Recent Posts by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and the MDC Volunteers
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Do Not Disturb Sign
Today I would like share about my daily life in California. In this world, everyone is so busy and engrossed with their own lives and various social obligations and entertainments. Some people chase after wealth
A little bit about my blog, khenpokarten.org
Today, I would like to speak a bit about my blog, khenpokarten.org. One of my students was visiting and we were discussing a bit about the history of my blog. Going back, I found that
The Show To Watch
Many people think that since I am a solitary Tibetan living in this area I must get lonely and miss my home and family. They think it would be better for me to have a
A Brief Explanation of the Four Complete Purities
I prostrate and go for refuge to the kind root Gurus who are inseparable in nature from glorious Vajradhara! Please bless my mind with purity! Those who wish to see the nature of the mandalas
The Day the Mouse was sent to the Sukhavati Pureland
This is a reposted blog, originally published on June 16, 2019, in Tibetan. It was translated with the help of translation software, Monlam AI. I thought that, during the month of Saga Dawa 2025, some
A visit from Dr. Jetsun Cheme
On June 21st, after our weekly Saturday morning meditation, the Manjushri Dharma Center was fortunate enough to welcome Dr. Jetsun Cheme. Dr. Jetsun Cheme is a traditional Tibetan medicine doctor and yoga instructor who is
Photos from the Blessing of the Waters, Summer Solstice 2025
Friday, June 20th, 2025, we held the 31st Water Blessing on the summer solstice at Lover’s Point beach. Many people attended and it was a very beautiful ceremony. We chanted the prayers for propitiating the
If you have devotion, the Guru is always with you
Our present Guru correctly teaches us what to practice and what to abandon like a mother instructing her child and, in dependence upon these instructions of holy Dharma, we begin to distance ourselves somewhat from