This event occurs in the past. See below for our upcoming courses, retreats and special events.
Buddha’s Enlightenment Two-Day Fasting Retreat
April 15th is Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. Every year we celebrate this event with the traditional two day fasting purification practice known as Nyungnay, using the practice, Drop of Essential Nectar. During this practice we emphasize compassion, the very heart of enlightenment, by engaging in prostrations to 1,000 armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
This practice is very powerful for purifying negative karma of body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special method for receiving blessings and improving our experience of love, compassion and bodhichitta.
UPCOMING COURSES, RETREAT AND SPECIAL EVENTS
How to Actually Make a Difference
Saturday, January 25
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Kadam Lucy & Kadam Kyle
Love, Attachment and Desire According to Buddhism
Saturday, February 15
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Edwin Tubb
International Kadampa Spring Festival 2025
Empowerment and Commentary to the Practice of Buddha Maitreya
May 23-28
with Gen-la Kelsang Jampa
International Kadampa Summer Festival 2025
Green Tara Empowerment & Teachings
July 25-August 9
with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong and Gen-la Kelsang Jampa
