***SPECIAL EVENT - LIVE & IN-PERSON (with online option) ***
Padmasambhava Day Festival 2021: Sunday 19th September
Hosted by Lalitaraja & Visuddhimati
Suitable for Intermediates & Regulars as well curious Newcomers - see here for definitions
Padmasambhava Day 2021 - “Teachings from the Precious Guru”
Padmasambhava is a legendary Tibetan Buddhist figure - part-historical, part-archetypal - mysterious, mythical, mystical, and fiercely dedicated to transformation. For our Padmasambhava Day Festival this year we will focus on some simple and direct teachings attributed to Padmasambhava and explore people’s personal experience of practising these. There will be puja, meditation, talks and a meditation workshop. The day will also include a short talk from newly ordained Guhyasakhi who has a strong connection with Padmasambhava.
*** PLEASE NOTE ENTRY TIMES: DOORS ARE ONLY OPEN 10:30-11:00; 13:00-14:15; 16:00-16:30 - SORRY NO ADMITTANCE AT OTHER TIMES SO AS TO NOT DISTURB THE SESSION ***
PROGRAMME OF SESSIONS
10:30 Doors open - please arrive BEFORE 11:00
11:00 DOORS CLOSE UNTIL LUNCH AT 13:00
11:00 OPENING PUJA: invoking Padmasambhava, Amitabha and Avalokiteshvara
12:00 SPECIAL TALK/PRESENTATION: by Visuddhimati, our former Chair and a particular devotee of Padmasambhava
13:00 DOORS OPEN UNTIL 14:15
13:00 Lunch together - please bring your own food and drink
14:15 DOORS CLOSED UNTIL TEA BREAK AT 16:00
14:15 MEDITATION WORKSHOP
16:00 DOORS OPEN UNTIL 16:30
16:00 Tea break
16:30 DOORS CLOSE UNTIL END OF PUJA
16:30 SPECIAL TALK: by Guhyasakhi, who was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order this summer and has a special connection with Padmasambhava
17:00 FINAL PUJA
If you would prefer to attend online, please make sure you are signed up for a free Zoom account at https://zoom.us/signup. Then before the session sign in to your Zoom account and use Meeting ID: 868 7565 0834 and Passcode: 639870. Alternatively click here to join. Please join ONLY at the START of a session to avoid disruption.
Our wonderful teachers give their time for free to put on these events. Please join that spirit of generosity and help us to keep our Centre alive through this current crisis. Please donate if you can by clicking here and use reference ‘Festival Day’. Suggested donation £20.