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Upcoming Events: April’s Schedule
Welcome to the Buddha Land Spiritual Guidance Monthly Newsletter!
Upcoming Events: April 2023
The only way to find true happiness is to give it to others. - Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Education Content:
Yoga of the Death | ONLINE LIVE RETREAT
When: 14 - 16 Apr 2023
Teacher: Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche
Dying is an essential part of our life. We all will face death no matter how fearful many of us may be. Preparing oneself for death is one of the most powerful, liberating and worthy things we can do. It reduces our fear of dying, increases our appreciation of life and helps us see death as an incredibly powerful opportunity for liberation for it is at the moment of death that we experience our true nature, the clear light state of mind.
In this Online Live Retreat, Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche will teach us about the cycle of ‘death – intermediate state – birth’, talk us through the death process, and teach as well as practice with us a meditation for the moment of death so that we can practice it during our lifetime.
Initiation of Vajrayoginī: Naropa’s Dakini
When: Sunday, April 2, 2023, 11:45 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
Teacher: Lama Yeshe Ling
Vajrayoginī (Dorje Naeljorma in Tibetan) is a female deity of Highest Yoga Tantra whose practice is sourced from the Heruka Cakrasaṃvara root tantra. A mother tantra, cultivation of Vajrayoginī emphasizes the development of clear light. This practice is said to be especially suitable for the present day, with its essential aspects presented as eleven yogas that are relatively simple to learn and practice.
It is encouraged that people attend Khensur Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Delek’s teachings on the Three Principle Aspects of the Path on Saturday, April 1st prior to attending this empowerment.
Soto Zen Buddhist Priest Ordination
If you, or someone you know, feels a calling to priesthood in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition, Open Doors Monastery invites you to our community at Tree leaf Zendo, and to apply to be considered for The Monastery of Open Doors program.
Lenz Distinguished Lecture - Mapping the Moment: The Calligraphic Voice
When: April 6, 2023
Teacher: Barbara Bash
In this inspiring lecture, Barbara will share her insights and experiences from the early years of the Naropa Institute, where she taught western calligraphy and book arts while performing on stage with storytellers, musicians, dancers, and poets.
The Buddhist Society: April Schedule
The Buddhist Society was founded in 1924, with the object “to publish and make known the principles of Buddhism and to encourage the study and practice of those principles.” It is guided by an elected Council.
The Society provides a range of classes and courses in the Buddha’s teachings, as well as instruction in Buddhist meditation and daily life practice. Courses start with the popular Introduction to basic Buddhism and interested members can then progress to our First Steps in Buddhist Practice, First Turning of the Wheel and Great Way Courses. There are regular classes in the major Buddhist traditions—Zen, Theravada, Pure Land and Tibetan.
Buddhist Insights: April’s Schedule
Buddhist Insights is A Buddhist monastery & a non-profit organization connecting people with monastics whose mission is to make monastic teachings more accessible to the general public. Since their inception in 2016, they have invited Bhikkhus and Bhikkhunis from various Buddhist traditions to offer the gift of the Dhamma in urban centers. In 2019 they started Empty Cloud Monastery, a gender inclusive monastery, where everyone can practice and study the Buddha’s traditional teachings.
Spiritual Practice Essentials
