Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 9
The Power of Mantra: Vajrayana in Practice 

00:00:15 Introduction
00:01:00 What is mantra? 
00:04:28 Types of mantras, importance of working with a teacher, and the four activities.
00:08:00 Mantras and outer or inner context. Wang (empowerment), Lung (oral transmission) and Tri (instructions), 
00:11:45 Receiving empowerments online, practicing in modern times, and the importance of Guru and Kalyanamitra (spiritual friends). Tsokynyi Rinpoche. 
00:17:30 Denver Dzogchen WhatsApp Group and the importance of sangha. Erik Drew, Jun-Luc Archard, and Father Francis Tiso.  
00:26:20 Garchen Rinpoche, love, vulnerability and openness. Practitioner in federal prison. 
00:33:40 Reference to Denver Dzogchen Podcast episode 8: https://youtu.be/p4RMSN6KEmA 
00:34:00 Thank you and contact us through https://www.denverdzogchen.com with requests for future discussions. 

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