Healing with Tara
Weekend of Teachings with Marcia Binder Schmidt
We’re delighted to welcome Marcia to Dzogchen Beara for this unique weekend retreat exploring the healing power of Tara. Tara is renowned in Buddhist teachings as a female deity associated with compassion and enlightened activity and is often visualised as a source of great healing, not only for yourself but for others too.
When we connect with the sublime phenomena of Tara through dedication and sincere prayers, combined with the wisdom and power of her sacred image, we can overcome obstacles and gather advantageous circumstances.
Tara practice is a gift that we develop and take support from until we ourselves embody her remarkable uniqueness. By doing this, we acknowledge that we can awaken our inner potential by seeking help from a seemingly outer source.
As Tulku Thondup Rinpoche notes, “Relying on external healing sources is helpful and even essential as long as we are under the control of dualistic concepts and depend on external objects. However, it is important to understand that the ultimate healing is going beyond dependence on external forces.”
Optional Online Evening Sessions: Treasuring the Feminine & Treasuring Ourselves
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As a participant of this event you are also welcome to join this optional online event Treasuring the Feminine, which will be streamed live from the temple on Saturday evening. This is a space where we can celebrate the unique perspective of Vajrayana Buddhism in relation to the feminine principle, and share experiences and learnings.
This project is open for anyone interested in the feminine principle in Vajrayana Buddhism. Together we will explore the teachings of non duality and apply them to the limits of gender identities and social and cultural challenges.
We will be hearing keynotes from guest speakers and have designated time for reflection and exchange around Treasuring the Feminine.
Please find a PDF summary of the former symposium, including extracts from keynote speeches.
Free access to the video recordings from Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel, Sangye Khandro, Chagdud Khadro, Marcia Schmidt and more are available.
Location
The retreat will be held in our newly opened Temple, which is a modern example of a traditional Tibetan monastery designed to be an inspiring symbol of the Buddha’s teachings for our times.
Marcia Binder Schmidt
Marcia Dechen Wangmo, aka Marcia Binder Schmidt, is a renowned Buddhist translator, editor, and writer who – with Erik Pema Kunsang – created Rangjung Yeshe Publications (www.rangjung.com). They have translated and produced over sixty-two titles that have been translated into fifteen different languages.
Marcia now teaches around the world sharing her humor, practice advice, and human approach to traditional Tibetan Buddhist practice.
“Marcia lived at the feet of one of the greatest Tibetan Masters of meditation for 17 years at the epicenter of unfolding events of Dharma that crossed many oceans.” Tulku Thondup Rinpoche
“Marcia [Dechen Wangmo] has followed many great lamas, some of the best of this century. Her experience as an American amidst this older generation of lamas is quite important for Dharma students from the West.” Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche