May 29, 2018
Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day – celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana!
Please feel very welcome to join us at Tushita on this special day. We will have following program:
Open Drop-In Sessions:
- 9:30 – 11:30am Guided Morning Meditation
- 1:00 – 2:00pm Reading of Golden Light Sutra
- 2:00 – 3:00pm Movie Screening: “The Life of Buddha” – An Excellent BBC Production
- 4:00 – 5:30pm “What the Buddha Taught” Teaching and Q&A with Venerable Tony Beaumont
- 7:30pm Guided Meditation & Light Offering at Lama Yeshe’s Stupa
Anyone is welcome to drop in for any session! No registration needed and by donation.
And remember! On Saka Dawa karmic results are multiplied by one hundred million times!!!
as cited by Lama Zopa Rinpoche from the Vinaya text: Treasure of Quotations and Logic.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s recommended practices for this special day:
https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/advice/sakadawa/