How to Play the Chod Damaru

www.tibetanchod.com/ This is the first in our series of video tutorials on the practice of Tibetan Healing Chod. Enjoy! And to acquire a Chod damaru made and empowered according to the ancient traditions, see: www.damaruworks.com.

[@dophum]

Dear lama , Thank you for the very good instruction

[@ngagparinpoche]

Wonderful job Lama Jinpa.

[@NaljorJinpa]

Tightening A Flat or Floppy Damaru Skin This MIGHT work with painted skins, but they are permanently damaged by this modern practice.. But worth a try. If they are natural skins, or traditional "trin-pak" then this should rarely be needed, unless it accidentally gets in the rain or severe humidity (Florida or Thailand?) The idea is to re-stretch the drum through drying… Gently and evenly dampen skin face (not rim) with water in a soft cloth or paper towel (do NOT use alcohol of any kind). Do this from the center outwards and wet the skin thoroughly. Do not wet the edges, where the skin is glued to the wood body of the drum. Take at least 5 minutes a side, moving muslin the water around the skin, center outwards so it PENETRATES, and let the cloth or paper towel sit on there for 5 minutes. (ignore the astringent herb he uses in these photos) Hang the drum by the tail (with no pressure on the skin) to dry slowly; for example, but not in the sun or direct heat OR just put wooden dowels under one surface (so it doesn't touch the ground) and lay it flat. It will look worse during this treatment of course, and may buckle and bend-that's fine. Let it dry several hours or overnight. This can be repeated if drum goes flat again, though it should rarely be needed.

[@NaljorJinpa]

We are just about the only source of genuine Chod damaru, made in Bhutan, iwith all the correct features, according to the kama and terma scriptures. We have exactly three left at the moment.. damaruworks website Also Chod website. Yours in Dharma,

[@semlamaya1]

Good playing .

[@kaungzawhan2000]

Hello but I noticed there are two kinds of damarus one is the bigger one used for chod and the other is a much smaller one and randomly throughout some ritual courses may i know the difference

[@IsisHao]

Thank you for this video! :)

[@InAHollowTree]

"Psychic channel meditations, ____ as they're called in Tibetan..." What is that word you used? I've tried various spellings of what it sounded like and haven't come up with any Google results.

[@NaljorJinpa]

TSA LUNG.. Tsa are the psychic channels (Sanskrit = nadi) and Lung is the energy that moves along these pathways (Sanskrit = prana)

[@InAHollowTree]

+Lama Jinpa thanks! :-)

[@lightinmeandu]

Tashi Delek, Thu je che Lama la