Chenrezig Practice Weekend with Lama Rabten Tshering

Sat., Aug. 31 & Sun., Sep. 1, 2024
onsite and online

Please join us for a weekend of Chenrezig practice led by our Canadian resident teacher Lama Rabten Tshering.

The program is both onsite at our Nalandabodhi Vancouver centre, Maitrivana (Skt. Garden of Loving Kindness), and online via Zoom.

Daily Schedule (Pacific)

9:45 am  Doors open
10:00 – 11:30 am  Chenrezig practice*
11:30 am – 1:30 pm  lunch break**
1:30 – 3:30 pm Chenrezig practice

*The practices will be in Tibetan with English phonetics. Liturgies will be supplied/screen-shared.

**For onsite participants, a simple Vietnamese-style vegetarian lunch will be offered. For those with strict dietary restrictions, you may want to consider packing your own lunch.

Registration and Making Offerings

To join onsite:
Registration is not required, but would greatly help us in planning for lunch service. Drop-ins are welcome.
Address: Maitrivana, 4610 Earles Street, Vancouver, BC V5R 3R2
Doors will open at 9:45 am.

To join online:
Please register by filling out the form below (don’t forget to click the “submit” button!) and a Zoom meeting link and passcode will be emailed to you automatically.

This program is free, though offerings of any amount are greatly appreciated.

About the Practice

Chenrezig, also known as Avalokiteśvara, is the most revered of all Bodhisattvas, embodying the compassion of all Buddhas. His name means the “One who gazes with eyes of love and compassion on all beings in the six realms of samsara.” The practice of Chenrezik is one of love and compassion. The Tibetan Buddhist tradition relates Chenrezig to the six-syllable mantra, Oṃ Maṇi Padme Hūṃ, and when this mantra is recited it invokes his benevolent power. “Doing the practice of Chenrezik means developing our love and compassion, and giving rise to bodhichitta. Accomplishment means being able to manifest [ourselves at] the level of Chenrezik.” ~ HH Karmapa

Thank you all and we look forward to practicing together.

OṂ MAṆI PADME HŪṂ