Vajrakilaya

Vajrakilaya is the primary meditational deity of the Nyingma tradition, and the practice undertaken and accomplished by the majority of its great realized masters. The wrathful form of Vajrasattva, Vajrakilaya is relied upon to cut through negative emotions and mindsets, to remove outer and inner obstacles and hindrances, to avert sickness and calamities, and to clear the way for happiness, well being, harmony, balance, and spiritual progress in ourselves, our dharma centers, our countries, and all beings. For this purpose, we gather each autumn in an annual 10-day retreat to invoke Vajrakilaya’s blessings and swift enlightened activity.

To attend the retreat, one must either have received a Vajrakilaya empowerment, or else one must have received a Vajrayana empowerment of any kind and be practicing a Vajrayana practice (such as the preliminaries) on a daily basis.

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