Loving Kindness and Compassion Meditation in the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Teaching by Dr. Fred Cooper April 25 + 26 1pm-5pm Fred will teach on the practices of the 4 Brahma Viharas (4 Immeasurables), Tong-len (Exchanging oneself for others), and the Bodhisattva of Compassion -Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig). The union of Compassion and Emptiness will be...
6-8 pm Thursday, March 19. A teaching by Lama Yeshe Chödrön at the Gonpa that explores how we construct a seemingly solid self and how we can apprehend that self to directly experience Buddha Nature. This teaching will be followed with a half-day retreat in April or May. Donations appreciated.
Saturdays, February 8, 15, 22, Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa will discuss the Sutra of the Heart of Transcendent Knowledge, a fundamental teaching of Mahayana Buddhism and Emptiness. The Heart Sutra is an excellent entry point to a rich path of practice that ripens into Buddhahood. In person and online...
Monday – Nov 11th 6:00pm in-person in the KSK Gompa Join Karma Yeshe Chödrön and Karma Zopa Jigme for an engaging dharma talk and guided meditation exploring how to navigate the currents of our times with wisdom and compassion. In response to the energy of the election season and the...
Rinpoche returns to Santa Fe August 24-25 to teach the Shangpa Kagyu Four Deities Combined Practice, Chenrezig, Green Tara, Mahakala, and Vajra Yogini. 10-12 and 2-4 Saturday and Sunday. More information to come.
All are welcome to the upcoming two day teaching next month, that Dr. Fred Cooper will give on the Shangpa Kagyu lineage Lha-Shi practice of the 4 Deities, online and in-person at the Herman Rednick Center in Questa, NM. For more details, click here.
August 12-15, 2023 We are very fortunate to have Rinpoche visit New Mexico for the first time since the pandemic. Preliminary schedule includes: August 11, Friday, 3:30 pm. Welcome Rinpoche with katas at KSK. August 12 -13, Sat-Sun Green Tara Empowerment and teaching in Santa Fe at KSK 10-12...
1-5 pm Saturday, July 1 at the Bodhi Stupa, KSK, and over Zoom, Dr. Fred Cooper will share H.E. Tai Situpa’s Commentary on the 3rd Karmapa’s “Aspiration Prayer of Mahamudra.” Attendees should have a stable practice of Calm Abiding and Insight Meditation to benefit most from this teaching. The reading...
Friday, Sept. 30. 10-Noon & 1:30-4:30 pm. In Questa at the Herman Rednick Center and on ZOOM. AM session: 7-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche and short sadhana of Yeshe Tsogyal. PM session: “Introduction to Awareness” text of Guru Rinpoche. For information and to register contact Dr. Cooper at cooper@santafe.edu .
Lama Dorje celebrates 89 years on the planet this Wednesday, May 25, and KSK will host a party in the gonpa after Chenrezig puja at 5:30 pm. KSK will provide pizza and drinks, and you’re welcome to bring food offerings and katas for the lamas and special offerings for Lama...