Tsok offerings practice on the Guru Rinpoche and Dakini day.

Tsok offering practice

It is said that Guru Rinpoche, Padmasembhava birth took place on the tenth day of the waxing moon in the monkey month. As Guru Rinpoche was born within the lotus flower upon the waters of the lake in the land of Oddiyana.

Tibetan word of Tsok is tsok kyi khorlo which is literally means an accumulation or gathering. Tsok offering can be performed on the 10^th day of Guru Rinpoche day and 25^th day of Dakini day respectively of the Tibetan calendar. 

For example, it is said that Guru Rinpoche Himself will come and bless the Tsok practitioners, or that the place where tsok is performed will become exactly the same as the Oddiyana, the paradise of Guru Rinpoche.

All practices on the path to Buddha hood are methods for gathering the accumulations of merit and wisdom and for purifying our obscurations. These two processes of accumulation and purification go hand in hand; as we accumulate more merit and wisdom, our obscurations automatically diminish.

In Vajrayana features countless skilful and powerful methods which, if they are practiced in the proper way, can make the process of accumulation and purification incredibly swift and direct. One such method is the practice of Tsok, which is primarily a practice of offering. It is not just a practice of offering however; it is also a powerful method for purifying our Samaya.

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