Foundations of the Vajrayana Part 2 – The Path – Thursdays

Have you received empowerment from a teacher and asked to do a tantric practice, but you are unsure what it all means? This 4 part course will introduce you to the path of the Vajrayana and the creation and completion practices. Through the practices of visualization, mantra recitation and meditation, ordinary perception is transformed into a ‘sacred outlook,’ where everything is seen and experienced purely in its true nature.

Register Online

Instructor: Lama Matthew Palden Gocha
Dates:  Five sessions on Thursdays, beginning on July 2, 2020
Times: 7:45 – 9:00 pm
Class Fee: $30
Text:Vajra Wisdom: Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism – Get it on Amazon
Prerequisite: Basics of Buddhism

Foundations of the Vajrayana Part 1 – The Ground – Thursdays

Have you received empowerment from a teacher and asked to do a tantric practice, but you are unsure what it all means? This 4 part course will introduce you to the ground of the Vajrayana and the preliminary practices. The ground refers to all the Buddha-nature factors that will enable us to become a Buddha. And these are qualities or aspects of our mental continuum. The preliminary practices are profound and powerful means for effecting a deep purification and transformation, at every level of our being that helps us to develop the qualities of our ground nature.

Register Online

Instructor: Lama Matthew Palden Gocha
Dates:  Four sessions on Thursdays, beginning on June 4, 2020
Times: 7:45 – 9:00 pm
Class Fee: $30
Text: Vajra Wisdom: Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism – Get it on Amazon
Prerequisite: Basics of Buddhism