Buddhist Blessing Empowerment Weekend

Buddhas manifest in many different aspects in order to benefit living beings, for example, as Avalokiteshvara to help us develop compassion, or as Manjushri to help us develop wisdom. And to help living beings overcome their obstacles and gather the necessary outer and inner conditions for practice, they manifest as a Dharma Protector.

Dorje Shugden is the special Dharma Protector of our Kadampa Buddhist Tradition. For us, he is the same nature as the Wisdom Buddha, Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of our lineage. By relying on him we receive special blessings and protection that enable us to progress swiftly along the spiritual path.

During this special weekend event our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Rabka, will grant the blessing empowerment of Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden, as well as give the transmission of Heart Jewel puja, which we can use to draw close to this Buddha and receive his profound protection. By coming under the care of this compassionate enlightened being we will have a powerful friend and spiritual ally guiding and protecting us in all things. In particular the practice of Dorje Shugden gives us a special skill in transforming obstacles into our spiritual training.

An empowerment is a special guided Tantric meditation through which we make a deep, heartfelt connection with a particular Buddha and receive their inspiration and blessings. The enlightened mind is said to be like a boundless deep ocean, every drop of which has the power to bring inner peace to living beings. Receiving an empowerment is a means of connecting with this expansive potential inside our own mind, giving us the energy and wisdom to begin to realise our own Buddha nature.

Everything will be clearly explained during the empowerment, and whilst you are invited to take refuge and bodhisattva vows during the empowerment ceremony, there is no requirement to take any commitments if you don't wish to. It is possible to take the empowerment simply with a good motivation to benefit ourself and be of benefit to others.

Everybody is welcome to attend this event regardless of experience and beliefs, however do note that it is an in-depth Buddhist weekend, and so an openness to the existence of past and future lives, higher and lower realms of existence, karma, and other aspects of Buddha's teachings will be assumed.

Event Fees: $120 per person for whole weekend, or $85 per person for Sat only (Empowerment day)

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Gen Kelsang Rabka was appointed as the Resident Teacher of KMC Singapore in mid 2020. He is an Australian Buddhist monk who has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism with Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche and his senior disciples for almost 20 years, and has taught both in Australia and the UK.

The clarity and warmth in his teachings has helped many students experience the practical benefits of modern Kadampa Buddhism in their daily lives.

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Kadampa Meditation Centre, Singapore

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