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The equinox, like the solstice, is a moment of change in the annual cycle. As instructed in The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra prayer, this change “at the solstices or at the turn of the year” is a moment for reflection and practice. Hosted by Nalandabodhi Seattle and just before our Tara Drupchen, please join Mitra Tyler, who will share his contemplations and reflections on how change is often closely followed by fear and how fear can sometimes connect us with a vivid freshness that can help us make beneficial changes.

The Six Paramitas are an essential part of Mahayana Buddhism and key practice of a bodhisattva for awakening the heart. NB Toronto is delighted to host Lama Rabten Tshering for the upcoming celebration of their Centre’s Re-opening. In his warm, expressive style, Lama Rabten will give practical guidance for bringing these six qualities into all aspects of our lives.

“We have the choice of whether we wish to transcend our fear and suffering or descend into their depths,” Dzogchen Rinpoche writes in discussing the foundational vehicle. If we choose the first, we must know how to practice the Buddhist path and learn about its fruition. So, please join this Path of Study (online) Course offered by NB Seattle and Vancouver and learn to see the means to liberate ourselves from suffering as taught in the foundational vehicle.

How to connect with the dispeller of all fears, Tara? Hosted by NB Seattle shortly before our annual Tara Drupchen, Stephanie Johnston and Julia Linderova will teach about the symbolic meaning and ancient technique of the Tikse method for Khdiravani Tara (Green Tara) and offer studio sessions to learn how to draw Green Tara and use this as a practice to connect with the dispeller of all fears.