Golden Light Sutra Recitation
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with Margaret Kim
Sunday, May 29 Sunday, June 12 11:15am – 12:30pm We plan to offer recitations of the Golden Light Sutra on a monthly basis. Join us in reciting the Sutra of Golden Light.
At the beginning of the Sutra of Golden Light, Buddha Shakyamuni, the Tathagata, the Arhat, the Fully Enlightened, calls to anyone experiencing misery and affliction, bad health, poverty, loss, abuse, ill will, fear, nightmares, or other harms. He says to make the mind virtuous and to come and listen.
This “King of Glorious Sutras,” contains everything needed, from daily happiness to complete enlightenment. It contains a heart-rending practice of confession and rejoicing, profound teachings on dependent arising, reliable assurances of protection, guidelines for ideal government, and awe-inspiring stories of the Buddha’s previous lives, in which the Buddha shows how, even before he had completely eliminated the delusions, he liberated countless beings from the ocean of suffering through compassion and personal courage.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche urges us to recite the Sutra of Golden Light every day. The benefits from reciting, listening to, or even hearing the name of the sutra are immeasurable, from eliminating conflict, terrorism, torture and famine to achieving full enlightenment.
Therefore, Rinpoche says, recite even one page every day, and if possible, do so with others.
Therefore, Rinpoche says, recite even one page every day, and if possible, do so with others.
Everybody is welcome to attend!
Donations are appreciated. Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this.
Donations are appreciated. Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this.