An empowerment is a special guided meditation and ceremony through which we receive powerful blessings of a particular Buddha, come under the care of this Buddha, and have the opportunity to develop the enlightened qualities of this Buddha ourselves.

Buddha Manjushri is the embodiment of the wisdom of all the Buddhas. Through receiving his blessings our own wisdom will quickly grow. With wisdom we can permanently dispel the ignorance from our mind that is the source of all our suffering. As Nagarjuna said: “From wisdom comes liberation.”

On Saturday 1 November Gen Namkhyen will grant the empowerment of Buddha Manjushri and give an explanation of how we can engage in the practice related to this Buddha. On Sunday 2 November there is a short, two session retreat that will give us the opportunity to get some familiarity with the practice so that we will gain full confidence to do it ourselves at home.

Everybody is welcome.