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4-Day Mani Retreat for World Peace

May 4, 2023 May 7, 2023 EDT

In-Person @ Drikung Dharma Surya Center Temple & Virtual Online with Worldwide Sangha

04 – 07 MAY 2023; 9 AM – 5PM EDT
Led by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche with Geshe Lobsang Cholphal, Lama Rigzin, Acharya Konchok Chonyi & Venerable Thich Minh Trạm

Please see the DDSC Upcoming Events Page for details 

*  For In-Person, please register at:  drikungdharmasurya@gmail.com
*  For Virtual Zoom access, please register at: drikungdharmasurya.org/upcoming-events/

  • Please contact DDSC at: drikungdharmasurya@gmail.com if you are out of town participant for the entire in-person retreat and look for accommodation.
  • If you would like to make Special Lamp Offering (108 lamps) during the MANI Retreat and/or Donation for Dedication of Merits to Loved Ones, please check DDSC webpage links at https://drikungdharmasurya.org/pujas-for-the-living/  OR  https://drikungdharmasurya.org/donation/, and provide us with names in request submission. 
  • Suggested Donation: $60/person. No one turned away due to lack of fund.
     
    The Mani Retreat is centered on the boundless love, compassion, and wisdom of Avalokiteshvara, whose mantra is OM MANI PADME HUNG HRIH.  When we recite OM MANI PADME HUNG with the mind to benefit all beings, we are engaging in a profound method that transforms our impure body, speech, and mind to a pure state of body, speech, and mind. Reciting each syllable of the Mani mantra with a mind of bodhicitta closes the doors to the six realms of samsara and frees sentient beings from suffering.  The Mani Retreat will start each day at 9 AM and end at 5 PM EDT, with daily teachings and practices at the DDSC Shrine Hall.  You are welcome to attend the retreat as your schedule allows.Practice books are provided and can be downloaded from  https://drikungdharmasurya.org/upcoming-events/

“The more Mani mantras we recite, the more love will increase in the minds of sentient beings, the more hatred will decrease. The minds of beings will become peaceful and happy, which will also help one’s country. If the minds of humans become peaceful and happy, then also the minds of spirits will become peaceful and happy. The Mani mantra practice is supreme in order to bring about peace and happiness.”
– H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

It is through your kind generosity that we are able to bring these precious Dharma teachings to you every week.  
Thank you and may all beings benefit! 
Donations Gratefully Appreciated