“O Guru Vajrapani, synthesis of all Buddhas, please bestow upon my body, speech and mind the special power to transform them into a Buddha’s body, speech and mind, and pacify all outer and inner obstacles.” - The Yoga of Buddha Vajrapani

 

An empowerment is a very special blessing ceremony that functions to heal our mental continuum and awaken our Buddha nature. Each empowerment introduces us to a particular enlightened Deity, their meditations and mantras. The particular enlightened Deity to which we will be introduced in this empowerment is Vajrapani. Vajrapani is an emanation of Buddha Vajradhara whose function is to destroy the delusions of living beings by bestowing special power upon their body and mind.

 

Vajrapani means ‘Vajra Holder’. ‘Vajra’ usually refers to a Tantric ritual object, but this is not the real vajra; it is only symbolic of the real vajra. The real vajra is the union of great bliss and emptiness - a mind of spontaneous great bliss realizing emptiness directly. This realization is the very essence of Secret Mantra or Vajrayana. ‘Vajrapani’ therefore means that he is the holder of Secret Mantra, the lineage holder of Buddha’s Tantric teachings.

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Schedule

Friday

6:30-8pm: Introduction with Kelsang Dechok, KMC GA Resident Teacher

 

Saturday

9-10am: Meditation with Kelsang Dechok

11am-12:45pm: Empowerment

2:30-4pm: Commentary

4:30pm: The Yoga of Buddha Vajrapani