Dear Dharma Friends,
Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Chenrezig this week. Saturday is Vajrasattva practice at 9am. This Sunday we will be offering King of Aspiration Prayers and Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice and meditation at 10am.
On this Sunday, November 3rd, two Tibetan nuns from the Jangchub Choeling nunnery in the Gelug lineage will be visiting TRTCC and joining our regular practice in the morning. They are Ani Choyang and Ani Choedon. Ani Tenzin Choyang received the Rapjampa Degree (similar to a master’s degree) in 2022 after completing a 17-year course of Buddhist studies. She was one of the first women to attend a two-year science-training program at Emory University as part of the Emory Tibet Science Initiative. She also participated in a science research internship at Northwestern University in 2022, where she received training in the theory and methods of neuroscience. She will give a short talk after our practice. This is going to be an informal gathering and a great cultural learning opportunity. To get to know them in person and give your support, please join us this Sunday.
If you would like to donate to their nunnery here is a PayPal site you can use:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=V5773HN7UCJJ8&source=qr
Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.
May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!
Saturday, November 2, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.
Sunday, November 3, 10 am. Jigten Sumgön Guru Yoga practice. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the King of Aspiration Prayers and Jigten Sumgön Guru Yoga. This practice cultivates a deep connection with Jigten Sumgön, the founder of our Drikung Kagyu tradition, through visualization, mantra recitation, and devotion. Join us on Zoom.