POWA (a la carte)

POWA

Monday, May 12, 2025 through
Sunday, May 19, 2025

Schedule to be announced

Available in-person and via Broadcast

Powa is the profound practice of transferring your own or another's consciousness at the moment of death to arrive in Amitabha's Pure Land. This means that instead of powerlessly falling back into samsara after death, you remain with Amitabha until you fully awaken to freedom there from this swirl.

The practice of Powa (Transferrence) is traditionally described as "Buddahood without Meditation" because you can accomplish it in a single week of retreat.  We will practice four sessions each day together, a tremendous support for everyone involved.  While we offer on-line participation as needed, this is a retreat to attend in person if at all possible.  Experience shows there is nothing like uniting our voices and energies in physical space as we power this practice together to join with Amitabha.

We are aided by Rinpoche's own powerful connection with Amitabha. Not long after founding his monastery in Rege, Adzom Paylo Rinpoche had a vision of Amitabha--the Buddha of boundless light and limitless vision--dancing in space above the sacred land he was then reopening.  These words rang out for him:

May I and my companions, everyone,
In all times be born in the Pure Land (of Amitabha).

This vision inspired him to begin the annual Amitabha Pure Land Festival, and that prayer graces our Powa practice as well. Rinpoche's connection with Amitabha is personal, and we conduct this Powa retreat with his blessings, guided also by Adzom Drukpa's written instructions (recently translated by Lama Rigzin). Under the guidance of Lama Rigzin Drolma, who has sat in five Powa retreats with Rinpoche, together with Lama Namgyal Dorje and with further assistance from Rigzin Sherab Gyatso, we sing sacred words and melody as we train to transfer our consciousness to the Pure Land, the place of our true nature, as Rinpoche indicated for those who took the retreat more than once.

Fee:  $900/$750/$600/$450*

*Dawn Mountain offers a tiered pricing system to accommodate diverse financial situations.  We encourage those with greater means to contribute at higher levels, helping to sustain programming for those with limited resources.  As always, no one will be turned away due to financial constraints. Below is an explanation of our pricing structure:

Tier 1: A contribution above the cost that helps uphold Dawn Mountain's commitement to ensuring no one is turned away due to financial need.
Tier 2: A contribution that supports Dawn Mountain's long-term sustainability and growth, allowing for program expansion.
Tier 3: A contribution that covers the operational costs of your participation in this retreat.
Tier 4: A reduced-cost option for those who wish to participate and support Dawn Mountain but may not be able to pay the full cost.

If you are unable to contribute at the lowest level, call Jerri at 713-630-0354 or email info@dawnmountain.org to offer your heart-felt alternative tuition BEFORE completing this registration.