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Sound Mandala Meditation
Sound Mandala Meditation August 24, 7pm Cost: $30 (sliding scales available) In this unique evening program, Karina Koloch will guide us through the sacred space of the maṇḍala with practices of compassion and self-compassion, using the subtle medium of sound. With a...
Festival of Sacred Space
From August 22nd-26th, Lotus Light will be celebrating a “Festival of Sacred Space,” featuring the construction of the sand mandala of Chenrezig, Bodhisattva of Compassion. Other events include a teaching on Mandala, Mandala Sound Meditation, and the transmission of the Chenrezig practice by Khenpo Chopal.
Remembering The Turning Of The Wheel Of Dharma: Chökhor Düchen 2018
Today is the celebration of Chökhor Düchen, the “Great Festival of the Turning of the Wheel of Dharma,” which commemorates the first teaching given by Shakyamuni Buddha in the deer park in Sarnath on the Four Noble Truths. According to the Indo-Tibetan tradition of Buddhism, this was the first of three turnings of the wheel of teaching that the Buddha gave.
