July Practice Series!
How to Purify Negative Karma
with the Practice of Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas
taught by Geshe Wangchen
Sundays in July
4 Classes: Sundays, 1, 8, 15, 22 of July, 10am – 12pm
1 Retreat Day: Sunday 29 of July, 10am – 4pm
Excellent for all levels!
Class Description
By learning how to effectively purify our past negative karma we can free ourselves from having to experience the suffering results of those actions in the future. The practice of Prostrations to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas was one of the main preliminary practices performed by Lama Tsongkhapa and contains many powerful ways to help purify negativities, stop bad habits, and accumulate very strong merit.
In this practical Sunday series (4 classes + 1 retreat day) Geshe-la will introduce and show us how to get the most from this practice (which can be done in both brief and extensive ways). When we know how to make the practice potent, so much purification can happen so quickly! Everyone is welcome!
“How much we purify negative karma
depends on the mind.
Our minds create negative karma,
but our minds can also purify so much negative karma.”
Fees
Class Facility Fee $10 per class (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors’ facility fee is free)
Materials Pack $10 one-off (optional – includes large colour card of the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas as visualized; text of the practice and helpful supplementary materials.)
Retreat Facility Fee $30 (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors’ facility fee for the retreat is $20) On the Retreat Day, the lunch will be done Potluck Style, so please bring a Vegetarian dish to share at the Retreat Day Potluck Lunch.
No need to register for the classes but please register for the Retreat Day by 26 of July. Thank you.
More about Geshe Wangchen
Geshe Thupten Wangchen
Resident Teacher, Dorje Chang Institute
Geshe Wangchen became the Resident Teacher at Dorje Chang Institute in 2003 at the request of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Since 2003, Geshe-la has been kindly teaching introductory, intermediate and advanced Buddhist philosophy classes, leading meditation and practice retreats as well as providing spiritual support for the Dorje Chang Institute community.
Register for the Retreat Day!
No need to register for the class. Please do register for the Retreat Day for this series which will take place on 29 July 10am – 4pm and will include a vegetarian potluck lunch – please bring a dish to share!
