How to Practice Kalachakra The Path of Awakening
Mandala Offering
How to Practice Kalachakra
Mandala Offering
Mandala offering is a beautiful and extremely skilful means for creating the positive energy of merit in our lives that can then become the causes for good experiences to arise in our future.
On our spiritual journey, this accumulating of merit is needed to enhance our development and progress on our Dharma path. While on a deeper level, this practice of generosity helps to reduce our habitual grasping onto a self and objective reality.
About the Program
In this 4 week course – consisting of four 2 ½ hour morning sessions, we will explore the importance of generosity and merit, examine the different types of mandala and the presentation of the universe according to the teachings of Kalachakra. We will then apply this knowledge through learning the actual practices of mandala offering.
At the end of this course – you should understand the essential components of merit and the universe according to Tibetan Buddhism, and be able to do the practice of mandala offering on your own.
What to expect each week – each week we will meditate, do the practice by reciting the stanzas from the prayer book, and explore the course topics with the opportunity for questions, reflection and discussion.
Vanessa Mason
Influenced by Buddhist principles since her late twenties, Vanessa came to the Tibetan Buddhist Rime Institute in 2012. After attending teachings by Khentrul Rinpoche, and sincerely applying what she had learned to her own life, her mere interest in Buddhism shifted to one of life changing momentum.
Since then, Vanessa has taken part in numerous retreats and empowermentsfrom Khentrul Rinpoche in India, Indonesia and Australia. She has also had the great fortune to attend other Kalachakra empowerments by renowned Lama’s such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tulku Jamyang Zhinpa and Lama Nanthong. Vanessa has worked as an assistant editor on several of Khentrul Rinpoche books and been activity involved in the many projects at Rime. Happily devoted to Rinpoche, she currently teachers beginner’s meditation where she hopes to help others experience the transformative effects of the precious Dharma path.
