Sat, Feb 08
|Wicker Park
Malas & Mantras: Meditation & Workshop
Mantras can provide powerful protection for your mind. Learn about mantras, including how to use them in meditation & daily life. Then make your own mala to use in meditation and spiritual practice.
Time & Location
Feb 08, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Wicker Park, 2010 W Pierce Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, USA
Details
Mantra means "mind protection". It is a powerful method to enhance the qualities of your body and mind. Reciting mantras helps calm your mind, let go of negative thoughts, and connect with enlightened inspiration and power.
At 2pm, learn what mantras are and how to use them in meditation and daily life. We will also try a guided mantra meditation you can practice at any time.
At 3pm, learn how to make and use your own mala, or Buddhist prayer beads, for meditation and spiritual practice. Workshop cost includes materials to make one 108-bead mala.
Following the workshop is an optional, free traditional Buddhist prayers and mantra meditation, called Liberation from Sorrow, which is a swift, powerful method to overcome inner negativities. Everyone is welcome.
SCHEDULE
2:00 - 2:45pm: Teaching and Guided Meditation
3:00 - 5:00pm: Mala Making Workshop
optional 5:15 - 6:00pm: Liberation from Sorrow chanted prayers
TEACHER
Kadampa Teacher Dory Domanowski
COST
$40
Cost includes all materials to make one 108-bead mala.
No member discounts for this event.
LIVESTREAMING
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