Sakya Kachöd Chöling Calendar of Events - 2004
Meditation will be held on Sundays
at 1:30.
Please call Thrinley for further information (360-378-4059)
SKC Ongoing / Public Events
July 8-13 - Ngondro Retreat with H. E. Sakya Jetsun Chimey Luding
Ngon-dro: literally, going before. These are the preliminary or foundation practices which are invaluable in that they soften, ripen and open one's being to the Vajrayana practices. There are four parts to these foundation practices: refuge prayers & prostrations, Vajrasattva 100 syllable mantra recitation, Guru Yoga & mandala offerings. Jetsun Kushok will teach on each one of these, explaining their fine points and how to do each one.
H.E. Sakya Jetsun Chimey Luding, also known as Jetsun Kushok, was born in Tibet into the noble Khon family of Sakya and was ordained a nun at the age of eight. She studied the Lam Dre, the special teachings of the Sakya lineage, along with her brother H.H. Sakya Trizin, and at eighteen gave her first three month teachings to monks and nuns in Tibet. She is one of the three women in the history of Tibet to have transmitted the precious Lam Dre teachings, a system of contemplative and meditative practices particular to the Sakya lineage.
Place: Sakya Kachod Choling, San Juan Island, WA
Cost: Out of town students: $450 includes lodging, all meals and the retreat Canadian students may pay in Canadian dollars. If you can manage US dollars, that is a great help to the Center and deeply appreciated.
Local students: $252 includes retreat and lunch each day (it is possible to have
breakfast & supper for an additional charge)
Dana for the Lama is not included and is an individual donation
You must have taken refuge to participate in this retreat. If you are interested in taking refuge, please contact ThrinleySpace is limited, please reserve early ... for more information, call Thrinley 360-378-4059 or e-mail thrinley@rockisland.com
On-going classes have begun with Geshe Jamyang Tsultrim on Shamatha and Vipassana meditation and Buddhist philosophy. This group meets quarterly with Geshe Jamyang and every two weeks as a self study group. The group is open to all, but due to the nature of the course, coming on a drop-in basis is not possible. This course is scheduled on a yearly basis and another one will begin next January.
Pema Chodron Shambhala teaching tapes group. This group meets here on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. Current course is "Going To the Places That Scare You". This program addresses learning to practice with fear, aversion and suffering in the context of the great motivation to benefit others. This group does not require a commitment and is open to all. Drop-ins welcome during the course of 5 weeks.
Dharma Video Night continues on the last Sunday of the month, 7:00 p.m. at the library.
Green Tara practice every Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
Shamatha meditation practice every Sunday from 1:30 till 2:30 p.m.
Notice of other events for 2004 will be sent as dates, etc. become firm.
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