Lho Ontul Rinpoche will be visiting the Florida Drikung Dzogchen Community from Thursday 12 November through Sunday 15 November 2009. The teaching schedule is:
Thursday 12 November. 7:00 PM. Vajravidarana Healing and Purification Ceremony.The deity Vajravidarana (Dorje Nampar Jompa) is associated with the
healing of mental and physical afflictions at the root of suffering.
This healing and purification ceremony is aimed at releasing and
expunging these root afflictions for health, well being and spiritual
benefit.
Friday 13 November. 7:00 PM. Healing Chod. Rinpoche will offering a Healing Chod practice to
healing mental and physical sicknesses, and to remove karmic obstacles
to spiritual growth. Please bring a blanket and pillow so that one can lie down and be comfortable during this healing ritual.
Saturday 14 November
10:00 AM Dudul Gyalpo "Demon Destroying King" Empowerment.
The Demon Destroying King is a wrathful form of the Three Roots (Guru,
Yidam and Dakini) from the Yangzab dzogchen terma. This practice forms
the core of the 5th year DDC teachings.
2:30 PM Teachings on the Dudul Gyalpo practice.
7:00 PM Sangha dinner with Rinpoche & Tashi Dolma (potluck)
Sunday 15 November
10:00 AM Amulet of the Sun and Moon.
This tsa lung practice is also part of the 5th year DDC teachings.
Rinpoche will offer the transmission and instruction on this practice.
3:30 PM Urgyen Kaldren Drenzey practice and tsok. Rinpoche
will offer the transmission for this special guru yoga practice from
the pure vision of Nuden Dorje. Rinpoche will also lead us in this
practice, concluding his teaching tour with the tsok from this practice.
Please note that there is limited seating for these teachings
due to the space constraints of the venue. Thursday, Saturday & Sunday teachings are at 1103
Hays Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32308. Friday teachings are at the United Church at 1834 Mahan Dr. Preregistration is required
for these teachings to reserve a seat. Seating in the shrine room
is guaranteed for only the first 30 registrants. Nobody will be turned
away, but additional participants will be seated in overflow seating. To pre-register, email: ddc.florida@gmail.com
Suggested donation: $25 per session, $35 for the Dudul Gyalpo empowerment.
Our regular meetings are at 7:00PM on Wednesday evenings. Other special practices are scheduled throughout the year. Join our Florida DDC YahooGroup to receive notices about upcoming practices and visiting teachers. You can also look at The Florida DDC blog for past, present and future events, and additional information about our community.
If it is your first time, please email ddc.florida@gmail.com or call 850-274-4270/ 850-445-0387 to confirm that we are meeting. Please arrive early by 6:30PM to meet the community and ask questions. Practices include chanting, mantra recitation, visualization and silent meditation, and last about one hour. Interested people of all spiritual backgrounds with an interest in Buddhist practice may participate regardless of their experience with Tibetan Buddhism.
Lho Ontul Rinpoche will be visiting the Florida Drikung Dzogchen Community from Thursday 12 November through Sunday 15 November 2009. The teaching schedule is: