Description
In this half-day course Gen Gakyi will explain how we can purify negative karma in general and the powerful practice of Mahayana precepts in particular. The course is recommended for all those wishing to attend the annual Nyungnay retreat on 14 & 15 April.
“The practice of taking and keeping the eight Mahayana precepts is a special practice of moral discipline that is performed with bodhichitta motivation. The essence of the practice is to take eight precepts and to keep them purely for a period of twenty-four hours. By doing this practice again and again, we acquaint ourself with the practice of moral discipline and thereby make our human life meaningful.
We receive many great benefits from practising moral discipline in this way. It helps us to solve the problems of this life by avoiding the causes of suffering; and it creates the cause for us to take fortunate rebirths in future lives and thereby protects us from the sufferings of lower rebirth. In particular, because it is performed with bodhichitta motivation, this practice is very powerful for purifying negative karma. It accumulates a vast collection of merit and creates the cause for us to attain the unsurpassed happiness of enlightenment.”
A Pure Life (Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche)
Programme
- 10:00 am Talk & meditation
- 11:15 am Break & refreshments
- 12:00 pm Talk & meditation
Booking not essential, payment can be made on arrival.
Details of membership are available here.
Everyone Welcome
