Upcoming Practices – June 19, 20, 2021

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Dear Friends,

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche and Drupon Dorjee Rinchen Rinpoche have requested Lama Kalsang’s participation in rituals related to the opening of a new center. Because these responsibilities will keep Lama from being able to lead Wednesday evening yidam practice next week, we have cancelled that practice for June  23.

For the continuing benefit of all, attendance at the center is limited during this first stage of our reopening.  To attend any practice at the center please see To Attend Practice In Person below.  Most but not all of the practices will also be online.  The listing for each of the week’s practices will tell you whether it is both at the center and online, at the center only, or online only.  That may change from week to week depending on Lama’s schedule.  

Saturday, June 19, 10 am. Basic Buddhism: Practice and Study, at the center and online. The subject of study is The Wheel of Life.  If you’re attending for the first time, there is a short introduction to the practice at 9:30. To join our Saturday Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87271901269?pwd=Y1MzRzlYaWNYNGozUFpiOHNwUmpudz09

Sunday, June 20, 10 am, online only this week. Practice will include opening prayers, recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Om Ah Hung practice and meditation, World Peace Prayer; and dedication. To join our Sunday Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84777900653?pwd=KzVrYWxGK2lvVlFXOGxwbUZpL0tLQT09

To Attend Practice At The Center:

During this initial phase of the center’s reopening, attendance is limited to 5 people.  For the benefit of others we ask that only people who are fully vaccinated come in to the center.  To attend practice in person, please send an email to TRTCC@threeriverstibetancc.org indicating the practice or practices you’d like to attend.  If there is still an open cushion, you’ll get a confirming email about coming in.  If you don’t get that confirmation, please follow the practices online.

 

ALL ARE WELCOME

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Achi Chokyi Drolma practice with Ven. Lama Kalsang Sunday 10 am, June 6, 2021

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Sunday reopening to regular practices
with Ven. Lama Kalsang
10 am, June 6, 13, 2021

 

The center happily but mindfully began the initial phase of its reopening for regular practices on June 6. During this initial phase of reopening, attendance at the center is limited to 5 people. For the benefit of others, we ask that only people who are fully vaccinated come in to the center. To attend practice in person, please send an email to TRTCC@threeriverstibetancc.org indicating the practice or practices you’d like to attend. If there is still an open cushion, you’ll get a confirming email about coming in. If you don’t get that confirmation, please continue to follow the practices online.
For this first Sunday in June, our practice will include the recitation of the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva, the OM AH HUNG visualization and meditation practice which was originally introduced to us by H.E. Khenchen Konchok Gyaltsen Rinpoche, and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice led by Ven. Lama Kalsang.  Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners.  To join us online:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84777900653?pwd=KzVrYWxGK2lvVlFXOGxwbUZpL0tLQT09

Saturday, June 5, 12, 10 am. Basic Buddhism: Practice and Study with Lama Kalsang and Jonnie Viakley. The subject of study is The Wheel of Life. Online only. To join our Saturday Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87271901269?pwd=Y1MzRzlYaWNYNGozUFpiOHNwUmpudz09

Wednesday, June 9, 7 pm. Medicine Buddha Practice with Ven. Lama Kalsang. Online and in person. To join our Wednesday Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82871083603?pwd=UnhMdFpVZ25DRWJLVFhMQ3d3cEJ2dz09

Thursday, June 10, 7 pm. 35 Buddhas Purification Practice with Ven. Lama Kalsang at the center only. This is a new moon practice, one of three lunar practices each month.

 

 

ALL ARE WELCOME

 

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8th Annual Drikung Kagyu Ngo Choe Monlam Led by H.E. Garchen Rinpoche Online

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8th Annual Drikung Kagyu Ngo Choe Monlam Led by H.E. Garchen Rinpoche Online

Friday, June 4, 11:00am EDT

 

Hosted by the North American Drikung Kagyu Association

For more information about joining online:
https://garchen.net/annual-events/

 

For other Teaching videos hosted by Garchen Buddhist Institue on the YouTube channel:
Garchen Buddhist Institute youtube channel.

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 5/30/2021, Buddha Amitabha Online Practice with Ven. Lama Kalsang

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This Sunday, 5/30, at 10am, Ven. Lama Kalsang will lead the Buddha Amitabha Practice online. Amitabha means “Infinite Light”, or “Boundless Illumination”. The chanting of the Amitabha mantras and prayers to help the deceased to swiftly go through bardo to reach the Pure Land of Great Happiness (Sukhavati in Sanskrit, and Dewachen in Tibetan) is practiced by buddhists of many traditions all over the world. May this practice benefit all sentient beings. The sadhana text is linked below and will be made available when you join our Zoom meeting. Please join us:
Saturday at 10 am. Basic Buddhism: Practice and Study  with Lama Kalsang and Jonnie Viakley, The subject of study is The Wheel of Life, an intricate visual images an intricate diagram of visual images representing the Buddha’s teachings on the nature of samsara. The Wheel of Life is at the entrance to almost every Tibetan prayer hall, including ours, where a thangka painting hangs just inside the entry. To join our Saturday Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87271901269?pwd=Y1MzRzlYaWNYNGozUFpiOHNwUmpudz09
Tuesday at 7 pm. Introduction to Practice.  offering an introduction to the center’s practices, just concluded. The next session of this series of classes hasn’t yet been scheduled. For information about this class you can email the center at TRTCC@threeriverstibetancc.org.

 

ALL ARE WELCOME

 

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Nyungne Practice with Ven. Lama Kalsang May 24-27, 2021

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Nyungne Practice
with Ven. Lama Kalsang
May 24-27, 2021

Monday, May 24, 8pm-9pm
Tuesday, May 25, 10am-12:00pm; 7pm-9pm
Wednesday, May 26, 10am-12pm; 7pm-9pm
Thursday, May 27, 7am-8am

Nyungne is a special practice of the thousand-armed Chenrezig. It is a retreat of body, speech and mind, which lasts two and a half days. Nyungne combines a commitment to fasting and silence, with prostrations or circumambulations (as your physical condition allows). This year we are offering this opportunity to participate both online and at the center.

On Monday evening, Lama Kalsang will give us instructions on how to observe the Eight Mahayana Precepts during the retreat. Participants will observe the Eight Precepts beginning on Tuesday morning and ending Thursday morning, practicing meditation, visualization, and mantra of the Thousand-Armed Chenrezig at each session.

For participants, fasting will begin after lunch on Tuesday, with no food until conclusion on Thursday morning. Tea and liquids are permitted until Wednesday morning, Saga Dawa Duchen, which will also be a day of silence.

Participants may also do a Nyingne practice which entails taking the 8 Mahayana Precepts Vow, not eating after lunch and observing silence.  Water can be consumed as needed.

The Zoom link for these practices: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83482131876?pwd=eEJXZ0ZDSzZ4a0kwUk8xYUVBeWE4dz09

During this phase of reopening, attendance at the center is limited to 5 people. To attend just send an email to TRTCC@threeriverstibetancc.org at least 24 hours before the practice, and we’ll let you know if there is still space. Only people who are fully vaccinated can attend practices in person.

 

 

ALL ARE WELCOME

 

 

 

Sunday, 5/23/2021, 10:00am Chenrezig Online Practice with Ven. Lama Kalsang

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This Sunday, 5/23, at 10am, Lama Kalsang will lead our Chenrezig practice online.  Chenrezig is revered in Tibetan Buddhism as the bodhisattva who looks upon all sentient beings with the eye of compassion.  The six-syllable mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, which means “jewel in a lotus”, symbolizes the altruistic intention of the great bodhisattva to become enlightened in order to liberate all beings from the mire of suffering.
Please join us:
Saturday at 10 am. Basic Buddhism: Practice and Study  with Lama Kalsang and Jonnie Viakley, We will be studying The Wheel of Life, which is a a series of visual images arranged in an intricate diagram of concentric circles. The Wheel of Life is at the entrance to almost every Tibetan prayer hall, including ours, where a thangka painting hangs just inside the entry. To join our Saturday Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87271901269?pwd=Y1MzRzlYaWNYNGozUFpiOHNwUmpudz09
Tuesday at 7 pm. Introduction to Practice.  This six-week class, offering an introduction to the center’s practices, just concluded.  The next session of this series of classes hasn’t yet been scheduled. For information about this class you can email the center at TRTCC@threeriverstibetancc.org.

 

ALL ARE WELCOME

 

To receive our weekly updates of upcoming teachings or special events:

Sunday, 5/16/2021, 10:00am, Vajrasattva Practice Online with Ven. Lama Kalsang

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This Sunday, 5/16, at 10am, Ven. Lama Kalsang will lead the Vajrasattva Practice online. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views. As a way to support your practice we are including the links to our practice texts in this email and will also share with you when you join our meeting. Please join us on Sunday:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84777900653?pwd=KzVrYWxGK2lvVlFXOGxwbUZpL0tLQT09
Saturday at 10 am. Basic Buddhism: Practice and Study  with Lama Kalsang and Jonnie Viakley, We will be studying The Wheel of Life, which is a a series of visual images arranged in an intricate diagram of concentric circles. The Wheel of Life is at the entrance to almost every Tibetan prayer hall, including ours, where a thangka painting hangs just inside the entry. To join our Saturday Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87271901269?pwd=Y1MzRzlYaWNYNGozUFpiOHNwUmpudz09
Tuesday at 7 pm. Introduction to Practice. This six-week class, led by Jonnie Viakley, will offer an explanation of the opening prayers of the center’s practices and the Buddhist philosophy they embody. Each session will also include meditation and basic meditation instruction. Below is a link to a short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, which would be helpful to read. To join our Tuesday Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86948423253?pwd=amUxZ2dUUG10YlZScXFUaVlUdHVYZz09

To receive our weekly updates of upcoming teachings or special events:

Sunday, 5/9/2021, Medicine Buddha Practice Online with Ven. Lama Kalsang

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This Sunday, 5/9/2021, at 10am, Ven. Lama Kalsang will lead the Medicine Buddha Practice online. As a spiritual support for all people affected by this global pandemic, this is a practice to connect us to the healing power of the Medicine Buddha.  Our weekly practice is an opportunity to reconnect as a group, quiet our mind, uplift our spirit, and strengthen our efforts especially during this difficult time.  Please join us.

Recurring weekly:

Every Saturday at 10 am. Basic Buddhism: Practice and Study with Lama Kalsang and Jonnie Viakley, We will be studying The Wheel of Life, which is a a series of visual images arranged in an intricate diagram of concentric circles. The Wheel of Life is at the entrance to almost every Tibetan prayer hall, including ours, where a thangka painting hangs just inside the entry. To join our Saturday Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87271901269?pwd=Y1MzRzlYaWNYNGozUFpiOHNwUmpudz09

TRTCC Prayer Book with long life prayer:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C70BWpGwEsLTtgmBYU5Zh0TZkZS7hYXB/view?usp=sharing

Every Tuesday at 7 pm. Introduction to Practice. This six-week class, led by Jonnie Viakley, will offer an explanation of the opening prayers of the center’s practices and the Buddhist philosophy they embody. Each session will also include meditation and basic meditation instruction. Below is a link to a short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, which would be helpful to read. To join our Tuesday Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86948423253?pwd=amUxZ2dUUG10YlZScXFUaVlUdHVYZz09

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

TRTCC Prayer Book with long life prayer:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C70BWpGwEsLTtgmBYU5Zh0TZkZS7hYXB/view?usp=sharing

 

ALL ARE WELCOME

Medicine Buddha Empowerment and Teaching with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche Saturday, May 1st, Sunday, May 2nd

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Medicine Buddha Empowerment and Teaching with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

Saturday, May 1st, 5:00pm EDT,
Sunday, May 2nd, 12:00-3:00pm EDT

Saturday, 5/1,  
5:00pm (EDT)
Medicine Buddha Empowerment

 

Sunday, 5/2,
12:00 – 3:00 pm (EDT)
Teaching 

 

To register for this event:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ehutab21a7961572&oseq=&c=&ch=

 

Garchen Buddhist Institue will also offer these sessions as Teaching videos on the YouTube channel:
Garchen Buddhist Institute youtube channel.

 

 

 

 

Sunday, 5/2/2021, Green Tara Practice Online with Ven. Lama Kalsang

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Sunday, 5/2/2021, 10:00am Tara Practice Online with Ven. Lama Kalsang

This Sunday, 5/2/2021, Ven. Lama Kalsang will lead the TaraPractice online.  Tara, the meditation deity in female forms, embodies the wisdom energies of compassionate fearlessness.  This deity yoga practice is for us to cultivate the connection to this feminine energy of compassion and wisdom through visualization and chanting.  Please join us:

 

Recurring weekly:

Every Tuesday at 7 pm. Introduction to Practice. This six-week class, led by Jonnie Viakley, will offer an explanation of the opening prayers of the center’s practices and the Buddhist philosophy they embody. Each session will also include meditation and basic meditation instruction. Below is a link to a short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, which would be helpful to read. To join our Tuesday Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86948423253?pwd=amUxZ2dUUG10YlZScXFUaVlUdHVYZz09

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism

TRTCC Prayer Book with long life prayer

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Basic Buddhism: Practice and Study with Lama Kalsang and Jonnie Viakley will be back on Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m. with study of The Wheel of Life, which is a series of visual images arranged in mandala form that represent the Buddha’s teachings on the nature of samsara. The Wheel of Life is at the entrance to almost every Tibetan prayer hall, including ours, where a thangka painting hangs just inside the entry.

 

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