Tampa Bay Buddhist and Dharma Meetup Drong Ngur Jangchubling

Monday Morning Meditation with John Blum online and at the Sangha House.
ZOOM ID: 895 8637 0537
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Introduction to MEDITATION
Every Monday, 7pm - 8:30pm In-person only
The class will focus on cultivating calm abiding (Skt. Shamatha) meditation. It will follow the traditional Tibetan stages of calm abiding techniques while also incorporating elements of mindfulness practices found in the "Four Foundations of Mindfulness Sutta," from the Pali Canon. Both beginners and advanced practitioners are welcome to attend.
Each class will begin with some basic instruction, a guided meditation session followed by a brief group discussion or a question and answer session.

THE KING OF ASPIRATION PRAYERS-DAILY RECITATION

Every Evening @ 830pm EST: Online only.
ZOOM ID: 835 1083 6292 Password ACHI108**

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The daily recitation of the prayer will be led in rotation by sangha members.
Following his teachings on the King of Aspiration Prayers, the Aspiration Prayer for Excellent Noble Conduct, Drupon Rinpoche has expressed his wish that the sangha begin a daily recitation of this profound prayer, and he has said that with practice its meaning will integrate with the mind-stream. Aspiration prayers are essential to actualizing the path and are practiced from the very beginning of the path to enlightenment to the very moment of attaining Buddhahood. The benefits of aspiration prayer are endless. They are a profound method - or an altruistic wish - to attain the qualities of buddhas and bodhisattvas, clear away obstacles, and ripen oneself and others on the path. As it states in the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra:
"Intention associated with striving
and impelled by wisdom—
the aspiration prayers of the intelligent
are unequaled on all bhūmis.
They are to be understood as being causes
and results accomplished through the mind.
Their functionality is to bring about future goals,
because they are successful merely through the mind."

THE KING OF ASPIRATION PRAYERS-DAILY RECITATION

Every Evening @ 830pm EST: Online only.
ZOOM ID: 835 1083 6292 Password ACHI108**

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The daily recitation of the prayer will be led in rotation by sangha members.
Following his teachings on the King of Aspiration Prayers, the Aspiration Prayer for Excellent Noble Conduct, Drupon Rinpoche has expressed his wish that the sangha begin a daily recitation of this profound prayer, and he has said that with practice its meaning will integrate with the mind-stream. Aspiration prayers are essential to actualizing the path and are practiced from the very beginning of the path to enlightenment to the very moment of attaining Buddhahood. The benefits of aspiration prayer are endless. They are a profound method - or an altruistic wish - to attain the qualities of buddhas and bodhisattvas, clear away obstacles, and ripen oneself and others on the path. As it states in the Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra:
"Intention associated with striving
and impelled by wisdom—
the aspiration prayers of the intelligent
are unequaled on all bhūmis.
They are to be understood as being causes
and results accomplished through the mind.
Their functionality is to bring about future goals,
because they are successful merely through the mind."