Monthly Guru Yoga – Karmapa Center 16

“Kind guru, embodiment of all refuges, I supplicate you.
Grant your blessing that the darkness of ignorance,
My own and that of all beings, be pacified.
Please cause the dawning of unborn luminosity.”
– Supplication verse from the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa’s Guru Yoga, Rainfall of Nectar

To find happiness and support on the path to full awakening for the benefit of the world, we need to rely on spiritual friends. The practice of guru yoga is, therefore, a profound method to connect with the heart of our teacher and lineage of dharma masters, to receive blessings and help us move away from negative qualities, and cultivate positive qualities in terms of body, speech, and mind.

Rainfall of Nectar

The Guru Yoga Sadhana, “Rainfall of Nectar,” composed by the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, is elegantly concise and contains the essential pith instructions of the Vajrayana tradition.

His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje

Monthly Guru Yoga Practices

Every First Saturday of the Month

Every first Saturday of the month, we will offer an opportunity to practice His Holiness the 16th Karmapa’s Guru Yoga together. Regardless of whether you are familiar with the practice and who you consider to be your personal teacher, this practice allows us to connect with the enlightened qualities of the Buddha, the nature of our own mind.

Recognizing our buddha nature or the essence of buddhahood, we can become the activity of the Karmapa – embodying the wisdom and compassion we can all find within ourselves.

Details

What: 16th Gyalwang Karmapa’s Guru Yoga Sadhana
When: First Saturday of the Month, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM Central Time (Chicago, USA)
Where: Online on Zoom and Onsite at KC16. (Liturgies will be screenshared)

How We Practice Together

Each session includes brief instructions on the practice, followed by the guru yoga sadhana itself, along with long-life supplications, dedication prayers, and verses of auspiciousness. Whether you’re joining for the first time or are familiar with the practice, you’ll be guided through each part of the session.

Registration and Offerings

Making an offering or donation is optional and is not required to register for our monthly 16th Gyalwang Karmapa’s Guru Yoga Practice. You can join for free by selecting a ‘free ticket’. If you would like to make a donation to support the stupa project or make an offering to our teachers and resident monastics, please choose an option below.

Fulfilling Our Aspirations

After selecting a ‘free ticket’ or making an offering below, the Zoom link and other practical information will be delivered in a confirmation email.

We warmly invite you to join us and together fulfill all aspirations for ourselves and others through our devotion and virtuous activities.

Karmapa Khyenno!