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The Ven. Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche
Oct. 30-31, 1999
A portion from the original announcement for what was to prove to be
one of our most attended retreats in some time. Below are some of the highlights
of those two days:
The Ven. Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche teaches the Vajrayana (Tibetan)
Sakya lineage practices at EBS.
• 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30 - Medicine Buddha (healing) and Avalokitesvara
(compassion) empowerments, teachings and meditation practice. $50 suggested
donation.
• 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31 - Green Tara (a meditation practice that helps
us face our fears) and Singhamukha (to purify negativity) empowerments and
blessings. $25 suggested donation.
A lot of preparation goes on before teachings begin. Here Lama Kunga shows
two eager learners how to create Vajrakilaya knots for the lama protection
cords.
Then, on to the EBS center. Here you see our altar, lovingly assembled with
the help of some our more creative members.
The students are assembled and Lama Kunga is ready to begin.
Rinpoche offers prayers as he begins the empowerment.
Rinpoche uses bell and dorje during the empowerment ritual.
Another view of our beautiful altar, with the Medicine Buddha mandala thangka
(painting) hanging above the altar and a statue of Avalokitesvara at the
center.