June 18 marks the beginning of the third week after the Parinirvana of the Venerable Kyabje Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. As instructed by H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, monastics of Thrangu Monastery began the practice of Vairochana, which will continue for seven days.

On June 19, H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa also gave the monastic and lay disciples of Thrangu Monastery worldwide the online oral transmission of the “Invoking Compassion Swiftly: A Guru Yoga for Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche” and the “Prayer for the Swift Return of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche” which he composed.

You can listen to the reading transmission of these prayers given by His Holiness Karmapa here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVi_7TLBTe4

The “Swift Return” starts at 37:20 and ends at 39:18
The “Invoking Compassion Swiftly” starts at 40:00 and ends at 44:35.

Notice also that His Holiness makes a few comments in English starting at 44:48 and ending at 46:45.