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    Date & Time Details: Thu, October 13 - Sun, October 16

    Location: Vajrapani Insitute

    Power of Mantra Retreat – Tara

    Bhikshuni Lozang Yönten

    October 13 - 16, 2022

    The second of three complimentary, weekend retreats to the Power of Mantra series with Ven. Yönten.  This weekend retreat aims to demystify Deity-Yoga (Buddhist Tantra) practice for students of Buddhism who are newer to these practices and also invites depth and richness to the practice of senior students. This retreat will explore the main Kriya (Action) Tantra deities of Tara (Green Tara, White Tara, the 21 Taras) introduced in the online program.  Being a participant of the online program isn’t required, but strongly recommended.

    This retreat will be a mediation intensive to allow students to dive deeper into the sadhanas (tantric practice manuals) specific to the deity-yoga practices taught in the Power of Mantra Tue/Thu class.

    There will be four deity-yoga meditation sessions that will include prayers, mantra chanting, and silent meditation, as well as one session a day devoted to Q&A to  clarify practice and questions that may arise.

    When:

    Thu, October 13 – Sun, October 16

    Prerequisites:

    Respect for Tantra and having Buddhist Refuge are a requirement for attendance.

    Schedule (tentative):

    Thursday, Oct 13
    • Registration: 2-4pm
    • Dinner: 5-6pm
    • Evening Session: 7-8:30pm
    Friday, Oct 14 & Saturday, Oct 15
    • Session 1: 7-8am
    • Breakfast: 8-9pm
    • Session 2: 9-12pm (with breaks)
    • Lunch: 12-1pm
    • Karma Yoga / break: 1-2pm
    • Session 3: 2:30 – 5pm
    • Dinner: 5pm-6pm
    • Session 4: 7:00-8:30pm
    Sunday, Oct 16
    • Session 1: 7-8am
    • Breakfast: 8-9pm
    • Clean & Packup: 9-10am
    • Session 2: 10-12pm
    • Lunch: 12-1pm
    • Departure: 1-2pm

     

    Teacher

    Bhikshuni Lozang Yönten
    Bhikshuni Lozang Yönten is currently the Chaplain and Lecturer of a Buddhist Studies at Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon. Ven. Yönten has been a nun since 2003.  Buddhist since her teenage years, Ven. Yönten moved to Australia and studied extensively under Gyurmé Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering (at Chenrezig Institute, AU) from 2002-2009 before moving to India to study at Thosamling Institute 2010-2011. In 2012, she became an accredited In-Depth Registered Teacher with FPMT and was requested to become the Resident Teacher at Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre in New South Wales, Australia where she remained for three years and frequently…
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