Dear Dharma Friends,
This Tuesday is Introduction to Practice at 7pm (online only). Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Chenrezig this week at 7pm. Saturday is Vajrasattva practice at 9am. This Sunday we will be offering King of Aspiration Prayers and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice and meditation at 10am.
Venerable Lama Kalsang will be departing for Nepal later this week in order to assist with the Dam-Ngak Dzo, (The Treasury of Instructions) teachings at Rinchen Ling monastery, and will be away until mid-December. While he is away we will continue our regular practices at TRTCC on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Sundays we will have Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice on the first weekend of the month, and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice on the other weekends. Both will include King of Aspiration Prayers meditation and recitation.
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.
May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!
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Wednesday, September 4, 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.
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Saturday, September 7, 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.
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Sunday, September 8, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the King of Aspiration Prayers and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. 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.