Amazing. His Holiness will be teaching in Nottingham in May 2008.. Thanks Johno for emailing me about it.
Regarding tickets. Floor seats are better (usually) as they can be closer to the stage.
Regarding hotels. I think the Nottingham Central Travelodge looks sufficient. 55 quid for a family room that can sleep three if you want ! it to. Starts early on Saturday morning. So book Sat, Sun, Mon and Tues night for the whole event.
There are two main events so to speak.
The Bodhisattva Vow.
The ceremony for engendering the Heart of Awakening - or bodhicitta. To generate the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings and to enrol on the spiritual career of a Bodhisattva. Cool!
The Vajrasattva Initiation. Wednesday morning 28th May 08.
Vajrasattva is the buddha of purification. The meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva is considered supreme among all practices for the purification of all the accumulated negativities, illness and obscurations that are not inherently part of our true nature. A Sharp Weapon for the Total Elimination of Inner Darkness Caused by the Delusions and Distorted Emotions. Even better!
And some pretty !!! dense teachings, I would imagine. Not easy to grasp with the limits of the human mind. Unless you have many lifetimes of accumulated wisdom to draw from, and an above !!! Average mind. (Neither of which I have..)
General information on the Vajrasattva deity.
Nice old pic of the deity.
Downloadable Recording of the 100 syllable Vajrasattva Mantra sung by Khenchen Rinpoche
Recording of the 100 syllable Vajrasattva Mantra sung by Ven. Geshe Dakpa Topgyal.
Downloadable video of the 100 syllable Vajrasattva Mantra sung by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
Vajrasattva Invocation Mantra
OM VAJRA SATTVA HUNG
OM VAJRASATTVA HUM
OM VAJRA SATTO HUNG PHED
The 100 syllable Vajrasattva Mantra
-as described in Geshe Topgyal's: A Guide to Daily Vajrasattva Purification Practice and The Practice of the 35 Purification Buddhas - A Sharp Weapon for the Total Elimination of Inner Darkness Caused by the Delusions and Distorted Emotions)
OM
OM Banza Sato Samaya
Manu Palaya
Banza Sato Teno Per
Thi Kya Dri Dro Mey Bhawa
Suto Kyo Yo Mey Bhawa
Supo Kyo Yo Mey Bhawa:
Anu Rakto Mey Bhawa
Sawa Siti Mey Tra ya Tsa
Sawa Kama Sutsa Mey
Tsi Tam Shri Yam Kuru Hung
Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha Hoe Bha Gha Wana
Sava Tathagata
Banza Ma Mey Mun Zha
Bhan Zhi Bhawa
Maha Samaya Sato
Ah
Hung
See you there!
About Me
- An Irish Friend of Bill
- I have recovered from the disease of Alcoholism. I believe there is only one person really,.. everybody. And that peace of mind is everything. -So treat your neighbor as you would treat yourself, because your neighbor IS yourself. I think most of recovery is what I would call common sense, but that learning to be ordinary is a true gift very few people acquire. My ambition is to accept everything unflinchingly, with compassion, and therefore be intrinsically comfortable in my own skin, no matter what. I am comfortable being uncomfortable and am willing to go to any lengths to improve my life. I believe the Big Book was divinely inspired, and is extraordinarily powerful. Unfortunately AA's best kept secret a lot of the time. (In my opinion). I just try to do what works, no matter what it is.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Dalai Lama: Vajrasattva Initiation and Bodhisattva Vow. Nottingham Sat 24th-Wed 28th May 2008
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3 comments:
yeh, the arena's very central, and theres loads of other stuff to do around town... if it all gets too Dense for the average minded!!
Nottingham is... well, i'll leave it for you to find out. Am biased anyway, I am a Nottingham Lass born and brung up.
Thanks for the heads up re seating, teaching etc.
Is there a kind person who could let me camp in their garden or give me some floor space for the Dalai Lama's week? I am a middle aged mum of 4, cannot afford to pay for a hotel. I#m coming from N.Norfolk by bike on the train. I could cook you a delicious veggie meal!
Jackie
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