Heal Your Past and Boost The Health of Your Body and Mind: Feeling Free in the City Fasting Retreat

Nyungnay is a special traditional Buddhist purification practice performed in conjunction with intermittent fasting and prostrations and prayers to Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion.

This is a very powerful method for purifying negativity of our body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying delusions such as strong attachment and anger. Prostration is also a very powerful method to heal our body and bring its energies into balance, thus leading to a more clear, positive and peaceful mind.

This practice is done annually at Kadampa centers throughout the world to celebrate Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. It is a special method for improving our minds of love and compassion, and receiving the compassionate blessings of Avalokiteshvara.

During this retreat, we abstain from all meals except for a vegetarian lunch and drink only water.

Through fasting we can understand the sufferings of others and increase our compassion for them, as well as purify our own negative karma.

In order to take the precepts necessary to participate in the retreat, students must attend the 7am session.
Students should avoid wearing perfume, makeup, and jewelry during this retreat.

Session Times:

7:00-7:30am: The Eight Mahayana Precepts
7:30-8:45am: Chanted Prayers & Prostrations
10:00-11:15am: Chanted Prayers & Prostrations
4:00-5:15pm: Chanted Prayers & Prostrations

Cost: $20