Four deities teaching May 18-19

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All are welcome to learn of this Shangpa Kagyu lineage Lha-Shi practice with Dr. Fred Cooper–A condensed unified practice of 4 essential deities in one mandala.

WHERE:

Herman Rednick Center

40 Lorien Rd, N of Questa, or Zoom

SCHEDULE:

Friday May 18

1-3 pm

3:30- 5:30 pm

evening practice 7 pm

Saturday May 19

9-11 am

11:30-1 pm

potluck lunch 1:30 pm

CONTACT:

please RSVP,  hilece dot r at gmail.com by May 15 to receive materials. Kindly note in person or on Zoom.

DONATION:

suggested, $15/session or $50 for both days

Your donations help us bring the teachers and maintain our center. No one turned away for lack of funds, yet please give what you can–to enable others, contribute to the whole, and honor the gift of teaching!

For more on the Four Deities (Mahakala, Green Tara, Avalokiteshvara, Vajrayogini) Practice, see Jamgon Kongtrul’s words below. 

THE TEACHER:

Dr.  Fred Cooper is a close disciple of H.E. Khentin T’ai Situpa, and recipient of direct  

Mahamudra Transmissions from H.E. T’ai Situpa, H.E. Kalu Rinpoche and V.V. Mingyur Rinpoche.
 Fred has been teaching at Kagyu Centers in the U.S. for over thirty years. He has been 
Program Director for Theoretical Physics at the National Science Foundation and 
is currently associated with the Santa Fe Institute and Los Alamos National Labs.
 He is President of KSK Buddhist Center.
 
THE 4 DEITIES PRACTICE:
 
“The contemplative practice of the Lama Vajradhara grants the highest accomplishments in this very life. Speedy attainment of the stages of the path depends upon two factors. Dispelling of
hindrances and enhancement of contemplative experience. The ultimate method for dispelling outer hindrances is that of the Protector; for inner ones that of Tara. The very best method for the outer enhancement of loving kindness and compassion is the practice of Avalokiteshvara; for the inner enhancement of bliss and heat we practice Vajrayogini. Thus a single session of this practice covers every stage of the path. You can accomplish this in three months of undistracted practice. Meditation upon this without fail at each dawn session, brings about
ordinary and extra-ordinary accomplishments!”
     Jamgon Kongtrul