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Tantric Initiation into Maitreya, the Buddha of Love: A Day of Guided Meditation and Instruction
Date: February 16, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Event Description
Indo-Tibetan Buddhism teaches two levels of practice on the way to enlightenment: Sutra or "Open" and Guhyamantra, meaning "Secret Mantra" or "Esoteric Energy." In the sutra teaching, Maitreya Buddha is a symbol of the universality and timelessness of enlightenment; in the Secret Mantra Way, he is an active energy principle within one's own stream of consciousness, to be accessed and integrated if one is to achieve fulfillment of one's destiny. The morning session will consist of the empowerment ceremony, which can be viewed as a general introduction to the yoga. The afternoon will experiment with various usages of the mantra and sadhana.
Glenn H. Mullin (Ngakpa Maitri Zopa) studied Tibetan language, literature, meditation, and yoga under the great masters, including the two late gurus of the present Dalai Lama. Author of over thirty books on Central Asian Buddhism, Glenn lives part of the year in Mongolia where he has worked to restore the home of the Russian-born New York artist, Nicholas Roerich, and transform it into the Shambhala Museum and Art Institute.
Preregister for workshops by phone 630-668-1571, ext. 315 or by mail.
