Medicine Buddha Empowerment
Schedule
Sun May 26 2024 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
UTC+12:00Location
26 Arawata Terrace, Sunshine Bay, Queenstown, New Zealand | Queenstown, OT
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Date & Time: Sunday, May 26th, 10:00 AM (Doors open at 9:30 AM)Location: Ora Retreat, Queenstown
Considered by Tibetan Buddhists to be the most powerful blessing for healing, dispelling sickness and for awakening the innate healing wisdom that lies within every individual.
Description:
The Medicine Buddha Empowerment is a sacred event led by Ven. Geshe Sangey Thinley, translated by Ina Bieber.
This event offers an opportunity to receive a blessing or engage in a spiritual practice that draws upon the healing energy of the Medicine Buddha by a qualified living master.
The practice of the Medicine Buddha meditation (sadhana) is said to be much more effective when one has received the Medicine Buddha Empowerment from a qualified lama (Tibetan Buddhist meditation master).
This empowerment is given periodically at various Tibetan Buddhist centers around the world. It can be taken with the intention of practicing the Medicine Buddha meditation (sadhana) or as a blessing. In either case it would be expected to enhance ones practical and spiritual efforts for the healing of oneself or others.
In general, a Tibetan Buddhist empowerment (Tibetan: lung; Sanskrit: abisheka) sets up an intimate relationship with three members: the practitioner (meditator), the vajra master (lama), and a particular embodiment of awakened mind, which is an aspect of the practitioner's (and the vajra master's) true nature. Specifically, in this case the facet of the practitioner's true nature which is being invited to awaken is the Medicine Buddha aspect.
What to bring:
A cushion for seating
A notebook to take notes
A vegetarian pre-pared dish to share for lunch
Offering for the lama: It is considered a meritorious action to offer the teacher (lama) an envelope at the end of the empowerment with an offering with a khatag (white offering scarf) to receive a personal blessing from the lama. We have khatags at Ora you can borrow, and envelopes available too - but if you would like to make a financial offering you need to bring some cash to put inside the envelope.
Registration: Required for participation
Please consider making a donation towards costs of hosting this event.
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Where is it happening?
26 Arawata Terrace, Sunshine Bay, Queenstown, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
