An empowerment is a blissful guided meditation in which we receive special blessings into our mind. White Tara is a female enlightened being whose function is to bestow long life, wisdom and good fortune. These oppose our three main obstacles to a meaningful life – a short life, ignorance, and little merit.
If we rely on White Tara with faith, she will protect us from contagious disease, the danger of fire, and other disasters. It is said that living beings receive Tara’s help as swiftly as the wind moves because she is a manifestation of the wind element of all the Buddhas. She particularly helps us to overcome our ignorance by teaching ultimate truth, the way things really are, which leads us directly to permanent liberation from suffering and the lasting pure peace of full enlightenment.
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Cost: Whole weekend $65 ($60 students, seniors 60+, and unemployed, and early registration by November 26). Kids 4-12 $10, Kids 13-17 $25.
Saturday Only $55 ($50 students, seniors 60+, and unemployed, and early registration by November 26).
Free for Benefactor level members. Includes Saturday lunch.
Schedule: Saturday, December 4
Empowerment: 10am - 12pm
Commentary: 2-3:30 pm
WFJ with tsog offering: 4-5pm
Sunday, December 5
Retreat Session 1: 1:30 - 2:30pm
Retreat Session 2: 3:15pm -4:15pm
Q&A: 4:15 - 4:30pm
Teacher: Gen Kelsang Chogden, Buddhist nun and Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Maryland.
Gen Chogden has been practicing Kadampa Buddhism since 1998 under Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, who gave her the title “Gen” indicating that she is a senior ordained teacher of the Kadampa Tradition.
Gen Chogden is well-loved for her warmth, kindness, and wisdom, which have come from her sincere and heartfelt practice of Kadam Dharma over many years.
Her teachings are always practical and easy to apply to everyday life. Through her gentle and joyful approach and her peaceful example, she has helped many people find true happiness in their hearts.