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The Ornament for Clear Realization |
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Maitreya's "Abhisamayalamkara"
Our resident Teacher, Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tenzin, is currently using Panchen Sonam Drakpa’s commentary to Maitreya's text, "The General Meaning of Perfection," and Lama Tsong Khapa's "Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment" as the source texts for this profound teaching.
While advanced in scope, there is much to be gained by anyone interested in the Buddhadharma as the “Abhisamayalamkara” is one of Buddhism's five great philosophical texts.
At present, Khensur Rinpoche is beginning extensive commentary on the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising within the context of the Four Noble Truths. We have explored the superior truth of sufferings, the truth of origins and are now moving into the superior truths of cessations and paths. A concise review is typically made each week.
We are very fortunate that Khensur Rinpoche is giving this comprehensive teaching! Please join us Sundays at 10 a.m.
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The Goddess Tara is known as "The Mother of all Buddhas" and also as "The Liberator, She Who Liberates Countless Beings from the Eight Fears." She is compassionate, energetic and swift to respond to the cries of the world and powerfully sublime in her actions and specifically associated with practices designed to lengthen one's lifespan and overcome hindrances.
Please join us to praise Her eminent qualities, recite prayers and mantra. These methods quickly enhance the wisdom aspect of the practitioner's mind and serve to alleviate the suffering of all sentient beings.
The structure of the session is very similar to the Tuesday meditation, a little longer, but many of the components are the same. We do include the Short Tara Puja text in Tibetan phonetics, and once that is completed we resume our regular prayer recitation.
Each Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Please join us Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. for meditation and prayers. This is an excellent opportunity for those who may be interested in learning how to cultivate a daily practice of meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Beginners are welcome!
Typically, we take our seats and then begin the meditation session reading from the prayer books. We recite the prayers of refuge and bodhicitta, the four immeasurables, the seven-limbed prayer, the Sutra of the Heart of Transcendent Knowledge, The Source of All My Good, and perform a mandala offering.
We then have a period of silent meditation, wherein the practitioner can do any of several types of silent meditation; it is up to you. When the meditation is concluded, we continue with mantra recitation, homage, dedication prayers and long-life prayers for our Teachers.
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