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KHENSUR RINPOCHE BLESSES ABBEY LAND

On June 13, 2004, in conjunction with an Open House for supporters and neighbors of Sravasti Abbey, Khensur Rinpoche blessed the Abbey land.

To purify and bless the environment, we took a mirror to a high point on the property. We did this because it's hard to go everywhere on the property physically to purify and bless it.

The reflection in the mirror reminds us of emptiness and dependent arising, and at the same time, serves as the image of the land. In the upper meadow, we then turned the mirror around, 360 degrees, thinking that every part of the land was now reflected in it.

We then returned to the abbey where Khensur Rinpoche invoked all the Buddhas and bodhisattvas onto the "land" in the mirror. We made offerings to them, and so forth, to accumulate positive potential. Then, because Khensur Rinpoche wanted to see more of the land, we drove him around. During the drive, the mirror was again turned, this time returning the purified and blessed image to the actual environment.

Nerea hold the mirror while Khensur Rinpoche does initial prayers.
Helen Ann waits in front of the abbey with the mirror.
Jan blows the conch while Nanc drove Khensur Rinpoche with the mirror. Jigme then continues to blow the conch on the meadow.
Khensur Rinpoche now turns the mirror to catch the reflection of all parts of the land. Rinpoche-la uses this "miniature" to bless the entire property.
We're walking down to the abbey to continue the blessing.
Back at the house, Khensur Rinpoche invokes the Buddhas and bodhisattvas and blesses the reflected image of the abbey's environment.
Later we take the mirror around the property in the truck to "return the blessed reflection" to the land. Karri enjoys the truck ride through the forest. Khensur Rinpoche sat in the cab of the truck and admired the land.
Jhampa holds the mirror after the reflected purified environment has been returned to the land.

 
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