We are located on the corner of Whitney and Elizabeth Streets, across from Elizabeth Park. Teachings Bardor Tulku Rinpoche will visit the center from June 8 through June 10 to offer refuge, bestow an empowerment, and teach on Creation and Completion by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye , as follows. It represents our first turning away from our own suffering in the world, and turning toward a genuine spiritual path that can benefit ourselves and others. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Guru Rinpoche is associated with the removal of impediments to the genuine practice of dharma in this age.
Refuge is required.
Creation and Completion is beneficial and accessible for beginning practitioners, while at the same time providing clarification of the central points of vajrayana practice for more experienced practitioners. Jamgon Kongtrul spearheaded the non-sectarian renaissance that occurred in eastern Tibet in the nineteenth century and was also the root guru of the Fifteenth Gyalwang Karmapa Khakhyab Dorje . On June 5, the fifteenth day of the fourth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar, Tibetan Buddhists around the world will celebrate Saga Dawa, the day which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Shakyamuni Buddha. The benefit and merit of any wholesome activity done on this day is said to be multiplied 100 million times. Because of this celebration, the center will not be having its usual meditation and study group session that Tuesday evening.