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Lamrim New Year’s Wisdom Retreat

December 31, 2022 - January 4, 2023

$35

Meditating on the cycle of Lamrim meditations is the same as meditating on all of Buddha’s 84,000 teachings. Join us in this Lamrim retreat to create good momentum in the mind for the new year! All sessions will be guided by our Resident Teacher, Kadam Keli Vaughan.

 

Saturday – Meditation on the Preciousness of our Human Life 6:30-7:45pm (New Year’s Eve)

 

Sunday – Initial Scope Meditations (4)

9-10am – Meditation on Death
10:30-11:30am – Meditation on the Danger of Lower Rebirth
5-6pm – Meditation on Going for Refuge
6:30-7:30pm – Meditation on Karma

 

Monday – Middling Scope Meditations (4)

9-10am – Meditation on Renunciation
10:30-11:30am – Meditation on our Determination to Recognize, Reduce, and Abandon the Root of Samsaric Rebirth
5-6pm – Meditation on our Determination to Engage in the Actual Path to Liberation
6:30-7:30pm – Meditation on our Determination to Attain True Cessations

 

Tuesday – Great Scope Meditations (4)

9-10am – Meditation on Cherishing All Living Beings
10:30-11:30am – Meditation on Universal Compassion
5-6pm – Meditation on the Supreme Good Heart, Bodhichitta
6:30-7:30pm – Meditation on our Determination and Promise to Practice the Six Perfections

 

Wednesday – Great Scope Meditations (2)

5-6pm – Training in Meditation on Emptiness
6:30-7:45pm – Meditation on Relying on our Spiritual Guide

 

The retreat introduction with Kadam Keli on New Year’s Eve is by donation and each stand-alone retreat session is $5.

Registering for the whole retreat is $35.

This retreat is free for monthly members.

Details

Start:
December 31, 2022
End:
January 4, 2023
Cost:
$35
Event Category:

Venue

Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Center
1825 State Street Suite 202
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 United States
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Phone
(805) 563-6000