Wallingford, PA
Wallingford - World Peace Tour
Hosted by Pendle Hill
- Dates
- · EST
- Location
338 Plush Mill Road · Wallingford, PA · 19086-6023
- Admission
- Free, donations welcome
About this program
Join six monks of Sera Jey Lawa Khangtsen at Pendle Hill in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, for a White Tara sand mandala and empowerment, with morning prayers, teaching, guided meditation, a film screening and a closing peace walk.
Tara is said to have arisen from a tear shed by Avalokiteshvara as he witnessed the suffering of beings, and she vowed to help them find freedom through her compassionate activity. She is here to help, inviting us to meet life with tenderness and courage. On the final day, before the dissolution ceremony, the White Tara empowerment may be received simply as a blessing for healing and long life, or, with the teacher’s permission and guidance, as an entrance into her practice.
You don’t have to be Buddhist, and newcomers are welcome.
Highlights
· 7:00–8:30 PM
Opening Welcome and Consecration Ceremony· 7:00–8:30 PM
Teaching and Discussion: White Tara: Compassion, Healing and Long Life· 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
White Tara Empowerment· 2:15–2:45 PM
Mandala Dissolution Ceremony· 2:45–3:30 PM
Peace Walk: Procession carrying the sand to nearby water
Daily schedule
Times are local to Wallingford (Eastern Time).
All times are local (Eastern Time, EST).
Mandala viewing hours
- 10:00 AM–12:00 PM, 2:00–4:30 PM
- 10:00 AM–12:00 PM, 2:00–4:30 PM
- 10:00 AM–12:00 PM, 2:00–4:30 PM
- 10:00–10:45 AM
Show
Personal time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Arrival at Pendle Hill and check-in
Registered guestsArrival & departure
Arrive by 2:00 PM.
Dinner with the community
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Opening Welcome and Consecration Ceremony
Ceremony
Open to all guests.
Quiet time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Morning prayers and meditation
Meditation
Breakfast
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Personal time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Opening protector prayers
Chanting & prayers
Mandala construction, open for viewing
Mandala viewing
Guests observe and meditate.
Lunch
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Rest and personal practice
Registered guestsOther
Mandala construction continues
Mandala viewing
Tea, walking and community time
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Dinner
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Teaching and Discussion: White Tara: Compassion, Healing and Long Life
Teaching & talks
Quiet time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Morning prayers and meditation
Meditation
Breakfast
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Personal time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Opening protector prayers
Chanting & prayers
Mandala construction, open for viewing
Mandala viewing
Lunch
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Rest and personal practice
Registered guestsOther
Mandala construction continues
Mandala viewing
The mandala remains open for viewing while Mission: Joy screens in an adjoining room.
Mission: Joy (film screening)
Film · Where: Adjoining room
Offered alongside the afternoon mandala session. The mandala remains open for viewing. Shown with the kind permission of its director, Peggy Callahan.
Tea, walking and community time
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Dinner
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Pendle Hill Chorus Concert at Swarthmore Meeting House
Performance · Where: Swarthmore Meeting House
Quiet time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Morning prayers and meditation
Meditation
Breakfast
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Personal time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Opening protector prayers
Chanting & prayers
Mandala construction, open for viewing
Mandala viewing
Final detail work begins.
Lunch
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Rest and personal practice
Registered guestsOther
Mandala construction and guided meditation
Mandala viewing
Tea, walking and community time
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Dinner
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Quiet time
Registered guestsOther
Quiet time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Morning prayers and meditation
Meditation
Breakfast
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Personal time and rest
Registered guestsOther
Opening protector prayers
Chanting & prayers
White Tara sand mandala completion
Mandala viewing
White Tara Empowerment
Ceremony · With Geshe Gyaltsen Phende
May be received simply as a blessing for healing and long life, or, with the teacher’s permission and guidance, as an entrance into her practice.
Lunch
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Closing remarks and gratitude circle
Other
Mandala Dissolution Ceremony
Ceremony
Peace Walk: Procession carrying the sand to nearby water
Ceremony
Farewell tea
Registered guestsMeals & breaks
Plan your visit
- Admission
Free, donations welcome
Public events are free; donations are gratefully accepted and support the monks of Lawa Khangtsen and the tour.
- Meals
Meals are shared with the Pendle Hill community.
- Photography and recording
Still photography without flash is welcome during public creation hours unless otherwise noted. Please refrain from photography during closing ceremonies.
- If this is your first visit
You can come and go. You can sit on a chair or on a cushion. You do not have to bow. You do not have to be Buddhist. The monks may work in silence much of the day; quiet conversation around the edges is welcome.
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Host organization
Pendle Hill
A Quaker study, retreat, and conference center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, welcoming people seeking learning, reflection, and community.
338 Plush Mill Road · Wallingford, PA · 19086-6023
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