Blessing Empowerment of Medicine Buddha

Blessing empowerment of Medicine Buddha: a very special ceremony and guided meditation which brings us a profound connection with this Buddha, whose function is to heal our outer and inner sickness, and ultimately enable us to heal others. After the ceremony, there will be more explanation and actual practice of the prayers and meditations.

The Seven Medicine Buddhas made special promises to help us in this degenerate age, so that if we rely on them, they will protect us from heavy illness, harm from others, dangers from war, water, fire, etc; free us from delusions and non-virtues, increase our virtues, powers of mindfullness and concentration, and bodhichitta and so on – 44 promises in all.

In this empowerment, we learn how to receive these benefits, and become one who can heal others.

EVENT SCHEDULE:

SATURDAY

10 AM – 11:30: Empowerment Ceremony
11:45 – 12:30: Vegetarian Lunch
12:45 – 2:00 Explanation
2:15- 3:30: Actual Practice, MEDICINE BUDDHA SADHANA

SUNDAY
Sunday sessions are open also to those who didn’t receive the Empowerment. 

10:00 – 11:15: Teaching – Healing our inner sickness
11:30 – 12:00: Lunch break
12:15 – 1:30: Practice of MEDICINE BUDDHA PRAYERS

• Attendees will receive a full color 4×6 image of Medicine Buddha, a blessing cord and mantra.
• Vegetarian lunch included on Saturday; snacks on Sunday.

Who is Medicine Buddha?

Medicine Buddha is a Buddha Doctor whose function is to release living beings from outer and inner sickness by bestowing blessings upon them.

“By relying on Medicine Buddha sincerely, living beings in these impure times can be cured of heavy physical and mental disease, and find release from the internal pain of the three poisons.” – Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

What is an Empowerment?

An empowerment is a special blessing ceremony with guided visualizations that brings us a strong connection and blessings of this Buddha, healing our mental continuum. Through this practice, we gain the ability to heal ourselves and others.

“When the world is pervaded by problems and dangers due to uncontrolled minds and inappropriate actions, one of the most important practices is that of Medicine Buddha.
Medicine Buddha is a Buddha Doctor whose function is to release living beings from outer and inner sickness by bestowing blessings upon them.
By relying on Medicine Buddha sincerely, living beings in these impure times can be cured of heavy phusical and mental disease, and find release from the internal pain of the three poisons.” – Geshe Kelsang Gyatso