Meet
Medicine
Buddha

This year, Venerable Gyelse and Venerable Sunam will teach a pre-course to the 2023 Medicine Buddha Retreat, Zooming free, live online from the Diamond Mountain Retreat Center.  

For those new to Medicine Buddha practice, the pre-course is an ideal introduction. It will give you all the information you need to have a successful Medicine Buddha retreat with Geshe Michael later in the fall.

In this course we will go over the important principles of the Medicine Buddha practice, such as the different Medicine Buddhas and their roles; what a bodhisattva is and why it is important for Medicine Buddha practice; and of course, the idea of the pen, because nothing in the universe works without an understanding of the pen--including Medicine Buddha practice!

Medicine Buddha is beloved among Buddhists everywhere, because he helps us bring healing to a troubled world, torn by strife and war, reeling from natural disasters and too much hate. This year we will focus on ways to bring both peace and healing to our world, much needed these days. We will plant the seeds for an improved 2024.

You must have a Medicine Buddha empowerment to attend the retreat with Geshe Michael! During the pre-course, we will have a Medicine Buddha Empowerment Ceremony. Note that there will be no empowerment offered during the Medicine Buddha retreat with Geshe Michael Roach. However, since we will continue to study the Medicine Buddha sadhana during the retreat, all attending students must have empowerment. 

If the empowerment is something you need, please register for the pre-course. It is required that everyone who attends the Medicine Buddha retreat have a Medicine Buddha empowerment. If you received an empowerment in a previous course, there is no need to take it again, but you are welcome to if you wish.