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TRTCC Upcoming Practices, Oct 30 – Nov 3 + Visiting Gelug Nuns

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Chenrezig this week. Saturday is Vajrasattva practice at 9am. This Sunday we will be offering King of Aspiration Prayers and Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice and meditation at 10am.

On this Sunday, November 3rd, two Tibetan nuns from the Jangchub Choeling nunnery in the Gelug lineage will be visiting TRTCC and joining our regular practice in the morning.  They are Ani Choyang and Ani Choedon.  Ani Tenzin Choyang received the Rapjampa Degree (similar to a master’s degree) in 2022 after completing a 17-year course of Buddhist studies.  She was one of the first women to attend a two-year science-training program at Emory University as part of the Emory Tibet Science Initiative.  She also participated in a science research internship at Northwestern University in 2022, where she received training in the theory and methods of neuroscience.  She will give a short talk after our practice.  This is going to be an informal gathering and a great cultural learning opportunity.  To get to know them in person and give your support, please join us this Sunday.

If you would like to donate to their nunnery here is a PayPal site you can use:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=V5773HN7UCJJ8&source=qr

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!


Wednesday, October 30, 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.

Saturday, November 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, November 3, 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.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: October 23 – 27

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Medicine Buddha this week. 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.

In some unfortunate news, our center was broken into and ransacked last week between Wednesday evening and Saturday morning practices. There was some physical property damage, but we are thankful that it was not worse. The Swissvale police are investigating, and we are implementing some new security measures.

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!


Wednesday, October 23, 7pm. Medicine Buddha Practice. Online and in person. This practice is for the benefit of those who are ill or in need of healing, purification, and general success.  Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, October 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, October 27, 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.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: October 16 – 20

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Manjushri this week. 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 is in Nepal 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!


Wednesday, October 16, 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.

 

Saturday, October 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, October 20, 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.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: October 9 – 13

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Green Tara this week. 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 is in Nepal 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!


Wednesday, October 9, 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.

Saturday, October 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, October 13, 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.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: October 1 – 6

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This Tuesday is Introduction to Practice at 7pm (online only). Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Chenrezig this week. Saturday is Vajrasattva practice at 9am. This Sunday we will be offering King of Aspiration Prayers and Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga practice and meditation at 10am.

Venerable Lama Kalsang is in Nepal 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!

Tuesday, October 1, 7pm, Introduction to Practice. Online only. This introduction to the center’s practices and to the meaning of the invocations that are part of every practice is offered monthly. Newcomers may find this short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism helpful. Join us on Zoom.

 

Wednesday, October 2, 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.

 

Saturday, October 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, October 6, 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.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: September 25 – 29

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Medicine Buddha this week. 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 is in Nepal 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!

Wednesday, September 25, 7pm. Medicine Buddha Practice. Online and in person. This practice is for the benefit of those who are ill or in need of healing, purification, and general success.  Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, September 28, 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 29, 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.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: September 18 – 22

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Manjushri this week. 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 is in Nepal 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!

Wednesday, September 18, 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.

 

Saturday, September 21, 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 22, 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.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: September 11 – 15

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Green Tara this week. 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 has departed for Nepal 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!

Wednesday, September 11, 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.

Saturday, September 14, 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 15, 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.

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: September 3 – 8

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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!

Tuesday, September 3, 7pm, Introduction to Practice. Online only. This introduction to the center’s practices and to the meaning of the invocations that are part of every practice is offered monthly. Newcomers may find this short introduction to Tibetan Buddhism helpful. Join us on Zoom.

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices: August 28 – September 1

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Medicine Buddha this week. Saturday is Vajrasattva practice at 9am. This Sunday is the first Sunday of the new month, and we will be offering Jigten Sumgön Guru Yoga practice and meditation at 10am.

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!

Wednesday, August 28, 7pm. Medicine Buddha Practice. Online and in person. This practice is for the benefit of those who are ill or in need of healing, purification, and general success.  Join us on Zoom.

Saturday, August 31, 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 1, 10 am. Jigten Sumgön Guru Yoga practice. Online and in person. Practice will include Jigten Sumgön Guru Yoga and 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva. 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.