The Waystation, January 2025
Ooooh, boy.
Here I was, at the end of 2024, thinking "Well, this has been an intense year. Let's hope that next year is quieter".
A new pandemic.
Earthquakes.
World leaders are resigning.
There's massive protests and unrest everywhere.
I should have known, right? Samsara, Samsara never ends.
Apologies for the delay in this Waystation, the situation has kept us busy.
So, we might as well gird our loins and focus on the struggle to actualize Shambhala.
The good thing, it is going quite well.
This month, we have a special surprise being cooked for you all, but it's not the time yet. We'll announce towards the end of January.
Useful links
For those new, our useful links are:
What is Vajrayana?: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/vajrayana
WTF is Tantra?: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/wtf-is-tantra
Our Mission: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/mission
Our Structure – i.e. where we talk about our maps, systems and how to practice: https://www.tantricsorcery.com/structure
Our membership programs - https://www.tantricsorcery.com/subscriptions
Sometimes people ask: what do you do with the money you raise? We pay for things. Like trips to teach the Dharma, like our Zoom, our Otter.ai transcribing service or the thousand things we do to keep teaching. At the same time, remember that money shouldn't be a problem. We have free activities every month.
But basically: you give us money, we put it to use in the teaching of Dharma.
Monthly activities
(more info on each link and on our video!)
On this Saturday 11/1, we have both a Refuge Ceremony, open for All and Guruyoga Empowerment for those people who have completed P-1.
On Saturday 18/1 we have two things, both free and open for all:
A teaching on how Mara took refuge, based on the Sanskrit text of the Ratnaketu Sutra.
A talk on Buddhism and Politics, which is long overdue.
On Saturday 25/11 we have a P1+ empowerment of Prajñaparamita, the Perfection of Wisdom from the Chikse Kundrol, which is highly recommended.
And on the first day of February (2/1) we have several activities.
We have an empowerment of Mahamayuri Bodhisattva, the poison eater.
Then, for our Spanish-speaking Kula, we have two activities: a teaching on going beyond the conceptual and an empowerment of White Tara.
And, as we've said, we've got a couple surprises.
Stay tuned!
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