Nyungne Weekend Retreat and Thousand-Armed Chenrezig Empowerment with Lama Konchok Sonam

April 11 - 13 2014

Join us for a Thousand-Armed Chenrezig empowerment and Nyungne retreat with Lama Konchok Sonam for compassion and purification.

Nyungne is a special method of mental, physical and spiritual purification to facilitate healing on all levels. Please join Lama Sonam as he leads this powerful supplication and practice invoking the blessings of the great bodhisattva of compassion, all loving eyes, Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara.Skt.). This practice includes chanting the long mantra of Chenrezig, visualizing his form, prostration sessions and fasting. We will be able to take water and if prostrations cannot be physically done, they can be visualized. This is has been a very popular practice in Tibet for centuries because so much can be accomplished in a short amount of time.  

The retreat begins on Friday evening at 7pm with the Thousand-Armed Chenrezig empowerment.
With his thousand arms and eyes, Chenrezig has not only compassion but is endowed with great ability to help all sentient beings. By receiving this empowerment, we ourselves can emulate his tremendous compassion, courage and skill. After the empowerment, the Nyungne will begin. Fasting will continue until Sunday at Noon when we break for lunch. The retreat ends on Sunday at 5pm.

Everyone who attends the Nyungne must have a Thousand-Armed Chenrezig empowerment.
It is best if you can attend the entire retreat, but you can attend by the day if necessary. For those who wish to stay at the center, please bring things to make yourself comfortable such as a camping mat, sleeping bag,
pillow etc. as there is mostly only floor space available. It is recommended to literally stay within the manadala
if possible, but if necessary one can commute from home. Lama will give the instruction for maintaining the mandala of practice.
 

Special accomodations can be made for practitioner's physical limitations. For example, you may not be able to fast due, do prostrations etc. due to a health reason. Call us if you have a question. 

Schedule

Friday 7pm Thousand-Armed Chenrezig Empowerment
After Empowerment, Nyungne will begin
Saturday 7:30am 1st Nyungne Session of the day
Sunday Noon Fast-Breaking Meal
5pm Retreat Ends

More scheduling details will be available after the empowerment.

 

 

To read Lama Sonam's biography please click here.

 

Pricing
The pricing below is requested doantion. If you cannot afford the full amount please let us know.
There are work study scholarships available.

Entire Retreat $250 Includes sleeping accomodations and meals.
Entire Members $200
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Register Now! May all beings find peace and be free. Om Mani Padme Hung Hri!