Program Details

White Tara Practice

Pay what you can afford - see below for details.

This evening program introduces the short practice of White Tara, one of the most famous bodhisattvas of compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. Emanated from the tears of the compassionate Avalokiteshvara, peaceful White Tara is said to witness the suffering of beings through her seven eyes, and she soothes their fear, calms their anguish, heals their suffering—both individual and communal—and extends their lives. This is a lineage practice particularly relied upon in times of domestic and community turmoil and disharmony, and when personal or family health is threatened.

White Tara practices have long been popular in Kagyu and Nyingma communities; this particular short practice was composed years ago by Sakyong Mipham to soothe illness, disharmony, and suffering in the Shambhala community.

This program is open to everyone. The session will include the lung (reading transmission).

Shastri Jonathan Barbieri is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Lineage who has taught Buddhist and Shambhala trainings extensively   throughout North America for over 30 years. Jon has been engaged in several livelihood pursuits including consulting with cities and counties on   workforce development, creating contemplative co-housing communities, and, most recently, teaching Mindfulness programs to public agencies and businesses. He was formerly the Executive Director of Shambhala Mountain Center.

We wish to strongly encourage you to register for programs when you know or are fairly certain you wish to take the program. Quite often, we are uncertain whether or not there are enough participants registered to enable us to run a program; preparing for a class but not knowing whether or not that class will run puts staff (teachers, coordinators, and aides) in a difficult position. Early registration is appreciated and is of benefit to both staff and fellow participants. Please register for programs no later than 7 days before the program/class begins.

In order to make our programs accessible to everyone, we have a "Pay as much as you can afford" policy. If you are able, we ask that you pay a minimum of 50% of the program fee in order to cover related program costs. Write in the amount you can afford in the "NOTES" section when you register online (& you can pay on the evening the program begins). If you have any questions, please contact the registrar by email at [email protected] .

For those who can offer more than the program price, we have a "Patron Price." Your generosity in offering the patron price helps cover the costs for others who are not able to pay the full price.