introduced the Buddhist teachings to Tibet in the eighth century. Yeshe Tsogyal follows the complete Buddhist path, including the Dzogchen teachings, and herself becomes a Guru of great power and wisdom."
From the biography:
Lady of the Lotus-Born, the Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal
By Gyalwa Changchub and Namkhai Nyingpo
Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group
Before receiving Buddhist instruction, Tsogyal suffered rape and the worst kinds of abuse. She is an example of a real woman who used meditation practices to work with her mind and heart and not only over come the trauma she had experienced, but attain complete enlightenment. Tsogyal lived to be an old woman and over the course of her life taught many students. She teaches us that no matter how painful our lives are, through the practice of meditation we can manifest peace and harmony in our minds and bodies, thus contributing to greater peace in our families, communities and the world at large.
Named after Yeshe Tsogyal, we call our meditation center Tsogyaling, which is pronounced "so jal ling" and means "place of Tsogyal".
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