Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni: A Very Special Blessing Ceremony
Empowerment, teachings and meditations with our Resident Teacher, modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Tabkay
Saturday, April 19, 10am – 3pm
“The Buddha who is the founder of the Buddhist religion is called Buddha Shakyamuni.”
– Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Introduction to Buddhism
An empowerment is a very special blessing ceremony that functions to heal our mental continuum and awaken our Buddha nature. Each empowerment introduces us to a particular enlightened Deity, their meditations and mantras. The particular enlightened Deity to which we will be introduced in this empowerment is Buddha Shakyamuni.
It is very important to receive blessings. Receiving blessings transforms our mind by activating our virtuous potentials, sustaining the growth of our Dharma realizations, and bringing our Dharma practice to completion.
In this empowerment event, after the blessing ceremony in the morning and a lunch break, Gen Tabkay will give a commentary to Prayers for Meditation, explaining how we can use these simple prayers to support our meditation practice, if we wish.
Schedule:
10am – 12pm: Empowerment
12pm – 1:30pm: Vegetarian Lunch
1:30pm – 3pm: Commentary and Prayers for Meditation
Registration:
General Admission
Regular Price: $60
Member pricing
General Member: $47.50
Supporting Member: $35
Great Benefactor: $10
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).
**Morning Only Pricing (No Lunch or Commentary)
Regular Price: $40
General Member: $30
Supporting Member: $20
**This option is for those who can’t stay the whole day, but really want to get the empowerment.
