Drawing Close To Our Root Guru
29th December – 15th January
4 Sessions Daily
A Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka counting retreat
At Heart Jewel Centre
Through this retreat we will draw closer and closer to our Root Guru, and create very powerful actions that will cause Kadam Dharma to flourish in our hearts and throughout the world. There is no better offering to repay our Guru’s kindness.
There will be 4 sessions each day, starting with Wishfulfilling Jewel on 29th December
BENEFITS
Engaging in such a traditional retreat is a very profound and beautiful practice. It is called a close retreat because when engaged in skillfully with wisdom, faith and the pure motivation of compassion, we naturally draw close to that Buddha, deepening our connection and enabling their enlightened qualities to grow stronger within us.
For this retreat, we will be reciting the mantra of Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka, our precious Spiritual Guide who is inseparable from Je Tsongkhapa, Buddha Shakyamuni and Buddha Heruka. There is no better offering to repay our Guru’s kindness. Through reciting his mantra, we will also gain special inner protection.
CLOSE RETREAT
This retreat can be done as an actual close retreat, in which you must at least take part in two sessions a day, or you can participate in the retreat in a less formalised manner as part of your preliminary guide practice of Guru Yoga.
Counting 100k mantras of Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka
Counting 10k mantras with Vajradaka Burning Offering
Complete the entire retreat either at home or at the centre. (all sessions must be done on the same place)
Please note: Although 3 weeks have been set aside to engage in this retreat it is possible to complete the retreat in a much shorter time, depending on individual wishes and capacity.
DROP IN SESSIONS
If you cannot do an entire close retreat, but would like to count the mantras as part of your Guru Yoga Preliminary Guide, you may join the sessions you are able to.
There will be 4 sessions each day during the retreat at the times below
ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
If you wish to complete the close retreat and can attend at least 2 sessions a day, arrangements can be made for you to attend the centre at other times. During these non-session times, you may sit in the meditation room and silently complete the sadhana and count additional mantras.
Session 1
8 – 9:30am
Session 2
10:30am – 12pm
Session 3
4:30 – 6pm
Session 4
7 – 8:30pm