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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-2/2025-04-21/
LOCATION:Diamond Light Meditation Center\, 2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818
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SUMMARY:Clarifying our Relationship to Power: A Vajrapani Retreat with Rob Preece
DESCRIPTION:Clarifying our Relationship to Power: A Vajrapani Retreat with Rob Preece \n4-Day Online Retreat\nFriday April 25\, 2024-Monday April 28\, 2024\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! \nREGISTER HERE! \nThis retreat will be open to anyone who has a background in the Tibetan tradition\, no specific empowerment is required to attend. \nWe live in a time when our relationship to power has become a critical concern\, both personally and collectively. Even in the Buddhist world\, the nature of power often goes unaddressed – despite the power dynamic embedded within the authority of the traditions and in teacher-student relationships. When we deny\, ignore or fear our power\, it can become hidden in the shadow and then manifest in destructive ways. How then do we discover a healthy relationship to its presence? \nTo a bodhisattva\, the power of the awakened mind is the capacity to be effective and beneficial in the service of others. Vajrapani gives us a means to clarify\, awaken and transform our innate potential to skillfully embody the power to be effective in our lives. His wrathful appearance provides a channel of transformation for the destructive energy often buried within our anger and rage. In this retreat Rob Preece will bring both a Buddhist and Jungian understanding to clarify a healthy relationship to power as an innate potential in our nature.\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.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/clarifying-our-relationship-to-power-a-vajrapani-retreat-with-rob-preece-2/2025-04-25/1/
LOCATION:Onlie via Zoom\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Clarifying our Relationship to Power: A Vajrapani Retreat with Rob Preece
DESCRIPTION:Clarifying our Relationship to Power: A Vajrapani Retreat with Rob Preece \n4-Day Online Retreat\nFriday April 25\, 2024-Monday April 28\, 2024\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! \nREGISTER HERE! \nThis retreat will be open to anyone who has a background in the Tibetan tradition\, no specific empowerment is required to attend. \nWe live in a time when our relationship to power has become a critical concern\, both personally and collectively. Even in the Buddhist world\, the nature of power often goes unaddressed – despite the power dynamic embedded within the authority of the traditions and in teacher-student relationships. When we deny\, ignore or fear our power\, it can become hidden in the shadow and then manifest in destructive ways. How then do we discover a healthy relationship to its presence? \nTo a bodhisattva\, the power of the awakened mind is the capacity to be effective and beneficial in the service of others. Vajrapani gives us a means to clarify\, awaken and transform our innate potential to skillfully embody the power to be effective in our lives. His wrathful appearance provides a channel of transformation for the destructive energy often buried within our anger and rage. In this retreat Rob Preece will bring both a Buddhist and Jungian understanding to clarify a healthy relationship to power as an innate potential in our nature.\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.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/clarifying-our-relationship-to-power-a-vajrapani-retreat-with-rob-preece-2/2025-04-25/2/
LOCATION:Onlie via Zoom\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Clarifying our Relationship to Power: A Vajrapani Retreat with Rob Preece
DESCRIPTION:Clarifying our Relationship to Power: A Vajrapani Retreat with Rob Preece \n4-Day Online Retreat\nFriday April 25\, 2024-Monday April 28\, 2024\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! \nREGISTER HERE! \nThis retreat will be open to anyone who has a background in the Tibetan tradition\, no specific empowerment is required to attend. \nWe live in a time when our relationship to power has become a critical concern\, both personally and collectively. Even in the Buddhist world\, the nature of power often goes unaddressed – despite the power dynamic embedded within the authority of the traditions and in teacher-student relationships. When we deny\, ignore or fear our power\, it can become hidden in the shadow and then manifest in destructive ways. How then do we discover a healthy relationship to its presence? \nTo a bodhisattva\, the power of the awakened mind is the capacity to be effective and beneficial in the service of others. Vajrapani gives us a means to clarify\, awaken and transform our innate potential to skillfully embody the power to be effective in our lives. His wrathful appearance provides a channel of transformation for the destructive energy often buried within our anger and rage. In this retreat Rob Preece will bring both a Buddhist and Jungian understanding to clarify a healthy relationship to power as an innate potential in our nature.\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.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/clarifying-our-relationship-to-power-a-vajrapani-retreat-with-rob-preece-2/2025-04-26/
LOCATION:Onlie via Zoom\, 2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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