On the most auspicious day of the Medicine Buddha, October 13th, you are invited to the Pema Osel Ling Retreat Center to receive the Refuge Vows or re-affirm your Refuge Vows from Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche in front of the Guru Rinpoche statute.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
In order to attend the Refuge Ceremony in-person, you must present proof of COVID vaccination, practice social distancing and be fully masked.
There are three pre-register options available for attendance:
1) Overnighter: Limited private rooms are available with one or two night options: Check-in: October 12th 6:00pm and check out: October 14th 8:00am
2) Day Commuter: 8:00am ~ 6:00pm
3) Zoom online:limited to 100 spots
See Refuge Ceremony October 12 – 14 Schedule
To attend Dudjom Rinpoche’s
Orgyen Menla Puja and Tsok at 8:00 am Pacific
(prior to the Refuge Ceremony)
Join here
Click Here: Orgyen Menla online viewable text
(Text will become live prior to session)
Click Here: Orgyen Menla Page Turning Guide for physical texts.
When practicing guru yoga, we are not only visualizing Guru Rinpoche, but also visualizing the union of inner guru and outer guru, we receive empowerment through the blessing from outer guru, and the benefits of the empowerment is the cause of vast, secret, wisdom and word empowerment bestowed by guru, and the consequence is we can reach the achievement of the five kayas and widoms such as dharmakaya, sambhogakay and nirmanakaya…etc in the future, the empowerment in the same time will also cleanse the most subtle habits and obstacles of three gates. Under the moment, we need to focus on our guru, and guru rinpoche, and in the same time dedicating the merits of practicing guru yoga to all the sentient beings, praying for reaching the great accomplishment of buddhahood, or even attaining vidyadhara in Guru Rinpoche’s pureland (Oddiyana) before buddhahood. We need to pray for these great acomplishments not just for small worldly benefits (health, wealth…etc), and these worldly benefits will follow without pursuing deliberately. 
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