Mahasiddha Retreat Centre

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Our deer neighbor enjoying a snack on our property.

Start of snowy winter peace in the Columbia Valley!

MRC OPEN RETREAT 1112 OCT 2020 Awakening From the Ground Up: The Journey of the Four Dharmas of Gampopa A two-day ONLINE retreat with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Lama Rabten Tshering, and Mitra Tyler Dewar...Continue reading

Happy Birthday Lama Rabten! Wishing a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our ever-stable, capable, and kind spiritual friend and Nalandabodhi Canada resident teacher, Lama Rabten Tshering. May Lama la's life be long, happy, and healthy, and may all your activities, wishes, and aspirations be fulfilled! As many of us know, every year Lama Rabten uses his birthday as an opportunity to raise some funds for a chosen project. This year he has chosen to support MRC (Mahasiddha Retreat Centre).... Lama Rabten requests that in lieu of personal birthday gifts, flowers/treats/cakes and birthday cards; any monetary offerings, however small, are instead offered to MRC. Please see below Lama Rabten's birthday video message! Click here to make an offering to MRC: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr Want to receive MRC news and announcements? If you would like to receive direct e-mail communiqués about MRC programs, events, and announcements, feel free to sign up here to join the MRC mailing list: http://eepurl.com/g_TKmH.

Amitbha Weekend Retreat 2930 Aug 2020 Please join us for MRC's first ever ONLINE eventA weekend of teachings & practice on Amitbha with Nalandabodhi Canada’s Spiritual Guide, Lama Rabten Tshering Come for part of the weekend or for all six sessions! ... SCHEDULE (Mountain Time) Teachings: 9:30 am to 11:00 am Break: 11:00 am to 11:30 am Amitbha Practice: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Lunch Break: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Amitbha Practice: 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm $10/session or $50 for the whole weekend program (no one turned away due to lack of funds) Note: Live translation and recording in Mandarin Chinese will be available. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Aug 25, 2020 ABOUT AMITBHA PRACTICE According to Mahayana Buddhist sutras, Amitbha was once a king who renounced his kingdom and became a monk named Dharmakra. Inspired by the teachings of Lokesvararaja Buddha, he made forty eight great vows for the liberation of the sentient beings. The Eighteenth Vow, which is the basis of the "Pure Land" called Sukhvat, ran like this: "When I have attained Buddhahood, all sentient beings in the ten quarters who aspire in sincerity and faith to be reborn in my land and who have thought of me (or repeated my name) up to ten times; if they fail to be born there, then may I not attain the Perfect Enlightenment ..." After five aeons of self-cultivation, the Bodhisattva Dharmakra finally attained the Supreme Enlightenment and became Buddha Amitbha. Because of his infinite merits and compassion, simply calling out Amitbha Buddha's name is enough to draw his infinite life. Repeated recitation of his name praise (especially when dying)or his mantrascan help his devotee be reborn in Sukhvat Pure Land. PRAYER REQUESTS Amitbha Buddha is strongly emphasized in the Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhist tradition. When people pass away, Amitbha practice is the most commonly performed. This practice is also performed for the wellbeing of the living. For this reason, anyone who may wish to submit a prayer request for the living and/or deceased are invited to do so. We will read aloud the names of requested individuals and will offer lamp offerings and do dedications for them during the afternoon practice sessions. REGISTRATION To register for this program, please follow this link and complete/submit the online registration form: https://forms.gle/qqkr7uPqV6hNBUWD6. All welcome. This is an unrestricted practice. No prior experience necessary. Mahasiddha Retreat Centre | 3483 BC-95, Parson, BC V0A 1L0 Canada | 1-250-348-2314 | [email protected]

#MRC is the perfect base camp for exploring the awe-inspiring #canadianrockies #yohonationalpark #naturalbridge photo by: @ch_artdesign_

Organic Saskatoon berries ripe for the picking! Can be found all over the MRC property. Yum!

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#summertime #canadianrockies Video: Lama Rabten

Columbia river right front of Mahasiddha Retreat Centre.

Perfect summer weather with sweeping views of the #columbiarivervalley and #purcellmountains