The Yuthok Nyingthig (Tib. གཡུ་ཐོག་སྙིང་ཐིག་), the ‘Heart Essence of Yuthok’, composed by the master physician and meditation adept, Yuthok the Younger is a complete cycle of Vajrayana Buddhist practice, beginning with the preliminary practices (Tib. སྔོན་འགྲོ་ “ngöndro”) and progressing through the development and completion stage practices to the highest practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen.
It is characterized by its non-sectarianism, and its concise and simple methods which bring about both worldly benefits, including improved health and longevity, as well as the ultimate benefit of complete spiritual liberation.
The Yuthok Nyingthig is the main spiritual practice of Tibetan physicians and contains many unique techniques to heighten the intuition and healing capacities of the doctor, and is particularly suited to today’s modern and busy lifestyle. It’s unique characteristics can be read about here.
For Dr. Nida’s teachings, please check Pure Land Farms for retreat offerings. For detailed explanation of the ngöndro practices and prayers in Tibetan, you can take an online course with Dr. Jaffe.
For local Yuthok preliminary practices (ngöndro), please check our schedule. We have an ongoing 25min prostration practice on zoom M-F @7am-7:25am Arizona Time.
