Nyung-Ne (Fasting) Retreat

Weekend, May 26 - 27, 2012
5.30: am - 5:00 pm

Monday, May 28, 2012
7:00 am - 10:00 am

Gyuto Center will be holding Nyung-Ne (fasting) retreat during the month of Buddha's birth Saka Dawa and Memorial Day long weekend.

Nyung-Ne retreat is an effective practice for purifying our negativities. The practice was revealed by Bhikshuni Phalmo, a practitioner who suffered from leprosy. She performed this practice for 12 years in conjunction with Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) practice and became a great Siddhi, attaining the Celestial Body.

The retreat course involves powerful practices of purification such as periods of fasting, prostrations, and silence. Practitioners will also recite the six syllable mantra OM MA NI PED ME HUNG. This mantra purifies the six seeds of the six realms within oneself and, further more, has the effect of pacifying the suffering of all beings.

Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) is the bodhisattva that embodies the compassion of all the Buddhas. Amitabha Buddha, seeing that Chenrezig recognized that with only two arms he would never be able to help all sentient beings, blessed Chenrezig with 11 heads and 1,000 arms so that he could help everyone that suffers.

Prerequisite: All participants must have received Chenrezig Initiation/Empowerment or at least one Initiation. Registration required, please call (408) 9269430 or send email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

We request $60 donation for the retreat.

During the retreat there is no room for members to stay over night at the Center. But for those who are driving more then one hour (one way) we can provide space for the night, for those who live close by we ask that you go home and return in the morning.