“An empowerment bestows upon us special blessings that heal our mental continuum and awaken our Buddha nature.” — Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
According to Buddha all disease and suffering, both mental and physical, are caused by our delusions such as anger and jealousy. Normally, these delusions feel deeply ingrained. But through connecting to Medicine Buddha, we can experience the pure nature of our mind and heal ourselves of these inner diseases.
This empowerment is a beautiful guided meditation during which we will receive the blessings of Medicine Buddha, the embodiment of all enlightened healing energy. During the commentary, Heruka KMC Resident Teacher Kerrin Perniciaro, will explain the profound Tantric practice, known as self-generation, through which we awaken our own potential to become an enlightened healing Buddha.
Everyone is welcome!
Buddha Shakyamuni revealed the practice of Medicine Buddha at a place called Vaishali in India
The Healing Buddha, or Buddha Doctor, whose function is to release living beings from outer and inner sickness
Through relying on Medicine Buddha with faith we develop a special power of body, speech, and mind, which we can then use to help others through healing actions
“At present our mind is like a sky obscured by clouds. The only reason we do not realize all phenomena is that our mind is obscured by ignorance and other delusions.
Once these are eradicated our mind will naturally become the omniscient mind of a Buddha, realizing all phenomena directly and simultaneously.
The way to dispel the clouds of ignorance from the sky of our mind is to cultivate wisdom; therefore there is no more important task than to increase our wisdom.”Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, How to Understand the Mind
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the empowerment so that we can get everyone comfortably seated on time. Thank you!
Everyone attending has the opportunity to bring a small offering to place on the empowerment shrine, such as a fruit or chocolate. You can bring an offering or purchase one from our shop if you like.
Kerrin will explain how to practice the self-generation practice of Medicine Buddha Sadhana.
We will engage in Medicine Buddha's self-generation practice with meditations guided by Kerrin.
$70 Regular Price & Heruka KMC Basic Member
$35 Heruka KMC Supporting & Bodhisattva Member
Includes Medicine Buddha Post Empowerment Retreat on 12/12 & 12/13
Resident Teacher Kerrin Perniciaro is a long-time practitioner of Modern Kadampa Buddhism. She has studied and taught Buddhism at the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon (IKRC), Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center (in the 6-month Intensive Teacher Training Program), Los Angeles and Long Island. She is an inspiring example of a lay practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism, and teaches meditation and Buddhism very practically, with clarity, warmth and kindness.
149 W Harvard St, Suite 102, Fort Collins, CO 80525
info@meditateinfortcollins.org
970-798-0090
Heruka Kadampa Meditation Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit
A member of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union