Sept. 1 – White Tara Practice with Fred Cooper
Sept. 8-9 – Sand Mandala with Ven. Lama Karma Chopal
Sept. 17 – Kalu Rinpoche birthday Chenrezig
Green Tara – Sundays at 8:00 am
Chenrezig – Sundays & Wednesdays at 5:30 pm
Milarepa Full Moon Puja with tsok – Sept. 24, 5:30 pm
Saturday, September 1 – White Tara Teaching with Dr. Fred Cooper
1:00 – 4:00 pm in the Stupa
We are very pleased to offer this teaching with Fred Cooper, KSK President and long time practitioner and teacher of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Noble Tara is a Buddha who in earlier times promised to always be born in the pure form of a female body in order to help living beings reach enlightenment. There are many outer and inner impediments that practitioners encounter, so Arya Tara manifests in order to eliminate hindrances and obstacles one runs in to while on the path to liberation from suffering. White Tara is invoked for long life, health, and to resist untimely death.
This teaching and reading transmission with Dr. Fred Cooper will cover the philosophical and practical aspects of Vajrayana visualization and mantra recitation (Development and Completion Stage practice) in the context of the practice of White Tara. The practice is very appropriate for beginners as well as experts. To register call (505) 982-4763. Suggested Donation: $25.
(Bring Bell and Damaru if you have one!)
Link to Printable flyer
September 8-9 – 8 am – 5 pm
Green Tara Sand Mandala with Ven. Lama Chopal
Sand mandalas are an ancient, sacred form of Tibetan Buddhist art. The word mandala itself is a Sanskrit word meaning “circle” and at its deeper levels a mandala represents the wholeness and harmony at the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist universe.
Lama Chopal returns to create a participatory sand mandala in the gonpa. Those who have worked with Lama Chopal will remember his kindness and generosity as he gently guides us in tool use and arranging the colored sands to create the intricate patterns of the Mandalas.
Link here to more information about Lama Karma Chopal.
September 17 – 5:30 pm – Kalu Rinpoche Birthday Celebration
with Chenrezig chanting.
Join us for chanting and long life prayers for H.E. Kalu Rinpoche in the stupa on Monday, September 17!
CANCELLED THIS MONTH:
Mahakala and New Moon Pujas because of the Sand Mandala event.
Previously announced Prayers for the Deceased / Amitabha Puja.
AND – FINALLY – IN OCTOBER:
Ven. Kalu Rinpoche
SAVE THE DATES
THE LAST WEEK IN OCTOBER, KSK will host a visit by HE Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche in Santa Fe. It has been several years since his previous visit although Ven. Lama Mingma has kept in close contact with him, attending events in India, Vancouver and La Boulaye, France. We are delighted to welcome Rinpoche to our center for this special time in October.
Scheduled events are:
Simple Meditation
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, at the James A. LittleTheater. Donation: $20.
Based on text of pith instructions written by the previous Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche.
Sunday, October 28, 2018, 1:00 – 4:00 pm,
4 Deities Empowerment (Lhashi) at the KSK Gonpa. Donation: $54.
The “Combined Practice of the Four Deities” is a guru yoga from the Shangpa Tradition and includes Mahakala, Vajrayogini, Chenrezig, and Tara in one practice. Refuge is required and will be offered Sunday morning. (TBA)
(KSK will be open all day Sunday, beginning with Green Tara meditation at 8:00 am, and an Open House from 10 am, with tours available. Lunch will be available to purchase.)
More information will be forthcoming on the Website including pre-registration information. We hope to have pre-registration available within the next couple of weeks, as space is limited. We will make every effort to accommodate all. Look for an announcement in the coming weeks.
