Fall Festival 2024 ~ Day 4
On Monday we spend the day entering into Heruka's mandala, physically entering the beautiful temple, itself a representation of Heruka's palace, for the two sublime sessions of the Heruka empowerment. Then through the concentration of the empowering Spiritual Guide,...
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As we are guided through the various stages of the empowerments there are so many special and beautiful practices, details, subtleties and insights. There is an awareness and deep sense of good fortune that in each moment we are creating pure causes for enlightenment. There is immense gratitude, a blissful peace, and a deeper understanding and appreciation for the transformative power of Highest Yoga Tantra.
In the precious word empowerment we received extraordinary encouragement from Venerable Geshe-la about how, when we cease ordinary appearance with wisdom, pure appearance naturally appears. To highlight this transcendent possibility, the Temple in Brazil includes within it the most detailed and exquisite representation of Heruka's mandala, gloriously illuminated, and beckoning us inwards to cultivate our own body mandala.
To conclude the empowerments we make many offerings and blessed dedication prayers including the tsog offering, Assembly of Good Fortune. Thank you Venerable Geshe-la for this most precious gift and thank you to Gen-la Dekyong who granted this empowerment.
