Guru Rinpoche Empowerment in OKC
Guru Rinpoche Empowerment & Teachings in Oklahoma City
Offered By The Venerable
Lama Lödu Rinpoché
OCTOBER 1st, SATURDAY
2:30 – 4:30pm
OCTOBER 2nd, SUNDAY
10am-12 noon and 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Location:
Radiant Living, 6051 N Brookline Ave, Suite 126
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
We Invite You to Attend
- Early registrations must be postmarked by September 15, 2016.
- Space is limited – Please Register early to ensure participation!
Padmasambhava, known as the Second Buddha, who brought Buddhism to Tibet.
Who was Guru Rinpoche?
Guru Rinpoche (Sanskrit: Padmasambhava) brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century C.E. at the invitation of King Trisong Detsen. Padmasambhava means ‘Lotus-born’ and derives from a legend that he was born in a lotus blossom on the river Indus, and is considered the emanation of Buddha Amitabha and Avalokiteshvara.
Guru Rinpoche was a renowned scholar, meditator, yogi, and magician who was said to have traveled widely throughout India, Bhutan and Tibet. Many legends have been handed down about the events of his life and the Tibetan woman Yeshé Tshogyel who became his chief Tibetan disciple. During his lifetime, he subdued spirits who were hostile to the introduction of Buddhism. He is perhaps the most important figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism — Guru Rinpoche is so highly regarded in Tibetan Buddhism that he is often referred to as the second Buddha.
How Is Guru Rinpoche Relevant In Today’s World?
Many great Buddhist Teachers recommend the practice of Guru Rinpoche as being the most crucial in our degenerate age:
- In particular, H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama said that the blessings of Guru Rinpoche are most essential in our present time, and for many years His Holiness has been advising Buddhists to accumulate millions of Guru Rinpoche’s mantras for the happiness and peace of our troubled world.
- The V. Ven. 9th Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s website describes “Benefits and Advantages of the Guru Rinpoche Mantra“
- According to Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche, a highly-recognized Dzogchen master, “If someone wants to successfully practice Dzogchen, one must receive the Guru Rinpoche empowerment.”
- A True Account of An Accomplished Practitioner of the Guru Rinpoche Mantra in Recent Times
About Lama Lödu Rinpoche
The Venerable Lama Lödu Rinpoche is a widely recognized Tibetan teacher, author and Tibetan Buddhist authority. He is the spiritual director of Kagyu Droden Kunchab [http://www.kdk.org], a center for Tibetan Buddhism in San Francisco. His Oklahoma schedule includes offering refuge, Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) empowerment and very precious teachings on tantric Buddhist practice methods and philosophy.
H.H. The Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa described Lama Lödru Rinpoche as “a Lama who has highly developed his inner practice.” >>> read complete Bio
About This Event
An empowerment is an initiation ceremony. Guru Rinpoche represents the body, speech, and mind accomplishments of the indestructible power of Compassion and the purity of enlightened Wisdom. This empowerment will enable one to establish a profound connection to the blessings of Guru Rinpoche’s body, speech and mind, leading to the union of emptiness and wisdom, the true nature of mind.
Ven. Lama Lödu Rinpoche will also teach a set of instructions on how to perform the daily Guru Rinpoche practice. He received the Guru Rinpoche empowerment from many highly realized Lamas, therefore the collective blessings are powerful and will be of great benefit to all.
Please note: Participants should bring a pen or pencil and paper for note taking. Video equipment is prohibited.
Tuition
With early registration (before September 15, 2016 – use discount code ‘EARLY915’):
–> $50 total for all three sessions on Saturday (afternoon session) and Sunday (morning and afternoon sessions).
Registrations received after September 15th/at the door:
–> $70 total (or $25 per session at the door)
Cancellation/Refund Policy
Refunds (less credit card or any other financial fees incurred) will be given if notice is received prior to September 29, 2016. No refunds for cancellations received after September 29.
Lama Offering
This event is made possible by the diligent volunteer efforts of the Oklahoma Rimé Foundation, with generous support from Dharma members in our community. Donations are deeply appreciated. All surplus proceeds will be given to Lama Lodu Rinpoche as an offering at the conclusion of the weekend. We encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity, and in doing so insure that authentic Vajrayana teachers of Tibet will continue to visit Oklahoma in the future. By offering assistance for this event, donors join in the generation of inconceivably vast merit for themselves and all beings.
We offer the convenience of secure, online registration payments at this link: http://oklahomarime.eventbee.com/event?eid=167444732
However, if you prefer to register by check, please fill in the form below, and make check or money order payable to ‘Eastern Healing Arts’ and then send to the address below:
Registration Information:
Name: ____________________________________
Address: __________________________________
City: __________________________ State: _____
Zip code: ___________ Phone: _______________
Email address: ____________________________
❒ Early Registration: $50 (if payment received or postmarked on/before September 15, 2016) – use discount code ‘EARLY915’
❒ Regular Registration: $70 for Saturday & Sunday (or $25 per session at the door)
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $ _________
Send payment and registration information to:
Oklahoma Rimé Foundation
3829 N Classen Boulevard, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
NEED MORE INFO?
Call 760-385-3530 (for more info only, no registrations taken at this number)
Meetup Group to Promote Tibetan Meditation in OKC
We have just created a new Meetup group to promote Tibetan meditation practices here in Oklahoma City. Please join now to support our cause.
Our plan is to create a stable core group of Tibetan meditation practitioners
here in Oklahoma City.
Here is the 6 month plan (by March 1, 2017) going forward:
We will have approximately 50 people in the Oklahoma City area who have received some sort of Guru Rinpoche empowerment.
We already have about 20 individuals in central Oklahoma who participated in the Guru Rinpoche empowerment the last time in 2009. We hope to register around 30 more when Lama Lodu Rinpoche gives the empowerment this October 2016.
This will allow us to do a cohesive group practice that generates a lot of positive energy for everyone present. If you still haven’t got a formal Guru Rinpoche mantra empowerment, you can get one here.
Our aim is to have at least paying 50 members by March 1, 2017.
Memberships dues will probably be $12 per year, something that most everyone can afford (especially for the benefit of spiritual enlightenment). We are still working on the logistics, but benefits will probably be 100% support and paid dues for all our regular weekly meditations throughout the year, PLUS a 10-20 per cent discount on all teachings that we sponsor in Oklahoma.
After rental space for weekly meditation, all surplus funds will go towards the establishment of a “Lama Fund”. This will facilitate the travel expenses of Tibetan teachers to/from Oklahoma.
Please note that Oklahoma Rimé Foundation serves the entire state of Oklahoma — therefore practitioners living within the state are called upon to leverage your relationships with spiritual teachers and their organizations to bring them to Oklahoma to enrich our spiritual communities.
If you have any questions or suggestions about creating a sustainable Tibetan meditation group, please let us know. Also, join our Meetup group to get notifications on our regular, weekly meditation meetups.
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For those interested in the study of Tibetan Buddhism, there will be the extraordinary opportunity to receive teachings and instruction on meditation techniques from Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Master, Lama Lödu Rinpoche who is Lineage Holder of the Karma Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu Schools of Vajrayana Buddhism, and a widely recognized Tibetan teacher, author and Tibetan Buddhist authority. Rinpoche is the resident spiritual director of Kagyu Droden Kunchab in San Francisco, California.
In addition to the public teachings, Rinpoche will be available for private interviews (by appointment – see Itinerary below).
DATES:
August 14-17 (Friday – Monday) will be the third time Ven. Lama Lödu Rinpoche has visited the Oklahoma City metro group to give rare Dharma teachings from a Tibetan Vajrayana perspective. Previously, he also offered Vajrayana empowerments from an unbroken Tibetan lineage.
SCHEDULE:
All the teachings, Q & A sessions and private interviews will be suitable for beginners as well as advanced students.
St. Stephen’s United Methodist, Norman, OK– Friday afternoon (4-6pm) – private interviews
– Friday evening (7-9pm) – Dharma teaching / Q&A session
– Saturday (10am-4pm) – Dharma teaching / Q&A session [/su_column]
Windsong Innerspace, OKC– Sunday (10am-4pm) – Dharma teaching / Q&A session- Monday morning (9-10:30am) – private interviews[/su_column]
Windsong Innerspace, OKC
COST:
A donation of $25 per session is suggested but not required.
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Proceeds will cover venue and Rinpoche’s travel expenses. All surplus funding will go to bring more teachers back to the OKC metro area.
Oklahoma Rimé Foundation is an organization established for the purpose of propagating the Buddha Dharma for the benefit of all sentient beings. We are now in the process of forming a non profit 501c3.
Please If you are interested in this opportunity, or if you have any questions about Tibetan Buddhist meditation, or propositions on providing a regular space for weekly meditation sessions, please contact Gardner at 405-259-2867.
Tashi Delek
Chenrezig, Manjusri, Vajrapani