Recent Posts by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and the MDC Volunteers
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An Update on COVID and the Manjushri Dharma Center
After consideration of the California guidance on reopening “Providers of Religious Services”, Rinpoche and the board agreed that the MDC center would not be able to meet the current guidelines, which include temperature screening, use
Compassion and Prayers for Every Living Being
This morning while I was taking my daily walk along the beach, I came across this bug. I usually go to the beach in the morning because the weather is cooler and there are fewer
Thank you to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Chenrezig Singhanada Empowerment
His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a two days Avalokiteshvara initiation and Empowerment. This special Chenrezig Singhanada is a particularly important deity for this century. Chenrezig Singhanada is a deity who dispels all diseases and
Happy Saga Dawa 2020
Saga Dawa is the most significant “merit multiplying month ” for Vajrayana Practitioners and Tibetan Buddhism in general. In Tibetan, “Dawa” refers to the whole “month” and “Saga” is the name of a star in
Technology and Social Media
In this blog, I would like to speak a bit about technology and social media. Until I travelled outside of Tibet, most of my life I had little exposure to modern technology. I spent my
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Daily Routine
All my friends and students, please watch this short video of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It is so good to see His Holiness beginning his daily routine, and it is also a chance to