Blessing Empowerment Buddha Manjushri
The manifestation of the enlightened wisdom of all Buddhas
Saturday, February 18, 2024 10am-4:30pm with Gen Kelsang Namdrol
Register On-Line above – Cost $65.00 (includes vegetarian lunch)($75 at the door)
On this very special day, Gen Namdrol will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha Manjushri
What is an empowerment?
An empowerment is a special guided meditation during which we receive the blessings of a particular Buddha and make a personal connection with him or her. To receive blessings means to experience a positive change in the state of our mind through the inspiration of holy or enlightened beings. We all have the potential to develop many enlightened qualities such as universal love, compassion, and wisdom, and receiving an empowerment functions to remove obstacles to our spiritual development and causes our spiritual potential to ripen more quickly.
During an empowerment, we also receive commentary on the meditative practices associated with a particular Buddha so that we feel confident and empowered to engage in those practices ourselves. By sincerely engaging in a particular Buddha’s meditation practice and receiving his or her blessings, we can more easily develop the same enlightened qualities. No previous experience of meditation is necessary to attend an empowerment. Everyone is welcome!
Manjushri Empowerment
During this empowerment, we will receive the special blessings of Buddha Manjushri, who is the manifestation of the enlightened wisdom of all Buddhas. Through receiving this empowerment we have the opportunity to make a close connection with this enlightened being and thereby increase our wisdom greatly. Wisdom is like an inner teacher that we carry in our hearts, and like a protector that protects us from engaging in wrong actions and having to experience their unpleasant results. By engaging sincerely in the meditation practices of Manjushri we will definitely improve our Dharma wisdom, and eventually attain the ultimate peace of full enlightenment.
Everyone is welcome. No experience is needed.
The empowerment will be held in the morning, followed by a delicious vegetarian lunch and then commentary on Buddha Manjushri’s practice, The Treasury of Wisdom.
Schedule
9:15-9:45 Registration
10:00-12:00 Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Manjushri
12:15-1:15 Lunch Upstairs
1:30-3:00 Commentary to the meditation practice of Manjushri, The Treasury of Wisdom
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-4:30 Guided meditation practice session of The Treasury of Wisdom
The Resident Teacher
Gen Kelsang Namdrol is a modern Buddhist nun and the
Resident Teacher of Samudrabadra Kadampa Buddhist Center.
She has been studying, practicing, and teaching Kadampa Buddhism for many years
under Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. Gen Namdrol’s heartfelt and practical teachings are presented with warmth, clarity, and humor making them accessible to everyone.
