We welcome the Year of the female, water rabbit on Feb. 21. Ven. Lama Mingma will lead a Fire Puja and White Tara Puja for Tibetan New Year, Tuesday, February 21, beginning at 8:30 am. Puja will be followed by tea and jeweled rice. Please join us! (About 1-1/2 hours)...
Lösar 2023, Tibetan New Year, is observed on Tuesday, February 21. Leading up to Lösar, Ven. Lama Mingma will lead a 3-day Mahakala Retreat, February 17, 18, and 19, beginning at 8:00 am and going until 6:30 on the 17th and 18th, and 7:30 on the 19th, including Ghutuk dinner...
8-10 am. As in recent years, KSK begins Losar (Tibetan New Year) day with a smoke offering, Riwo Sangcho, at 8:00 am. This will be followed by auspicious prayers, Guru Rinpoche’s Removal of Obstacles prayer, and White Tara puja. Bring katas (scarves) and any offerings you would like for the...
Sent by HE Kalu Rinpoche, Venerable Lama Tempa Gyeltshen arrived at KSK last week from Hawaii where he has served for 23 years as a resident lama at Kagyu Thegchen Ling. Originally from Bhutan, Lama Gyeltshen completed two three-year retreats under the previous Bokar Tulku Rinpoche where he developed a...
The Year of The Water Tiger, Tibetan Year 2149, begins on March 3, 2022 this year. Events at KSK will be scaled back because of the COVID pandemic, but will be announced as they are decided.
It’s time to clean up for New Year! On Saturday, the 15th, we’ll gather at 9:00 am or so to begin a deep cleaning of the stupa, the gonpa, and the house. Please join us to make the center ready for the auspicious new year of the iron mouse!
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,...
We had a wonderful celebration for Losar this past February. Please enjoy a couple of photos.