Buddha Avalokiteshvara is the embodiment of the compassion of all enlightened beings. Through sincerely engaging in Buddha Avalokiteshvara's brief and powerful meditation practice we can gradually awaken our compassionate Buddha nature. We can solve our own daily problems by controlling our delusions, and then from this state we can bring so much extraordinary benefit to our family, our community and our world.

An empowerment is a guided Tantric meditation that harnesses wisdom, imagination and the power of enlightened beings to take us to pure worlds and pure experiences. It bestows upon us special blessings that heal our mental continuum and awaken our Buddha nature. During this special new year course, Gen Delek will grant the blessing empowerment of Avalokiteshvara and give the transmission of the mantra, followed by teachings on how to integrate this practice into our daily lives and a retreat on Avalokiteshvara practice.

Cost
Empowerment, commentary and retreat:
$75 for non-members
$50 for members

Schedule
Tuesday, December 31st
7:00-9:00pm – Empowerment

Wednesday, January 1st
11:00-12:30pm – Commentary to Avalokiteshvara practice
2:00-3:00pm – Retreat
3:30-4:30pm – Retreat

About the Teacher

Gen Kelsang Delek, the Resident Teacher of KMC Vancouver, is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU). She has been a Kadampa Buddhist nun and Teacher under the guidance of her Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, for almost 30 years and has been the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Centres in Canada, Japan and the UK.