Manjushri and Vajrapani Empowerment

APRIL TEACHINGS: Friday evenings @ 8 pm
April 10, 17 and 24
Khenpo Choejor will deepen our understanding of the Vajrapani and Manjushri practices that many received from Tashi Gyaltsan Rinpoche.

We invite you to attend to help make your practice more meaningful and heartfelt. Location: Atlanta Center
Date: March  22nd 10:00am Vajrapani 2:30 Manjushri

Location: New York
Date: March: 8th 10:00am Manjushri 2:00 Vajrapani

Manjushri

Buddha’s powers manifest as compassion( Avalokiteshvara), wisdom( Manjushri) and the strength to be unshakable in the face of adversity (Vajrapani).

We are so fortunate at this time to have the opportunity to receive the blessings of 2 of these —Manjushri as well as Vajrapani from a living lineage holder coming all the way from Amdo, Tibet to Atlanta to give these blessing empowerments.
Manjushri helps our speech to become very clear and our minds to become very sharp. Vajrapani helps us conquer our fears and obstacles to we can do good for ourselves and others.
In this time of so much uncertainty, these blessings are very timely.

About Tashi Gyaltsan-
He is a lineage holder from Tibet and will come here to make these practices available to us. Recognized as the emanation of Taranatha, he is the spiritual head of the Jonang center here in Atlanta, Dorje Ling.

Vajrapani

On the popular level, Vajrapani, Holder of the Thunderbolt Scepter (symbolizing the power of compassion), is the Bodhisattva who represents the power of all the Buddhas, just as Avalokitesvara represents their great compassion, Manjushri their wisdom, and Tara their miraculous deeds.

For the yogi, Vajrapani is a means of accomplishing fierce determination and symbolizes unrelenting effectiveness in the conquest of negativity. His taut posture is the active warrior pose (pratayalidha), based on an archer’s stance but resembling the en garde position in Western fencing.

His outstretched right hand brandishes a vajra and his left hand deftly holds a lasso – with which he binds demons. He wears a skull crown with his hair standing on end. His expression is wrathful and he has a third eye.

Around his neck is a serpent necklace and his loin cloth is made up of the skin of a tiger, whose head can be seen on his right knee.

We are so fortunate at this time to have the opportunity to receive the blessings of 2 of these —Manjushri as well as Vajrapani from a living lineage holder coming all the way from Amdo, Tibet to Atlanta to give these blessing empowerments.

Manjushri helps our speech to become very clear and our minds to become very sharp. Vajrapani helps us conquer our fears and obstacles to we can do good for ourselves and others.

In this time of so much uncertainty, these blessings are very timely.

Cost: Suggested teacher Offering: $75 if you are just taking 1 Empowerment, $50 per for both. You can pay through our donation link on the lower right corner of the page.

To help us make sure we have enough space/ materials, if you plan to attend these empowerment, please RSVP to Lori Kuster @ 770-270-0927

We  depend on your tax deductible contribution for  our activities and classes.  If you would like to sponsor this  teaching—donation large or small—please call us! We would love a corporate sponsor.