Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling D.C. Area presents Tibetan Buddhism Teachings with Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche.
Wednesday, November 16th
7-9 PM - Teaching: Chod by Khenchen followed by practice with Lamas Jigme and Rabjay. All are welcome.
Thursday, November 17th
7-9 PM - Practice: Lha Bab Duchen Tsog with Khenchen and Lamas Jigme and Rabjay. All are welcome, encouraged, and requested to come.
Friday, November 18th
7-9 PM - Teaching: Intro to Ngondro - A wonderful opportunity for curious new students and advanced practitioners All are welcome.
Saturday November 19th
10 AM-noon - Empowerment: Manjushri Empowerment.
2-5 PM - Teaching: Buddhahood Without Meditation (Nang-Jang). *There is a prerequisite for Nang-Jang teachings; Khenchen has asked that those who would like to attend should have the Ngondro transmission and an Inner Tantric Empowerment. If you have questions please contact us. (301) 879-8903.
Sunday November 20th
10-11 AM - Teaching: Introduction to Buddhism.
1-3 PM - Teaching: Buddhahood
Without Meditation (Nang-Jang). *There is a prerequisite for Nang-Jang
teachings; Khenchen has asked that those who would like to attend should
have the Ngondro transmission and an Inner Tantric Empowerment. If you
have questions please contact us. (301) 879-8903.
2 PM - Practice: Yumka Tsog with Khenchen & the Lamas All are welcome, encouraged, and requested to come.
Please note that unscheduled activities with Palyul Lamas Jigme and Rabjay may spontaneously occur. For the teachings $20 donations are gratefully accepted, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Mindful Hands Gallery
211 King Street 3rd floor Alexandria VA 22314
(703) 683-2074
mindfulhands.com
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| H.E. Rigzin Dorjee Rinpoche |
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H.E. Rigzin Dorjee Rinpoche Returns October 1st
We are very honor to have H.E. Rigzin Dorjee Rinpoche coming to Alexandria again for some great Dharma activities. Last year Rinpoche bestowed upon us the wonderful teaching on Phowa and Phowa Empowerment. This year, to deepen our practices, we will have the Four Immearsurables, Introduction to Dzochen, Zambala Empowerment, Four Seals, and Four Reliances. Please see the schedule and location below and help us spread the word. Rinpoche is a student of H.H. Penor Rinpoche and a good friend of Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso who has told us there is no reason not to attend any of Rinpoche's teachings.
Saturday, October 1st
Location: Hoa Nghiem Temple
9111 Backlick Road, Fort Belvoir Virginia 22060
http://hoanghiempagoda.com/public/
Contact: Brian Chen (703)801-2227, Hao Ton (703)786-4684
10:00 AM -12:00 PM - Teaching: Introduction to Dzochen & Path to Dzochen
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch with Rinpoche and Abbot
2:00 PM- 4:00 PM - Teaching: Introduction to Longchen Ningtik tradition. Deepening your practice. Special emphasis on Four Seals and Four Reliances.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Questions and Answers
Sunday, October 2nd
Location: 211 King Street, Old Town Alexandria Virginia 22314
Contact: Sally (703) 683-2074, Brian Chen (703)801-2227
http://www.mindfulhands.com/
10:00 AM -12:00 PM - Teaching: Four Immeasurables
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Empowerment: Lion Face Dakini and Zambala Empowerment
During the Zambala Empowerment, Rinpoche will also offer the Zambala vases. Each Zambala Vase has many types of Mantras, Buddha's Relics, aBlessing pill, incense from Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, India and Bhutan, all kind of stones, sand and many others holy things. We hope that this will bring us great blessing, energy, perfect enlightenment. Rinpoche will explain more in details about the vase during the teaching.
The vase will be available during the teachings on Sunday, in Old Town Location. The cost will be $100 dollars each. All proceeds will go to Rinzin Rinpoche's monastery Nyingma Institute Taktse in Sikkim.
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Chopon classes on the 18th
A chopon is the person who acts as the head assistant during and in preparation for ceremonies and rituals. They are tasked with making offerings and handling ritual items on the shrine (and when present, conveying them to the lama).
PCD-DC will sponsor our first session of chopon classes. Tentatively, a date of September 18th at 2 PM is suggested. This is a chance to pool our knowledge especially on the practices PCD-DC is actively performing:
Long Green Tara Tsog
Shower of Blessings
Yumka
100 Dieties Tsog
Rigzin Dupa
the short Green Tara practice we do doesn't really have much need of a chopon beyond the incense blessing during the 7 line prayer.
Open to all.
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| His Eminence Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche Ngawang Chokyi Lodoe (1923-2011) |
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Trulshik Rinpoche passes away at 88
DHARAMSHALA, September 5; Trulshik Rinpoche, one of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's teachers and head of the Nyingma school left for his heavenly abode last Friday at the age of 88.
Born in Lho Talung, Tibet in 1923, Trulshik Rinpoche, at the age of four was recognised by abbot Ngawang Tenzin as the reincarnation of his heart lama, Trulshik Tendru Dorje.
In 1959, following China's invasion of Tibet, Rinpoche sought refuge in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal and later established Thupten Choling monastery, Nepal's largest monastery.
Trulshik Rinpoche was considered the spiritual heir to several high Nyingma lamas like Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgyo Khentse Rinpoche.
As a mark of respect for one of the greatest teachers of our times, Trulshik Rinpoche, offices of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) remained closed in the afternoon today. Cultural performances for the annual staff day celebrations at the Tibetan schools were also cancelled.
By Tendar Tsering
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| H.H. Karma Kuchen Rinpoche |
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Palyul Summer Retreat 2011
H.H. Karma Kuchen Rinpoche will be attending the Palyul Summer Retreat 2011. For more information and up-to-date information please see the official retreat page.
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Losar Tashi Delek!
Happy New Year!
Welcome to the 1st day of the 1st month of 2138 - the year of the iron rabbit (beginning 5 March, 2011).
May your year be happy and full of love, health and prosperity.
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