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SUMMARY:Online: Monday Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join a community of meditators to learn meditation techniques and practices. Led by long time meditator and Buddhist practitioner David Drabble\, join a supportive group to grow your meditation practice.  \nEvery Monday from 6:30pm-7:30pm PT\, January 22 thru December 16\, 2024 \nOffered on Zoom: \nClick the link to join: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115\nMeeting ID is: 224 735 8115\nPasscode: 1234 \nDonation Based. We suggest $10-$20 per class. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Ways to Donate:\nWebsite: www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/\nPayPal: Diamond Light on PayPal\nVenmo: Diamond Light on Venmo
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/online-monday-meditation-2-2/2025-11-24/
LOCATION:Diamond Light Meditation Center\, 2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818
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SUMMARY:Mahamudra and Manjushri Retreat with Rob Preece
DESCRIPTION:Mahamudra and Manjushri Retreat with Rob Preece \n4-Day Online Retreat\nFriday April 24\, 2026-Monday April 27\, 2026\n7am-5pm PDT\nPlease plan to attend all days\, no partial retreat available \nSliding scale $200-$300\nScholarships available\, please email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com to request a scholarship. \nSpace is limited so register now: https://bookwhen.com/diamondlightsac#focus=ev-szb5q-20260424100000 \nThis retreat will be open to anyone who has a background in the Tibetan tradition\, no specific empowerment is required to attend. \nThe practice of Mahamudra enables us to cultivate our experience of the pristine clarity of empty awareness that is our mind’s innate nature. The subtlety of this practice requires that we gradually cultivate the conditions within which we are able to settle and rest in clear awareness. There are different approaches to this process within the sutra and tantra traditions and during this retreat the emphasis will be upon tantric and essence Mahamudra. Rob will refer to Tilopa’s Song of Mahamudra and other sources including his dzogchen background. He will also introduce the way Mahamudra is central to tantric practice. \nMahamudra meditation will be combined with Kum Nye\, a movement and awareness practice that helps ground our practice in the body and provides a way of connecting to our energetic nature. This can enhance our meditation and free energy that may become stuck in sitting practice enabling meditation to become more deeply settled. \nDuring this retreat Rob will also introduce the the deity Manjushri as a holding presence. Manjushri helps connect us to the source of our innate wisdom energy and clear obstacles to clarifying our awareness. \nThis retreat is for those who have some experience of Buddhist meditation. \nAbout Rob Preece \nRob has been a practicing Tibetan Buddhist since 1973. In 1980 he went to India and was in retreat for around five years exploring in depth the practice of tantra\, meditating under the guidance of his teachers Lama Thubten Yeshe\, Gen Jhampa Wangdu and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Returning to the West\, in 1985 he began a Jungian based psychotherapy training\, gradually developing a synthesis of Jungian and Buddhist understanding. He worked as a psychotherapist for around 28 years and then began to focus upon spiritual mentoring. Since 1985 he has been leading meditation retreats\, following the influence of Lama Yeshe who particularly encouraged his integration of a more Western approach to tantric practice. He is an experienced Tangkha painter as well as the author of The Psychology of Buddhist Tantra; The Wisdom of Imperfection; and most recently Tasting the Essence of Tantra. Today he teaches retreats in the UK with his wife Anna and also in Europe and the US. \nInstructions\nLog in info and full schedule will be emailed out before the retreat.\nPlease plan to attend the entire 4-day retreat. As this retreat is online\, please do your best to create a retreat-like atmosphere in your home for the 4 days by minimizing distractions.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/mahamudra-and-manjushri-retreat-with-rob-preece/
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