Manjushri Dharma Center

No Monday Night Prayers
2023-08-21 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
There will be no Monday night prayer practice on August 21st or August 28th, as Rinpoche leads the 16th Annual Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup 2023. The next prayer practice will be likely September 4, which is also the Labor Day holiday. Our newsletter will have the most up-to-date information. Sign up to receive the newsletter HERE.

No Saturday Meditation
2023-08-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
There will be no Saturday morning meditation practice on August 19th or 26th, as Rinpoche leads the 16th Annual Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup 2023. The next prayer practice will be likely September 2. The MDC newsletter will have the most up-to-date information. Sign up to receive the newsletter HERE.
Photo courtesy of Miles McBreen.

No Monday Night Meditation
2023-08-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
There will be no Monday night prayer practice on August 21st or August 28th, as Rinpoche leads the 16th Annual Amitabha Dechen Shingdrup 2023. The next prayer practice will be likely September 4, which is also the Labor Day holiday. The MDC newsletter will have the most up-to-date information. Sign up to receive the newsletter HERE.

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East Coast Trip 2023
2023-09-01 08:00 - 2023-09-14 17:00 | CA
Following the 16th Annual Amitabha Retreat in Portland, OR, Rinpoche will continue on to the East Coast where he will give teachings and meet with students, family, and friends, as it has been some years since Khenpo La visited his Sanghas on the East Coast. Here is a tentative schedule of Rinpoche’s East Coast Trip:

9/1 – 9/3 in New York, NY
9/4 in New Jersey
9/5 – 9/8 in Boston, MA
9/9 – 9/11 Chicago, IL
9/11 – 9/13 Minneapolis, MN
9/14 return to Pacific Grove, CA

Please stayed tuned for updates on Rinpoche’s tour!

Blessing of the Butterflies 2023
2023-10-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Monarch Grove Butterfly Sanctuary, 250 Ridge Road,, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Every year, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche prays together with the Pacific Grove community for the monarch butterflies as they make their epic 3000 mile migration, stopping at the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary. The monarchs need prayers more than ever.
On Saturday, October 7th starting at 1:00PM PST, Rinpoche will offer a prayer of blessing, and scatter flower petals in the Monarch Grove Sanctuary. Attendees are encouraged to bring flower petals to add to the ceremony.
Typically in October, monarch butterflies cluster together on pine, cypress and eucalyptus trees in the Sanctuary. Their migration to Pacific Grove is so unique that Pacific Grove is nicknamed ‘Butterfly Town, U.S.A.’ The community has always welcomed the butterflies and advocated for their protection. Citizens of Pacific Grove voted to create an additional tax to create the Monarch Grove Sanctuary which is cared for by dedicated volunteers.
The Monarch Grove Sanctuary is located at 250 Ridge Road, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950.
Directions and More information: https://www.cityofpacificgrove.org/visiting/monarch-butterfly-sanctuary
Note 1: That paragraph drawn from the City of Pacific Grove website.

Monday Night Chanted Prayers - Guru Yoga
2023-10-16 18:30 - 20:00 | online event, CA, United States
On Monday at 6:30pm PST on ZOOM, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will remember the great kindness of his Guru Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche with the profound practice of Guru Yoga composed by Khenpo Karten and His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The Sadhana text can be downloaded here: The Guru Practice, Rain of Blessings.
Sangye Tenzin spent 21 years in Chinese prison, yet he transformed the experience into pure spiritual food, and left the prison with only good wishes for his captors. He was truly a Buddha appearing in this world. To learn more about Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche: “Medicine for the Mind: On Using Suffering and Obstacles for Mental Development.” or read about how Sangye Tenzin came to Khenpo Karten Rinpoche in his dreams by reading “An Amazing Dream Of My Root Guru.’
“Master, though you have passed to the sphere of reality, Without thinking that I lack a Guru, May I realize the whole of existence As the Guru’s mandala and so be Liberated.
Master, You equal all Buddhas in realization, Yet, for this disciple, you surpass them all. Father, unrivaled Guru, may all be auspicious For your presence in all places and times!”

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Monday Night Chanted Prayers Online-Chöd Practice
2023-10-30 18:30 - 20:00 | online event, CA, United States
Please join us on Monday at 6:30PM PST on Zoom for the practice of Chöd.

Here is the text for the practice: The Longchen Nyingthig CHÖD PRACTICE, “The Loud Laugh of the Dakini.”

Chöd, which means “to cut,” is a profound path of severing dualistic fixation and ego-clinging. For the chod practitioner, the body is regarded as the primary object of clinging. Through visualizing one’s consciousness as the female Buddha T’hroma Nagmo (The “Wrathful Black Mother”) the yogi or yogini offers the ordinary body to the assembled guests: enlightened beings, gods and demons (personifications of the five poisons), and those owed karmic debts, purifying negative karma and accumulating merit on a vast scale. Combining the view of the Prajnaparamita Sutra with the highest view of Dzogchen, Chöd is known for its haunting melodies and ritual instrumentation. When performed for others, it is a powerful healing ritual.

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Khenpo Karten Rinpoche's Nepal Retreat
2023-10-31 00:00 - 2023-12-05 23:30 | CA
On October 31st, Rinpoche will be flying to Nepal to go into a 1-month retreat, and will return to the Manjushri Dharma Center in Pacific Grove December 5, 2023.

Monday Night Chanted Prayers - Amitabha Puja
2023-12-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-01-29 18:30 - 20:00 | online event, CA, United States
Monday night prayers are held both in person at the Dharma Center and virtually on Zoom. Our main Monday night prayer practice has always been Buddha Amitabha (the Buddha of Infinite Light). Here is a link to the 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.

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Winter Solstice Blessing of the Waters 2023
2023-12-21 16:30 - 17:30 | Lover’s Point Beach, 17th St and Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Winter Solstice Blessing of the Waters 2023
Thursday, December 21st, 2023
4:30pm to 5:30pm Pacific Standard Time
Lover’s Point Beach
17th St and Ocean View Blvd, Pacific Grove, CA
Thursday, December 21st, 2023 is the winter solstice, the shortest 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. This year we will once again 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 will be provided with candles to light as we celebrate the light of love and wisdom, which is not bound by time or seasons. Attendees are encouraged to bring flower petals to scatter as we send our good wishes to the ocean.
Can’t make this event, but wish to participate? 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. Additionally, here is an “instruction on how to practice” the Blessing of the Waters, composed by Rinpoche and Pema/Aaron with more information on how to conduct a “do-it-yourself” Blessing of the Waters. Instructions on Blessing the Waters
Prayer for 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 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.

Saturday Morning Meditation
2023-12-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-12-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-01-27 10:00 - 11:00 | online event, CA, United States
This Saturday at 10am PST, Rinpoche will continue Saturday Morning Meditation both in-person at the Manjushri Dharma Center and on Zoom due to a large number of the Sangha members participating online.
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NO Monday Evening Prayers on Christmas Day
2023-12-25 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
This Christmas Day, the MDC will NOT hold any Monday Evening Prayers. For those who celebrate, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to all! Tashi Delek

New Year's Eve Vajrasattva Purification Practice
2023-12-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Come and start the New Year with a clean slate by confessing and purifying any negative karma accumulated through transgressions of body, speech and mind over the past year through the powerful Vajrasattva (Dorje Sempa) practice. This event will be held in-person at the Manjushri Dharma Center on Sunday, December 31 (12/31/23) from 6:30PM to 8:30PM.
This special event will consist of teachings by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche on the Vajrasattva practice, an explanation of the meaning of the mantra and on the four opponent powers (tob shi) that we perform to purify our negative thoughts, speech and actions. After a short break, we will then accumulate recitations of the Vajrasattva Mantra. After the Puja, if you would like to stay and celebrate, the MDC will be welcoming in the New Year with tea and treats. For those who would like to join virtually on Zoom, please join us:
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This is a very powerful practice, not to be missed. Please wear white clothing or adornments, and feel free to bring some food or refreshments to welcome in the new year.
Link to texts: The Sadhana of Glorious Vajrasattva, a Terma Revelation of H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, and additional readings written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, The Four Powers of Purification , A Brief Confession, Heartfelt Advice of Dharma Nectar

Monday Night Chanted Prayers - Green Tara Practice
2024-01-08 18:30 - 20:00 | online event, CA, United States
Note* Monday night prayers are held both in-person at the Dharma Center and virtually on Zoom.
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.
Text:

Main prayer text, courtesy of KTD Publications in Woodstock NY (for students only, please do not make or distribute printed copies): Green Tara Sadhana of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa
Supplemental texts:

Concise Tara Prayer by Lama Gephel
GreenTara-Sevenfold Supplication by Drikung Kyobpa Jikten Sumgon

Description of the Tara practice above was written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche. Image courtesy of Miles McBreen.

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New Year Retreat 2024 - Phowa Teaching and Transmission
2024-01-13 09:00 - 2024-01-15 15:30 | Wave Street Studios, 774 Wave Street, Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
New Year Retreat 2024: Phowa Teaching and Transmission
Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
Saturday through Monday, January 13-15, 2024
9:00am to 5:00pm Sat/Sun, 9:00am to 3:30pm Mon
In-Person Only (no Zoom option, will not be recorded)
Open to all who have taken refuge or who have the basic foundations of Buddhist teachings
Registration required, donations requested, but no one turned away for lack of funds
Suggested donation: $150 for all three days
REGISTER HERE
About Phowa
The subject of the retreat is the profound and esoteric practice of Phowa, often translated as ‘transference of consciousness’. In Phowa practice, the consciousness of a person is transferred to enlightenment or a higher state of being, and is based on the Buddhist beliefs of righteous Buddha worlds where spiritual enlightenment is easy and fast and on the Tantric Buddhist concept of the psycho-physical human anatomy made up of energy channels, vital energies and flexible nature of consciousness. Phowa is often practiced or applied by spiritual people at the time of death. Please click this link for a brief explanation of the practice.
Retreat Schedule
8:30am: Venue will be open for you to arrive & get settled
Saturday/Sunday
9:00am to 10:30am
10:40am to 12:00pm
2:00pm to 3:30pm
3:40pm to 5:00pm
Monday
9:00am to 10:30am
10:40am to 12:00pm
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Prerequisites to Attend

Refuge with Rinpoche or another teacher, and the basic foundation of Buddhist teaching and practice.

Because of the nature of this teaching and transmission, Rinpoche has requested that students who attend the retreat are those who have taken refuge, have fundamental teachings of the Buddhist path, and who are Buddhist practitioners. Thus, this will not be an open-to-the-public event.

Commitment to all three days of the retreat

Because of the complex nature of this teaching, it is requested that students attend all three days, so the continuity of the teachings is unbroken. With understanding and compassion for any unforeseen circumstances that may cause disruption, we ask attendees to sign up with the intention to remain for all three days of the retreat.
Other Considerations

Special Retreat Commitment: As with most Buddhist retreats, there are some commitments asked of attendees for the retreat days. Rinpoche asked only that no alcohol or drugs be consumed. He did not state that participants need to be vegetarian, etc. , though participants can follow the retreat traditions they are familiar with.
Texts: texts will be provided as a photocopied booklet during the retreat
In-person only: the teaching will not be available via live-stream nor will it be recorded
Food and personal comfort: there will be floor seating, floor cushions, and chairs available, but attendees should bring anything that would make them comfortable for the teaching; attendees should plan to bring their own food/beverages or purchase from nearby restaurants. There are many options for coffee/tea/food in the area around Wave Street studios. (we hope to have the Momo Food Truck again, but this is not yet certain).
Flowers for the altar: participants may bring flowers for the alter if they wish, but this is not to be considered a burden or requirement.

Donations & Registration

Sliding scale: Participants can make the suggested donation of $150.00 through the EventBrite registration, but if you cannot donate at this time, please do not feel any shame or hesitancy to attend. A minimum of $1.00 is required by the EventBrite system to complete the registration. All donations are tax deductible.
Dana and additional donations: When you register with EventBrite, you will have the opportunity to offer Dana (a monetary gift of respect) for Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and translator Jampa Tharchin (David Molk). We ask that Dana be in addition to the suggested donation for the retreat. Beyond giving Dana, you may choose to donate additional funds on behalf of those who cannot afford to give at this time. Please specify your wishes in the registration.
Other ways to donate: Participants can donate via PayPal, Venmo, by check or cash if preferred. Please visit the Manjushri Dharma Center donation page for details, or contact: Pam Krone, MDC Co-Treasurer: pamkrone@gmail.com
Other ways to register: Participants who cannot complete the EventBrite registration are asked to email manjushridharmacenter831@gmail.com (please be patient as this is volunteer staffed)

Questions
Please contact our volunteers at manjushridharmacenter831@gmail.com. We have no phone number to call, apologies–inquiries by email only.

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 David Molk aka Jampa Tharchin, esteemed Translator, Interpreter, and Author
David Molk studied Tibetan language at Venerable Geshe Rabten’s Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies in Mont-Pèlerin, Switzerland. Since 1987 he has interpreted and translated for many Tibetan lamas. He lives in Big Sur, California.
Learn more about David’s translated books: David Molk (shambhala.com)

Image used in this announcement: Amitabha in Sukhavati Paradise, Tibetan Thongka circa 1700, public domain courtesy of the San Antonio Museum of Art.

Monday Night Chanted Prayers - Chenrezig Practice
2024-01-22 18:30 - 20:00 | online event, CA, United States
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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.

Text: https://manjushridharmacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ChenrezigPracticeText.pdf

Please do join us for this profound practice. Tashi Delek

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Canceled: Saturday Morning Meditation
2024-02-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Rinpoche is not feeling well, so this Saturdays (Feb.3, 2024) meditation is canceled. Thank you for understanding! Get well Rinpoche! (posted 2-1-2024)

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Canceled: Monday Night Chanted Prayers - Medicine Buddha
2024-02-05 18:30 - 20:00 | online event, CA, United States
Monday, February 5th, 2024 evening prayers are canceled, as Rinpoche is not feeling well. Thank you for understanding! Get well Rinpoche!

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

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Canceled: Saturday Morning Meditation
2024-02-10 10:00 - 11:00 | online event, CA, United States
Update 2/7/24: While Rinpoche feels better each day, we are going to cancel all Feb.10th activities at MDC. Rinpoche will be able to rest and make sure he is healthy for his upcoming East Asia trip. Thank you Dechen for checking on him just yesterday, and thank you to Dechen, Ngndrup, and the new Tibetan family who have been keeping Rinpoche supplied with lots of healing and comforting Tibetan foods! Rest well, heal well, and bon voyage Rinpoche!

Canceled: Losar Tibetan New Year Celebration and Farewell to Rinpoche in the MDC Backyard
2024-02-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Manjushri Dharma Center, 724 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States

No Monday Night Prayers
2024-02-12 18:30 - 20:00 | CA
No chanted prayers on Monday, February 12th as Rinpoche rests in order to prepare for his upcoming East Asia trip.

Rinpoche's East Asia Tour-Departure Date
2024-02-13 | CA
Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will be traveling to East Asia (Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, etc.) this February 13 to March 7, 2024 to conduct Pujas, Teachings, and to visit old and new students and friends. Safe travels Rinpoche! Thank you for spreading the Buddha’s Dharma! Tashi Delek!

Amitabha Initiation & Retreat in Taiwan
2024-02-15 22:00 - 2024-02-16 01:30 | CA
Rinpoche will be leading an Amitabha Initiation and Retreat in Taiwan at the Taichung City Deguang Cultural and Educational Foundation, and our Dharma brothers and sisters there have kindly agreed to allow Rinpoche’s international sangha to attend. There is a Facebook post with the announcement in Chinese. Even though the proceedings will be in Chinese, Rinpoche’s English and Tibetan speaking students can still benefit and are welcome to participate.
How to Participate: on Zoom會議連結
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86128187269?pwd=[REDACTED]

會議ID 86128187269
Password 021009

How to Participate: on VooV: Please download the “Voov meeting” app; Register with the app, then to join the meeting, use the following link #, no password required: #VooVMeeting：348-4713-0251
Text: Here is the Amitabha Retreat Text in Chinese and Tibetan (sorry, no English), and participants will recognize much of the familiar Amitabha sadhana, which is in Tibetan, English, and Chinese: The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma.

2024 Amitabha Initiation and Rebirth in the Pure Land Retreat

Initiation and Presiding Guru Khenpo Karten Rinpoche

*
Initiation date:
Friday, February 16, 2024 from 14:00 Taipei Standard Time
(corresponds to 10:00pm on Thursday, February 15 Pacific Time)
Retreat Dates & Sessions:

Saturday, February 17, 2024
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 16, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 16, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time ( Friday, February 16, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Sunday, February 18, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Friday, February 23
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Saturday, February 24
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Sunday, February 25
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Sunday, February 25, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Important Notes
Anyone who has received Amitabha initiation from any lineage can participate. Only those who have not received the initiation must first take the initiation before participating in the retreat. There is no need to register, just for the sake of it. During the retreat period, please put aside other external matters and fully attend the course.

Amitabha Initiation & Retreat in Taiwan
2024-02-16 16:30 - 2024-02-17 01:30 | CA
Rinpoche will be leading an Amitabha Initiation and Retreat in Taiwan at the Taichung City Deguang Cultural and Educational Foundation, and our Dharma brothers and sisters there have kindly agreed to allow Rinpoche’s international sangha to attend. There is a Facebook post with the announcement in Chinese. Even though the proceedings will be in Chinese, Rinpoche’s English and Tibetan speaking students can still benefit and are welcome to participate.
How to Participate: on Zoom會議連結
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86128187269?pwd=[REDACTED]

會議ID 86128187269
Password 021009

How to Participate: on VooV: Please download the “Voov meeting” app; Register with the app, then to join the meeting, use the following link #, no password required: #VooVMeeting：348-4713-0251
Text: Here is the Amitabha Retreat Text in Chinese and Tibetan (sorry, no English). Participants will recognize and can use the familiar Amitabha sadhana, which is in Tibetan, English, and Chinese: The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma.

2024 Amitabha Initiation and Rebirth in the Pure Land Retreat

Initiation and Presiding Guru Khenpo Karten Rinpoche

*
Initiation date:
Friday, February 16, 2024 from 14:00 Taipei Standard Time
(corresponds to 10:00pm on Thursday, February 15 Pacific Time)
Retreat Dates & Sessions:

Saturday, February 17, 2024
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 16, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 16, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time ( Friday, February 16, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Sunday, February 18, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Friday, February 23
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Saturday, February 24
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Sunday, February 25
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Sunday, February 25, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Important Notes
Anyone who has received Amitabha initiation from any lineage can participate. Only those who have not received the initiation must first take the initiation before participating in the retreat. There is no need to register, just for the sake of it. During the retreat period, please put aside other external matters and fully attend the course.

Amitabha Initiation & Retreat in Taiwan
2024-02-17 16:30 - 2024-02-18 01:30 | CA
Rinpoche will be leading an Amitabha Initiation and Retreat in Taiwan at the Taichung City Deguang Cultural and Educational Foundation, and our Dharma brothers and sisters there have kindly agreed to allow Rinpoche’s international sangha to attend. There is a Facebook post with the announcement in Chinese. Even though the proceedings will be in Chinese, Rinpoche’s English and Tibetan speaking students can still benefit and are welcome to participate.
How to Participate: on Zoom會議連結

Zoom ID 889 1727 3019
PASSWORD 144904

How to Participate: on VooV: Please download the “Voov meeting” app; Register with the app, then to join the meeting, use the following link #, no password required: #VooVMeeting：348-4713-0251
Text: Here is the Amitabha Retreat Text in Chinese and Tibetan (sorry, no English). Participants will recognize and can use the familiar Amitabha sadhana, which is in Tibetan, English, and Chinese: The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma.

2024 Amitabha Initiation and Rebirth in the Pure Land Retreat

Initiation and Presiding Guru Khenpo Karten Rinpoche

*
Initiation date:
Friday, February 16, 2024 from 14:00 Taipei Standard Time
(corresponds to 10:00pm on Thursday, February 15 Pacific Time)
Retreat Dates & Sessions:

Saturday, February 17, 2024
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 16, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 16, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time ( Friday, February 16, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 17, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Sunday, February 18, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Friday, February 23
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Thursday, February 22, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Saturday, February 24
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Friday, February 23, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Sunday, February 25
Session 1: 08:30 to 10:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 4:30pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 2: 10:30 to 12:00 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 6:30pm to 8:00pm Pacific Time)
Session 3: 14:00 to 15:30 Taipei Time (Saturday, February 24, at 10:00pm to 11:30pm Pacific Time)
Session 4: 16:00 to 17:30 Taipei Time (Sunday, February 25, at 12:00am to 1:30am Pacific Time)
Important Notes
Anyone who has received Amitabha initiation from any lineage can participate. Only those who have not received the initiation must first take the initiation before participating in the retreat. There is no need to register, just for the sake of it. During the retreat period, please put aside other external matters and fully attend the course.
