Together with Siddhartha's Intent, we invite you to join us on June 18 - 19 for a continuous 24-hour online, global recitation of "The Dedication: Fulfilling All Aspirations" to celebrate the end of our #10DaysOfWisdom, the birthday of our Founding Chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, and, of course, this wonderful month of Saga Dawa!
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKkoVotJkcQ[/embed]The chanting will begin every hour, on the hour (India Standard Time – IST) with a short introduction from a rotating host and a video; and each session will close with a recitation of 84000's own new aspiration prayer, “May There Never Be a Time…”
Each session will last approximately 25 minutes, and we encourage you to participate ANYTIME within the 24-HOUR PERIOD.So please join us on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/translate84000!Or call in here to Zoom:[This event has now ended]The event will be STARTING at the following times:Bir, India – from 12 noon, June 18, 2020This corresponds to:USA West - from 11:30pm, June 17USA East - from 2:30am, June 18Halifax - from 3:30am, June 18Sâo Paulo - from 3:30am, June 18London - from 7:30am, June 18Berlin, Paris - from 8:30am, June 18Bangkok - from 1:30pm, June 18Beijing, Singapore - from 2:30pm, June 18Sydney – from 4:30pm, June 18Auckland - from 6:30pm, June 18 "The Dedication: Fulfilling All Aspirations" is a recently published text that we feel encapsulates everything we need for this tumultuous 2020: honest confession, rejoicing for even that "single moment of faith," requesting those with understanding and skill to teach the Dharma, and the dedication of merit to "give relief to those who are unrelieved" so that "unsurpassed wisdom" may come to be for all sentient beings!Read the text now: https://read.84000.co/translation/toh285.html For our Chinese-speaking audiences, as Toh 285 is unavailable in Chinese, we are sharing a sūtra, similar in essence: 《佛說甚深大迴向經》 "May There Never Be a Time..." An Aspiration Prayer for 84000 is newly composed by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, and will be inaugurated at the first session of this 24hr recitation event.The PDF is available here.