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SUMMARY:15th Annual Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup 2022 - NWTCA Community Center (Portland\, OR)
DESCRIPTION:The 15th Annual Amitabha Shingdrup Retreat & Teaching\nThe first week will be held at the Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association Community Center (Bhoekhang) in Portland\, Oregon. The second week will be held at the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple in Trout Lake\, Washington. There is no fee/registration and all Dharma students are welcome to join.\nWeek 1 at the NWTCA Community Center (Portland\, OR)\n\nSaturday\, September 10 – Monday\, Sept 12: 7:00AM – 4:00PM\n\nWeek 2 at the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple (Trout Lake\, WA)\n\nFriday\, September 16 – Sunday\, September 18 – 7:00AM – 3:00PM\n\nMorning Session: Sojong and Amitabha Sadhana practice\nAfternoon Session: Teaching on ‘The Words of my Perfect Teacher’ by Patrul Rinpoche\nLast Day: Butter Lamp Prayer and Tsok Offering\nBreakfast and lunch will be provided each of the days thanks to the generosity of Sangha members. Lama Kozen has kindly invited retreat participants to stay at the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple the second week of the retreat; participants can also camp out on the estate if they wish. Retreat participants will take the Sojong vows\, or the ‘observance of the eight temporary vows’ (https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/patrul-rinpoche/sojong-eight-branch-one-day?fbclid=IwAR2wgntf6bHXmD8Bb24R5TiDOnC9Q4G4Hu_PzgwX5hIyGFDU-g3039aYFAc)\n\nrefraining from killing\, stealing\, sexual activity\, and dishonesty\navoiding the three kinds of adornment and three kinds of entertainment\nabstaining from eating at inappropriate times (at night) and from sitting on high and luxurious seats.\n\nContact person: Dikyi Lhamo (Spiritual Director) at 360 721-2962 or for further information\, visit www.nwtca.org
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SUMMARY:Heart Advice from Guru to Student: Two-Day Virtual Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Heart Advice from Guru to Student\nA Two-Day Virtual Retreat with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n& Guest Teacher Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen)\nSaturday and Sunday\, February 5-6\, 2022\nFebruary 5th: 9:00am-10:00am\, 10:00am-12:00pm & 2:00pm-4:00pm Pacific Time\nFebruary 6th:  9:00-10:30am\, 10:30am-11:00am & 11:15am-12:15pm PT \nOnline via Zoom–Registration via EventBrite Requested\nDonation requested at $10.00 per session\, $50.00 for entire retreat\nNo one turned away for lack of funds \nVideos from the Retreat\n\n\nMDC Retreat 2022\, Session 1 & 2\, Saturday\, February 5\, 9am to 12pm\nMDC Retreat 2022\, Session 3\, Saturday\, February 5\, 2-4pm\nMDC Retreat 2022\, Sessions 4-5 and board meeting\, Sunday\, February 6\, 9am to 12pm\n\nAbout the Retreat\nWe are blessed in the Monterey area to have living with us an internationally recognized and revered Buddhist scholar\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche. Khenpo Karten leads the Manjushri Dharma Center in Pacific Grove\, and he is a master at relating age-old wisdom from Tibet to our busy and distracted Western ways of life. Rinpoche will be leading a virtual retreat the first weekend of February to impart “Heart Advice from Guru to Student.” Khenpo Karten will be joined by Zen master Lama Thay Kozen for part of the teachings. Together\, these veteran practitioners will have rich wisdom to share with both seasoned Buddhists and members of the public who would like to get a taste of what Buddhist practice is all about. We hope to see you on zoom!  \n\nRetreat Schedule\nSaturday\, February 5th\, 2022\n \nSession One:  9:00am-10:00am PT:  Teaching on Metta practice by Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen).  “I would like to tell the story of the beautiful Metta Sutra and the wonder filled life living the Brahmavihāra. Metta (loving kindness ) opens our hearts to living a kind and caring life; as we learn to let go of anxiety\, stress\, anger\, ignorance and desire\,” says Ven. Kozen. \nSession Two: 10:00am-12:00pm PT: Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will give a teaching on Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé ‘s “Advice for Lhawang Tashi”. This general advice from the great Master covers every level of the spiritual path. Drawing upon famous statements by Atiśa and Śāntideva\, the text offers ethical guidance and practical instructions for watching the mind\, cultivating renunciation\, compassion and devotion\, and realizing the nature of all phenomena.\n \nSession Three:  2:00pm-4:00pm PT:  Continuation & conclusion of teaching on Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé ‘s “Advice for Lhawang Tashi”.\n \nSunday\, February 6\, 2022\n \nSession Four:  9:00am-10:30am PT:  Preliminary practices to include Amitabha prayers.  Following that\, Rinpoche will give teachings on the final verse in the Lam Chok Rinchen Trengwa/Precious Garland of the Supreme Path by Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen.  Khenpo Karten has been teaching this text since MDC’s January 2021 retreat\, and he has chosen to auspiciously close our 2022 retreat with this culmination of Gampopa’s teachings\, full of wisdom accessible to all practitioners. \nSession Five:  10:30am-11:00am PT:  Bodhisattva Vows\, Butterlamp Offering\, Closing Prayers and Dedication of Merit \nPost-Retreat All Sangha Meeting:  11:15am-12:15pm PT: All Sangha Board Meeting and New Board Elections \n  \n\nRegistration\, Donation\, and Zoom Participation\n\nStep one: REGISTER &  DONATE via EventBrite.  Click the link to register.\n\nThis is a fundraiser for the Manjushri Dharma Center\, so your generosity in giving $10.00 per session or $50.00 for the retreat is appreciated. If you can give an additional amount to pay for those who cannot donate at this time\, that would be greatly appreciated. If you cannot donate at this time\, please know there is no shame in that\, and you are still welcome to join all sessions. You will indicate any amount comfortable for you to complete registration. All donations are tax deductible.  A donation of $1.00 is required to process the registration on Event Brite.   You will be able to indicate if your donation includes dana (a monetary gift for the teachers or translator).\nOther Ways to Donate:   There are three additional ways to donate for the MDC Retreat if you prefer\n\nOnline via MDC Giving Page:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/give/\n\nPlease select: “I would like this donation to go to a specific fund” and indicate your donation is for the retreat and/or Dana for our teachers or translator.\n\n\nVia Pay Pal: Going directly through Pay Pal is an alternative way to give and support Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and his Dharma teachings.  Please log into PayPal directly at https://www.paypal.com/ and enter your login information. Then select “Send” and enter the following email: carmelkhenpo@gmail.com and this will reach Manjushri Dharma Center. You may put the name “Manjushri Dharma Center” in the name if it requires it. You may put a note in the payment to specify that the donation is for Dana or any specific fund or purpose. We will make sure to honor your intentions.\nVia the Mail:  Please make checks payable to “Manjushri Dharma Center” and mail to Manjushri Dharma Center\, 724 Forest Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, CA 93950. You may put a note in the payment to specify that the donation is for the retreat or Dana etc. We will make sure to honor your intentions.\nFor any payment questions please contact:  tPam Krone\, MDC Co-Treasurer:  pamkrone@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\nStep two: Join via Zoom link below or by phone: \n\nZOOM LINK TO JOIN\n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen)\n \nThich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen) is a Buddhist monk in the Zen tradition\, and co-founder of the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple at the Trout Lake Abbey retreat center in Trout Lake\, Washington.  For several years\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and his sangha in Portland\, Oregon have made their annual retreat at the Trout Lake Abbey\, where Thay Kozen and Khenpo Karten became good friends.   Thay Kozen has been transmitted in the Vietnamese Rinzai Zen line of Thich Thien An and Thich An Giao. In addition he has studied in Japan with Nanrei Kabori Roshi\, then in the US with Soyu Mastsuoka Roshi\, then in Japan with Doki Suda Roshi. Matsuoka Roshi later transmitted Kozen after a period of time as the Long Beach Zen Center’s administrative assistant. It is under Matsuoka Roshi’s and Thich An Giao’s request that Kozen teaches and maintains a temple and teaches. Saito Roshi from Japan\, has been a mentor and dear friend and teacher.  Saito Roshi and Kozen were both student priests over 40 years ago in Southern Japan. \n\n  \n  \n\nAbout the Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen\n\n \nThe Venerable Gampopa (སྒམ་པོ་པ་བསོད་ནམས་རིན་ཆེན།) is known as the father of the Kagyu Lineage in Tibet.  Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153 of the common era. He was born in Central Tibet\, trained in Buddha-dharma and medicine\, and was known as a great doctor and healer. At age 26\, there was a terrible epidemic in Tibet.  He buried both of his children\, a daughter and a son\, and then his wife became ill.  He promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism.   He knew great sorrow\, losing his wife and family\, but determined to become a monk and fulfill his promise.  He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha. \nGampopa wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings\, including The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path.  In A Precious Garland he gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path for practitioners of beginning\, moderate\, and advanced levels. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice–bullet points for right actions and intentions.  The text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality. \n  \n\nAbout the Venerable Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye\n\n \nJamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé (འཇམ་མགོན་ཀོང་སྤྲུལ་བློ་གྲོས་མཐའ་ཡས་) was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar\, poet\, artist\, physician\, tertön and polymath. He was one of the most prominent Tibetan Buddhists of the 19th century and he is credited as one of the founders of the nonsectarian Rimé movement. He achieved great renown as a scholar and writer\, especially among the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages and composed over 90 volumes of Buddhist writing\, including his magnum opus\, The Treasury of Knowledge. \nJamgön Kongtrül was affected by the political and inter-religious conflict going on in Tibet during his life and worked together with other influential figures\, mainly Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–1892) and also with the Nyingma treasure revealer Chogyur Lingpa (1829–1870) and Ju Mipham Gyatso (1846–1912). Kongtrül and his colleages worked together to compile\, exchange and revive the teachings of the Sakya\, Kagyu and Nyingma\, including many near-extinct teachings. This movement came to be named Rimé (Ris med)\, “nonsectarian\,” or “impartial\,” because it held that there was value in all Buddhist traditions\, and all were worthy of study and preservation. \n  \n \n  \n“Here is an introduction to the lineage gurus for the teaching by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye’s “Advice for Lhawang Tashi” during our retreat. The first photo is Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye and the second photo is 15th Karmapa Khakyab Dorje wearing his “Liberation on Seeing” black crown. Next in the third black and white photograph shows the son of Khakyab Dorje \, Palden Khyentse Osel who is the second Jamgon Kongtrul . In the 4th photo is my root guru Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche . So this teaching was passed on from the 1st Jamgon Kongtrul to his disciple \, the 15th Karmapa Khakyab Dorje then to his son the second Jamgon Kongtrul and then to my root guru Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche. And my root guru passed on this teaching to me.” \nWritten by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, shared with permission 2/14/22 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nTexts and Resources: \n\nPreliminary Prayers in English (recited in Tibetan by Rinpoche\, sorry to not have the Tibetan text available)\nMandala Offering and Request for Teaching (recited by the students for the teachers at the beginning of the retreat)\nMetta Sutra (received from Thay Kozen)\nMetta Sutra meditation (received from Thay Kozen)\nHeart Sutra Chant in English (received from Thay Kozen)\nAdvice to Lhawang Tashi\nThe Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\, Shambala Publications\, 1996; or on Amazon (we cannot offer a free version here\, but plan to link to the text in the chat during our Zoom retreat)\nBodhisattva Vows Prayer\nButter Lamp Prayer\nPrayer for World Peace\n37 Point Mandala Offering \nPrayer for the Long Life of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche (English) and Prayer for the Long Life of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche (Tibetan)\nClosing Prayers (recited by Rinpoche) in English and Tibetan\nAdditional resources and texts referenced during the retreat:\n\nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche previously taught on the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and he composed a succinct and poetic commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief.”\nKhenpo Karten wrote “Showing the Path to Liberation: An Exhortation To Seek Isolated Places\,” which is a good text to read prior to retreat\, along with his blog post\, “A Reminder Prior to Retreat.“\nA Door of Entrance to the Heart Advice Called A Ship Sailing to Liberation. A Commentary to the Heartfelt Advice of Dharma Nectar\, Tibetan text\nA Door of Entrance to the Heart Advice Called A Ship Sailing to Liberation. A Commentary to the Heartfelt Advice of Dharma Nectar\, English text\nDharma Gong to Wake Us from Ignorance\nExcellent Path Of Freedom: The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief (verses 26-28\, 67-71)\nAmitabha Sadhana:\n\n\n\nButter Lamp and Khata Offering:\n\nAt the conclusion of the retreat\, Khenpo Karten will lead us in a traditional “Butter lamp offering prayer.” The offering of butter lamps symbolizes filling the world with the light of wisdom and dispelling the darkness of ignorance\, which is the root of all suffering. For this prayer\, please have a candle ready to light and hold during the prayer. If you have one\, please also have a khata (traditional Tibetan white silk scarf) ready\, so that we may make a virtual khata offering to Rinpoche and the guest lamas at the conclusion of the retreat.\nAdvice for the Virtual Retreat & Zoom Shrine:\n\nThis weekend\, let us collectively rejoice in the decision to engage in even a few days of online retreat. We are extremely fortunate to be able to hear the liberating wisdom of the Buddha dharma. To even have the inclination to focus our efforts on study and meditation on this long weekend\, when many others are just watching extra Netflix shows\, is a rare phenomenon. At the beginning of the COVID shutdowns nearly a year ago\, many of us marveled at the quiet\, and took advantage of both the heightened awareness of suffering and the time at home to step up our meditation practice. Now\, we have an opportunity to reflect on where our mind and actions are\, a year into the pandemic lifestyle. Have we continued to keep up the level of spiritual practice we might have been inspired to engage in when this situation began\, or have we\, like so many others\, settled into the “new normal” and slowly reverted to a level of distraction and busy-ness similar to what we experienced before. Let us reinvigorate our determination to take advantage of our precious human life\, and remember the suffering of motherly sentient beings in samsara. Even though most of us are in our own homes\, and we might have family around us and other other responsibilities in the evenings\, let us make a concerted effort\, for these two-and-a-half days\, to disengage from the distractions of ordinary activities and focus whole-heartedly on the Dharma to the greatest extent possible. If you are able sleep in a different room than usual (or even a tent) and maintain “noble silence” during the whole weekend\, that is excellent! Perhaps you are only able to shut off your cell phone between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM. That is excellent! Whatever the case\, consider the level of retreat you can realistically commit to\, and maintain that discipline. This will be of great benefit to you\, as it will increase the merit of your hearing\, contemplation and practice of the teachings during this special weekend.\n\nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche has expressed his preference that we leave our cameras on (as willing and able) during virtual practice and teachings. It brings him joy to see all of us sangha together as if we are in one place. During this upcoming retreat\, Rinpoche has a special request for us to prepare a shrine in our practice space and make it visible on camera (it is okay to position the shrine behind us)\, as a way to inspire each other’s practice with many pleasing offering and images of holy dharma on screen. This is of course optional\, but you are warmly encouraged to do so. Traditional Tibetan Buddhist shrines typically have supports for Enlightened Body (statues or pictures of deities and teachers)\, Enlightened Speech (scriptures and mantras)\, and Enlightened Mind (represented by a crystal\, mirror\, or stupa)\, and sense offerings such as flowers\, candles\, incense\, or a row of seven bowls of water symbolizing seven types of offerings. However\, your shrine may also be as delicately simple as a flower\, a candle\, and a photograph of the Buddha or other holy being.\n\n\nHow to Specify a Donation of Dana at the MDC January Retreat 2022 (if not using EventBrite to do so)\n\nDana is a monetary offering to an individual–it is a sign of respect and thanks for the teachings and services provided during the retreat.  You may make a dana offering by following the steps below: \nStep 1:  Fill out our Dana Donation Form to specify your wishes \nStep 2:  Make Payment by credit/debit card or by check (can be part of one payment for retreat/dana at time of registration) \nWe will distribute your donations to each teacher in the amount you specified. \nFor questions\, contact:  Pam Krone\, MDC Co-Treasurer:  pamkrone@gmail.com \n  \nFor questions & more information\nPlease contact David Winkler\, Manjushri Dharma Center Board Vice President\, +1 607 227 0558 or wink01@gmail.com.  You may also subscribe to our weekly newsletter for updates on events and written teachings delivered to your email in-box each Monday.
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SUMMARY:Heart Advice from Guru to Student: Two-Day Virtual Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Heart Advice from Guru to Student\nA Two-Day Virtual Retreat with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n& Guest Teacher Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen)\nSaturday and Sunday\, February 5-6\, 2022\nFebruary 5th: 9:00am-10:00am\, 10:00am-12:00pm & 2:00pm-4:00pm Pacific Time\nFebruary 6th:  9:00-10:30am\, 10:30am-11:00am & 11:15am-12:15pm PT \nOnline via Zoom–Registration via EventBrite Requested\nDonation requested at $10.00 per session\, $50.00 for entire retreat\nNo one turned away for lack of funds \nVideos from the Retreat\n\n\nMDC Retreat 2022\, Session 1 & 2\, Saturday\, February 5\, 9am to 12pm\nMDC Retreat 2022\, Session 3\, Saturday\, February 5\, 2-4pm\nMDC Retreat 2022\, Sessions 4-5 and board meeting\, Sunday\, February 6\, 9am to 12pm\n\nAbout the Retreat\nWe are blessed in the Monterey area to have living with us an internationally recognized and revered Buddhist scholar\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche. Khenpo Karten leads the Manjushri Dharma Center in Pacific Grove\, and he is a master at relating age-old wisdom from Tibet to our busy and distracted Western ways of life. Rinpoche will be leading a virtual retreat the first weekend of February to impart “Heart Advice from Guru to Student.” Khenpo Karten will be joined by Zen master Lama Thay Kozen for part of the teachings. Together\, these veteran practitioners will have rich wisdom to share with both seasoned Buddhists and members of the public who would like to get a taste of what Buddhist practice is all about. We hope to see you on zoom!  \n\nRetreat Schedule\nSaturday\, February 5th\, 2022\n \nSession One:  9:00am-10:00am PT:  Teaching on Metta practice by Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen).  “I would like to tell the story of the beautiful Metta Sutra and the wonder filled life living the Brahmavihāra. Metta (loving kindness ) opens our hearts to living a kind and caring life; as we learn to let go of anxiety\, stress\, anger\, ignorance and desire\,” says Ven. Kozen. \nSession Two: 10:00am-12:00pm PT: Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will give a teaching on Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé ‘s “Advice for Lhawang Tashi”. This general advice from the great Master covers every level of the spiritual path. Drawing upon famous statements by Atiśa and Śāntideva\, the text offers ethical guidance and practical instructions for watching the mind\, cultivating renunciation\, compassion and devotion\, and realizing the nature of all phenomena.\n \nSession Three:  2:00pm-4:00pm PT:  Continuation & conclusion of teaching on Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé ‘s “Advice for Lhawang Tashi”.\n \nSunday\, February 6\, 2022\n \nSession Four:  9:00am-10:30am PT:  Preliminary practices to include Amitabha prayers.  Following that\, Rinpoche will give teachings on the final verse in the Lam Chok Rinchen Trengwa/Precious Garland of the Supreme Path by Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen.  Khenpo Karten has been teaching this text since MDC’s January 2021 retreat\, and he has chosen to auspiciously close our 2022 retreat with this culmination of Gampopa’s teachings\, full of wisdom accessible to all practitioners. \nSession Five:  10:30am-11:00am PT:  Bodhisattva Vows\, Butterlamp Offering\, Closing Prayers and Dedication of Merit \nPost-Retreat All Sangha Meeting:  11:15am-12:15pm PT: All Sangha Board Meeting and New Board Elections \n  \n\nRegistration\, Donation\, and Zoom Participation\n\nStep one: REGISTER &  DONATE via EventBrite.  Click the link to register.\n\nThis is a fundraiser for the Manjushri Dharma Center\, so your generosity in giving $10.00 per session or $50.00 for the retreat is appreciated. If you can give an additional amount to pay for those who cannot donate at this time\, that would be greatly appreciated. If you cannot donate at this time\, please know there is no shame in that\, and you are still welcome to join all sessions. You will indicate any amount comfortable for you to complete registration. All donations are tax deductible.  A donation of $1.00 is required to process the registration on Event Brite.   You will be able to indicate if your donation includes dana (a monetary gift for the teachers or translator).\nOther Ways to Donate:   There are three additional ways to donate for the MDC Retreat if you prefer\n\nOnline via MDC Giving Page:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/give/\n\nPlease select: “I would like this donation to go to a specific fund” and indicate your donation is for the retreat and/or Dana for our teachers or translator.\n\n\nVia Pay Pal: Going directly through Pay Pal is an alternative way to give and support Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and his Dharma teachings.  Please log into PayPal directly at https://www.paypal.com/ and enter your login information. Then select “Send” and enter the following email: carmelkhenpo@gmail.com and this will reach Manjushri Dharma Center. You may put the name “Manjushri Dharma Center” in the name if it requires it. You may put a note in the payment to specify that the donation is for Dana or any specific fund or purpose. We will make sure to honor your intentions.\nVia the Mail:  Please make checks payable to “Manjushri Dharma Center” and mail to Manjushri Dharma Center\, 724 Forest Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, CA 93950. You may put a note in the payment to specify that the donation is for the retreat or Dana etc. We will make sure to honor your intentions.\nFor any payment questions please contact:  tPam Krone\, MDC Co-Treasurer:  pamkrone@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\nStep two: Join via Zoom link below or by phone: \n\nZOOM LINK TO JOIN\n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen)\n \nThich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen) is a Buddhist monk in the Zen tradition\, and co-founder of the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple at the Trout Lake Abbey retreat center in Trout Lake\, Washington.  For several years\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and his sangha in Portland\, Oregon have made their annual retreat at the Trout Lake Abbey\, where Thay Kozen and Khenpo Karten became good friends.   Thay Kozen has been transmitted in the Vietnamese Rinzai Zen line of Thich Thien An and Thich An Giao. In addition he has studied in Japan with Nanrei Kabori Roshi\, then in the US with Soyu Mastsuoka Roshi\, then in Japan with Doki Suda Roshi. Matsuoka Roshi later transmitted Kozen after a period of time as the Long Beach Zen Center’s administrative assistant. It is under Matsuoka Roshi’s and Thich An Giao’s request that Kozen teaches and maintains a temple and teaches. Saito Roshi from Japan\, has been a mentor and dear friend and teacher.  Saito Roshi and Kozen were both student priests over 40 years ago in Southern Japan. \n\n  \n  \n\nAbout the Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen\n\n \nThe Venerable Gampopa (སྒམ་པོ་པ་བསོད་ནམས་རིན་ཆེན།) is known as the father of the Kagyu Lineage in Tibet.  Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153 of the common era. He was born in Central Tibet\, trained in Buddha-dharma and medicine\, and was known as a great doctor and healer. At age 26\, there was a terrible epidemic in Tibet.  He buried both of his children\, a daughter and a son\, and then his wife became ill.  He promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism.   He knew great sorrow\, losing his wife and family\, but determined to become a monk and fulfill his promise.  He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha. \nGampopa wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings\, including The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path.  In A Precious Garland he gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path for practitioners of beginning\, moderate\, and advanced levels. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice–bullet points for right actions and intentions.  The text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality. \n  \n\nAbout the Venerable Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye\n\n \nJamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thayé (འཇམ་མགོན་ཀོང་སྤྲུལ་བློ་གྲོས་མཐའ་ཡས་) was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar\, poet\, artist\, physician\, tertön and polymath. He was one of the most prominent Tibetan Buddhists of the 19th century and he is credited as one of the founders of the nonsectarian Rimé movement. He achieved great renown as a scholar and writer\, especially among the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages and composed over 90 volumes of Buddhist writing\, including his magnum opus\, The Treasury of Knowledge. \nJamgön Kongtrül was affected by the political and inter-religious conflict going on in Tibet during his life and worked together with other influential figures\, mainly Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–1892) and also with the Nyingma treasure revealer Chogyur Lingpa (1829–1870) and Ju Mipham Gyatso (1846–1912). Kongtrül and his colleages worked together to compile\, exchange and revive the teachings of the Sakya\, Kagyu and Nyingma\, including many near-extinct teachings. This movement came to be named Rimé (Ris med)\, “nonsectarian\,” or “impartial\,” because it held that there was value in all Buddhist traditions\, and all were worthy of study and preservation. \n  \n \n  \n“Here is an introduction to the lineage gurus for the teaching by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye’s “Advice for Lhawang Tashi” during our retreat. The first photo is Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye and the second photo is 15th Karmapa Khakyab Dorje wearing his “Liberation on Seeing” black crown. Next in the third black and white photograph shows the son of Khakyab Dorje \, Palden Khyentse Osel who is the second Jamgon Kongtrul . In the 4th photo is my root guru Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche . So this teaching was passed on from the 1st Jamgon Kongtrul to his disciple \, the 15th Karmapa Khakyab Dorje then to his son the second Jamgon Kongtrul and then to my root guru Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche. And my root guru passed on this teaching to me.” \nWritten by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, shared with permission 2/14/22 \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nTexts and Resources: \n\nPreliminary Prayers in English (recited in Tibetan by Rinpoche\, sorry to not have the Tibetan text available)\nMandala Offering and Request for Teaching (recited by the students for the teachers at the beginning of the retreat)\nMetta Sutra (received from Thay Kozen)\nMetta Sutra meditation (received from Thay Kozen)\nHeart Sutra Chant in English (received from Thay Kozen)\nAdvice to Lhawang Tashi\nThe Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\, Shambala Publications\, 1996; or on Amazon (we cannot offer a free version here\, but plan to link to the text in the chat during our Zoom retreat)\nBodhisattva Vows Prayer\nButter Lamp Prayer\nPrayer for World Peace\n37 Point Mandala Offering \nPrayer for the Long Life of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche (English) and Prayer for the Long Life of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche (Tibetan)\nClosing Prayers (recited by Rinpoche) in English and Tibetan\nAdditional resources and texts referenced during the retreat:\n\nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche previously taught on the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and he composed a succinct and poetic commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief.”\nKhenpo Karten wrote “Showing the Path to Liberation: An Exhortation To Seek Isolated Places\,” which is a good text to read prior to retreat\, along with his blog post\, “A Reminder Prior to Retreat.“\nA Door of Entrance to the Heart Advice Called A Ship Sailing to Liberation. A Commentary to the Heartfelt Advice of Dharma Nectar\, Tibetan text\nA Door of Entrance to the Heart Advice Called A Ship Sailing to Liberation. A Commentary to the Heartfelt Advice of Dharma Nectar\, English text\nDharma Gong to Wake Us from Ignorance\nExcellent Path Of Freedom: The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief (verses 26-28\, 67-71)\nAmitabha Sadhana:\n\n\n\nButter Lamp and Khata Offering:\n\nAt the conclusion of the retreat\, Khenpo Karten will lead us in a traditional “Butter lamp offering prayer.” The offering of butter lamps symbolizes filling the world with the light of wisdom and dispelling the darkness of ignorance\, which is the root of all suffering. For this prayer\, please have a candle ready to light and hold during the prayer. If you have one\, please also have a khata (traditional Tibetan white silk scarf) ready\, so that we may make a virtual khata offering to Rinpoche and the guest lamas at the conclusion of the retreat.\nAdvice for the Virtual Retreat & Zoom Shrine:\n\nThis weekend\, let us collectively rejoice in the decision to engage in even a few days of online retreat. We are extremely fortunate to be able to hear the liberating wisdom of the Buddha dharma. To even have the inclination to focus our efforts on study and meditation on this long weekend\, when many others are just watching extra Netflix shows\, is a rare phenomenon. At the beginning of the COVID shutdowns nearly a year ago\, many of us marveled at the quiet\, and took advantage of both the heightened awareness of suffering and the time at home to step up our meditation practice. Now\, we have an opportunity to reflect on where our mind and actions are\, a year into the pandemic lifestyle. Have we continued to keep up the level of spiritual practice we might have been inspired to engage in when this situation began\, or have we\, like so many others\, settled into the “new normal” and slowly reverted to a level of distraction and busy-ness similar to what we experienced before. Let us reinvigorate our determination to take advantage of our precious human life\, and remember the suffering of motherly sentient beings in samsara. Even though most of us are in our own homes\, and we might have family around us and other other responsibilities in the evenings\, let us make a concerted effort\, for these two-and-a-half days\, to disengage from the distractions of ordinary activities and focus whole-heartedly on the Dharma to the greatest extent possible. If you are able sleep in a different room than usual (or even a tent) and maintain “noble silence” during the whole weekend\, that is excellent! Perhaps you are only able to shut off your cell phone between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM. That is excellent! Whatever the case\, consider the level of retreat you can realistically commit to\, and maintain that discipline. This will be of great benefit to you\, as it will increase the merit of your hearing\, contemplation and practice of the teachings during this special weekend.\n\nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche has expressed his preference that we leave our cameras on (as willing and able) during virtual practice and teachings. It brings him joy to see all of us sangha together as if we are in one place. During this upcoming retreat\, Rinpoche has a special request for us to prepare a shrine in our practice space and make it visible on camera (it is okay to position the shrine behind us)\, as a way to inspire each other’s practice with many pleasing offering and images of holy dharma on screen. This is of course optional\, but you are warmly encouraged to do so. Traditional Tibetan Buddhist shrines typically have supports for Enlightened Body (statues or pictures of deities and teachers)\, Enlightened Speech (scriptures and mantras)\, and Enlightened Mind (represented by a crystal\, mirror\, or stupa)\, and sense offerings such as flowers\, candles\, incense\, or a row of seven bowls of water symbolizing seven types of offerings. However\, your shrine may also be as delicately simple as a flower\, a candle\, and a photograph of the Buddha or other holy being.\n\n\nHow to Specify a Donation of Dana at the MDC January Retreat 2022 (if not using EventBrite to do so)\n\nDana is a monetary offering to an individual–it is a sign of respect and thanks for the teachings and services provided during the retreat.  You may make a dana offering by following the steps below: \nStep 1:  Fill out our Dana Donation Form to specify your wishes \nStep 2:  Make Payment by credit/debit card or by check (can be part of one payment for retreat/dana at time of registration) \nWe will distribute your donations to each teacher in the amount you specified. \nFor questions\, contact:  Pam Krone\, MDC Co-Treasurer:  pamkrone@gmail.com \n  \nFor questions & more information\nPlease contact David Winkler\, Manjushri Dharma Center Board Vice President\, +1 607 227 0558 or wink01@gmail.com.  You may also subscribe to our weekly newsletter for updates on events and written teachings delivered to your email in-box each Monday.
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SUMMARY:A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path: A Three-Day Virtual Retreat with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche & Guests
DESCRIPTION:The Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nA Three-Day Virtual Retreat with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n& Guest Teachers Lama Leshe Zangpo and Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen)\nSaturday\, Sunday\, and Monday\, January 16-18\, 2021\n10:00am-12:00pm & 2:00pm-4:00pm Pacific Time\nOnline via Zoom–Registration Required\nDonation requested at $10.00 per session\, $50.00 for entire retreat\nNo one turned away for lack of funds \nAbout the Retreat\nSpend three days with Tibetan monk\, scholar\, and meditation master\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche as he teaches on The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\, written by the Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen. With warmth and clarity\, Rinpoche will draw on his decades of personal study and meditation practice to explain the nature of happiness and methods to cultivate it.  Attendees will receive the oral transmission of the text\, as well as extensive teachings on one of the masterworks in the Buddhist tradition. In Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\, Gampopa lays out 28 lists\, each containing key oral instructions on all levels of the path to Enlightenment–succinct points for right actions and intentions. The text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.  Time will be made during each day for the chanted prayer practice of Amitabha Buddha (the Buddha of Infinite Light)\, and on Saturday and Sunday morning\, we will enjoy special guest teachings from the Venerable Lama Leshe Zangpo and the Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen).   Additionally\,  Rinpoche will give all attendees the opportunity to renew the Bodhisattva vow (a promise to practice love and compassion)\, and to pray for peace in the coming year.   Teachings will be in Tibetan and English (with English interpretation/translation). A preliminary schedule and more details are below. \n\nRetreat Schedule\nSaturday\, Jan. 16\, 2021 \nSession One:  10:00am-12:00pm PT: Oral Transmission\, Amitabha Practice & Dharma Teaching from the Venerable Leshe Zangpo on the Four Causes for Rebirth in Sukavatti.\nSession Two:  2:00pm-4:00pm PT: Oral Transmission & Teachings on A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path from Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n \nSunday\, Jan. 17\, 2021 \nSession Three:  10:00am-12:00pm PT: Amitabha Practice & Dharma Teaching from the Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen).  “I would like to tell the story of the beautiful Metta Sutra and the wonder filled life living the Brahmavihāra. Metta (loving kindness ) opens our hearts to living a kind and caring life; as we learn to let go of anxiety\, stress\, anger\, ignorance and desire\,” says Ven. Kozen.\nSession Four:  2:00pm-4:00pm PT: Teachings on A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path from Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n \nMonday\, Jan. 18\, 2021 \nSession Five:  10:00am-12:00pm PT: Amitabha Practice\, Bodhisattva Vows\, Butter Lamp Prayer & Conclusion of Teachings \n\nRegistration\, Donation\, and Zoom Participation\n\nStep one: REGISTER via EventBrite.  Click the link to register. \nStep two: Donate–This is a fundraiser for the Manjushri Dharma Center\, so your generosity in giving $10.00 per session or $50.00 for the retreat is appreciated. If you can give an additional amount to pay for those who cannot donate at this time\, that would be greatly appreciated. If you cannot donate at this time\, please know there is no shame in that\, and you are still welcome to join all sessions. You will indicate any amount comfortable for you to complete registration. All donations are tax deductible.\nStep three: Zoom link–The Zoom link is below\, or you may join by phone.\n\nRetreat Zoom Link:\nhttps://middlebury.zoom.u/j/99243407554?pwd=azlPR1lRc2V2K25tWU05MDVOaVFFQT09   \n\nPassword: MDCRetreat \n  \n\n\n\nOr by telephone:\n\n\nOr Telephone:\nUS: +1 669 900 6833  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 646 876 9923  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799\n\n\nMeeting ID: 992 4340 7554 (No participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nPhone Password: 8787813131 \nInternational numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/aeuAxOnHp \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen)\n \nThich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen) is a Buddhist monk in the Zen tradition\, and co-founder of the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple at the Trout Lake Abbey retreat center in Trout Lake\, Washington.  For several years\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and his sangha in Portland\, Oregon have made their annual retreat at the Trout Lake Abbey\, where Thay Kozen and Khenpo Karten became good friends.   Thay Kozen has been transmitted in the Vietnamese Rinzai Zen line of Thich Thien An and Thich An Giao. In addition he has studied in Japan with Nanrei Kabori Roshi\, then in the US with Soyu Mastsuoka Roshi\, then in Japan with Doki Suda Roshi. Matsuoka Roshi later transmitted Kozen after a period of time as the Long Beach Zen Center’s administrative assistant. It is under Matsuoka Roshi’s and Thich An Giao’s request that Kozen teaches and maintains a temple and teaches. Saito Roshi from Japan\, has been a mentor and dear friend and teacher.  Saito Roshi and Kozen were both student priests over 40 years ago in Southern Japan. \n\n  \n\nAbout the Venerable Lama Leshe Zangpo\n \n  \nLama Leshe Zangpo is a longtime friend of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and fellow ordained monk in the Gelug tradition.  He will teach on the Four Causes for Rebirth in Sukhavatti\, using the text “Sukhavatti Aspiration.” \n  \n  \n\nAbout the Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen\n\n \nThe Venerable Gampopa (སྒམ་པོ་པ་བསོད་ནམས་རིན་ཆེན།) is known as the father of the Kagyu Lineage in Tibet.  Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153 of the common era. He was born in Central Tibet\, trained in Buddha-dharma and medicine\, and was known as a great doctor and healer. At age 26\, there was a terrible epidemic in Tibet.  He buried both of his children\, a daughter and a son\, and then his wife became ill.  He promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism.   He knew great sorrow\, losing his wife and family\, but determined to become a monk and fulfill his promise.  He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha. \nGampopa wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings\, including The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path.  In A Precious Garland he gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path for practitioners of beginning\, moderate\, and advanced levels. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice–bullet points for right actions and intentions.  The text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality. \n\nTexts and Resources: \n\nMandala Offering and Request for Teaching (recited by the students for each teacher)\nThe Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma (Amitabha Prayers)\nSukavatti Aspiration Prayer (Saturday morning text by Ven. Leshe Zangpo)\nThe Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\, Shambala Publications\, 1996; or on Amazon (we cannot offer a free version here\, but plan to show the text on the screen during our Zoom retreat)\nBodhisattva Vows Prayer\nButter Lamp Prayer\nPrayer for World Peace\nPrayer for the Long Life of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nAdditional resources:\n\nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche previously taught on the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and he composed a succinct and poetic commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief.”\nKhenpo Karten wrote “Showing the Path to Liberation: An Exhortation To Seek Isolated Places\,” which is a good text to read prior to retreat\, along with his blog post\, “A Reminder Prior to Retreat.“\n\n\n\nVirtual Shrine:\nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche has expressed his preference that we leave our cameras on (as willing and able) during virtual practice and teachings. It brings him joy to see all of us sangha together as if we are in one place. During this upcoming retreat\, Rinpoche has a special request for us to prepare a shrine in our practice space and make it visible on camera (it is okay to position the shrine behind us)\, as a way to inspire each other’s practice with many pleasing offering and images of holy dharma on screen. This is of course optional\, but you are warmly encouraged to do so. Traditional Tibetan Buddhist shrines typically have supports for Enlightened Body (statues or pictures of deities and teachers)\, Enlightened Speech (scriptures and mantras)\, and Enlightened Mind (represented by a crystal\, mirror\, or stupa)\, and sense offerings such as flowers\, candles\, incense\, or a row of seven bowls of water symbolizing seven types of offerings. However\, your shrine may also be as delicately simple as a flower\, a candle\, and a photograph of the Buddha or other holy being.\n\nButter Lamp and Khata Offering:\n\nAt the conclusion of the retreat\, Khenpo Karten will lead us in a traditional “Butter lamp offering prayer.” The offering of butter lamps symbolizes filling the world with the light of wisdom and dispelling the darkness of ignorance\, which is the root of all suffering. For this prayer\, please have a candle ready to light and hold during the prayer. If you have one\, please also have a khata (traditional Tibetan white silk scarf) ready\, so that we may make a virtual khata offering to Rinpoche and the guest lamas at the conclusion of the retreat.\nAdvice for the Virtual Retreat:\n\nThis weekend\, let us collectively rejoice in the decision to engage in even a few days of online retreat. We are extremely fortunate to be able to hear the liberating wisdom of the Buddha dharma. To even have the inclination to focus our efforts on study and meditation on this long weekend\, when many others are just watching extra Netflix shows\, is a rare phenomenon. At the beginning of the COVID shutdowns nearly a year ago\, many of us marveled at the quiet\, and took advantage of both the heightened awareness of suffering and the time at home to step up our meditation practice. Now\, we have an opportunity to reflect on where our mind and actions are\, a year into the pandemic lifestyle. Have we continued to keep up the level of spiritual practice we might have been inspired to engage in when this situation began\, or have we\, like so many others\, settled into the “new normal” and slowly reverted to a level of distraction and busy-ness similar to what we experienced before. Let us reinvigorate our determination to take advantage of our precious human life\, and remember the suffering of motherly sentient beings in samsara. Even though most of us are in our own homes\, and we might have family around us and other other responsibilities in the evenings\, let us make a concerted effort\, for these two-and-a-half days\, to disengage from the distractions of ordinary activities and focus whole-heartedly on the Dharma to the greatest extent possible. If you are able sleep in a different room than usual (or even a tent) and maintain “noble silence” during the whole weekend\, that is excellent! Perhaps you are only able to shut off your cell phone between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM. That is excellent! Whatever the case\, consider the level of retreat you can realistically commit to\, and maintain that discipline. This will be of great benefit to you\, as it will increase the merit of your hearing\, contemplation and practice of the teachings during this special weekend.\nHow to Make a Donation of Dana at the MDC January Retreat 2021\nDana is a monetary offering to an individual–it is a sign of respect and thanks for the teachings and services provided during the retreat.  You may make a dana offering by following the steps below: \nStep 1:  Fill out our Dana Donation Form to specify your wishes \nStep 2:  Make Payment by credit/debit card or by check. \nWe will distribute your donations to each teacher in the amount you specified\, sending a final check for all dana collected. \nFor Payment by Credit/Debit Card:   \n\n\n\nPlease go directly to PayPal– https://www.paypal.com/   and enter your login information.   Then select “Send” and enter the following email:  carmelkhenpo@gmail.com and this will reach Manjushri Dharma Center.   You may put the name “Manjushri Dharma Center” in the name if it requires it.    You may put a note in the payment to specify that the donation is for Dana or any specific fund or purpose.   We will make sure to honor your intentions. \nFor Payment by Check:  \n\n\n\nPlease make checks out to “Manjushri Dharma Center” and mail to 724 Forest Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, CA.\n\n\n\nFor questions\, contact:  Pam Krone\, MDC Co-Treasurer:  pamkrone@gmail.com \n  \nFor questions & more information\nPlease contact Aaron Joseph\, Manjushri Dharma Center Board President\, 805-618-8822 or jwlinthelotus@yahoo.com.  You may also subscribe to our weekly newsletter for updates on events and written teachings delivered to your email in-box each Monday.
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/january-retreat-2021-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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SUMMARY:MDC 2020 Annual Retreat at the Wave Street Studio in Monterey
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Annual Retreat to be held at the Wave Street Studio in Monterey\, CA. It will be a 4-day non-residential retreat\, running from Thursday\, February 13 to Sunday\, February 16. The schedule starts at 8 AM each morning\, going until about 6 PM. It will include daily sessions of Amitabha and Green Tara sadhana/prayer recitation\, periods of quiet meditation\, receiving or renewing our Bodhisattva Vows\, and receiving teachings by our precious teacher\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche. There will also be a Q&A session on the last day to give you the opportunity to ask your Dharma questions. \nAnam Thubten\, lecturer and author will be a guest teacher on Saturday\, teaching on the Heart Sutra. \nYou are invited for attend anytime from one day up to all four days as fits your time and schedule. \nRetreat fees: $50/day or $180 for the full 4-days attendance. Financial assistance may be available. \nFor more details about the event and to register\, please visit Eventbright. \nConsider adding a kind donation of any amount to help cover the cost for someone who might otherwise be unable to afford to attend. We wish that everyone who wants to participate may be able to do so. Everyone is welcome to come to the retreat as much as they want. \nIf you seek further information\, call Bob at 831-662-2418 or by email at muellerra@earthlink.net. \nPlease note\, this retreat replaces the January 16 retreat we previously announced. We deeply apologize to all for any initial confusion from our initial notice as our retreat location choices changed.
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/mdc-2020-annual-retreat-at-the-wave-street-studio-in-monterey/
LOCATION:Wave Street Studios\, 774 Wave Street\, Monterey\, CA\, 93940\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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SUMMARY:Please join us for a Daylong Retreat
DESCRIPTION:We’re pleased to announce that MDC is hosting a daylong retreat involving meditation and teachings by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche on Saturday\, November 16\, 2019 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Rinpoche will give teachings on the classic Dharma instruction known as “Parting from the Four Attachments”\, by Drakpa Gyaltsen\, a great 12th Century Sakya yogi. It offers a concise description on how to deepen our spiritual practices and how to transform our body\, speech and mind into a vehicle for liberation. It is considered one of the jewels of writing in Tibetan Buddhism. \nTranslation will be provided by Rinpoche’s interpreter\, Jampa Tharchin (David Molk). \nPlease bring your own lunch. Tea and healthy snacks will be provided in the afternoon. \nA suggested donation of $35 is requested. No one will be turned away due to lack of payment. \n\n[paypal_donation_button align=”left” price=”35.00″]
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-meditation-22-2019-11-16/
LOCATION:Manjushri Dharma Center\, 724 Forest Ave\, Pacific Grove\, CA\, 93950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Retreats,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Daylong Teaching Retreat "The Four Dharmas of Gampopa"
DESCRIPTION:Immediately after our regularly scheduled Saturday morning meditation session on June 8\, we will hold a day of teaching and meditation. \nOur teacher\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will be giving an explanation of the “Four Dharmas of Gampopa”\, a prayer we frequently recite at MDC. This will be followed by a session of meditation in the afternoon\, and will be offered as a silent retreat to help focus the mind onto the importance of these teachings. \nGampopa\, the author of The Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, was the heart disciple of Milarepa and a revered practitioner and meditator in the Kagyu lineage. \nThis text by him\, “The Four Dharmas of Gampopa”\, succinctly offers a complete guide to practice for practitioners and leads us through the gradual path to liberation. This teaching is precious. This is a special opportunity. \nPlease bring a bag lunch to enjoy. Snacks and tea will be available throughout the day. \nSuggested donation: $40 for the general public\, $25 for students and those with limited income. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. All are welcome!
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/daylong-teaching-retreat-the-four-dharmas-of-gampopa/
LOCATION:Manjushri Dharma Center\, 724 Forest Ave\, Pacific Grove\, CA\, 93950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class,Discussion/Support,Meditation,Retreats,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Heart Sutra Retreat with teachings from the Ven. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:The Manjushri Dharma Center is pleased to host a three-day retreat at the beautiful Sambosa Three Jewels temple in Carmel Valley. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, Manjushri Dharma Center’s resident lama\, will give instructions on The Heart Sutra\, one of the most precious teachings in all of Buddhism. The retreat will also include daily chanted prayers of Amitabha Buddha (the Buddha of Infinite Light) and the opportunity to receive or renew Bodhisattva vows. Rinpoche has requested that this be a silent retreat\, sometimes called full silence or noble silence. This means trying to limit any talking to essential communications only\, and will start after Friday dinner continuing until the start of lunch on Sunday. In advance of the retreat\, Rinpoche has requested that\, if you are able\, please read “Essence of the Heart Sutra”\, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama – Wisdom Publications\, 2002.\nSPACE\nIn addition\, Rinpoche has written a text for the retreat:  Essence of the Heart Sutra in Brief\nSPACE\nThe formal retreat will go from dinner on Friday\, March 22\, until after lunch on Sunday\, March 24. If you can\, plan to arrive around 4 PM on Friday for sleeping assignment and settling in. Retreat will end around 2 pm after our Annual Sangha Meeting held right after Sunday lunch.\nSPACE\n\nVegetarian meals are included\, and donations requested range from $100 for a single day attendance\, $150 for day use full retreat\, $200 for full retreat with RV\, camping\, or shared floor space accommodations\, $330-430 for shared or private room accommodations. \nSPACE \nScholarships available.  Contact Shayna Morse at Edovid@aol.com. \n\nSPACE\nMORE INFO AND REGISTRATION:  For full retreat information and online registration\, please visit our listing on Eventbrite.\nSPACE\n\n\n\nIf you have questions\, please contact Bob M. at muellerra@earthlink.net.\n\n\nSPACE\nDownload a flyer:  Heart Sutra Silent Retreat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nRetreat Details \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche will give teachings on The Heart Sutra. We are exceedingly fortunate to have this precious opportunity to hear and reflect upon these instructions and meditations. \nIn addition\, each morning will begin with the recitation of the Buddha Amitabha sadhana in which we request that at the time of our death we may go directly to Amitabha’s Pure Land\, stepping off the cycle of rebirth and suffering. \nTeachings will be given in Tibetan and English. And you will receive a copy of the schedule upon arrival. \nThe formal retreat will go from dinner on Friday\, March 22\, until after lunch on Sunday\, March 24. If you can\, plan to arrive around 4 PM on Friday for sleeping assignment and settling in. Retreat will end around 2 pm after our Annual Sangha Meeting held right after Sunday lunch. \nIt would be greatly appreciated if some of you could arrive a little earlier to help with setup of tables\, chairs\, mats\, etc.\, and if some could stay afterwards on Sunday to help with cleanup. \nThere will also be a signup sheet at the time of your arrival for each person to perform a simple task during the retreat. This might include kitchen help\, table setup\, wash/dry dishes\, or other quick\, low stress tasks\, benefiting the whole group. \nRinpoche has requested that this be a silent retreat\, sometimes called full silence or noble silence. This means trying to limit any talking to essential communications only\, and will start after Friday dinner continuing until the start of lunch on Sunday. More information will be given about this at the first evening’s gathering in the Buddha Hall. \nFacility Details \n1. Accommodations \nRooms are very simple and basic\, with several containing 1-2 beds\, and a 3-fold floor cushion. There is also the option to sleep with a cot or mat/pad and sleeping bag on the floor of the library\, with room dividers used for privacy. \nNOTE: There are only two (2) single occupancy rooms available which will be reserved in the order of reservations received. So\, register early! Preference will be given to the elderly and those with mobility limitations. \nFor the other rooms\, please select if you wish to stay in a shared-occupancy room or are okay with sleeping on a carpeted floor with a cot\, mat/pad and sleeping bag or other sleep aid. \nRoom occupancy will be divided by gender at the Temple staff request. Therefore\, we cannot accommodate male/female couples in the same room. \nAll rooms have small tables\, overhead lighting\, bedside reading lamps and open closet space to hang our clothes. \nThe option of camper van (no hook-ups) and tent camping is also available. Bathroom use would be inside the temple facility which will remain open. \nPersons may commute from home for a single day and encouraged to attend the full retreat. Either choice comes with meals. \nThere are 6 bathrooms\, 3 for persons who self-identify as male and 3 for those who self-identify as female. \nThe Temple is in a locale under water-use restrictions. Therefore\, we have been asked that\, if able\, we bring our own towels and bedding. If you are unable to do so\, or are traveling some distance\, these items will be provided. Also\, no prolonged showers. We are trying to help them out as much as we can. Remember\, this is a retreat lasting only two nights. \nAn accommodation alternative is to do an online search for available local hotels/motels or Airbnb homes in Carmel Valley\, Carmel\, Pacific Grove or Monterey. \n2. Meals \nAll meals will be vegan or vegetarian and will start with Friday dinner and include Sunday lunch. \nDue to logistic matters\, we will not be able to accommodate special or restrictive diets. In such a case\, you may wish to bring your own food. There is a well-equipped kitchen on-site to aid in food preparation. \n3. A Few Rules \nThis is a very traditional Temple. We have been asked to abide by a few rules of etiquette when inside the facility. This is showing respect for the Temple and to those who have offered their facility for our use. \nThese are: \n– avoid clothes that are “revealing” or have logos\, messages\, large graphics; \n– persons are asked to not wear skirts in the Buddha Hall; \n– no food allowed in the Buddha Hall\, but liquids are okay; \n– please do not use scented products\, perfumes\, essential oils\, or similar; \n– no smoking in or near the buildings; smoking in the parking areas is okay; \n– no drugs or alcohol of any kind are allowed on the Temple grounds; \n– no pets are allowed; \n– no use of candles or incense in the sleeping areas. \n4. What to Bring \nWater bottle\, indoor slippers/socks\, slip-on shoes\, towel and washcloth\, sun protection\, flashlight\, HHDL Heart Sutra book\, meditation cushion (if you have one\, if not cushions will be provided)\, bedding (pillow\, pillow case\, sheets\, sleeping bag and pad\, blanket). \nThe weather near the end of March suggests temperatures ranging from lows around 40 F to highs of mid to upper 60s. And there is a possibility of rain at that time of the year. Check the weather report just prior to travel. And dress accordingly. \nPlease do not bring heavy energy consuming devices such as hair dryers\, heating pads\, electric blankets\, space heaters or similar. \n5. Communications \nWe ask that you consider leaving your cell phone\, iPad and similar devices at home or giving them up while at the retreat as a way of taking a break from the daily routine of being bombarded by phone calls\, messages\, and news in this hyper-connected world. WIFI is available at the facility if absolutely needed. \nThe emergency contact phone number to leave with family/friends is: 831-624-3686. Though the voicemail greeting will be in Korean\, still leave a message\, and it will be responded to as soon as possible. \n6. Shopping \nItems will be available for sale at the retreat during breaks\, including books\, audio teachings\, calligraphy\, ritual items\, etc. Discounts will be available for Manjushri Dharma Center members. Membership information is available on the website and at the retreat. \nDirections \nIf you will be flying\, the nearest airports are Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) and San Jose International Airport (SJC). From there\, options for rides to the Temple might include: carpooling with a car rental\, or using Uber or Lyft services. \nIf you are driving on Highway 1\, turn East onto Carmel Valley Road. Travel 6 miles and turn right onto Robinson Canyon Road. After 0.3 miles\, turn sharp right onto the road just past the Robinson Creek Bridge (signs will be posted to help identify the turnoff). When you get to a fork in the road\, turn right to the Temple. \nHandicapped parking is located to the upper left of the Temple building. All others\, turn right down to the parking spaces in front of the building. \nFAQs \nHow can I contact the organizer with any questions?\nPlease email Bob Mueller at muellerra@earthlink.net. \nWhat’s the refund policy?\nWe can give refunds 30 days before the event. After that\, please consider your payment a kind and helpful donation to the Manjushri Dharma Center. \nAre scholarships available?\nYes\, please email Shayna at edovid@aol.com.
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/heart-sutra-retreat/
LOCATION:Carmel Sambosa\, “Three Jewels Temple”\, 28110 Robinson Canyon Rd\, Carmel Valley\, CA\, 93923\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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SUMMARY:One Day Retreat:  Purification & Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Summary of the Day\nOn September 23rd\, we held a one-day retreat in the mountains above Carmel Valley at Grace Sanctuary\,  a private property overlooking the Ventana Wilderness.  \nIn the morning Rinpoche performed a Fire Puja outdoors. A Fire Puja is a powerful purification practice to help eliminate negativities and obstacles to enlightenment such as ordinary appearances\, unwholesome actions and broken pledges\, promises and vows.  Fire Puja is also used for promoting healing\, restoration\, and long-life.   Rinpoche guided us in our practice and visualization\, leading us in prayers of healing for ourselves\, our world\, and especially for the land\, creatures\, and people affected by the recent Soberanes fire.  The text we used was the Riwo Sangchö (Sang Offering). The practice of Riwo Sangchö\, the Mengak\, ‘secret instructions\,’ is from Lhatsün Jikme’s Rigdzin Sokdrup’\, as arranged by Dudjom Rinpoche. \nThe afternoon found us in the beautiful 30’ yurt\, where Rinpoche did a detailed teaching on The Nine Instructions for Concentration Meditation. Many questions were asked and answered about different mediation experiences. \nThe weather was beautiful\, and Rinpoche and the many retreatants were very happy with the event. As Rinpoche wrote in his poem\, Showing the Path to Liberation\, An Exhortation to Seek Isolated Places\, \nIf you are disillusioned with the cities of samsara \nChasms of attachment\, aversion\, and bad karma\, \nGo to a perfect isolated place \nFor good paths lit with peace and happiness. \nWell\, we certainly found that place\, and the spirits of the land were very happy with our offerings! \nPhotos from the Day\nSet up crew! Steve on far left\, and Edy on far right are the owners of Grace Sanctuary. \nSet up crew: Shayna\, Rachel\, Cindy and Diana were the main crew. \nRinpoche and the beautiful Ventana wilderness \n \nAs we were settling in before the morning session\, sunlight came through the yurt opening\, shining directly on the Amitabha thangka in the center of the alter! \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nPPPPPPP\nP\nP\nPP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\nP\n \n\nInitial Retreat Information\nBrief Description of Teaching\nOn Saturday\, September 23rd\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will lead a one day retreat including a morning purification practice called a Fire Puja\,  and an afternoon teaching on The Nine Instructions for Concentration Meditation. \nAbout the Fire Puja:  All of us have obstacles to enlightenment\, delusions\, that keep us in the cycle of suffering without end.  A Fire Puja is a powerful purification practice to help eliminate negativities and obstacles to enlightenment such as ordinary appearances\, unwholesome actions and broken pledges\, promises and vows.  Fire Puja is also used for promoting healing\, restoration\, and long-life.   Rinpoche will guide us in our practice and visualization\, leading us in prayers of healing for ourselves\, our world\, and especially for the land\, creatures\, and people affected by the recent Soberanes fire.   Participants are encouraged to wear white clothing to support the intention of purification\, but this is not a requirement.   Participants are encouraged to eat a vegetarian diet on this day\, but again this is voluntary. \nAbout the Nine Instructions for Concentration Meditation:  In his regular Saturday meditation classes\, Rinpoche teaches Shamatha meditation\, or that of quieting the mind.   He often notes that meditation is more than just relaxing the body and feeling peaceful\, but a powerful tool for becoming aware of awareness itself\, to “catch your mind.”  In this instruction\, written in 2016 to help guide students new to meditation\, Rinpoche explains how we can develop various stages of concentration within our meditation.   In the beginning stage\, called ‘Placing the Mind\,” we become aware of stillness (mind resting on object of meditation)\, movement (mind moving away from object of meditation)\, and awareness (mind moving back to object of meditation).   In the last stage\, called ‘Equal Placement\,’ “Meditation and non-meditation\, day and night\, become undifferentiated. Freed from any sense of stillness being good and movement being bad\, you are not distracted from that state.” \nIt will be a day of visualization\, purification\, healing and contemplation at a beautiful retreat space in Carmel Valley.    We hope you can join us! \nRetreat Schedule\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMorning Session\n8:00am-9:50am: Check in\n10:00am-12:00pm: Session 1-Welcome\, Setting Intention\, Introduction to Fire Puja\, Fire Puja Ceremony\n\n\nAfternoon Break\n12:00pm-1:30pm: Vegetarian Lunch (provided)\n\n\nAfternoon Session\n1:30pm-3:00pm:  Session 2–Nine Instructions for Concentration Meditation\n3:00pm-3:30pm:  Break\n3:30pm-5:00pm: Session 3–Nine Instructions for Concentration Meditation\n\n\n\n\nLocation of Retreat\nThe retreat will take place at a private retreat space called Grace Sanctuary in Carmel Valley\, about one hour’s drive from Pacific Grove.   Detailed directions and the address will be sent to all registered participants.   Carpooling is encouraged. \nMore About the Retreat\nThe main teachings will take place in a beautiful yurt (circular structure)\, with some chair seating and cushions for floor seating provided.  Attendees are free to bring their own cushions as needed.  We will be moving from indoor to outdoor spaces for the fire puja ritual\, so attendees will move from sitting to standing\, with some outside seating available. \nPrayers and printed materials will be provided. \nLunch will be served outside at picnic tables\, and will include a simple\, healthy and vegetarian dish. If you have special food needs\, please bring what you need. Retreat participants are responsible for breakfast and dinner on their own\, although coffee\, tea and snacks will be available during breaks. \nRetreat Fee:  $30.00\nFee includes lunch and printed teaching materials. Payment is due in full at registration. \nRegistration Required:\n\n\nPlease register no later than September 20th\n\n\n\nPayment Options\nAttendees may pay by cash or check on the day of the retreat at the registration table\, or payment may be made ahead of the event. \nPLEASE NOTE: Anyone with financial concerns is asked to contact Rachel Christopherson at rachelmdc2016@gmail.com or 831-901-3156. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche wishes that no person be turned away because of financial need. \nCREDIT OR DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS AHEAD:  Please use the Manjushri Dharma Center giving page at:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/give/ \nCHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYMENTS AHEAD:  Please make checks payable to “Manjushri Dharma Center.”  Mail checks to Manjushri Dharma Center\, 724 Forest Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, CA 93950.  Alternatively\, checks can be left in the donation box at the Manjushri Dharma Center with “September Retreat” in the memo. \n  \nMore About the Ritual and Teaching\nFire Puja\nThere are several websites that explain more about the ritual of the Fire Puja.   What is Fire Puja\, by Tsem Rinpoche and The Fire Puja Offerings\, from the website Tibetan Buddhism and Culture Blogspot are two sites that explain in detail the meaning\, variations\, and practice of Fire Puja. \nThe Root Text\nParticipants will be given copies of “The Nine Instructions for Concentration Meditation\,” written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, 2016. \nPrecepts\nPrecepts are a set of commitments observed by laypeople during periods of intensive meditation practice or in conjunction with special teachings or holy days.  Precepts are taken to help purify our minds and support our spiritual practice while engaging in retreat.  There are five main precepts that form the basic ethical code of moral conduct in daily life\, and three additional precepts that can be kept on special days.   Precepts are voluntary\, and not required for participation in the retreat.  They are simply listed here for those who wish to do this part of the practice.   No guilt please!  All welcome! \n\n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/one-day-retreat-purification-concentration/
LOCATION:Carmel Sambosa\, “Three Jewels Temple”\, 28110 Robinson Canyon Rd\, Carmel Valley\, CA\, 93923\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Ngöndro:  The Kagyu Preliminary Practices Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Our mind is often compared to a field\, with the potential to bring forth a bountiful harvest of wisdom and compassion. For the seeds to grow as we listen to spiritual teachings and engage in meditation practice\, the field needs to be properly prepared. Preliminary practices serve to purify negative karmic imprints\, enrich our mind with positive potential\, and empower our mental continuum with blessings. Engaging in the preliminary practices serves as an invaluable tool to deepen our practice.  Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will present an overview introduction to the Kagyu preliminary practices known as Ngöndro\, along with an oral transmission blessing.  Participants are asked to commit to the full retreat in order to register.  Please bring a dish to share for a “Luckypot” luncheon on Saturday.  Consecutive interpretation will be provided by David Molk.  We hope you join us for this weekend retreat! \nSaturday & Sunday\, October 22-23\n 9am-4pm Saturday | 9am-12pm Sunday\n Location:  Manjushri Dharma Center\nRegistration is requested\n\nSuggested Donation:  $50.00 for entire retreat\, but no one turned away for lack of funds.  Donations can be made via the MDC website\, or in person upon arrival at retreat. \nFor more detailed information\, visit the Ngöndro Retreat webpage.
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/introduction-to-ngondro-the-kagyu-preliminary-practices-retreat/
LOCATION:Villa Angelica Retreat Center\, 27951 CA-1\, Carmel\, CA\, 93923\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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