These days when actions are multiplied 100,000 times.

Buddha Shakyamuni ascended to the heavens of Tushita in order to teach his mother, who had passed away seven days after his birth. Through the clairvoyance developed by recognizing the nature of the mind, he saw that his mother had been reborn in the heavens of Indra, surrounded by many beings who possessed the virtuous roots allowing them to be liberated from Samsara. Out of gratitude to his mother and to bring benefit to these virtuous beings, the Buddha spent three months in this realm of perception, delivering the Abhidharma teachings, which deal with cosmology, psychological analysis, the classification of phenomena, and metaphysics.

It was therefore on the 22nd day of the 9th lunar month that Buddha Shakyamuni descended from Tushita to return to teach his disciples in our current state of perception. This day is known as Lhabab Düchen, the Festival of Lhabab Düchen, and it marks one of the four major events in the life of the Buddha.

On this 22nd day of the 9th lunar month, it is said that all actions, whether positive or negative, are multiplied one hundred million times. It is therefore especially important on this day to practice and to pay close attention to one’s actions (of body, speech, and mind).

This day is particularly auspicious for practicing on the nature of the mind, which the Buddha realized and taught as the way to access liberation.

During this day, we also generate gratitude for the precious opportunity we have to be in contact with his teachings, and towards all those who have contributed to this connection: our family through our birth, our karma and imprints, our contact with the Dharma, our masters, and of course, the Buddha himself.