Manjushri Dharma Center

All-Sangha Meeting 2025
2025-06-14 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Annual All-Sangha Meeting
Saturday, June 14, 2025
11:00am Pacific Time (after meditation)
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Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Every year, the spiritual community of the Manjushri Dharma Center comes together to reflect on the past year, envision the year ahead, and confirm our Board Members for the next term. Join us after meditation on Saturday, June 14th to hear a brief overview of the state of center and goals for the future.

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Monday Night Chanted Prayers - Amitabha Practice
2025-06-16 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-08-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Buddha Amitabha is the Buddha of Infinite Light.
Here is a link to the main text (in Tibetan, English, and Chinese): The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma.

Chanted prayers are an important part of spiritual life, regardless of where you are at on the path. They allow us to still our minds, connect with the blessings of the Buddhas, and purify negative karma. With these prayers we transform ourselves and our world into pure beings and pure lands, free from suffering, and connect with the energies of love and compassion. Appropriate for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Prayer books provided/shown on screen. Donations are not expected, but always welcome

Monday night prayers are held both in-person at the Dharma Center and virtually on Zoom.

Please do join us for this profound practice. Tashi Delek!

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Summer Solstice Blessing of the Waters 2025
2025-06-20 18:00 - 18:30 | Lover’s Point Beach, 17th St and Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Friday June 20th, 2025 is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. For many years now, at both summer and winter solstices, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche offers a Blessing of the Waters, by reciting two prayers that he composed, Propitiating the Devas of the Four Elements and the Prayer for World Peace.We now have a new prayer book with many other prayers as well. This year, we will meet again in person at Lover’s Point Beach. We will gather in community and send our good energy to the ocean, to all the waters of the world, and to all of nature and humanity. Attendees are asked to bring flower petals/flowers for the offering.
Because this practice is on the beach, there is no opportunity for us to also broadcast online (as far as known).
This practice may also be done by any person in they place they live. Practitioners may download these prayers to recite at the beach, by a river, or wherever you choose outside in nature. Bring some flowers to offer and send your good energy and wishes for healing to the waters of the world, all the elements of nature, and all sentient beings.
Here is an “instruction on how to practice” the Blessing of the Waters, composed by Rinpoche and Pema Tsultrim/Aaron (past MDC President) with more information on how to conduct a “do-it-yourself” Blessing of the Waters ceremony. Instructions on Blessing the Waters
Tashi Delek!
Prayer for World Peace
Through roots of goodness of us all on this vast earth,
May all living creatures become full of
love and compassion,
So that all enjoy peace on earth!
Stop bad intentions, thoughts and deeds
of all those who terrorize others,
That all living beings on this earth
come together like one family!
May all be well, have long life and health
with bliss of mind, free of illusion.
May all mothers have oceans of bliss
of body, for now, and ultimately of mind.
May this lamp of wisdom love, oneness,
highest remedy to clear darkness,
Enter the hearts of all living beings,
so their perfect path be illumined!

Footnote to Prayer for World Peace: In the name of all religions on earth, as I see and hear of increasingly many unwarranted harmful actions being enacted, thinking, with a joyful, universal aspiration, how wonderful it would be if all such activities ceased entirely. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, on 2-4-2015, on Wednesday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s auspicious day, wrote this dedication prayer to be recited at the conclusion of other prayers, meditation, or practices.
Images: Header is from 2020 summer solstice, photographer unknown, same for first of the three combined photos–last two are from 2017 summer solstice, photographer Bill Cox.

Saturday Morning Meditation
2025-06-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-06-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-07-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-08-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Meditation is a helpful way to relax the body and calm the mind, and it can help us connect to timeless, deep inner peace. Join us Saturday mornings as Rinpoche gives a brief teaching followed by silent meditation practice. After meditation, enjoy some tea with Rinpoche and talking together. A donation of $10.00 per class is requested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Saturday morning meditation is held both in-person at the Dharma Center and virtually on Zoom.

Please do join us for this profound practice. Tashi Delek!

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Traditional Tibetan Medicine with Dr. Jetsun Cheme
2025-06-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Traditional Tibetan Medicine
Dr. Jetsun Cheme
Saturday, June 21st, 2025
11:00am Pacific Time (after meditation)
In-person event
Manjushri Dharma Center
When Rinpoche was in New York, he had an appointment with the well-known Dr. Jetsun Cheme, at the Jetsun Kunphen Ling Center in Elmhurst, NY. Rinpoche was so impressed with her skills, he invited her to California, and she accepted! After meditation on Saturday, June 21st, Dr. Cheme will see anyone who wishes to be examined by her. She known to be an intuitive healer, and she will offer a pulse reading consultation. She does not charge for her services, only for the herbal medicines she may recommend.
More about Dr. Jetsun Cheme

Monday Night Chanted Prayers--Chenrezig Practice
2025-06-23 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-08-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Avalokiteshvara, or Chenrezig in Tibetan, is the Bodhisattva who embodies the love and compassion of all Buddhas. Chenrezig is an important deity* in Tibet and considered the patron Bodhisattva of the Tibetan people. Chenrezig is also believed by Tibetans to be the actual progenitor of the Tibetan people. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness the Karmapa are considered living Buddhas, emanations of Chenrezig. It is said that in Tibet even babies upon birth know the mantra OM MANI PADME HUM.
Chanted prayers are an important part of spiritual life, regardless of where you are at on the path. They allow us to still our minds, connect with the blessings of the Buddhas, and purify negative karma. With these prayers we transform ourselves and our world into pure beings and pure lands, free from suffering, and connect with the energies of love and compassion. Appropriate for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Prayer books provided. Donations are not expected, but always welcome.
Monday night prayers are held both in-person at the Dharma Center and virtually on Zoom.

Please do join us for this profound practice. Tashi Delek!

Text:
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*The word deity in Buddhist context is not the same as in the west. A deity may have many meanings, but one meaning is the timeless energies that are also within us, rather than all-knowing beings outside ourselves.

Monday Night Chanted Prayers-Green Tara Practice
2025-06-30 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
The feminine embodiment of enlightened activity, Green Tara is the swift liberator, a compassionate and loving protector in times of distress and great danger. Through meditating on the form and mantra Arya Tara, and chanting the Praises to her 21 different manifestations, we receive the blessings to become inseparable from Tara herself, actualizing the potential to liberate all sentient beings from the suffering ocean of samsara. She is known as the Mother of all Buddhas, born from Chenrezig’s tear of compassion (in one of many origin stories). She will swiftly come to comfort and protect those who supplicate her, she gives protection from emotional and physical sufferings. In her hands she holds utpala flowers which symbolize power and pure compassionate intention.
“This is also my daily practice,” writes Rinpoche. “We will pray for overcoming fear and clearing of obstacles. We will recite the mantra “OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA “. You can see me and recite the mantra at the same time so we can practice together for those who have recently died. Thank you and Tashi Delek.”
Prayers will be recited in both Tibetan and English.
Texts:

We have a NEW text from 1/6/24, the same one used for our recent Green Tara empowerment. NEW translation/text of the Green Tara Sadhana of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Supplemental texts:

Concise Tara Prayer by Lama Gephel
GreenTara-Sevenfold Supplication by Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgon
YouTube video of the Sevenfold Supplication prayer sung by Phub zam with beautiful imagery

Description of the Tara practice above was written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche. Image courtesy of Miles McBreen.
Monday night prayers are held both in-person at the Dharma Center and virtually on Zoom.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 90th Birthday Celebration in the MDC Backyard
2025-07-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
The MDC will celebrate the momentous occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday in the MDC backyard! The event will take place after meditation on Saturday, July 5th, at 11:00AM. (Actually, His Holiness’s birthday is July 6th but we will celebrate a day early when we are all together). This is a luckypot (potluck) so bring whatever food you like! The spiritual leader, father, and protector of the Tibetan people, manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion; please do join us to celebrate the life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso La, a Buddha appearing in human form.

ཁྱེད་ས་སྟེང་འདིར་བཞུགས་པ་ཙམ་གྱིས། ང་ཚོ་ལ་སྤོབས་པ་ཡོད།
ཁྱེད་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་འདིར་ཕེབས་པ་ཙམ་གྱིས། ང་ཚོའི་བསོད་ནམས་ཡིན།
ཁྱེད་ཀྱི་གསུངས་ཐོས་པ་ཙམ་གྱིས། ང་ཚོའི་སེམས་ལ་བདེ་སྐྱིད་སྟེར།
ཁྱེད་ཀྱི་ཞལ་མཇལ་བ་ཙམ་གྱིས། ང་ཚོའི་སེམས་ཀྱི་ཟུག་རྔུ་སེལ།
“Your mere presence on this earth gives us encouragement,
Your mere arrival on this soil is our meritorious good fortune.
The mere sound of your voice is a symphony which hearing brings us great happiness,
And with the mere sight of your face, all our sorrows disappear and joyfulness dawns.”
~Khenpo Karten Rinpoche

Monday Night Chanted Prayers - Medicine Buddha
2025-07-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Medicine Buddha is the Buddha of Infinite Healing, creating the causes for a world that is healed from illness and disease, both of the body and of the mind.

Texts
You can find a link to the prayer text here: MedicineBuddhaPuja_༄༅།-།སྨན་བླའི་སྒྲུབས་ཐབས་བཞུགས་སོ།-།.pdf
Rinpoche wrote a very short but beautiful teaching on the practice of Medicine Buddha, which includes the visualization: Medicine Buddha Practice for Corona Virus from Khenpo Karten Rinpoche.
Additionally we typically recite a short Buddha Amitabha (the Buddha of Infinite Light) mantra: Om Ami Dewa Hri. Here is the text for Buddha Amitabha: The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma.
Please join us as we wish for all beings to have health and peace of mind.
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Dzam Ling Chi Sang: Universal Prayer Day Smoke Puja
2025-07-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Universal Prayer Day, or Dzam Ling Chi Sang, is celebrated on the full moon of the 15th day of the 5th month of the Tibetan Lunar calendar, which is July 10, 2025 of the Gregorian calendar. It is a time for spiritual cleansing. Tibetans hang prayer flags and burn juniper twigs. Rinpoche will lead us in a smoke puja in the backyard of the Manjushri Dharma Center, and the ceremony will go for one hour from (approximately) 10:00AM to 11:00AM. Participants are invited to wear all white clothing to symbolize purification. After the Dzam Ling Chi Sang ceremony, all are invited to stay for tea.
“Here is a brief history of Dzam Ling Chi Sang . During the time of Trisong Detsen , the first emperor of Tibet , there were many evil mountain deities in Tubo Kingdom. Guru Rinpoche was invited to Tibet to subdue these evil deities and turned them into Dharma protectors instead. Also after Samye Monastery was built, Guru Rinpoche held a ceremony to give thanks to all the deities, nagas, yakshas, devas and so on. During the day, humans built Samye Monastery but at night, all the devas and spirits continue to construct the temple. That is why at the completion of Samye Monastery, Guru Rinpoche held a smoke offering ceremony to commemorate this and to honor the deities. This is the beginning of Dzam Ling Chi Sang since the time of Guru Rinpoche till the present day. Also Sang is Tibetan for incense powder which is also used to purify our body, speech and mind.”
From Rinpoche’s 2023 Facebook post
Questions? Contact Rachel (MDC volunteer/president) at rachel.i.christo@gmail.com.

Saturday Morning Mediation
2025-07-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States

Saturday Morning Meditation at Asilomar Beach
2025-07-19 09:30 - 11:30 | Asilomar State Beach, 800 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Rinpoche invites all to Asilomar State Beach where we learn and practice sitting and walking meditation. In sitting meditation, you calm your mind and bring your awareness to the present moment. In walking meditation, you direct your attention to the movement and sensations of your body. You feel your feet on the ground, and arrive fully to the present moment with each step.

Meet to Carpool at 9:30am at MDC: We will gather at the Manjushri Dharma Center at 9:30am and carpool to the Asilomar Conference Grounds/Asilomar Beach with the hopes of starting our practice at 10am.

Parking at Asilomar: Parking is free at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, or there is parking on the street on Sunset Blvd. Asilomar Conference Grounds also has bathrooms.
Prayer for World Peace–we will also pray for peace in the world, an ocean of peace–using this prayer written by Khenpo La.
Questions? Contact Rachel C. at rachel.i.christo@gmail.com or 831-277-0529.
Notes: No beach fire this time, keeping it simple! Rain will mean meditation reverts to the normal 10am at the Manjushri Dharma Center.
No Zoom meditation on this day–so sorry dear global Sangha!

Yurt Loading Day! Call for Volunteers!
2025-07-25 12:00 - 14:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
The 30′ yurt, generously donated to Rinpoche and the Manjushri Dharma Center by Thay Kozen of the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple is now going to its new and permanent home: Lama Lakshey Zangpo and his retreat center in the Santa Cruz mountains! The generous gift lives on and connects these three dear teachers and their students in a knot of unending good energy.
Volunteers needed! If you can spare an hour or two on Friday, July 25th,from 12pm to 2pm, the five-person crew from Tsinta Mani Choling (Lama Lakshey’s Dharma Center) would greatly appreciate it! Can’t volunteer? Your wishes for a smooth loading, safe journey, and happy unloading on the other end would be appreciated!
Questions? Contact Rachel at rachelmdc2016@gmail.com.
Khenpo La worked hard on November 8, 2024 when the yurt arrived to MDC.

Chökhor Düchen - First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
2025-07-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Please join Rinpoche and the MDC to celebrate Chökhor Düchen – ‘The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma’ with a Buddha Shakyamuni Puja. This is an important holiday in which we honor the day that the Buddha Shakyamuni first taught after attaining enlightenment. For seven weeks after his enlightenment, Buddha did not teach. Finally, encouraged by Indra and Brahma, he turned the Wheel of Dharma for the first time, at Sarnath, by teaching the ‘Four Noble Truths’. Before the event, please read Rinpoche’s in-depth Teaching and blog Essence of Buddhism As Related to the Four Noble Truths (http://www.khenpokarten.org/2019/10/normal.html)
Text for evening: Treasury-of-Blessings-Shakyamuni-Practice-byMiphamRinpoche
About Chökhor Düchen
Chökhor Düchen is one of the four great occassions (Losar, Saga Dawa, Choekhor Duchen and Lhabab Duchen) celebrated by all Tibetan Buddhists. During those times, it is believed that the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied ten million times. It falls in the Tibetan Lunar calendar in the 6th month, 4th day. Choekhor means “Prayer Wheel” or “Dharma Wheel”, the common religious objects in Tibet, and Duchen means “great occasion” in Tibetan. Hand held wheels are hollow wooden or metal cylinders attached to a handle which are printed with mantras and when turned spread spiritual blessing. Mantras invoke the attention and blessings of the Buddhas, for example —Om Mani Padme Hum–the mantra of Chenrezig also known as Avalokiteshvara who is the Buddha of Compassion, invokes great love, compassion, and wisdom. Tradition has it that Buddha was not convinced that teaching what he had discovered through his meditations could be communicated in a way that would be of any benefit to others. It took the intercession of the great gods, Brahma and Indra, to persuade him to do so for the benefit of all sentient beings. The Buddha then addressed the five people who had been his companions during the time spent with the forest yogins, and taught this first teaching–the Four Noble Truths.

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No Saturday Morning Meditation
2025-08-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
There will be no meditation on Saturday, August 9th, 2025 as Rinpoche attends Lama Tharchin Rinpoche’s 12th dechö anniversary events. After that, Rinpoche will teach Monday, August 11th for Chanted Prayer practice, but then will be traveling to Portland, Oregon and Trout Lake, Washington, for the 18th Annual Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup. We will resume meditation again on Saturday, August 30th.
More about dechö events:

In Tibetan Buddhism, particularly within the Vajrayana tradition, a “Dechö anniversary” refers to the anniversary of a lama or teacher’s parinirvana, which marks the passing of a great Buddhist master.
Here’s a breakdown of the meaning:

“De” (or “Dechö”): Signifies the time when a lama passes into parinirvana.
“Chö”: Represents the act of making offerings to connect with the blessings of the lama’s wisdom mind.

Therefore, the Dechö anniversary is a significant occasion for students and devotees to honor their departed teachers, connect with their teachings, and accumulate merit through practices like making offerings, prayers, and aspirational prayers.
It’s a time for remembrance and reaffirmation of their connection to the teacher and the Dharma (Buddhist teachings). This is considered particularly beneficial during this time, where the merit generated from such practices is said to be multiplied.
(source: google ai)

18th Annual Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup 2025
2025-08-16 07:00 - 2025-08-18 16:00 | Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association, 4401 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR, 97230, United States
The 18th Annual Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup with the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will be held over two weekends in late August in Portland, Oregon and Trout Lake, Washington. The annual event is hosted by the Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association. The event is held in Tibetan and there will not be an English translator, but all are welcome to join and enjoy the special energy of the practice of Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light.
Note that the first weekend will be held at the NTCA in Portland, and the second weekend will be held at the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple (also known as Trout Lake Abbey), the home of Rinpoche’s Dharma brother Thay Kozen. Rinpoche is encouraging participation from his western students for either weekend, but especially for the second/closing weekend.
More details/carpooling: We started a “google doc” to encourage carpooling and to help with travel coordination. Attendees will be responsible for their own transportation and accommodations, but the Portland sangha is offering to pick folks up from the airport.
If you plan to attend, please contact Pema Tsomo at 503-544-3938.
Text in Tibetan: Here’s a copy of the Sadhana ‘Dechen Shingdrup’
The detailed schedule is below in English and Tibetan.

No Saturday Meditation on August 16
2025-08-16 10:00 - 11:00 | CA
While Rinpoche is away leading the Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup, there will be no regular meditation at the Manjushri Dharma Center. We will reconvene for meditation when Rinpoche returns, on Saturday, August 30th! See you then!

No Monday Night Chanted Prayers on August 18
2025-08-18 18:30 - 20:00 | CA
While Rinpoche is away leading the Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup, there will be no regular chanted prayer practice at the Manjushri Dharma Center. We will reconvene for chanted prayers when Rinpoche returns! Watch the website and newsletter for the next upcoming chanted prayer practice.

18th Annual Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup 2025
2025-08-22 07:00 - 2025-08-24 16:00 | Mount Adams Buddhist Temple, 46 Stoller Rd, Trout Lake, WA, 98650-9712, United States

No Saturday Meditation on August 23
2025-08-23 10:00 - 11:00 | CA

No Monday Night Chanted Prayers on August 25
2025-08-25 18:30 - 20:00 | CA
Rinpoche just wrapped up the Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup, and is enjoying some rest and time with his students in Portland. There will be no regular chanted prayer practice at the Manjushri Dharma Center. We will reconvene for chanted prayers when Rinpoche returns! Watch the website and newsletter for the next upcoming chanted prayer practice.

Welcome Back Rinpoche! Kata Ceremony
2025-08-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Please note–there is no fixed time for this event–due to travel, timeline may vary!
Rinpoche will land in Monterey at 7:15pm on Friday, August 29th, 2025, after leading the 18th Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup in Portland, OR and Trout Lake, WA for that past two weeks. We will welcome our dear teacher with a traditional kata ceremony (white silk scarf used to show respect). It’s suggested that you come to the Manjushri Dharma Center by 7pm and plan to wait until 8pm–as due to travel, Rinpoche may be home early or late. Katas provided. Offerings of flowers for the altar or healthy food (Rinpoche is diabetic) to stock his refrigerator is welcome!
Rinpoche will be very tired, so after we welcome him home, we will depart quickly and let him rest. Please remember to let him rest in the coming week and honor the “monk’s office hours”–do not contact him prior to 12pm PT if possible. (He uses the mornings for his personal practice).
We will all be together on Saturday, August 30th for meditation if Rinpoche is up for it–please check the website to make sure it’s still on.
Welcome back Rinpoche!
