On May 12th Drupon Sonam Rinpoche, the retreat master of Dungse Lama Pema, will be giving the Amitabha empowerment on the eve of Lama Pema's weekend teaching.
The practice of Amitabha helps to create the conditions through which beings are born into Dewachen, the pure realm of Amitabha. The Gyalwang Karmapa said as long as we have negative emotions it is very difficult to be born in the Amitabha realm. However, because of the special dedication of Amitabha, if one really practices and prays to be born in Dewachen and focuses on Amitabha, than one can be born in Dewachen.