Refuge Vow & Bodhisattva Vow Preparation (Hybrid)

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DATE:
Sunday 1 October 2023 (10:30 -15:00)
LOCATION:
Meditation Hall
TEACHER_MALE : Harald Dienes
Program Price : $25.00
For those contemplating taking vows, please join us for a preparatory hybrid program. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will be offering both vows on Thursday Oct. 12th at noon. Please notify us if you want to take vows on Oct. 12th and which one(s) in the comment se


For those contemplating taking vows, please join us for a preparatory hybrid program.
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will be offering both vows on Thursday Oct. 12th at noon. Please notify us if you want to take vows on Oct. 12th and which one(s) in the comment section when you register.

 

For Refuge Vows: 

This is open to anyone who sincerely wants to do it. 

These are the guidelines (although not strict criteria) for those taking the Refuge Vow:

  • you have studied and practiced regularly for at least 6 months, 
  • you have taken some classes on the buddhist path
  • you should understand the exact meaning of taking refuge. 
  • you should see a Meditation Instructor
  • study the Refuge related materials, at the minimum you should read Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s "Refuge" chapter in Heart of the Buddha. Highly recommended is our visiting teacher’s book “Refuge: Finding a purpose and a path.” available at the link below.

Each vow ceremony takes about 45-60 minutes

Supportive preparatory reading for taking Refuge Vows and for our related discussion groups:

    • The Heart of the Buddha “Refuge chapter”– Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
  • Taking Refuge, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa Volume 1 –  Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
  • Taking Refuge from The 1999 Seminary Transcripts, Book One – Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche
  • The Jewel Ornament of Liberation – Je Gampopa
  • Words of my Perfect Teacher – Patrul Rinpoche
  • Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism – Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche


For Bodhisattva Vows: 

The prerequisite is having taken Refuge prior to the Bodhisattva Vow, and have approval from a senior meditation instructor. You should study the Bodhisattva Sourcebook and understand the importance of offering a bodhisattva gift to the lineage. This is something you are literally or symbolically attached to, and it is necessary for the ceremony: placing the gift is the actual moment of taking the vow. This is completely separate from any voluntary heart gift you may wish to give to the teacher. Only Bodhisattvas may attend this vow ceremony

Each vow ceremony takes about 45-60 minutes

Supportive preparatory reading for taking Bodhisattva Vows:

Bodhisattva Vow and Practice

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