Wisdom Buddha empowerment
Gen-la began the empowerment by explaining what it means to receive a Blessing empowerment and especially to receive this Manjushri empowerment.

He introduced us to Buddha Manjushri the Wisdom Buddha and clarified the difference between wisdom and intelligence.

Then Gen-la explained all the steps for receiving this empowerment including the importance of doing this with a pure bodhichitta motivation, a wish to attain enlightenment to be able to benefit all living beings.

Immeasurable teaching
In the afternoon teaching, Gen-la explained the sadhana Treasury of Wisdom,  beginning with a truly inspiring teaching on the  beautiful practice of the four immeasurables.

In particular, Gen-la explained how equanimity could solve most of the world’s problems.

‘We are wishing that all living beings attain this mind of equanimity. How wonderful! Wouldn’t that be amazing? Wouldn’t it be wonderful, if everybody could have this mind of equanimity, this balanced mind?

'Wherever you go, whoever you meet, that person would have no strong attachment,  no strong anger. That person would have a balanced mind.

'You also would have a balanced mind because you’re practicing equanimity.

'It seems to me, that just this is enough to solve most of the world’s problems - everyone having a balanced feeling towards everyone else; a warm, friendly feeling.'