Saga Dawa Duchen Celebration
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, May 31
In the green space outside the building.
The Saga Dawa Festival is one of the most important festivals in Tibet, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and nirvana of Shakyamui Buddha.
Mountain Smoke Offering (Riwo SangCho)
Healing, Purifying, and Enlightening process for the realization of wisdom, removal of obstacles, and for the flourishing of the Dharma in the visible and invisible realms. Clearing negative energy and karma, nourishing and enlightening the six classes of beings, as well as spiritual and mental obscurations.
In the Heart of Compassion, we make offerings and prayers to generate "Ocean of Blue Light" to wash over the Earth and all Her inhabitants. Through a very simple mantra, offerings of sacred substances like precious wood, medicinal herbs, resins, grains, food items, precious metals and gems are transformed by a small fire, to generate a shower of blessings, through healing Holy Smoke! This will be used to ritually charge the sacred substances and mantra scrolls that will be incorporated to fulfill a Buddha statue activation (Zung) during the 11:00 am-12:30 pm meditation period as a group practice of compassionate generosity through offerings.
Satsang with
Marlies Myoku Cocheret
Sunday June 14 & 28
11 am - 12:30 pm
Dear Dharma Friend,
Our current era of great change within and all around demands us to use our time wisely. Time is Holy. How about taking a moment to ask yourself: " Where do I give my energy, love and consciousness to?".
What bubbles up? How do you live the awakened life, Your life, what do you observe? Not as a judgement, but be really curious and receive your authentic experience.
To live the awakened life, first of course, we need to awaken to our deepest and truest nature and from there, which is Here, we learn to live the awakened life. I call that living the activity of freedom. Sounds easy when you read it, but to actually put true nature - love - into the activity of freedom takes courage, perseverance and trust.....and much more. Truly it takes EVERYTHING! Have you noticed too? You are invited to come along on June 14 and 28 at 11am - 12:30 pm and explore living the Life of Love & Truth in Action.
I am looking forward to meeting with you in the silent field.
In Love,
Marlies Myoku
Sunday:
11:00am - 12:00pm (In-person): Sunday Morning Dharma
Monday:
7:00pm - 8:00pm (Online): Buddha Mondays
Tuesday:
7:30pm - 8:30pm (Online): Eastern Religion/Philosophy Group
Wednesday:
9:30am - 11:00am (Online): Western Buddhist Group
6:00pm - 7:00pm (In-person): Cultivating Qualities of the Heart
Friday:
11:00am - 1:00pm (In-person): Self-guided Lunchtime Meditation