Date/Time
Sunday 7 December 10am – 4pm
Venue
Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre, 24 Rugby St, Merivale, Christchurch
There is plenty of parking on the street but please do not park on the neighbours driveways.
About the Empowerment
During this special event, our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Luma will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha Prajnaparamita. Prajnaparamita is a female Buddha, who is the manifestation of Buddha’s perfection of wisdom. Her function is to overcome outer and inner obstacles to our spiritual practice and bestow upon us the realization of great bliss and emptiness.
The blessing empowerment is a beautiful guided meditation in which we receive the special blessings of Prajnaparamita and awaken our Buddha potential. Gen Luma will explain how to draw closer to Prajnaparamita, how to use this practice to overcome obstacles in our life, and how to deepen our experience of the dream-like nature of reality.
During this empowerment we will:
Receive powerful blessings
Learn Tantric technology enabling us to become a Buddha through correct imagination
Learn a powerful practice to overcome obstacles in our life,
Learn about the dream-like nature of reality.
These empowerment’s only happen once a year in Christchurch so seize the opportunity. Everyone welcome!
Who is the Empowerment for?
The Empowerment is suitable for everyone including beginners! You don’t need to be a Buddhist to attend or benefit. It is especially suitable for those who have been attending the Centre regularly and wish to go a little deeper and to discover more about the tantric aspects of Buddhism, where we use the power of our imagination and deeper levels of mind to accomplish powerful inner transformation.
What will happen at the Empowerment?
An empowerment, takes the form of a series of guided meditations which bestow upon us special blessings that heal our mind and awaken our potential to become pure enlightened beings. The teacher guiding the empowerment will have engaged in a week of silent retreat to prepare for guiding the meditations. Empowerments are also special opportunities to meet with other spiritual practitioners.
Are there any commitments I should know about?
Everything will be clearly explained during the empowerment, and there is no requirement to take any commitments. It is possible to take the empowerment simply with a good motivation to benefit ourself and be of benefit to others.
Cost
Cost: $65 – includes lunch and afternoon tea. Free for Members.
Timetable
9.45 – 10.00am: Registration & morning tea
10.00 – 12.00pm: Empowerment
12.00 – 1.30pm: Lunch break
1.30 – 2.30pm: Teaching
2.30 – 3.00pm Afternoon tea
3.00 – 4.00pm: Teaching
Booking & Cancellations
Booking is essential, so please book online now, or contact the Centre to book your place.
Cancellations: if you cancel your booking more than 24 hours prior to the start of the course or event, we offer a refund (the 25% deposit is non-refundable). If you cancel less than 24 hours before the event begins we regret that we cannot issue refunds. However you can transfer your booking to a future course.
What to expect at a class
This is a special Buddhist ceremony, but you do not need to be a Buddhist to attend.
There is no physical exercise involved and you can choose to sit either in a chair or on a cushion.