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SUMMARY:Guru Yoga & Mandala Offering Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Including an Introduction and some guidance\, most sessions of the retreat will be unguided. \nGuru Yoga and Mandala offering retreat combines two of the four great preliminary guides that we need to practice if we want to gain Mahamudra realisations – the quick path to enlightenment. \nWe all wish for spiritual realisations\, but these depend upon creating certain inner conditions such as purifying negativity\, accumulating merit\, and receiving blessings. \nIn this retreat we focus on the preliminary practices of accumulating merit and receiving blessings. Making mandala offerings is the gateway to accumulating the collection of merit and attaining an enlightened pure land and Guru yoga is the gateway to receiving powerful blessings of all the Buddhas of the ten directions through our Spiritual Guide. \nIntroduction Available for Livestream for Members. \nSee members livestream area for access. \nSchedule\nFri\, August 21 \n\nIntroduction with Gen Lhadron: 7-8:30pm\n\nSat\, August 22 \n\nSession 1: 9-10:30am\nSession 2: 11:30am-1pm\nSession 3:  6-7:30pm\n\nSun\, August 23 \n\nSession 4: 9-10:30am\nSession 5: (Sunday Class): 11am-12:30pm\nSession 6: WFJ w/tsog 2-3:30pm\n\nMon\, August 24 \n\nSession 7: 9-10:30am\nSession 8: 11:30am-1pm\nSession 9: 6:30-8pm\n\nTue\, August 25 \n\nSession 10: 9-10:30am\nSession 11 / Offering to the Spiritual Guide: 11 – 1pm\n\n  \nPricing\n\nEntire Retreat: $50\nEntire Retreat (members): $25\nAccommodations (4 nights): $220-350\n\nStay overnight! Single and shared rooms available. For accommodations contact us at info@meditationinsarasota.org.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/guru-yoga-mandala-offering-retreat/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advanced Practice Events
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SUMMARY:Offering to the Spiritual Guide with food offering
DESCRIPTION:Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama\, Losang Chökyi Gyaltsän\, as a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide\, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong)\, as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra. \nThis practice includes a tsog offering so you can bring a vegetarian food or beverage\, packaged or prepared\, as an offering if you wish. Fruits\, vegetables\, cookies\, crackers\, dips\, and bottled beverages include some examples of  common tsog offering items.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/offering-to-the-spiritual-guide-with-food-offering-20/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Offering to the Spiritual Guide,Puja
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SUMMARY:Heart Jewel with Silent Meditation
DESCRIPTION:The Heart Jewel prayer and meditation practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. It is used by many Kadampas as their main daily practice. \nThrough these beautiful prayers we can overcome obstacles to our Dharma practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations. \nPractice details: In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa. Then we make prayers and requests to purify any negativity\, accumulate merit\, and receive blessings. A pause for personal silent meditation is included. It is a very meaningful and enjoyable practice\, especially when performed in a group setting.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/heart-jewel-with-silent-meditation-15-2/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Heart Jewel,Puja
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T201500
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SUMMARY:Awakening in an Imperfect World
DESCRIPTION:The world has always been imperfect\, yet throughout history people have discovered profound freedom and inner peace even in the midst of suffering\, conflict\, and uncertainty. Buddha showed us that lasting freedom does not depend upon creating a perfect world around us\, but upon transforming the mind that experiences it. By understanding what keeps us bound to suffering and learning to let go of anger\, attachment\, and ignorance\, we can awaken our mind’s extraordinary potential for wisdom\, compassion\, and happiness. In this series\, discover a timeless path of inner transformation that allows us to grow and awaken\, no matter what is happening around us.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/awakening-in-an-imperfect-world/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tuesday Meditation Class,Weekly Drop-In Class
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