Events for August 1, 2019

DAILY REFUGE NGONDRO (FOUNDATIONAL) PRACTICE When: 7:00 – 8:00 am, Monday to Friday Location: Sakya Monastery Shrine Room Minimum Requirement: Refuge The foundational or preliminary Ngondro practices help us to: · Remove our obscurations of body, speech, and mind. · Obscurations are emotions, attitudes, imprints, and habits that prevent us from attaining enlightenment. · Gather...

Requires Medicine Buddha Empowerment The Medicine Buddha, or Bhaishajyaguru, alleviates suffering, sickness, and injury and thus prolongs human life, improving the human opportunity to attain enlightenment. Medicine Buddha is the Buddha of healing and protection from illness. If you have a loved one who is ill or has passed away, you can help them by...