Chenrezig Sand Mandala, Oct. 2nd – Oct. 6th

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Dear Dharma Friends,

We are happy to share with you that Lama Kalsang will be traveling to Florida to help create a Chenrezig Sand Mandala with Konchog Ngedon at Pasco-Hernando State College for their annual Peace Week, October 2nd – October 6th. The event will occur at Pasco Hernando State College’s Spring Hill Campus and online. Online viewers can ask questions and follow the mandala creation live.

Additionally, Khenpo Yeshi will attend on Monday, October 2nd from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to give a public talk on “The Meaning of Mandala.”

The event is sponsored by the student government of PHSC and is free and open to the public. Sangha members are encouraged to attend any portion of the event, but the public talk (Monday, October 2nd) and the Dissolution Ceremony (Friday, October 6th) are especially auspicious to attend.

Where
Location: BUILDING A
Pasco-Hernando State College Spring Hill Campus
450 Beverly Court
Spring Hill, FL, 34606

Online
https://phsc.zoom.us/j/84855680656

 

SCHEDULE
Monday, October 2nd
9:30 am: Location Building A, Prayers and Meditation, Mandala Creation
3:30 pm: KHENPO YESHI Public Talk on “The Meaning of the Mandala” Tea and Reception
4:45 pm: Dedication Prayers

Tuesday, October 3rd
9:30 am: Location Building A, Prayers and Meditation, Mandala Creation
3:30 pm: Tea and Reception, and Dedication Prayers

Wednesday, October 4th 
9:30 am: Location Building A, Prayers and Meditation, Mandala Creation
3:30 pm: Tea and Reception, and Dedication Prayers

Thursday, October 5th
9:30 am: Location Building A, Prayers and Meditation, Mandala Creation
3:30 pm: Tea and Reception, and Dedication Prayers

Friday, October 6th
9:30 am: Location Building A, Prayers and Meditation
12:00 pm: Konchok Ngedon, Public Talk, “Reflections on Mandala”
12:30pm: Dissolution Ceremony and Dedication Prayers

For more information on Peace Week and PHSC please visit: https://student-life.phsc.edu/events/peace-week

For more information on Drong Ngur Jangchubling, please visit: https://dnjus.org/

Questions:
cowlade1@yahoo.com 

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, September 28 – October 1

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Lama Kalsang is still traveling this week and our practices remain on a modified schedule.  Wednesday evening yidam practice is on pause.  Thursday evening will be Tea Break, Saturday morning will be Vajrasattva practice, and our Sunday practice will be Om Ah Hum / 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva. 

Lama Kalsang will be joining our Saturday Vajrasattva practice via Zoom.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Thursday, September 28, 7pm, Evening Tea Break. Online only. A time just to talk about dharma with dharma friends. Beginners are very welcome. Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, September 30, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, October 1, 10 am. Om Ah Hum Practice.  Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva and Om Ah Hung practice and meditation. Join us on Zoom.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, September 21-24

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Lama Kalsang is traveling this week and our practices are on a modified schedule.  Wednesday evening yidam practice is on pause.  Thursday evening will be Tea Break, Saturday morning will be Vajrasattva practice, and our Sunday practice will be Om Ah Hum / 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Thursday, September 21, 7pm, Evening Tea Break. Online only. A time just to talk about dharma with dharma friends. Beginners are very welcome. Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, September 23, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, September 24, 10 am. Om Ah Hum Practice.  Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva and Om Ah Hung practice and meditation. Join us on Zoom.

 

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, September 13-17

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Lama Kalsang is back in Pittsburgh and our practices this week are on the regular schedule.  Wednesday evening is Manjushri yidam practice.  Thursday evening will be Tea Break, Saturday morning will be Vajrasattva practice, and our Sunday practice will be Achi Chokyi Drolma.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, September 13, 7pm. Manjushri Practice. Online and in person. Manjushri is the embodiment of perfect wisdom. He is often depicted as wielding a flaming sword in the right hand which cuts through ignorance, attachment, and delusion, and holding in the left hand a lotus flower containing the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, the Sutra of the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom.   Join us on Zoom.

Thursday, September 14, 7pm, Evening Tea Break. Online only. A time just to talk about dharma with dharma friends. Beginners are very welcome. Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, September 16, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, September 17, 10 am. Achi Chokyi Drolma Practice.  Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Om Ah Hung practice and meditation, 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. Join us on Zoom.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, September 7-10

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Dear Dharma Friends,
Our practices this week are on a modified schedule. Lama Kalsang is traveling this week and there will be no Wednesday evening yidam practice. Thursday evening will be Vajrasattva study, Saturday morning will be Vajrasattva practice, and our Sunday practice will be Om Ah Hung meditation and 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Thursday, September 7, 7pm, Vajrasattva Study Group. Online only. This class aims to deepen familiarity with Vajrasattva practice by opening it to study and contemplation. Join us on Zoom.


Saturday, September 9, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, September 10, 10 am.  Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Om Ah Hung practice, and meditation.  Join us on Zoom.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, August 30 – September 3

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Dear Dharma Friends,
Our practices this week are on the regular schedule. Wednesday evening yidam practice is Green Tara, Thursday evening will be Tea Break, Saturday morning will be Vajrasattva practice, and because it is the first week of the month our Sunday practice will be Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, August 30, 7pm. Green Tara Practice. Online and in person. Green Tara, the meditation deity in female form, embodies the wisdom energies of compassionate fearlessness. This yidam practice helps us remove fears and obstacles, and cultivates the connection to her feminine energy of compassion and wisdom through visualization and chanting.   Join us on Zoom.

Thursday, August 31, 7pm, Evening Tea Break. Online only. A time just to talk about dharma with dharma friends. Beginners are very welcome. Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, September 2, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, September 3, 10 am. Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Om Ah Hung practice and meditation, and Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice led by Ven. Lama Kalsang. This practice cultivates a deep connection with Jigten Sumgon, the founder of our Drikung Kagyu tradition, through visualization, mantra recitation, and devotion.  Join us on Zoom.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, August 23 – 27

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Dear Dharma Friends,
Our practices this week are on the regular schedule. Wednesday evening yidam practice is Chenrezig, Thursday evening will be Tea Break, Saturday morning will be Vajrasattva practice, and our Sunday practice will be Achi Chokyi Drolma.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, August 23, 7pm. Chenrezig Practice. Online and in person. Chenrezig is the embodiment of universal compassion. This yidam practice focuses on the cultivation of compassionate qualities and activities in all of us.  Join us on Zoom.

Thursday, August 24, 7pm, Evening Tea Break. Online only. A time just to talk about dharma with dharma friends. Beginners are very welcome. Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, August 26, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, August 27, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Om Ah Hung practice and meditation, 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. Join us on Zoom.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, August 16 – 20

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Dear Dharma Friends,
Our practices this week are on the regular schedule. Wednesday evening yidam practice is Medicine Buddha, Thursday evening will be Tea Break, Saturday morning will be Vajrasattva practice, and our Sunday practice will be Achi Chokyi Drolma.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, August 16, 7pm. Medicine Buddha Practice. Online and in person. The Medicine Buddha is considered to be the enlightened healing quality of all the Buddhas. By connecting with the Medicine Buddha we invite the potential to help ourselves, our loved ones, and all sentient beings who are ill or suffering from sickness and other obstacles.  Join us on Zoom.

Thursday, August 17, 7pm, Evening Tea Break. Online only. A time just to talk about dharma with dharma friends. Beginners are very welcome. Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, August 19, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, August 20, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Om Ah Hung practice and meditation, 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. Join us on Zoom.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, August 9 – 13

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Dear Dharma Friends,
Our practices this week are on the regular schedule. Wednesday evening yidam practice is Manjushri, Thursday evening will be Tea Break, and our Sunday practice will be Achi Chokyi Drolma.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, August 9, 7pm. Manjushri Practice. Online and in person. Manjushri is the embodiment of perfect wisdom, which helps us cut through our ignorance, attachment, and delusion.  Join us on Zoom.

Thursday, August 10, 7pm, Evening Tea Break. Online only. A time just to talk about dharma with dharma friends. Beginners are very welcome. Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, August 12, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, August 13, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Om Ah Hung practice and meditation, 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. Join us on Zoom.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, August 2 – 6

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Dear Dharma Friends,
With Lama Kalsang’s return our practices this week have returned to the regular schedule. Wednesday evening will be Green Tara yidam practice. Because it is the first week of the month, Thursday evening will be Vajrasattva study group, and our Sunday practice will be Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga.

Please note: the CDC has listed our community transmission level as low, and masks are optional for our in person practices at the center. We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to Covid, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or join us online.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, August 2, 7pm. Green Tara Practice. Online and in person. Green Tara, the meditation deity in female form, embodies the wisdom energies of compassionate fearlessness. This yidam practice is for us to cultivate the connection to this feminine energy of compassion and wisdom through visualization and chanting.  Join us on Zoom.

Thursday, August 3, 7pm, Vajrasattva Study Group. Online only. This class aims to deepen familiarity with Vajrasattva practice by opening it to study and contemplation. Join us on Zoom.


Saturday, August 5, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, August 6, 10 am. Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Om Ah Hung practice and meditation, and Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice led by Ven. Lama Kalsang. This practice cultivates a deep connection with Jigten Sumgon, the founder of our Drikung Kagyu tradition, through visualization, mantra recitation, and devotion.  Join us on Zoom.