03/17/2026
Notice Title: TOPIC: Accumulating Merit: Practice of the Seven Limb Prayer with Geshe Ngawang
Date: March 27-March 29, 2026
Cost: $100 Through Zoom meeting.
Description:
As we progress on the path of our Dharma practice, accumulating merit (positive energy) is essential to sustaining our efforts and developing good qualities that help lead us to enlightenment. The recitation and contemplation of the Seven Limb Prayer is an excellent method for accumulating merit in our daily practices. Through this prayer we deepen our meditation practice and strengthen our connection with our spiritual mentors, lineage masters and meditational deities along with the assembly of all the buddhas, bodhisattvas and other enlightened beings. During our meditation session, after taking refuge and generating bodhicitta, we recite the Seven Limb prayer and tap into the meaning of these practices. The seven limbs are: prostrating, making offerings, confessing negativities, rejoicing in virtue, requesting Dharma teachings, requesting the buddhas to remain until the end of cyclic existence and dedication of the merits of the practice. These practices help to enhance our positive aspirations and energy so that our minds are opened to deeper levels and our meditation practice becomes more effective.
During this weekend intensive, Geshe-la will provide instruction and explanation on the practice of the prayer. As always, Geshe-la will provide time for questions and discussion. This is an excellent opportunity for newer students to learn about this important practice and for more experienced students to deepen their practice and understanding.
Biography:
Geshe Ngawang Gyatso joined Sera Je Monastery in India in 1993. He studied for twenty two years on five major Buddhist Philosophical texts. He received his doctorate in Buddhist Philosophy in the year 2013 and Tantrayana Degree from Gyudmed Trantric monastery. He was Buddhist Philosophy teacher for two years in Serjhi Jamyang Choehorling Mopnastery in Arunachal Pradesh.
He attended special Buddhist Philosophy teacher's training organized by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama office at Central institute of higher Tibetan Studies and received two years courses in English at Bangalore. At present he is faculty at Namgyal Monastery – Ta***ic College in Dharamsala, India and Geshe Ngawang Gyatso will be the main teacher at Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies, Ithaca, NY.
Schedule:
Friday - Introductory Talk: March 27, 2026 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.
Saturday:
9:00 – 10:15am - Morning Session
10:15 – 10:30am - Tea Break
10:30 – 12:00 - Morning Session
12:00 – 2:00 - Lunch Break
02:00 – 3:15pm - Afternoon Session
3:15 – 3:30pm - Tea Break
3:30 – 5:00pm - Afternoon Session
Sunday:
9:00 – 10:15am - Morning Session
10:15 – 10:30am – Tea Break
10:30 - 12:00am – Last Session
Note: To register please sending an email to [email protected]. Please register by noon of the Friday of the weekend intensive start date. This is necessary so there is time to send Zoom invitation. Payment can be made through the website. www.namgyal.org Click - Donation page and make payment OR send a check to Namgyal Monastery, 201 Tibet Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850
201 Tibet Drive, Danby Rd, Route 96B, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 272-2785 - Fax: (607) 272-2782
Email: [email protected] - Web: www.namgyal.org
