Clean-up Day at KSK!
Please join us for our cleanup day, February 15, Saturday, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, to prepare for Lösar and Lösar events! We appreciate all your help!
LOSAR 2020
KSK Welcomes Losar 2020, the year of the male iron mouse (or rat) on Monday, February 24. We will prepare for Losar by offering the traditional 3-day Mahakala Drub Tab retreat (as done in monasteries) on February 20, 21, 22, ending with auspicious Chi Lu (Averting death) and auspicious prayers,...
Brrr. No Green Tara Dec. 29.
Because of cold temperatures, ice and snow, we will not have Green Tara on Sunday, December 29. The Lamas ask that you do your practices at home and stay safe. Check our Facebook page for further updates about practices.
No Pujas on Christmas Day
Because Christmas Day is a day when many of us celebrate with our families, the Lamas have asked that we do our practices at home, when convenient for us. There will be no pujas at Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab on December 25. Practices will resume on December 26th for New Moon:...
Introduction to Loving Kindness
Developing Love and Compassion for ourselves & Others with Dr. Fred Cooper. Saturday, December 7, 10 am – noon and 1:00 – 3:00 pm at KSK Bodhi Stupa or Gonpa. Call Fred at 505-982-4763 or email cooper@santafe.edu to pre-register or for information. Suggested donation for both sessions: $35. Engaging in...
Mahakala Puja Thursday, August 29
6-armed Mahakala is the protector of the Shangpa Lineage and we chant the puja every month the day before new moon at 5:30 pm. Also included is two-armed Mahakala puja, Bernachen. Our resident lamas guide the practice and all are welcome. The practice is about 2 to 2-1/2 hours long...
Cultural Program August 4 2-5 pm
At the conclusion of Shangpa Mönlam, at the request of H.E. Kalu Rinpoche, we will offer a cultural program of performances, beginning with Cham, Lama Dance. Also the Pueblo of Pojoaque has agreed to dance for us and the Tibetan Association of Santa Fe will perform dances and song. A...
Kalu Rinpoche Arrives July 29.
We welcome His Eminence, the 2nd Khabje Kalu Rinpoche to Santa Fe for the First North American Shangpa Mönlam late on July 29, 2019. Kalu Rinpoche will lead the Mönlam (aspiration) for the enlightenment of all beings from August 1-4, and then will travel to Truth or Consequences, NM to...
Mönlam in Two Weeks!
We are in full-production mode at KSK, planning a beautiful event for all who come. See our Shangpa Mönlam page for information. Call to volunteer! 505-603-0118.
VESAK DAY CELEBRATION!
Celebrate the Buddha’s birth with practitioners from around the world on the full moonin May, Saturday, May 18! 9:00 AM to Noon beginning with a Kangyur procession and followed by the 12 Acts of the Buddha and 16 Arhats practices. Jewel rice and tea will be served.