If you wish to take formal Refuge Vows – or are simply curious to know what “taking refuge” means – please consider attending this information session at Maitrivana.
Susan Chapman and Janny Martell will lead a discussion on Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche’s booklet, “Entering the Path: Inner and Outer Refuge.”
Our resident teacher, Lama Rabten Tshering, has been requested to kindly offer Refuge Vows sometime this fall.
The October 5th session will be an opportunity to learn and prepare. Please RSVP.
As Rinpoche writes: “There are two styles of going for Refuge. There is the style of going for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha in their external forms as something separate from oneself. This approach is based on relative reality.
“In the context of absolute reality, we go for refuge to the fundamental nature of our own mind, which is indivisible from the jewel of the Buddha. Our fundamental state of mind is totally awake, totally in the state of fully awakened heart. That’s what Buddha is.”
What: “Taking Refuge” information session
When: Sun., Oct. 5 (12:30 pm)
Where: Maitrivana, 4610 Earles St., Vancouver BC
RSVP to Janny: janmariemartell@gmail.com
Date/Time
Date(s) - Sun., October 5, 2025
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Location Nalandabodhi Vancouver – Maitrivana
