November News 🍃
Weekend teachings with LL + New sangha groups!
This month, Lama Lena will give some online teachings in between her continued travels. There’s also a few new guided and silent practice groups by our Sangha members for you to participate in!
As always, check the calendar for the most up-to-date listings.
Hope to see you around this month!
If you benefit from the teachings and would like to offer Dana, you can do it here:
Upcoming Events
Live Q&A
Sunday, November 3, 11am PST / 2pm EST
Lama Lena will go live to answer student practice questions. This is an informal session where students can type questions in the chat and Nyondo reads them for Lama Lena to answer. Make sure to join as these sessions are a lot of fun. Please keep your questions under 140 words.
This will be a live public teaching on Facebook & YouTube.
Inner Mind Rushen (Public)
November 9-10, 11am PST / 2pm EST
This is an online weekend retreat (maintaining practical silence) with 3-4 self-guided practice sessions between teachings. Because there are so many requests for this teaching, Lama Lena has agreed to make this a public teaching.
Contact: janowenchico@gmail.com for details.
Songs of The Eight Mahasiddhas
Sunday, December 1, 11am PST / 2pm EST.
Lama Lena will continue teaching Mahamudra from the Eight Mahasiddhas. It is highly recommended that you watch the previous teachings before attending the current one.
This public teaching will be available on Facebook & YouTube.
New Sangha Groups:
Tantric Vows with Lopön Dorit
Tuesdays @ 9am PST / 12pm EST - on Zoom
As requested by Lama Lena, Lopön Dorit will be offering a new series focused on tantric vows, with a special emphasis on how to integrate these precepts into our daily life.
"Breaking vows happens to everyone on a daily basis," Lopön Dorit reassures us, "and together, we will learn how to understand, apply, and restore them." The vows are not restrictions but guides.
Sign up to participate: https://forms.gle/8FxJBaKUfK592DLP9
Working with Thoughts
Saturdays @ 6am PST / 9am EST
Join William for a one-hour weekly Working with Thoughts practice group. There will be a short silent meditation, then we’ll work with those pesky and sticky thoughts. There will be no teachings given.
Requirements: You should have already received Direct Introduction/Direct Pointing Instructions (eg Inner Mind Rushen).
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/Fn8sMjyfb8UK39sT6
Praises to the 21 Taras
Fridays @ 12pm PST / 9am EST
This is a weekly practice group for the Praises to the Twenty-One Tārās, hosted by Javeria. No previous empowerment is necessary, but it’s advised that you watch Lama Lena's teaching on the 21 Taras here.
To register: email conscious.ascent1@gmail.com
In Other News…
Lama Lena has asked me to ask y’all…
“Does anyone know who made this salve for me? It works! I need more! Happy to pay for it!”
Please shoot Lama Lena a message if you know the origins of this miracle salve! 😅
We hope you have a wonderful month!
If you benefit from the teachings and would like to offer Dana, you can do so here:
*To cover the increasingly high cost of travel, Jan has started a dedicated Travel Fund. If you’d like to help Lama Lena teach in person more widely, you can contribute to that HERE *