March 28, 2010
Retreat on Buddhist Refuge 10:00AM - 5:45PM
Session 1: 10am to 11:30am
Session 2: 12:30pm to 1:45pm
Session 3: 2:30pm to 3:45pm
Session 4: 4:30pm to 5:45pm


Intro to Meditation & Prayers for World Peace w/Ricc Bishop 10:00AM - 11:45AM
Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Center and it's branches offers general meditation classes for beginners. These consist of two guided meditations, a short talk, an opportunity for questions and answers, and light refreshments. Each talk is part of a series, yet is self-contained. This means that you can drop in at any juncture and still feel that you have something worthwhile to take home with you.

Our aim, as at all Kadampa Buddhist Centers, is to provide tools and methods whereby people can find increased peace and happiness in their daily lives. Everyone is welcome!

Cost: $9 ($5 for students/limited income) per class. Center Sponsors pay $60 ($35 for students) each month, and can go to any class at the Florida Centers or branches for free.


Puja: Offering to the Spiritual Guide 6:30PM - 8:00PM
The essence of Guru yoga is to develop a strong conviction that our Spiritual Guide is a Buddha, to make prostrations, offerings, and sincere requests to him or her, and then to receive his or her profound blessings. According to the Guru yoga of Offering to the Spiritual Guide, we develop conviction that our Spiritual Guide is the same nature as Je Tsongkhapa, who is an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri.

By relying upon Je Tsongkhapa, our compassion, wisdom, and spiritual power naturally increase. In particular, because Je Tsongkhapa is an emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri, his faithful followers never experience difficulty in increasing their wisdom. There are many other benefits from practising Offering to the Spiritual Guide. These are explained in the book Great Treasury of Merit, which contains a complete commentary to the practice.

Please bring along a vegtarian dish for the offering.