BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Manjushri Dharma Center - ECPv5.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Manjushri Dharma Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230703T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230703T110000 DTSTAMP:20260419T122915 CREATED:20230528T170840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230528T173747Z UID:253249-1688378400-1688382000@manjushridharmacenter.org SUMMARY:Dzamling Chisang - Universal Prayer Day DESCRIPTION:The MDC will celebrate Dzam Ling Chi Sang\, Universal Prayer Day\, on July 3 with a Fire Puja in the backyard of the Dharma Center at 10AM PST. The Tibetan Festival\, Universal Prayer Day or Dzam Ling Chi Sang is a Tibetan Buddhist festival celebrated on the 15th day of the fifth month in Tibetan Calendar. It is a time for spiritual cleansing. On the Universal Prayer Day\, Tibetan people go to the tops of local mountains to burn incense and hang prayer flags. \nDzam Ling Chi Sang was originally meant to commemorate Guru Rinpoche’s subjugation of the local deities and the founding of Samye Monastery. In Lhasa\, there is the spectacle of large amounts of ‘Sang’ being burned up on the hills of Chakpori\, Bumpari (on the southern side of the Kyi-chu) and Gephelri ( behind Drepung Monastery )\, etc. ‘Sang’ is a Tibetan ‘ritual fireworks’. There is a variety in selection of material for Weisang\, like branches pine and cypress\, leaves of herbs such as Artemisia argyi and heath. URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/dzamling-chisang-universal-prayer-day/ LOCATION:Manjushri Dharma Center\, 724 Forest Ave\, Pacific Grove\, CA\, 93950\, United States CATEGORIES:Puja,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/203963411_10223448038783249_8526561901894037256_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230708T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230708T110000 DTSTAMP:20260419T122915 CREATED:20230130T233633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T034518Z UID:253122-1688810400-1688814000@manjushridharmacenter.org SUMMARY:No Saturday Morning Meditation DESCRIPTION:Due to the Mahamudra Teaching being given by Rinpoche on Saturday\, July 8-9\, 2023\, there will be no regular Saturday morning meditation on July 8.   Regular meditation will begin again the following week\, on July 15\, 2023. \nMay all beings be well.  May all beings be happy. May all beings know love.  May all beings know peace. URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-meditation-23-2023-07-08/ LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/7.7.21-himalayas-nature-mount...landscape-publicdomainsnappygoat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230708T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230709T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T122915 CREATED:20230615T221649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T045340Z UID:253378-1688810400-1688918400@manjushridharmacenter.org SUMMARY:Mahamudra Teaching\, Sat.&Sun\, July 8-9 DESCRIPTION:Mahamudra Teaching \nby Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche \nSaturday and Sunday\, July 8 and 9\, 2023 \n10:00am to 12:00pm & 2:00pm to 4:00pm (Pacific Time) each day  \n  \nFour sessions in total\, held in-person and on Zoom  \nIn-person attendees limited to 22 people\n \nOpen to all who have taken refuge or who have the basic foundations of Buddhist teachings  \nRegistration required\, donations requested\, but no one turned away for lack of funds \nSuggested donation:  $40.00 per day or $60.00 for all four sessions \nREGISTER HERE\nIf you participated but did not register–we appreciate your donation! \n\nWhat is Mahamudra?\nThe Tibetan nonsectarian\, Jamgon Kongtrul\, characterizes mahāmudrā as the path to realizing the “mind as it is” (Tibetan: sems nyid) which also stands at the core of all Kagyu paths. He states\, “In general\, Mahamudra and everything below it are the ‘mind path’ ” (Tibetan: sems lam). Mahāmudrā traditionally refers to the quintessence of mind itself and the practice of meditation in relation to a true understanding of it. (Source\, Wikipedia) \nHere is a 2013 teaching by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche here:  Mahamudra’s Four Stages of Yoga – Manjushri Dharma Center \n\nTexts\nThe Ganges Mahāmudrā Instructions by Tilopa\n༄༅། །ཕྱག་རྒྱ་ཆེན་པོའི་མན་ངག\nTilopa (T. ti lo pa ཏི་ལོ་པ་) (988–1069) was an Indian tantric practitioner who is counted among the eighty-four mahasiddhas. In Tibet\, and he is known as the originator of the Kagyu lineage and the teacher of Naropa.  Source:  Encyclopedia of Buddhism (Tilopa – Encyclopedia of Buddhism) \nImage courtesy of the Himalayan Art Resources \n  \nA Way of Settling into the Realization of Mind’s Essence by Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo\n༄༅། །སེམས་ངོ་འཇོག་ཐབས་བཞུགས་སོ། །\nKhenpo Gangshar Wangpo (b. 1925-?) was a highly respected lama in Eastern Tibet and one of the primary teachers of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (the 11th Trungpa tulku) and the 9th Thrangu Rinpoche. Khenpo Gangshar was trained in Shechen Monastery\, a monastic center established in the end of the seventeenth century and part of the Mindröling lineage within the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.  He was the teacher of Kyabje Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche\, and Sangye Tenzin was the kind Root Guru of our own Khenpo Karten Rinpoche. Source: Wikipedia (Gangshar Wangpo – Wikipedia) \nImage courtesy of the Himalayan Art Resources \nAdditional texts/supporting prayers \n\nPreliminary Prayers (in English) Rinpoche will recite these in Tibetan\nMandala Offering and Request for Teachings (in Tibetan and English) To be recited by the students before the teaching\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan\, updated version) To be recited by the students after the last session\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English\, updated version) To be recited by the students after the last session\nClosing Prayers (in Tibetan and English)  Rinpoche will recite these in Tibetan at the end of each session\nButterlamp Prayer (In Tibetan and English)  To be recited by all at the conclusion of all sessions; it is auspicious for all to have a lit candle in hand while you recite this prayer.\nRinpoche quoted from additional texts\, “Striking the Vital Point in Three Statements\,” by Mipham Rinpoche and Garab Dorje and “Special Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King\,” by Patrul Rinpoche\, here is the link to those texts in both Tibetan and English: https://www.lotsawahouse.org/topics/three-striking-statements/\nChapter 2 of the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nThe Four Points that Turn the Mind Towards the Dharma (as they appear in the Ngondro Sadhana “The Chariot that Carries Us Along the Noble Way\,” author uknown.  (More texts and information on Ngondro here.\n\nFirst\, this precious human birth\, so favorable for the practice of Dharma\, is hard to obtain and easily lost\, at this time I must make my life meaningful. \nSecond\, the world and all its inhabitents are impermanent\, in particular the life of each being is like a water bubble\, it is uncertain when I die and become a corpse; as it is only the Dharma that can keep me at that time\, I must practice now with dilligence. \nThird\, at death there is no freedom\, and karma takes its course; as I create my own karma\, I should therefore abandon all unwholesome action\, and always devote my time to wholesome actions. With this in mind\, I should observe my mindstream each day. \nFourth\, just like a feast before the executioner leads me to my death\, the homes\, friends\, pleasures and possessions of samsara cause me continual torment by the means of the three sufferings. I must cut through all attachment and strive to attain enlightenment. \n\nA Guide To the Bodhisattva Way Of Life\, Shantideva Bodhisattva\, Rinpoche referenced the chapter on Wisdom and quoted from it.  There are many translations of this text\, but here is one version freely available.\nRinpoche mentioned this quote from Padmasambhava:\n\n“Padmasambhava said: ‘Though the view should be as vast as the sky\, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.’ Don’t confuse one with the other. When training in the view\, you can be as unbiased\, as impartial\, as vast\, immense\, and unlimited as the sky. Your behaviour\, on the other hand\, should be as careful as possible in discriminating what is beneficial or harmful\, what is good or evil. One can combine the view and conduct\, but don’t mix them or lose one in the other. That is very important. \n‘View like the sky’ means that nothing is held onto in any way whatsoever. You are not stuck anywhere at all. In other words\, there is no discrimination as to what to accept and what to reject; no line is drawn separating one thing from another. ‘Conduct as fine as barley flour’ means that there is good and evil\, and one needs to differentiate between the two. Give up negative deeds; practice the Dharma. In your behaviour\, in your conduct\, it is necessary to accept and reject.” \n~Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche \n\nRinpoche shared part of his life story about receiving these teachings\, and the hardships and austerities he went through.  We are so fortunate to receive these teachings\, and to receive them so easily.  Here is that link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10pA7CGHQD71YbrKVp24zQSHHkTuOpsARFXo4BmnnLFI/edit?pli=1\nInducing the Dzogchen View;  this text was read and recited all the time at Khenpo La’s monastery in Tibet.  They put “Don’t wander” signs up everywhere–in the bathroom\, in the kitchen\, everywhere as a reminder to always “catch your mind with you.”\n\n\n\nThe Lineage Gurus–Khenpo Karten Rinpoche’s Precious Teachers\nKhenpo-La shared with us photos of those Precious Teachers\, his kind Gurus\, who gave to him the oral transmission and commentary on the two texts he shared with us. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mahamudra Teacher Khenchen Karma Tseten\n \n \n \n \n \n Khenpo La’s Uncle\, Lama Gemphel Rinpoche\, Green Tara lineage\n \n \n \n \n \n Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche\, Rinpoche’s heart teacher\, Phowa and Green Tara lineage\n \n \n \n \n \n Dzogchen Teacher Taritur\n \n \n \n \n \n Mahamudra Teacher Second Milarepa Lama Kharnor Rinpoche\n \n \n \n\n  \n\nVideo from all sessions\nThe videos from sessions 1 and 2 are available now (via Zoom link)\, and the video from all sessions will be available soon.  Please email manjushridharmacenter831@gmail.com to request the links.  The videos (like the teaching) are available only to those with a basic foundation of Buddhist teachings\, Rinpoche’s students\, etc. \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n  \nAbout David Molk aka Jampa Tharchin\, esteemed Translator\, Interpreter\, and Author\nDavid 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. \nLearn more about David’s translated books:  David Molk (shambhala.com) \n  \n  \n\nPhotos Courtesy of Miles McBreen (Karma Palden)\nThe photos of Rinpoche used in this announcement are from Saturday\, April 22\, 2023\, Earthday\, taken in the Carmel Valley by Rinpoche’s kind student Karma Palden. (there is one exception\, next to Khenpo-la’s biography\, that photo is from Big Sur in 2015) URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/mahamudra-teaching-sat-sun-july-8-9/ LOCATION:In-Person at MDC and Via Zoom\, 724 Forest Avenue\, Pacific Grove\, 93950\, United States CATEGORIES:Dharma Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/4.22.23_Earthday_Rinpoche_CarmelValley_byMilesMcBreen_4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230717T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230717T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T122915 CREATED:20210802T200843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230520T223217Z UID:253133-1689618600-1689624000@manjushridharmacenter.org SUMMARY:Monday Night Chanted Prayers - Medicine Buddha DESCRIPTION:Note* Monday night prayers are held both in-person at the Dharma Center and virtually on Zoom. \nOn 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 \nAdditionally\, 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nPlease join us as we wish for all beings to have health and peace of mind. \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86274306749?pwd=MHhxUmtQZlVmWDJKUklSS3QvV05rdz09\nMeeting ID: 862 7430 6749\nPasscode: Love=Peace\nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86274306749#\,\,\,\,*4723131265# US (San Jose)\n+16694449171\,\,86274306749#\,\,\,\,*4723131265# US\n\n\nDial by your location\n        +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n        +1 669 444 9171 US\n        +1 719 359 4580 US\n        +1 253 205 0468 US\n        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n        +1 564 217 2000 US\n        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n        +1 646 931 3860 US\n        +1 689 278 1000 US\n        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n        +1 305 224 1968 US\n        +1 309 205 3325 US\n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n        +1 360 209 5623 US\n        +1 386 347 5053 US\n        +1 507 473 4847 US\nMeeting ID: 862 7430 6749\nPasscode: 4723131265\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdVGgCWTHU URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/monday-night-chanted-prayers-online-medicine-buddha-4-2023-07-17/ LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Puja ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MedicineBuddha-photocreditMilesMcBreenMDCSangha-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230729T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230729T120000 DTSTAMP:20260419T122915 CREATED:20230626T000940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230728T154735Z UID:253569-1690628400-1690632000@manjushridharmacenter.org SUMMARY:General Sangha Meeting 2023 DESCRIPTION:Reminder: All Sangha Meeting\, Saturday\, July 29 at 11:30 Pacific after Meditation\nIn Person and On Zoom \nDear MDC Sangha members\, \nJust a note to remind you of our annual meeting—whether you’re new to Manjushri Dharma Center of a long-time member\, please join us for this chance to strengthen our connections as a Sangha. \nCovid has affected all our lives\, and while we have all grown more comfortable getting together via Zoom\, one of the most tangible impacts on our MDC community has been that\, since 2020\, we have not had an in-person retreat and the general meeting of the Sangha that traditionally has been part of that retreat. To remedy the latter situation\, the MDC Board recently decided to call a general meeting of all MDC Sangha members for Saturday\, the 29th of July at 11:30 am at the MDC. Though we encourage you to attend in person\, we provide a zoom link to the meeting below so that Sangha members everywhere can attend. \nThis meeting is a great chance to hear about changes that have transpired at the MDC recently as well as some upcoming initiatives that the Board is considering. Please let me know directly if you have time that you could commit to helping MDC in its mission\, as we are always looking for more help to extend the reach of Khenpo Karten Rinpoche’s precious teaching and counsel. \nI really hope to see you all on the 29th of July\, right after morning meditation with Rinpoche! \nWink/Karma Dorje \nMDC Board President \nmobile: 607 227-0558 \nZoom Link: \nOnline via the MDC Zoom:   \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86274306749?pwd=MHhxUmtQZlVmWDJKUklSS3QvV05rdz09\nMeeting ID: 862 7430 6749\nPasscode: Love=Peace URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/general-sangha-meeting-2023/ LOCATION:Manjushri Dharma Center\, 724 Forest Ave\, Pacific Grove\, CA\, 93950\, United States CATEGORIES:Discussion/Support,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/87578510_10219705169013844_1148114044633219072_n.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR