August 22-23

Vajrasattva practice is a tantric meditation done for the purification of negative karmic potentials. On an ultimate level, Vajrasattva practice is non-conceptual meditation on voidness.

REFUGE is required for Vajrasattva empowerment.

Friday, August 21      6 pm – 7:30 pm 

Refuge Teaching and Ceremony
Refuge is the indispensable foundation of all Buddhist paths. It’s the root to the path of freedom.
For more about refuge by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, click here.

Suggested Donation: $30 (No one turned away for lack of funds)

Saturday, August 22      10 – Noon & 2 – 4 pm

Vajrasattva Empowerment

(Both sessions required to complete empowerment)
Vajrasattva practice is an essential and powerful Vajrayana Buddhist meditation which helps us heal emotional blockages, calm our mind, and purify past negative karma.  Vajrasattva (Dorje Sempa in Tibetan) is a Yidam, or meditational deity, who is associated with purification. The practice of Vajrasattva cleanses all obscurations, particularly those related to broken vows and broken samayas. Buddha Vajrasattva made a great aspiration that all beings would be purified of their negativities and ignorance simply by hearing his name, seeing his form or reciting his mantra. All Vajrayana lineages engage in this practice to purify negative karma and clear obscurations. This purification practice is one of the fundamental elements of ngöndro, or preliminary practices.

Sunday, August 23      10 – Noon & 2 – 4 pm

Vajrasattva Teaching

Both Days Recommended for Full Benefit
Suggested Donation: $75/day (no one turned away for lack of funds)
REGISTRATION coming soon. (Or register at the door)

Lama Lodü Rinpoche, long-time friend of KSK and director of the San Francisco Center, Kagyu Droden Kunchab, will bestow the empowerment, give extensive instructions and answer questions as time allows.