Hybrid Online and In-Person
Friday 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM online only
Saturday 9:00 AM - 3 PM (lunch break 12-12:30)
Sunday 9:00 AM - 3PM (lunch break 12-12:30)
All times PST
Join us for a weekend+ of White Tara instruction and practice. This class is for beginners and those with some previous exposure as well. Please note, you must have received the White Tara empowerment in order to sign up for this class.
White Tara is identified as an embodiment of enlightened activity characterized by compassion and deathlessness. In Tibetan Buddhism her practice is done as a means to eliminate obstacles, extend vitality, and familiarize the practitioner with the innate clarity of awareness.
This event spans Friday evening and the full weekend. On Friday evening, we'll meet on Zoom only, for orientation and to help you get organized. Please be prepared in this event to take copious notes. White Tara is a somewhat complex practice with mudras, mantras, and visualizations.
On Saturday and Sunday we will meet online and at the Vicarage. At the Vicarage there will be space for floor sitting and seats at a table. We have floor cushions, but we do not have 'pecha tables' for note taking so come prepared for your needs. We'll have a lunch break, so bring a bag lunch. Dekeling will provide tea. You are welcome to bring snacks to share!
We have 10 White Tara texts. You can reserve one by letting us know you need one. After our ten run out (and they will) you can also get them at Kagyu Changchub Chuling (KCC). KCC does not mail texts; you'll need to pick one up at their center or have a Portland friend retrieve and mail one to you.
Lama Lekshe strongly recommends that you order the book, Wish-Fulfilling Wheel, Practice of White Tara By: Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, for continuing your learning after the event: You can certainly do the class without it, but it is a compendium of most everything we'll cover on the weekend--and more. Small run dharma books like this often go out of print.
Questions about this event can be directed to info@dekeling.community.
Once you have registered, we'll give you the Portland Vicarage site address and the Zoom link.