Losar Tashi Delek Dharma Friends!
This Friday, February 28, is Losar, the Tibetan New Year! Following our Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice at the center on Sunday March 2, we will be hanging new prayer flags & Lama Kalsang will conduct a sacred smoke offering to invoke blessings and dispel obstacles for the upcoming year.
Our regular weekly schedule of practices is below. May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!
Tuesday, February 25, 7pm, Basic Buddhism. Online only. This class for newcomers is about some of the foundational tenets and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. Basic meditation instruction will also be offered at the end of each session. This short Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has been helpful to newcomers and would be good to read before class. Join us on Zoom.
Thursday, February 27, 7pm, Evening Tea Break & Book Club. Online only. The book we’re reading is “Training in Tenderness”, by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. Join us on Zoom.
Saturday, March 1, 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, March 2, 10 am. Jigten Sumgön Guru Yoga practice. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the King of Aspiration Prayers and Jigten Sumgön Guru Yoga. This practice cultivates a deep connection with Jigten Sumgön, the founder of our Drikung Kagyu tradition, through visualization, mantra recitation, and devotion. Join us on Zoom.
Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . 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 please join us online.