Tue, Apr 14 & Wed, Apr 15 | 6:30 am***
with Resident Teacher Gen Tsoglam
Our annual celebration of Buddha Shakyamuni’s enlightenment and the extraordinary benefit he has brought to countless beings over centuries, generation after generation, to the present day.
This special holiday marks the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrating the attainment of enlightenment in 589 B.C.E. and is an extremely important day in the Buddhist calendar because our actions are 100,000 times more powerful than on other days.
Schedule (both days)
***6:30-7:00am Precepts (A Pure Life Sadhana)
(must attend precepts to participate in the rest of the day)
7:00-8:30am Drop of Essential Nectar Session 1
10:00-11:00am Drop of Essential NectarSession 2
12:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00pm Drop of Essential Nectar Session 3
Retreat Details
What is Nyungnay?
We spend the day with Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara making offerings, praises, and prostrations. In this retreat we accumulate huge merit, purify vast negativity for ourselves and others, and receive powerful blessings to propel ourself swiftly along our path to enlightenment.
Wrapped within the practice of Mahayana Precepts, it involves fasting (only one meal for the day, lunch) and making three sessions of prostrations, with the practice Drop of Essential Nectar. Everyone is welcome to join us for this special retreat.
Please Note: In order to attend any of the Nyungnay retreat sessions during the day you will need to attend Precepts in the morning at 6:30am. We do three sessions of meditation from a ritual prayer, Drop of Essential Nectar, combining prostrations with chanted meditation. If you have any questions please email [email protected].
Cost: By donation
Pre-registration not required
All course fees are used to run and develop the Center and spread Buddha’s precious teachings. Reduced rates are available at the front desk and no one is ever turned away.