Phowa Teaching: Garrison-New York, USA December 7–16, 2007
by H.E ‘Choeje’ Ayang Rinpoche

December 7
4:00–6:00 pm — Arrival and Registration
6:00 pm — Dinner
7:30 pm — Introduction to Phowa


December 8
9:00 am — Buddha Amitabha Empowerment preparation
2:00 pm — *Buddha Amitabha Empowerment

December 9
9:00 am — Phowa Teaching
2:00 pm — Phowa Teaching
7:00 pm — Daily Phowa Teaching

December 10
9:00 am — *Phowa Lung (Oral Transmission Blessing)
2:00 pm — Phowa Practice with Rinpoche
7:00 pm — Phowa Practice Teaching

December 11
9:00 am — Buddha Vajrasattva Teaching
2:00 pm — Nyingma Phowa Practice
7:00 pm — Drikung Phowa Teaching

December 12
9:00 am
— Drikung Phowa Practice
2:00 pm — *Three Excellences Teaching
7:00 pm — Nyingma Phowa Practice

December 13
9:00 am
— *Buddha Amitabha Meditation Teaching
2:00 pm — Nyingma Phowa Practice
7:00 pm — Short Buddha Amitabha and Buddha Vajrasattva meditation practice

December 14
9:00 am
— Drikung Phowa Practice
2:00 pm — Short Nyingma Phowa Practice
4.30 pm — *Milarepa Tsog Offering Prayer
7:00 pm — *Milarepa Tsog Offering Prayer

December 15
8:00 am
— Teaching on doing Phowa for others at the moment of death
2:00 pm — Teaching on doing Phowa for oneself at the moment of death
7:00 pm — Short Drikung Phowa Practice

December 16
8:00 am
— Instructions on regular Phowa Practice after the course
1.30 pm — *Buddha Amitabha Tsog Offering and Buddha Amitabha Pureland Aspiration Prayer

*Indicates open to Public
Breakfast everyday at 7:30am
Lunch everyday at 12 noon
Dinner everyday at 5.30/6 pm