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Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center will continue to offer online practice with our sangha this coming Sunday, May 10th, at 10am. The text to be used for this sadhana will be made available when you join our Zoom meeting, which will begin at 9:30am. Our resident teacher Ven. Lama Kalsang will again lead the Medicine Buddha practice for healing to all who were sickened by this pandemic.Best wishes to all!
Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center has been considering ways to keep our sangha safely connected to spiritual practices despite the social distancing restrictions. This coming Sunday, May 3rd, at 10am, we would begin to offer practice online, with our resident teacher Ven. Lama Kalsang leading the Medicine Buddha practice. The scheduled online meeting information has been sent to our sangha through a sangha email.
Please join us this Sunday at 10am.
May the kindness of our teachers bring blessings to all.
ALL ARE WELCOME
Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center is located at:
7313 Florence Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15218
TRTCC wishes everyone is staying healthy and strong during the lockdown and taking good precautions to protect yourself from the harm of the pandemic. Shravasti Meditation Course Wed 10-11:30 am
An introduction to the Mindfulness of Bresthing Sutra- the historic origin of Buddha’s teaching and practice
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Please continue to support our teachers by making a donation to their centers. It will benefit everyone who are seeking online teachings.
TRTCC resident teacher Ven. Lama Kalsang shares this image of instruction from the Heart Advice of Lord Jigten Sumgon on the practice of Tara mantra. He said reciting this as much as we can is good practice.
Lama Kalsang has also shared with us a newly translated practice text for the Parnashavari sadhana and a letter from H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche (Konchog Tenzin Kunsang Thrinle Lhundrup) about the importance of this practice. The text is taken from Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon’s collections. Rinpoche said that this sadhana requires everyone to practice it with love and compassion.
A sangha member has found a link to a short oral transmission of Chetsang Rinpoche about this practice in Tibetan, so here we have the link included. Please always remember the meaning of Bodhicitta when you take on this practice.
Here is also a link to download the World Peace Prayer.
May our efforts benefit all.
May our center and all spiritual refuge places near or far be open for practitioners soon.
MAY ALL BE WELL AND HEALTHY
Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center is located at:
7313 Florence Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15218
Monday, March 9, is a full-moon day. As a regular monthly practice we will have a Medicine Buddha Practice at 7 p.m. guided by our resident teacher Ven. Lama Kalsang.
For all who have a sincere intention to be connected with the healing energy of Medicine Buddha, here are a few things to keep in mind: We start each practice with sitting down quietly and letting go of whatever distractions that may come into our mind, then taking refuge in the three jewels– Buddha (the enlightened teacher), Dharma (the enlightening teaching), and Sangha (the community of practitioners), and affirming our Bodhicitta intention. Bodhicitta is the pure aspiration to achieve the awakened state through skillful and compassionate actions to help all beings be liberated from their pain and cycles of suffering. For the Medicine Buddha practice, the aspiration is to purify the physical and mental illnesses of all beings, who are, in whatever way it may have presented, connected with our lives. Ven. Lama Kalsang will be guiding us on how to practice this, with a final dedication to return all merits back to all beings.
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Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center is located at:
7313 Florence Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15218
On the third day of LOSAR we will have a special Achi practice at 10am. The name Achi Chokyi Drolma means “Grandmother, Savior of the Dharma” in Tibetan. Being the great grandmother of Lord Jigten Sumgon, Achi is the great female protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. She is revered by many as an emanation of Vajrayogini, Tara, and the Wisdom Dakini of the Five Buddha families, who can display a limitless number of manifestations at different times and in different space dimensions for the benefits of all beings in samsara.
Our resident teacher, Ven. Lama Kalsang will lead this special practice for new blessings, protections, and the swift removal of all obstacles on our path for the new year. Here is an image taken during our LOSAR celebration on Sunday, 2/23/2020, at our newly renovated altar room. It is a labor of love from Lama Kalsang and many supporting sangha members. Thank you to all who have contributed to this effort. May it benefit all!
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Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center is located at: 7313 Florence Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15218
On Sunday, February 23rd, our resident teacher Ven. Lama Kalsang will be leading the Losar celebration with a Guru Yoga Practice followed by a new year lunch with traditional Tibetan festive food like Momos, Tibetan dumplings, Khapse, deep-fried twisted dough, and Dresil, sweet rice, for this special occasion.
Lama Kalsang has also been working on decorating the center with his colorful tormas, ceremonial butter cakes for offering.
The first day of Losar is on Monday, February 24, this year. On the third day of the new year, Wednesday morning, February 26th, Lama Kalsang will lead the Achi Practice at 10 a.m. with a traditional smoke offering.
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All sangha members and friends of TRTCC are welcome to join us on either day of these celebrations. Please let us know if you are planning to attend the Sunday lunch so we can be more prepared to serve you. Please continue to support Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center by making a donation.
Three Rivers Tibetan Cultural Center is located at: 7313 Florence Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15218
Venue: Tibetan Community Center – Phuntsok Deshe
57-12 Tibet Way, 32nd Ave, Woodside, NY 11377
For a listing of Garchen Rinpoche’s online teaching videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_XG1NSjPoPc8ruERVlG2Q/videos
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