Dharma Day Festival - 'Listen: The Deathless Has Been Attained!' Sunday, 5 July 2020 With these striking words the Buddha, freshly enlightened, in the Deer Park at Sarnath, called to attention his five friends who he had practised extreme asceticism with for many years. In this way he began turning the wheel of the Dharma for the benefit of all. It was in the Deer Park at Sarnath that the essence of the liberating Dharma was first given and received. It was at this moment that it became clear that the Dharma was for everybody and not only for one man. So we celebrate this day with great joy, for this is the day that the Dharma was made known to us. To celebrate Dharma Day this year, Padmaloka will be offering a full online festival programme including live streamed meditations and rituals from the Shrine Room and a live talk and Q&A by Padmavajra. His talk will explore the story of the turning of the wheel of the Dharma and, in particular, he will look at the freshness, vividness and vitality of the Buddha's speech - his communication of the Beyond. So, log on, tune in and celebrate with the Padmaloka Community! - The entire festival day programme will be broadcast to everyone for free via Youtube; there is no need to book or let us know you'll be attending. 7:00 - 8:25am - Tiratnavandana and Morning Meditation 10:30am - 12:30pm - Padmavajra Keynote Talk and Q&A - "Listen, The Deathless has been Attained": 4:00 - 5:00pm - Sutra Recitation and Meditation: 8:15 - 9:15pm - The Sevenfold Puja - To donate to Padmaloka please follow this link: https://padmaloka.org.uk/donate - To get involved with the Buddha Tile Project and paint your own tile to go in the shrine room please follow this link: http://bit.ly/PadmalokaBuddhaTileProject - For any bookshop purchases, Dharma books, Buddha images, please follow this link: https://padmaloka.org.uk/shop
