Guru Yoga Mandala Offering Retreat

We all wish for spiritual realizations, but these depend upon creating certain inner conditions such as purifying negativity, accumulating merit, and receiving blessings.

In this retreat we focus on the preliminary practices of accumulating merit, or positive energy, by making mandala offerings and receiving powerful blessings by engaging in the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa. Je Tsongkhapa, whose ordained name was Losang Dragpa, was a great 14th century Tibetan Buddhist Master who promoted and developed the Kadampa Buddhism that Atisha had introduced three centuries earlier. Mandala offering is an offering of the entire universe visualized as a Pure Land, with all its inhabitants as pure beings.

There will be an introduction on the practice of Guru Yoga and mandala offerings on Saturday at 9am, but the retreat will be unguided and will include chanted prayers and making mandala offerings using a mandala kit or a plate with rice.

Registration details

Cost:
Full retreat (non-member) $50
Full retreat (member) $20
Single session $5

This retreat will not be livestreamed.

Hourly Schedule

Saturday, January 18

9 - 10:30am
Introduction
11:30am - 1pm
3 - 4:30pm
6:30 - 8pm

Sunday, January 19

10 - 11:15am
Meditations for World Peace (regular class)
3 - 4:30pm
6:30 - 8pm

Monday, January 20

8 - 9:30am
11am - 12:30pm
4 - 5:30pm
6:30 - 8pm

Tuesday, January 21

8 - 9:30am
11am - 12:30pm
4 - 5:30pm
6:30 - 8pm

Wednesday, January 22

8 - 9:30am
11am - 12:30pm
4 - 5:30pm
6:30 - 8pm
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Date

Saturday - Wednesday January 18 - 22 2025

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Location

KMC Madison
KMC Madison
1825 S Park St, Madison, WI
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Teacher

  • Gen Kelsang Dorje
    Gen Kelsang Dorje Resident Teacher, KMC Madison
    Gen Kelsang Dorje
    Gen Kelsang Dorje
    Resident Teacher, KMC Madison

    Gen Kelsang Dorje is the resident teacher at the Kadampa Meditation Center Madison. As the resident teacher Gen Dorje is responsible for teaching and leading meditation classes, retreats, and workshops at the center and in branch locations. He has received extensive training under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. Gen Dorje is known for his warmth and humor in making Buddha’s teachings relevant to our modern life. He is an inspiring example of how to integrate these teachings into a joyful life and is committed to helping people improve their daily lives through meditation and mindfulness.