Nyungne Retreat – The Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
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Nyungne Retreat – The Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
05/30/2022 @ 5:30 am - 06/15/2022 @ 9:30 am
The Maitreya Shrine Room is open to vaccinated day guests. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that overnight accommodations are not open to the public at this time.
The resident sangha of PTC will be practicing 8 consecutive sets of Nyungne (the Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig). This retreat will be held during the auspicious month of Sakadawa, the month commemorating the birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha. It is said that, during this time, the merit accumulated through performing virtuous activity is multiplied 100,000 times.
The Nyungne practice is a profound kriya tantra meditation ritual based on loving-kindness and compassion in the form of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig. The practice involves maintaining strict vows and meditating while reciting mantras and prayers, and performing prostrations and visualizations. Undertaken in sets of two days, the first day includes one vegetarian meal at noon, drinking water throughout the day as needed. The second day is a complete fast performed in noble silence. The Nyungne is renowned as a superior means to purify negative karma and accumulate great merit.
Chenrezig himself declared that completing even one Nyungne prevents rebirth in the lower realms, and the practice of eight consecutive Nyungne leads to birth in Amitabha’s pure land of Dewachen.
The dates for each set are as follows:
Set 1 Begins May 30 (Monday) at 5:30 am. Ends June 1 (Wednesday) about 6:00 am.
Set 2 Begins June 1 (Wednesday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 3 (Friday) about 6:00 am.
Set 3 Begins June 3 (Friday at 5:00 am. Ends June 5 (Sunday) about 6:00 am.
Set 4 Begins June 5 (Sunday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 7 (Tuesday) about 6:00 am.
Set 5 Begins June 7 (Tuesday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 9 (Thursday) about 6:00 am.
Set 6 Begins June 9 (Thursday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 11 (Saturday) about 6:00 am.
Set 7 Begins June 11 (Saturday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 13 (Monday) about 6:00 am.
Set 8 Begins June 13 (Monday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 15 (Wednesday) about 9:30 am.
There are many ways to share in the merit of this retreat through sponsoring the chanting, meals and the tea served during the chanting on non fasting days. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
