Manjushri Dharma Center

Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online-Green Tara Practice
2020-12-28 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | online event, CA, 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 motherly sentient beings from the suffering ocean of samsara.
She is known as the Mother of all Buddhas, born from Chenrezig’s tear of compassion. She will swiftly come to comfort and protect those who supplicate her. Especially from emotional, and physical sufferings. In her hands she holds utpala flowers which symbolize power and purity.
This is also my daily practice; we will pray for overcoming fear and clearing of obstacles. Also pray for those who have passed away from coronavirus. 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. (Prayer text will be shown on screen, but we don’t have permission yet to add to our website)
Written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, adapted for the Monday night session.
Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
Password required: WorldPeace
For questions, please contact: rachelmdc2016@gmail.com.

Friday evening January 1st, 2021: The Guru Practice, Rain of Blessings-Online
2021-01-01 17:00 - 18:30
༅༅།། སྤྱི་ལོ་གསར་པའི་ཚེས་པ་གཅིག་སྟེ། ༢༠༢༡ སྤྱི་ཟླ་དང་པོའི་སྤྱི་ཚེས་གཅིག་ཉིན་དགུང་མོ་ཆུ་ཚོད་ལྔ་པའི་ཐོག་གུས་པའི་རྩ་བའི་བླ་མ་སྐྱབས་རྗེ་སངས་རྒྱས་བསྟན་འཛིན་རིན་པོ་ཆེའི་༼བླ་སྒྲུབ་བྱིན་རླབས་ཆར་འབེབས་༽ངོ་དེབ་བརྒྱུད་ཐད་གཏོང་བྱེད་འཆར་ཡོད་པས་ཆོས་གྲོགས་མཉམ་ཞུགས་བྱེད་འདོད་ཡོད་པ་རྣམས་ནས་དེ་ལུགས་ཐུགས་ངེས་ཞུ།

Friday, January 1st, 2021, we will bring in the New Year With the profound practice of Guru Yoga. This will be live-streamed at 5:00PM (PST) California time on Facebook Live. (Via Facebook Live: Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook)

In my lineage, the Guru is everything. He is Three Jewels and the Three Roots. For me, my Root Guru Kyabje Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche is the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. We are truly fortunate to be his followers and to celebrate a fully enlightened Buddha who came to this world in the form of a human being; his loving-kindness can never be repaid! Even though we don’t see him with our physical eyes, he watches over us like a sighted person taking care of the blind. Don’t think that you have never met my Guru; if you have faith and devotion, he definitely extends his compassion to you and we will all receive an unceasing rain of blessings. Everyone who has become the disciple of this Guru should rejoice!

To commemorate the loving-kindness of my Root Guru, we will hold the profound practice of Guru Yoga with the text “The Guru Practice, Rain of Blessings” composed by His Holiness the Karmapa and myself. You can find a link to the text below:

The Guru Practice, Rain of Blessings

The profound practice of Guru Yoga is part of my main practice, and I always pray The Essence Request, as follows:

I pray to the precious Guru;
Grant your blessing so that my mind may give up ego-clinging. Grant your blessing so that contentment may arise in my being. Grant your blessing so that non-Dharmic thoughts may cease. Grant your blessing so that my own mind may be realized as unborn.
Grant your blessing so that illusion may be pacified in itself.
Grant your blessing so that phenomena may be realized as Dharmakaya.

Please do not miss this most auspicious opportunity to commence the New Year! Tashi Delek

Via Facebook Live: Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook

No Weekend Sat/Sun 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas
2021-01-02 08:00 - 09:30
The teachings will resume on January 9-10, 2021, but then also pause over the retreat weekend of January 16-17, 2021. Teachings will resume regularly on January 23-24, 2021.

How to Have a (Truly) Happy New Year-A Virtual Public Talk
2021-01-15 18:00 - 20:00
How to Have a (Truly) Happy New Year
A Virtual Public Talk
with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
Friday, January 15th, 2021
6:00 – 8:00 PM Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
Free & Open to the Public–Registration Requested

About the Talk
Are you hoping to find purpose and meaning in the events of the past year, while living with greater peace and authenticity in the year to come? Spend an evening with Tibetan monk, scholar, and meditation master, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, who has distilled centuries of Buddhist wisdom to its essence in original poetic verse. With warmth and clarity, Rinpoche will draw on his decades of personal study and meditation practice to explain a selection of verses on the nature of happiness and methods to cultivate it. Time will be made for Rinpoche to answer your questions. Attendees are also invited to register for our virtual annual retreat (Jan 16-18, 2021), where Rinpoche will teach on The Instructions of Gampopa: Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. More about the retreat can be found on our webpage: https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/january-retreat-2021-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online/2021-01-16/
About the Teacher, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche (left) with Khenpo Karten (right), his heart student.
Khenpo 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.
In 1996, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon
Khenpo Karten Rinpoche (right) with His Holiness the Dalai Lama (upper left) and the Manjushri Dharma Center (lower right)
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.
Khenpo 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.

Registration
Registration is requested, but not required. Registration will allow participants to receive a reminder email two days prior to the event, and fifteen minutes ahead, so the links below will be close at hand. To register, please visit EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-have-a-truly-happy-new-year-public-talk-wkhenpo-karten-rinpoche-tickets-134906156947

Zoom link: How to Have a (Truly) Happy New Year–Virtual Public Talk
Password: [REDACTED]
To join by phone: first dial one of the phone numbers below (normal charges apply), then enter the meeting ID, there is no participant ID so just press #, then enter the password, and you will be able to hear the teachings over the phone. For international numbers, click this link.
US: +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
Meeting ID: 943 7151 7846
Password: [REDACTED]

For questions & more information
Please 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.
The beautiful image of Big Sur shown above is by Miles McBreen.

A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path: A Three-Day Virtual Retreat with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche & Guests
2021-01-16 10:00 - 16:00
The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
A Three-Day Virtual Retreat with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
& Guest Teachers Lama Leshe Zangpo and Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen)
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, January 16-18, 2021
10:00am-12:00pm & 2:00pm-4:00pm Pacific Time
Online via Zoom–Registration Required
Donation requested at $10.00 per session, $50.00 for entire retreat
No one turned away for lack of funds
About the Retreat
Spend 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.

Retreat Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021
Session 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.
Session Two: 2:00pm-4:00pm PT: Oral Transmission & Teachings on A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path from Khenpo Karten Rinpoche

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021
Session 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.
Session Four: 2:00pm-4:00pm PT: Teachings on A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path from Khenpo Karten Rinpoche

Monday, Jan. 18, 2021
Session Five: 10:00am-12:00pm PT: Amitabha Practice, Bodhisattva Vows, Butter Lamp Prayer & Conclusion of Teachings

Registration, Donation, and Zoom Participation

Step one: REGISTER via EventBrite. Click the link to register.
Step 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.
Step three: Zoom link–The Zoom link is below, or you may join by phone.

Retreat Zoom Link:
https://middlebury.zoom.u/j/99243407554?pwd=[REDACTED]

Password: [REDACTED]

Or by telephone:

Or Telephone:
US: +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

Meeting ID: 992 4340 7554 (No participant ID, press # to bypass)
Phone Password: [REDACTED]
International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/aeuAxOnHp

About the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche

Khenpo 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.
In 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.
Khenpo 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.

About the Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen)

Thich 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.

About the Venerable Lama Leshe Zangpo

Lama 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.”

About the Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen

The 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.
Gampopa 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.

Texts and Resources:

Mandala Offering and Request for Teaching (recited by the students for each teacher)
The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma (Amitabha Prayers)
Sukavatti Aspiration Prayer (Saturday morning text by Ven. Leshe Zangpo)
The 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)
Bodhisattva Vows Prayer
Butter Lamp Prayer
Prayer for World Peace
Prayer for the Long Life of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
Additional resources:

Khenpo 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.”
Khenpo 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.“

Virtual Shrine:
Khenpo 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.

Butter Lamp and Khata Offering:

At 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.
Advice for the Virtual Retreat:

This 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.
How to Make a Donation of Dana at the MDC January Retreat 2021
Dana 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:
Step 1: Fill out our Dana Donation Form to specify your wishes
Step 2: Make Payment by credit/debit card or by check.
We will distribute your donations to each teacher in the amount you specified, sending a final check for all dana collected.
For Payment by Credit/Debit Card:

Please 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.
For Payment by Check:

Please make checks out to “Manjushri Dharma Center” and mail to 724 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA.

For questions, contact: Pam Krone, MDC Co-Treasurer: pamkrone@gmail.com

For questions & more information
Please 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.

Annual All-Sangha Meeting--Online
2021-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
Dear MDC Sangha and Friends,
We warmly invite all to attend our annual All-Sangha Meeting (held for the first time virtually!), immediately following the closing of our winter retreat. This is an important event, as we review and rejoice in all our wonderful dharma activities of the previous year, keep you informed of MDC’s financial health and important projects, get your precious feedback about what you would like to see in the year to come, and elect new members to the board. Please join if you are able, whether or not you attended the retreat, and feel free to enjoy food and drink during the meeting.
Please contact Rachel C. (rachelmdc2016@gmail.com) to receive the Zoom link, or check this webpage on Monday morning when it will be made available here.
We hope to see you there!
For Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and Manjushri Dharma Center,
The MDC Board

Zoom link
https://middlebury.zoom.u/j/99243407554?pwd=[REDACTED]
Password: [REDACTED]

Or by telephone:
US: +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

Meeting ID: 992 4340 7554 (No participant ID, press # to bypass)
Phone Password: [REDACTED] (phone password only–different from above)
International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/aeuAxOnHp

No Monday Night Chanted Prayers
2021-01-18 18:30 - 20:00

Wednesday Night Chanted Prayers Online-Red Avalokiteshvara
2021-01-27 17:00 - 18:30
འཁོར་བ་དོང་སྤྲུག་བོད་ཡིག་གི་ཆོ་ག་རིང་དྲྭ་ཐོག་འཇོག་རྒྱུ་མ་བྱུང་བས་ཚང་མས་དེ་ལུགས་ངང་ཀུན་སློང་བསམ་པ་བཟང་པོའི་ངང་ནས་ཡིག་དྲུག་གི་བསྒོམ་བཟླས་ལ་མཉམ་ཞུགས་གནང་རོགས་ཞུ།

Wednesday, 1/27, at 5:00PM PST (Pacific Standard Time), we will hold Red Avalokiteshvara, Khorwa Dongtruk, “shaker of samsara from its depths” supplication prayers on Facebook Live.

This is a terma (hidden spiritual treasure) revealed by the great Dharma king Chogyur Dechen Lingpa. This deity is the supreme embodiment of love and compassion and is very powerful. This was practiced by Patrul Rinpoche and is also my daily practice; we will pray for those who have died, especially those who have passed away from coronavirus.

If anyone would like to join please sit and recite the mantra “OM MANI PADME HUM”. The text is The Essential Sadhana from the Guru’s Heart Practice, Shaker of Samsara from its Depths. The prayers will be recited in Tibetan, but please participate. You can see me and recite the mantra at the same time so we can practice together for those who have recently died. Additionally, you can read this English version of the text for the meaning:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wk8W6fDzv-RYJTl1sbn6Zzl1i8Yn549q/view?usp=sharing

Thank you and Tashi Delek

Via Facebook Live: Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook

Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online--Medicine Buddha
2021-02-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-04-12 18:30 - 20:00
On Monday we will practice the prayers of Medicine Buddha (Buddha of Infinite Healing), creating the causes for a world that is healed from illness and disease. You can find a link to the prayer text here: MedicineBuddhaPuja_༄༅།-།སྨན་བླའི་སྒྲུབས་ཐབས་བཞུགས་སོ།-།.pdf
Additionally, 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, posted on the Teachings page originally in March 2020.
Also, our main Monday night prayer practice has always been Buddha Amitabha (the Buddha of Infinite Light), so we typically also recite the Amitabha mantra. Here are two versions of that text–first a short version: Amitabha Prayer Practice. And here is the long text (this is our main text for practice): 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.
Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
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Or join by phone (your normal phone charges may apply):
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Meeting ID: 970 1801 1835 (there is no participant number, so press # to bypass)
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International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/abeH9hRvO3
Image by MDC Sangha member Miles McBreen

Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online–Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche
2021-02-08 18:30 - 20:00
Guru Rinpoche, also known as Padmasambhava or the Precious Master, is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. He established the Buddhadharma in Tibet, and then developed the practice so that all the teachings of Buddha were preserved as a living tradition that has continued down to the present day.
Trinley Nyingpo, the “Essence of Enlightened Activity,” is the concise Guru Rinpoche sadhana practice from the Tugdrub Barche Kunsel, a hidden treasure teaching discovered by the King of Treasure Revealers, Chogyur Dechen Lingpa in the mid-19th century.
The central visualization for this practice is a triad of deities of the Three Kayas (“Enlightened Bodies”): the Dharmakaya Buddha Amitayus, the Samboghakaya Buddha Avalokitesvara, and the Nirmanakaya Buddha Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche). It also includes twelve additional manifestations of Guru Rinpoche.
Outwardly, Guru Rinpoche was a fully enlightened being who was invited from India by the Tibetan King Trisong Deutsen in the 8th century to establish the Vajrayana Buddhist teachings in Tibet. He personally blessed every square foot of Tibet and concealed innumerable “treasure teachings” (Terma) for future generations to receive and practice when the time was especially right. Trinley Nyingpo is one such terma.
Inwardly, Guru Rinpoche is the embodiment of all the Wisdom Gurus of the past, present, and future, and the essence of our own enlightened mind.
Prayers will be recited in both Tibetan and English.
Main text: Trinley Nyingpo, the “Essence of Enlightened Activity,” is the concise Guru Rinpoche sadhana practice from the Tugdrub Barche Kunsel
Lineage text: Thugdrup Barched Kunsel Lineage Prayer
Abbreviated text: Awakening to the Guru’s Pure Vision

Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
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Wednesday Night Chanted Prayers Online-Vajrakilaya
2021-02-10 17:00 - 18:30
This Wednesday, February 10, at 5:00PM PST, we will hold the Vajrakilaya Practice on Facebook Live. Before Losar, the Tibetan New Year on February 12, all monasteries hold wrathful deities practices, such as Mahakala, Vajrakilaya, etc. These rituals, or GUTOR, are six days of extensive practices performed towards the end of the Tibetan year. Gutor is a purification and vast offerings to the protectors to clear away obstacles in the year to come.

Actually, Vajrakilaya is Rinpoche’s special yidam; the wrathful heruka Vajrakilaya is the yidam deity who embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas and whose practice is famous for being the most powerful for removing obstacles, destroying the forces hostile to compassion and purifying the spiritual pollution so prevalent in this age.

Please do join us in this practice to prepare for the New Year!

Via Facebook Live: Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook

Friday Evening Prayers and Fun-Virtual Losar Party!
2021-02-12 18:30 - 19:30
Happy Year of the Wood Iron Ox 2148! The Manjushri Dharma Center sangha and Rinpoche will celebrate Losar (Tibetan lunar new year) with prayers for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Words of Truth, a prayer written by His Holiness on Friday, February 12th at 6:30pm to 7:30pm (Pacific time), to celebrate the first day of the lunar new year. The celebration will be on Zoom,link below. Want to learn more about how Tibetans celebrate Losar? Check out this webpage: How-to Guide for Losar.
Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom:
Losar Party 2021
Password required: WorldPeace
Photo credit: wikimedia commons

No Monday Night Chanted Prayers
2021-02-15 18:30 - 20:00
On Monday, February 15th, we will not hold our usual Monday night chanted prayer practice, but it will resume again on Monday, 2/22/2021.
Photo credit: Miles McBreen, MDC Volunteer Board Member, serving as Secretary 2021

Saturday Morning Special Event: Oral Transmissions
2021-02-20 09:00 - 10:30
Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
to Bestow the Reading Transmissions
of his Dharma Lineage
Saturday, February 20
Saturday, March 6
Saturday, March 13
Saturday, March 20
9:00-10:30 AM
Manushri Dharma Center is very pleased to announce that over select weekends in February and March, our precious teacher Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will begin the process of offering the reading transmissions of all the main practices that he holds from his own Root Guru, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche, and his other primary teachers.

On February 20th, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche bestowed the following transmissions:
1. From the Thukdrup Barched Kunsel, “Trinley Dringpo” (medium length Guru sadhana)
2. Trinley Nyingpo (“Essence of Enlightened Activity”) from the Thukdrup Barched Kunsel cycle
3. Gyungyi Kholjang (concise daily sadhana for the Lamei Thukdrup Barched Kunsel) a joint treasure revelation by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Lingpa
4. Lamei Thukdrup Barched Lamsel (Prayer that Removes Obstacles from the Path)
5. From Lamei Thukdrup Yidzhin Norbu, Sampa Lhundrupma ( Prayer for the Spontaneous Fulfillment of Wishes)
6. Du Sum Sangye (a very concise six line Barched Lamsel)
On March 6th, 2021, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche bestowed the following transmissions of the two-volumes of the cycle of practices related to the wrathful wisdom deity Vajrakilaya: Sangthik Phurba Single-Mudra Vajrakumara, from the Seven Profound Cycles revelations of Chokguyr Dechen Lingpa. Among the Three Roots (Lama, Yidam, and Khandro), Vajrakilaya, is the primary yidam (meditational deity) for the Chokling Tersar and most other Nyingma lineages. As a wrathful manifestation of Vajrasattva, Vajrakilaya is an extremely powerful deity for dispelling obstacles and purifying negative karma.

On March 13, Rinpoche bestowed the following transmissions:

The Medicine Buddha Sadhana (“River of Lapis Lazuli”) of Namchoe Mingyur Dorje (from the “Sky Dharma” treasures).
The Medicine Buddha Sadhana of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, from the Lamei Thukdrup Barched Kunsel

On March 20th, Rinpoche bestowed the following transmissions:
1. Amitabha sadhana of Namcho Mingyur Dorje
2. Amitabha sadhana of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
3. Green Tara sadhana of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
4. Longchen Nyingthig Chod Practice: “The Sound of Dakini Laughter” of Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa
5. Dzogchen Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra (“Kunzang Monlam”) of Rigdzin Godemchen
6. Guru Practice “Rain of Blessings” of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
7. Namcho Amitabha Lineage Prayer
8. Kagyu Lineage Prayer of 8th Karmapa

Please read on for some important information about the Reading Transmission for Tibetan Buddhist practitioners.
Wang, Lung, and Tri in Tantric Buddhism
Generally, the scriptures of the Buddhadharma can be divided into the two categories of Sutra and Tantra. As students of Buddhist Tantra (alternatively called Secret Mantra, Vajrayana, Mantrayana, or Tantrayana), it is essential that we engage in the study and practice of these very special and profound teachings only after having connected with the lineage through a genuine and qualified teacher. There are many wonderful texts, such as Words of My Perfect Teacher, which explain the qualifications of a genuine Tantric teacher, and it is important that we familiarize ourselves with them.
Once we have met a qualified teacher, as we have in Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, we can enter through the doors of faith and devotion into the Vajrayana path, which can lead us to complete and perfect Buddhahood in as little as a single lifetime. Having connected to the blessings of the lineage by receiving from the master what is known in Tibetan as Wang, Lung and Tri (Empowerment, Transmission, and Oral Instructions), we become qualified to study and practice a given Vajrayana method. All three of these must be received in order for the teachings to truly take hold in, ripen, and liberate our mind stream.
In the past, Rinpoche has bestowed empowerment and oral instructions for various practices, and will continue to do so. Through the Wang, the “Vajra Master” initiates the student into the mandala of a particular yidam or meditational deity, such as Amitabha, Chenrezig, Tara, or Vajrayogini. With Tri, the Vajra Master provides specific commentary, in accordance with his or her own lineage, on how to properly perform each stage of the practice. This may involve ritual, visualization, mudras and mantras, which are sometimes very concise, but often highly elaborate. Importantly, Tri also explains the profound and layered meaning of each particular aspect of the practice.
Now, we are extremely fortunate to be able to receive the crucial Reading Transmissions for some of the core practices that we have been doing as Rinpoche’s sanghas, as well as for many he intends to introduce us to in the future. This will include some of the main practices of the Treasure Revelations (terma) of the Tertons Namchoe Mingyur Dorje and Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa. It was the terma cycle of the latter treasurer revealer that formed the core practice curriculum for Khenpo Karten’s Three Year, Three Month, Three Day retreat in Tibet.
Why we receive the Reading Transmission
In receiving the Reading Transmission, we simply listen to the words read aloud in Tibetan by our teacher, with as much faith and devotion, and as little mind-wandering, as possible. In this way, the powerful blessings of all the realization of the yogis and yoginis who have held and passed on this unbroken lineage fall upon our ears. Without the Reading Transmission, we will fully connect with the lineage, and over time, the potency and integrity of the teachings will become diluted and begin to degrade. But, baving been connected to this lineage and the liberating words of the Dharma through receiving the Transmission, the seed of realization is planted in our own heart, the lineage remains intact, and its longevity is ensured.
A Very Special Method of Receiving the Reading Transmission
Khenpo Karten has shared with us a very special way to receive the Reading Transmission. It is, in Rinpoche’s words, a “secret” or “sacred” instruction, which he received from his late uncle and one of his most important teachers, a terton and senior khenpo of Shechen Monastery, Lama Gephel.
Visualize that your ears transform into fully bloomed lotus blossoms, and that the stems are luminous transparent wisdom channels. These stem-like channels”descend down inside your body and connect to your heart chakra. As Rinpoche gives the Reading Transmission, visualize that the sounds of the words float out of his mouth in the form of the “Ali Kali” — the Tibetan or Sanskrit vowels and consonants (if you do not know what these syllables look like, you can visualize the words in English, or at least, generate the conviction that this is occurring). The syllables, made of golden light, float to the pollen heart of the lotus blossoms that are your ears. As the sounds/syllables fall upon your lotus ears, they transform into drops of wisdom nectar in the form of golden liquid light. The drops of luminous nectar drip and flow down through the stem channels into your heart chakra, blessing your heart-mind with the wisdom of the Buddhadharma.

Link to Join Oral Transmission special event via Zoom:
Oral Transmission
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Photo credit: Khenpo Karten Rinpoche

Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online–Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche + Tsog Offering
2021-02-22 18:30 - 20:00
Guru Rinpoche, also known as Padmasambhava or the Precious Master, is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. He established the Buddhadharma in Tibet, and then developed the practice so that all the teachings of Buddha were preserved as a living tradition that has continued down to the present day.
Trinley Nyingpo, the “Essence of Enlightened Activity,” is the concise Guru Rinpoche sadhana practice from the Tugdrub Barche Kunsel, a hidden treasure teaching discovered by the King of Treasure Revealers, Chogyur Dechen Lingpa in the mid-19th century.
The central visualization for this practice is a triad of deities of the Three Kayas (“Enlightened Bodies”): the Dharmakaya Buddha Amitayus, the Samboghakaya Buddha Avalokitesvara, and the Nirmanakaya Buddha Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche). It also includes twelve additional manifestations of Guru Rinpoche.
Outwardly, Guru Rinpoche was a fully enlightened being who was invited from India by the Tibetan King Trisong Deutsen in the 8th century to establish the Vajrayana Buddhist teachings in Tibet. He personally blessed every square foot of Tibet and concealed innumerable “treasure teachings” (Terma) for future generations to receive and practice when the time was especially right. Trinley Nyingpo is one such terma.
Inwardly, Guru Rinpoche is the embodiment of all the Wisdom Gurus of the past, present, and future, and the essence of our own enlightened mind.
Prayers will be recited in both Tibetan and English. The practice on Feb. 22nd will include a Tsog Offering. Attendees can place tsog offerings like flowers, fruits, biscuits, cheese/crackers, nuts, and include a small amount of meat and alcohol on their alter. We partake in the offerings to honor the divine within. It is a beautiful practice to accumulate merit and purify obscurations.
Main text: Trinley Nyingpo, the “Essence of Enlightened Activity,” is the concise Guru Rinpoche sadhana practice from the Tugdrub Barche Kunsel
Lineage text: Thugdrup Barched Kunsel Lineage Prayer
Abbreviated text: Awakening to the Guru’s Pure Vision

Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
Password required: WorldPeace
Or join by phone (your normal phone charges may apply):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 970 1801 1835
International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/abeH9hRvO3
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Friday Evening Special Chanted Prayers-Milarepa Ladrup
2021-02-26 17:00 - 18:30
༅༅། གནང་ཉིན་མོ་སྟེ་བོད་ལུགས་རྟ་ཟླ་བའི་ཚེས་པ་བཅུ་བཞིའི་ཉིན་མོ་རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པའི་འདས་མཆོད་ཉིན་མོ་དང་བསྟུན་མི་ལའི་བླ་སྒྲུབ་ངོ་དེབ་ནང་དུ་ཉམས་ལེན་བྱེད་འཆར་ཡོད་པས་དད་ལྡན་ཆོས་གྲོགས་རྣམ་པ་དགོང་མོ་ཆུ་ཚོད་ལྔ་པའི་སྐབས་སུ་མཉམ་ཞུགས་གནང་རོགས།

This Friday, 2/26, at 5:00PM PST (California Time) we will celebrate the Parinirvana of Jetsun Milarepa on Facebook Live. We will practice the Milarepa Ladrup, Guru Yoga Sadhana. Lord Mila was a Tibetan siddha yogi and major figure in the Kagyu-pa lineage and Tibetan Buddhism. Please join us on this auspicious occasion!

https://1drv.ms/w/s!AjwAt5Zl42NggXFFdITa8pPuMiaN

Via Facebook Live: Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook

Saturday Evening--Chötrul Düchen Full Moon Celebration
2021-02-27 18:30 - 20:00
Chötrul Düchen is one of four major Tibetan Buddhist holy days, celebrated on the first full moon after lunar new year. It is known as the Butter Lamp Festival, Festival of Lights, or Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations. It commemorates the day that Buddha Shakyamuni settled the question of his enlightenment with naysayers by performing many miracles. This full moon day is considered a “merit multiplier” day, with the effects of both positive and negative actions multiplied ten million times. On this auspicious day, we will gather online via Zoom to read The Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Buddha Śākyamuni, by Mipham Rinpoche, and the Praise of the Twelve Great Deeds. The texts will be shown on screen. Participants may arrange an altar that can be seen on camera with flowers, candles, and images of Buddha. We hope to “see” you there!
Learn More: The Story of the 15 Days of Miracles, Rigpa Wiki-Brief Explanation of Chotrul Duchen
Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Chötrul Düchen 2021
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Or join by phone (your normal phone charges may apply):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 970 1801 1835 (there is no participant number, so press # to bypass)
Phone Password: [REDACTED]
International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/abeH9hRvO3

Sunday Afternoon-Rinpoche Part of Weekend Metta Sutra Retreat
2021-02-28 13:00 - 14:00
This Sunday, February 28 at 1:00pm, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will give a Dharma talk as part of a three-day, weekend retreat at the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple at Trout Lake Abbey. The retreat begins Friday, Feb. 26 and runs through Sunday, Feb.28, 2021. You can see all the details of the weekend retreat, entitled “3-Day Buddhist Mahayana Retreat on Metta and Practice,” hosted by the Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen).
Attendees at the January weekend retreat hosted by Manjushri Dharma Center will recall that Thay Kozen taught on the Metta Sutra during our retreat, and taught these beautiful verses and practice:
***
Eight sentences that
can change the world:May I be Well
May I be Happy
May I know Love
May I know PeaceMay you be Well
May you be Happy
May you know Love
May you know Peace
Start out by holding your right hand over the center of your chest, then place your left hand over your right one and gently hug your chest.
Then say the above sentences. Think of yourself as you say the “May I …” Think first of a loved one as you say the “May you…” Then to cleanse your heart, think of someone who has caused you pain or distress and repeat the “May you…”
The Buddha tells us – What we think we become.

No Wednesday Night Chanted Prayers
2021-03-03 17:00 - 18:30
No regular chanted prayer practice this week or next week, will resume on Wednesday, March 17 with Red Chenrezig practice.

Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online-Green Tara Practice
2021-03-08 18:30 - 20:00
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 motherly sentient beings from the suffering ocean of samsara.
She is known as the Mother of all Buddhas, born from Chenrezig’s tear of compassion. She will swiftly come to comfort and protect those who supplicate her. Especially from emotional, and physical sufferings. In her hands she holds utpala flowers which symbolize power and purity.
This is also my daily practice; we will pray for overcoming fear and clearing of obstacles. Also pray for those who have passed away from coronavirus. 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. (Prayer text will be shown on screen, but we don’t have permission yet to add to our website)
Written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, adapted for the Monday night session.

Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
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Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online--Amitabha Practice
2021-03-15 18:30 - 20:00
Our main Monday night prayer practice has always been Buddha Amitabha (the Buddha of Infinite Light). Since the Covid shelter-in-place, we have included the Amitabha mantra in every session, but this evening we will once again return to our main text: The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma.
We also have a shorter text for reference: Amitabha Prayer Practice.
Please join us as we wish for all beings to have health and peace of mind.
Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
Password required: WorldPeace

Or join by phone (your normal phone charges may apply):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 970 1801 1835
International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/abeH9hRvO3
Phone Password: [REDACTED] (phone password only, no participant ID, press # to bypass)

Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online--Avalokiteshvara
2021-03-22 18:30 - 20:00
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, and HH Dalai Lama and the Karmapa, who are considered living Buddhas, are also believed to be emanations of Chenrezig. It is said that even babies upon birth know the mantra OM MANI PADME HUM.

Please do join us for this profound practice. Tashi Delek

Short text: Amitabha Prayer Practice.
Long text: The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma.

Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
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Meeting ID: 970 1801 1835
International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/abeH9hRvO3
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No Wednesday Chanted Prayers
2021-03-24 17:00 - 18:30
No chanted prayer practice on Weds. , March 24th. We will resume next week, March 31, with Medicine Buddha practice.

Wednesday Night Chanted Prayers Online--Medicine Buddha
2021-03-31 17:00 - 18:30
Medicine Buddha (Buddha of Infinite Healing), creating the causes for a world that is healed from illness and disease. You can find a link to the prayer text here: MedicineBuddhaPuja_༄༅།-།སྨན་བླའི་སྒྲུབས་ཐབས་བཞུགས་སོ།-།.pdf
Additionally, 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, posted on the Teachings page originally in March 2020.
Also, our main Monday night prayer practice has always been Buddha Amitabha (the Buddha of Infinite Light), so we typically also recite the Amitabha mantra. Here are two versions of that text–first a short version: Amitabha Prayer Practice. And here is the long text (this is our main text for practice): 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.
Wednesday night prayers tend to be in Tibetan, but Rinpoche always gives some guidance and teaching in English as well. All practitioners can follow along in the spirit and intention of peace and healing.

Via Facebook Live: Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook

Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online--Amitabha Practice
2021-04-05 18:30 - 20:00
Buddha Amitabha is the Buddha of Infinite Light. Our main text: The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma.
We also have a shorter text for reference: Amitabha Prayer Practice.
Please join us as we wish for all beings to have health and peace of mind.
Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
Password required: WorldPeace

Or join by phone (your normal phone charges may apply):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 970 1801 1835
International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/abeH9hRvO3
Phone Password: [REDACTED] (phone password only, no participant ID, press # to bypass)

An Invitation from Thay Kozen
2021-04-10 08:30 - 10:00
The Venerable Thich Minh Tinh (Thay Kozen) co-founder of the Mount Adams Buddhist Temple at Trout Lake Abbey has invited the Manjushri Dharma Center Sangha to participate in a special event on Saturday, April 10th, 2021.
APRIL 10th Taking Refuge & The Precepts
Novice Ordination for Sister Minh Bao (a novice nun)
9:00 AM to 10 AM – part of Saturday Service
Following 8:30 AM Check-In
Zoom link and more information:

Here is the Zoom link. The ordination will be part of a regular practice on Saturdays to which all are invited on a standing basis:
https://www.mtadamsbuddhisttemple.com/event/saturday-morning-service-sitting-meditation-dharma-talk-2021-04-10/
For a further description of the ordination, refuge practice and precept practice, use this link:
https://www.mtadamsbuddhisttemple.com/event/taking-refuge-the-precepts-and-novice-ordination-for-sister-minh-bao/

We rejoice that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and Thay Kozen have the karma to cross paths, and share traditions across the two Sanghas!

Wednesday Night Chanted Prayers Online-Green Tara Practice
2021-04-14 17:00 - 18:30
On Wednesday, September 30th, at 6:00pm PT, Rinpoche will practice Green Tara prayers via Facebook Live.
Green Tara supplication prayers. She is known as the Mother of all Buddhas, born from Chenrezig’s tear of compassion. She will swiftly come to comfort and protect those who supplicate her. Especially from emotional, and physical sufferings. In her hands she holds utpala flowers which symbolize power and purity.
This is also my daily practice; we will pray for overcoming fear and clearing of obstacles. Also pray for those who have passed away from coronavirus. If anyone would like to join please sit and recite the mantra “OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA “. The prayers will be recited in Tibetan, but please participate. 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.
Via Facebook Live: Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook

Saturday Morning Lojong Teaching--Online via Zoom
2021-04-17 09:00 - 10:30
On Saturday Mornings, April 3rd, April 17th, and April 24th from 9:00am to 10:30am each day over Zoom, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will offer teachings on the Eight Verses in Training the Mind, or Lojong, composed by Geshe Langri Tangpa, who lived in the 11th century.
Although the teachings will be in Tibetan, all are welcome to join and share the good energy and rejoice in the teaching for our Tibetan sangha. Contact Pema Tsomo to receive Zoom link at the phone number listed in the flyer.

འཛུམ་གྱི་དྲ་ཚིག་འདི་ཡིན།
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86208736682?pwd=[REDACTED]

For the English speaking Sangha: His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a series of teaching on Lojong in 1998, and that can be found here: https://www.rfa.org/tibetan/society/dharma-center-and-tibetan-cause-03312021130121.html

Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online--Chenrezig Practice
2021-04-19 18:30 - 20:00
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, and HH Dalai Lama and the Karmapa, who are considered living Buddhas, are also believed to be emanations of Chenrezig. It is said that even babies upon birth know the mantra OM MANI PADME HUM.

Please do join us next week for this profound practice. Tashi Delek

Text: We are using the version of the text as posted by the Odiyana Institute: Chenrezig Sadhana

Link to Join Prayer Practice via Zoom: Monday Night Prayer Practice
Password required: WorldPeace

Or join by phone (your normal phone charges may apply):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799
Meeting ID: 970 1801 1835
International numbers available: https://middlebury.zoom.us/u/abeH9hRvO3
Phone Password: [REDACTED]
