Thursday Evening Meditation Practice

29dec7:00 pm8:30 pmThursday Evening Meditation PracticeBad Omens Day

Event Details

We will not be holding Thursday evening practice on December 29, 2022, due to it being Bad Omens Day.  Rinpoche encourages us to join friends, play games, and enjoy fun things to do! 

 

What is Bad Omens Day? 

GSTDL.org  provides:

The days of the nine bad omens are considered the most inauspicious days of the year. It starts on the 6th day of the 11th Tibetan month at 12:00 noon, and ends at 12:00 noon on the 7th day. At the time of the Buddha, one practitioner tried to perform a lot of positive actions on this day, and nine bad things happened to him. Consequently, Buddha proclaimed that on this date each year in the future, it is best not to try to accomplish much. Definitely it is a bad time to start projects or start a retreat. Traditionally, Tibetans play games and have picnics on this day.

The 24 hours after the nine bad omens end (12:00 noon on the 7th to 12:00 noon on the 8th) is considered the day of ten good omens. On this day, ten good things happened to the same practitioner who had experienced the nine bad omens, as he continued to persevere in his performance of positive actions. This period is considered very auspicious for starting projects, retreat, etc. However, Tibetans traditionally play games and have picnics on this day as well.

Please join us next week!

 

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Time

(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-07:00)