Sundays, January 5–February 23, 2025
10:00a–12:00p
The King of Aspiration Prayers, also called The Aspiration of Noble Excellent Conduct, is a prayer familiar to many Buddhist practitioners. It contains the aspirations of all the buddhas and the bodhisattvas. Its power is extraordinary. It lifts us beyond daily mundane concerns and into the activities of bodhisattvas who seek to alleviate the misery of all sentient beings. Instead of seeing our limitations, we are given a glimpse of our Buddha nature. As Achaya Tashi will explain in this series, the verses of the prayer describe our potential to become fully enlightened beings. Its recitation offers our lives renewed meaning and purpose.
In this eight week series of teachings, Acharya Tashi Wangchuck will finish teaching The King of Aspiration Prayers. The prayer itself is rich in imagery and symbolism that, once explained, can deepen our appreciation and understanding of the verses.
Schedule
10:00 Opening Chants
10:10 Shamatha (Calm Abiding) and Walking Meditation
11:00 Dharma Talk with Acharya Tashi
12:00 Community Lunch
Teacher
Acharya Tashi Wangchuk is the resident teacher at Nalanda West in Seattle, the seat of the international Nalandabodhi sangha. He belongs to Karma Kagyu lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Acharya Tashi was born in Bhutan and he embarked on his spiritual journey at early age, eventually finding his way to the Karma Shri Nalanda Institute, the esteemed Karma Kagyu Monastic College in Sikkim, India. While there, he studied over ten years and attained his master’s (Acharya) degree.
Currently calling Seattle home, he teaches at Nalandabodhi centers worldwide, in North and South America and in Asia.
Date/Time
Date(s) - Sun., January 5, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location HYBRID Nalandabodhi Seattle @ Nalanda West
