Natural Love & Wisdom

The 2^nd Saturday of the month from 10:00 - 11:00am, led by Rebecca Spainhower and associated with the Foundation
for Active Compassion. These guided meditations are adapted from the Dzogchen tradition of Tibet to help participants deepen their experience of liberating wisdom and loving compassion — the essence of the spirit of enlightenment (bodhicitta). Each session consists of chanting, breathing, and meditation practice, and is followed by a brief Q&A.

Open Awareness

The 4^th Saturday of the month from 10:00 - 11:00am, associated with the Natural Dharma Fellowship and again led by Becky.  Experience the natural ease of open awareness practice in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Through chanting, breathing, and resting, allow your heart and mind to relax in the freshness of the Great Perfection — everything
left just as it is. Practice sessions are followed by a brief practice-related discussion period.

Becky Spainhower is a student and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism in the Dzogchen and Mahamudra traditions. She is an associate teacher with the Natural Dharma Fellowship and with the Foundation for Active Compassion.  Please join our
Google Group for regular announcements.  Practices are at 1103 Hays Street.


Restricted Practices:

Yangzab Three Roots

Chö

Vajrakilaya

Medicine Buddha

Achi Chokyi Drolma

Dharmapalas

These practices are open to those who have received empowerment and transmission.  As such, these practices are not publicly advertised.  If you have these empowerments and transmissions, please contact the Florida DDC so that you can
join us!


Special Practices:

There are special practices (such as tsok) and practice intensives offered throughout the year.  Please join our Google Group for announcements.


Upcoming Events:

Unless specifically indicated, all of our events are open to anyone and do not require prerequisites. All teachings will be
given at 1103 Hays Street unless noted otherwise.

• Traga Rinpoché:  March 20-23, 2010 - Natural Liberation: Padmasambhava's Teachings on the Six Bardos.
• Drupon Thinley Nyingpo Rinpoché:  April 6-8, 2010 - Topic to be announced; consecration of stupa in Havana, FL.
• Gapé Lama (unconfirmed):  May 2010 - Topic to be announced

Previous Events:

• Lama Acharya Gursam:  October 2008 - Achi Chokyi Drolma teachings
• Thubten Nyingpo Rinpoché:  2009
• Drupon Thinley Nyingpo Rinpoché:  February 2009 - Phowa teachings
• Lho Ontul Rinpoché:  November 12-15, 2009 - Vajra Vidarana Healing & Purification ceremony; Healing Chö; Dudul Gyalpo, Demon Destroying King Empowerment & Practice teachings; Amulet of the Sun and Moon; Urgyen Kaldren
  Drenzey Practice and Tsok.