Nyungne Retreat Book Study Group

Wednesdays: May 14, 28, June 4
Time: 7:30 pm PT
Facilitated by Jamyang Losal
Registration closes: Tuesday, May 13th at 10:00 am

Nyungne is a profound, two-and-a-half-day practice, a length of time especially helpful for people whose schedules cannot accommodate long-term retreat. It involves the keeping of strict vows; the second day is devoted to complete silence and fasting. The meditation centers on the recitations, mantras, and guided visualizations of the Thousand-Armed Chenrezig, the embodiment of all the buddhas loving-kindness and compassion. Translated as abiding in the fast, Nyungne is said to be effective in the healing of illness, the nurturing of compassion, and the purification of negative karma.