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On this special annual retreat that comes around just once every year. We will spend two days with thousand-armed (eleven-faced) Avalokiteshvara – ‘Mahakaruna’ – the nature of our Guru’s great compassion. This will involve making exquisite offerings, praises and prostrations and thereby accumulating huge merit, purifying vast negativity for ourself and others and receiving the most powerful blessing to propel ourself swiftly along our path to enlightenment.

Wrapped within the practice of the Mahayana Precepts, Nyungnay involves fasting and making three sessions of prostrations, with the sadhana ‘Drop of Essential Nectar‘, over two days. Usually the second day is accompanied by a full fast, which although recommended, is not compulsory.

Everyone is welcome to join us for this special retreat.

Event Schedule

Sunday April 14th:
6:30–7:00 am Mahayana Precepts
7:00–8:15 am Session 1
9:15–10:30 am Session 2
11:00am–12:00 pm Happiness hour
2:00–3:30 pm Session 3

Monday April 15th:
3:30–5:30pm OSG/Buddha’s Enlightenment Day

Friday April 12th:
7:00–8:30 pm Introduction Talk

Saturday April 13th:
6.30–7:00 am Mahayana Precepts
7:00–8:15 am Session 1
10:00–11:15 am Session 2
2:30–3:45 pm Session 3

About our Resident Teacher

Gen Kelsang Sanden is a Canadian Buddhist monk, and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver. He has been a long time student of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. He is well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings.