HEALING CHöD ~ with the Venerable Lho Ontul Rinpo

HEALING CHöD ~ with the Venerable Lho Ontul Rinpoche Friday, November 28, 8-10pm ~ $30 suggested donation ~ RSVP This powerful ceremony of chant and drumming is open to everyone. Absentee healings welcome also. Please bring your own blankets, pillows, etc. for your comfort. There will be some available, but may not be enough for everyone. Chöd is a practice that combines Buddhist meditation with ancient shamanic ritual. The word \"Chöd\" means to cut through, or \"chop,\" and what is chopped off is ultimately the Ego. Thereby our pure awareness is set free to percieve reality, and the whole world becomes potent as a place of blessing, power and awareness. The Healing Chöd ceremony is designed to lift away spiritual oppression and lessen the sources of suffering and disease. The participants just show up with a pillow and blanket and take a nap while Rimpoche sings the powerful ritual to the accompaniment of drum, bell and thigh-bone horn. Chöd practice has a special appeal for women. Besides having been created by the Tibetan lady saint Machig Labdrön herself, women have been spiritual leaders in the Chöd tradition throughout history. The Tibetan spiritual teacher and yogi Ontul Rimpoche is widely recognized as a master of this ancient healing practice, which is made available to those fortunate enough to attend this rare event. At the conclusion of the healing ritual participants are welcome to come up for an individual blessing, make an offering, and thank Rimpoche directly..