{"id":7972,"date":"2024-03-03T21:52:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T21:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stl.org.uk\/?p=7972"},"modified":"2024-03-13T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:40:00","slug":"khenpo-is-coming-refuge-and-initiations-are-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stl.org.uk\/stl-staging\/khenpo-is-coming-refuge-and-initiations-are-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Khenpo is coming: Refuge and Initiations are available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Khenpo Lekshey will be visiting the centre On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th March.<\/p>\n<p>He will be conducting a Refuge ceremony on Saturday at 11:30, which is the ceremony where you can formally become a Buddhist.\u00a0 Register your interest with us by email, or message us on Facebook, if you want to take refuge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stl.org.uk\/stl-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/khenpo_lekshey-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"Khenpo Lekshey\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stl.org.uk\/stl-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/khenpo_lekshey-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stl.org.uk\/stl-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/khenpo_lekshey.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 &#8211; 4:30pm, he will offer initiations into the Tantric Practices of Avalokiteswara and Manjushri.\u00a0 These are only open to those who have previously taken refuge at some point, including those from earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Then on Sunday 10th he will offer a Green Tara initiation, 11:30\u00a0 &#8211; 13:00.\u00a0 Again this is for Buddhists only.<\/p>\n<p>But that evening between 6 and 7:30 he will be back for teaching and meditation, which is open to all.<\/p>\n<p>Donations to Khenpo and the centre are required for taking refuge and initiations.\u00a0 If you are interested, get in touch and we can discuss the finer details.<\/p>\n<p>But we are blessed to have this opportunity!\u00a0 See you there!<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khenpo Lekshey will be visiting the centre On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th March. 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