Drop of Essential Nectar- Compassion Fasting Retreat with a Vegetarian Lunch
Monday, April 14th,Tuesday, April 15th
Cost : $15.00
with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Wangpo
April 15th marks the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrating the attainment of enlightenment in 589 B.C.E. This is an extremely important day in the Buddhist calendar because our actions are 100,000 times more powerful than on other days.
Kadampa Buddhist Centers worldwide celebrate this day by engaging in a special purification and fasting retreat done in conjunction with prayers to the Buddha of Compassion.
This practice is very powerful for purifying negative karma of body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special method for receiving blessings and improving our experience of love, compassion, and bodhichitta.
Monday, April 14
Session 1 – 6:30 – 8am
Session 2 – 10:30am – 12pm
Session 3 – 4-5:30pm
Tuesday, April 15
Session 1 – 6:30 – 8am
Session 2 – 10:30am – 12pm
Session 3 – 4 - 5:30pm
About the teacher
Gen Wangpo is an American Buddhist monk and is the resident teacher in Phoenix, Arizona. He has been a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 20 years and has taught Kadampa Buddhism for decades at several Kadampa centers.
Gen Wangpo is well known for his practical and skilled way of presenting ancient Buddhist wisdom. He is particularly talented in analyzing subjects deeply, from many angles combining this with compassion. He uses stories and analogies to highlight how accessible Buddha’s teachings are to everyone. Using these techniques, he is offers Buddhist advice that is effective and heartfelt. His combined decades of Buddhist learning and teaching enables him to provide powerful spiritual guidance that can benefit us all.