Registration:
General Admission
Regular Price: $60
Member pricing
General Member: $45
Supporting Member: $30
Great Benefactor: $0
Offerings for the Empowerment Shrine:
Bring your own: $0
Small: $5
Medium: $10
Large: $20
If you choose to purchase an offering, your donation will be added to a pool of funds for offerings that will be placed on the shrine before the empowerment begins. It is customary to make an offerings before an empowerment but is not required. You may bring your own, usually a food item or flower(s).
Avalokiteshvara Blessing Empowerment: Awakening the Heart of Great Compassion
Empowerment, teachings and meditations with our Resident Teacher, modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Tabkay
Saturday, November 8, 10am – 4:30pm
This special blessing empowerment of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, introduces us to the self-generation practice of this enlightened being. Through receiving these inspiring blessings, we make a deep connection with Avalokiteshvara and awaken our own potential for universal compassion.
In the empowerment, the teacher will guide us through beautiful meditations, prayers, and rituals that open our heart and mind to this enlightened being. Following the empowerment, there will be commentary and guided practice on self-generation, showing how we can identify with Avalokiteshvara in meditation and in daily life.
By learning and practicing this tantric method, we can gradually transform our ordinary view of ourselves into a pure vision, developing powerful compassion for all living beings and moving closer to enlightenment.
Everyone is welcome to attend—no prior experience is necessary.
Schedule:
10:00am – 12:00pm | Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Avalokiteshvara with Gen Tabkay
12:00 – 2:00pm | Lunch break
2:00 – 3:30pm | Commentary to Avalokieshvara practice with Gen Tabkay
4:00 – 4:30pm | Guided Practice of Avalokiteshvara
