The Year of the Water Tiger, Tibetan Year 2149, is celebrated on March 3, 2022. 8:00 am to 10:00 am in the Gonpa. Riwo Sangchö, Smoke Offering Prayer of the 8 Auspiousnesses Guru Rinpoche Removal of Obstacles Prayer White Tara Puja WHITE TARA is practiced for long life / health...

For our first on-site practice since the COVID pandemic closures, KSK will offer the Four Deities puja on the auspicious Dakini Day, June 5, at 2:00 pm The “Combined Practice of the Four Deities” is a guru yoga from the Shangpa Tradition and includes Mahakala, Vajrayogini, Chenrezig, and Tara in...

May 26 marks Saga Dawa Düchen, or the “great occasions” of the Buddha Shakyamuni’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana, all said to have occurred on the full moon in the fourth lunar month, Saga Dawa.  The month goes from May 12 to June 10, 2021, and is considered the most important...

Dr. Fred Cooper, President of KSK Board and teacher in the Kagyu tradition for over 20 years, will present a teaching on the Tantra of the 21 Taras.  One of the main practices at KSK and in all Tibetan Buddhist lineages, Green Tara is said to dispel obstacles and to...

MARCH 19, 2021 – ZOOM teaching 10 am – Noon & 1:00 – 3:00 pm Dr. Fred Cooper – contact fredcath@earthlink.net or Hilece at hilece.r@gmail.com to register. The 9th Gyalwa Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1556-1603) was known as a great teacher, scholar, and mediator, who founded many monasteries (including Rumtek in...

President Fred Cooper leads this in-person and on-line meditation on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am MST.  All are welcome to join for a 2-part program that includes silent sitting meditation and then, after a short break, a guided visualization or Tonglen practice. Email Fred at cooper@santafe.edu if you’d like more...

Led by President Fred Cooper on the ZOOM platform, this Chenrezig Puja uses the same text we use in the Bodhi Stupa.    To join Chenrezig puja at 7:00 pm on Wednesdays: email Fred at cooper@santafe.edu for information and to get the text.

While KSK transitions to onsite practices, President Fred Cooper continues to offer several practices through a ZOOM platform.  Green Tara is open to all.  To join Green Tara on Sunday mornings at 8:00 am MST, contact Fred at cooper@santafe.edu to get the link and text.

Kalu Rinpoche’s Birthday will be celebrated September 17, 2020 at 1:00 pm. We’re inviting you to a virtual Chenrezig chanting led by President Fred Cooper for Kalu’s birthday, followed by long life prayers and The Happy Birthday Song. *Optional – bring a candle or a cupcake with a candle for...

All Practices at KSK are suspended until further notice because of the health emergency.