Introduction to Tantra - In-person and Online Monday Evening Class Series

6556 24th Avenue Northwest,Seattle WA 98117

07 June, 2021

Description

This four-week series explores the pure teachings of Buddhist tantra. Learn how to reach your supreme inner potential! Explore the beautiful world of Tantra. Tantra includes a set of Buddha’s teachings on the most swift methods to free ourselves from our ordinary, negative self-conceptions and unlock our unlimited potential for happiness, mental freedom, and ability to help others. We transform attachment into the path to enlightenment and see how an ordinary person like ourself can actually become an enlightened being and possess a body of light completely free from pain, sickness and even death. We are very fortunate to have met pure Tantric teachings. In these classes we will explore: * Levels of purification * Transforming attachment into the spiritual path * Identifying with our completely pure potential * Buddha's Tantric teachings on our body's subtle system of channels, drops and winds, also known as the vajra body * Meditating with our subtle mind In Highest Yoga Tantra, we learn about our subtle body. In today's society we are very knowledgeable about our human body, all its organs and systems, cells and tissues. We are less familiar with the subtle anatomy of our body, which is critical for experiencing and realizing our more subtle levels of consciousness, clear light and great bliss. Only in Highest Yoga Tantra do we learn how to meditate with subtle levels of consciousness. Everyone welcome! COVID-19 safety protocols will be observed in the Temple to ensure protection for those that may not be fully vaccinated. These protocols include wearing a mask regardless of vaccination status, maintaining social distancing of six feet, and not singing. Class ScheduleJune 7 - What Is Tantra? June 14 - Overcoming the ordinary and relating to our potential June 21 - Our subtle body and mind June 28 - The Tantra of Heruka and Vajrayogini About the TeacherThe Monday Evening Meditation class is taught by Gen Kelsang Rinzin. Gen Rinzin was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 2004 and taught at Heruka Buddhist Center in Fort Collins for 15 years. He began teaching at Kadampa Meditation Center Washington in October 2020. Gen Rinzin communicates his love of Dharma with a down-to-earth approach and humor that helps the listener to appreciate and understand the teachings and put them into practice. His teachings are clear and practical, making them easy to apply to modern life. RegistrationThis clsss is being offered as a weekly four-class series starting on June 7 and running through June 28. Registrants may attend classes in person - just show up with your mask! Classes will also be live-streamed via Zoom; all registrants will receive a link enabling them to watch and listen by phone, tablet or computer. Email [email protected] with any questions. $42 for the series; $21 for students/seniors 62+. Free for supporters of Kadampa Meditation Center WA. Kadampa Meditation Center WA is a welcoming community of dedicated spiritual practioners, both lay and ordained, who gather together to find peace within their own minds. There are over 1100 Kadampa Buddhist centers and groups around the world, and thousands of people now practicing Kadampa Buddhism under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. This worldwide community is a global spiritual family who help us progress in our spiritual practice.