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Phowa Retreat PDF Print E-mail

AmitabhaPhowa means the “transfer of consciousness.”  It is also described as advice (instructions) for the moment of death.  Those who practice Phowa during their life will be fearless at the time of death and be able to transfer their consciousness to the rebirth of their choice.  This enables one to bypass the bardo.

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TCBC 2013 schedule PDF Print E-mail

 

Jan 25-26           NYC – American Museum of Natural History

February 10       Tibetan New Year – puja & prayers 10am

Feb 17                21 Tara Empowerment & liturgy 10am

Feb 22-26          Monlam Chenmo

Feb 22-28          Jonang Annual International Conf. (Nepal)

Apr 6 (sat)          Beginners meditation class 10-11am

Apr 7                    LamRim teaching 10-11.30am

Apr 13 (sat)        Beginners meditation class 10-11am

Apr 14                  Kalachakra New Year-tsog & prayers 10 am

Apr 20 (sat)        Beginners meditation class 10-11am

Apr 21                 LamRim teaching 10-11.30am

Apr 28                 LamRim teaching 10-11.30am

May 5                                    LamRim teaching 10-11.30 am

May 10-12 (fri-sun)           Chenrezig Tangtong Gyalpo retreat

May 19                                  LamRim teaching 10-11.30am

May 26                                  Saga Dawa 10am-noon - tsog                                                (buddha’s anniversary) 

Jun 7-9 (fri-sun)                 Kalachakra 6 yogas retreat -                                               Completion Stage

Jun 23                                Universal Prayer day (‘dzam gling spyi bsang)

 

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Lamrim Teachings PDF Print E-mail

taranatha(Tibetan: "stages of the path") text represents the stages in the complete path to enlightenment as taught by Buddha Shakyamuni, originally composed by Indian pandita Atiśa's 11th Century root text A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Bodhipathapradīpa). 


Jonang Taranatha, in his “Essence of Ambrosia”, also known as the Jonang Lamrim, composed a simple, pithy and easily accessible model; a “how-to” guide for meditators that represent all of Buddha’s pith instructions on the three main points of the path to enlightenment.
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Chenrezig retreat PDF Print E-mail

chenrizigKhenpo Ngawang Dorjee will offer empowerment and teaching Chenrezig

Date: Friday May 10 – Sunday May 12, 2013

Time: Friday 6pm-8pm, Sat 10am – 4pm, Sun  9am-noon

Location: Tashi Choeling Buddhist Center- www.tcbci.org

1889 FiddleStick Lane, Charlottesville VA 22903. map here.

Phone Kathy @ 540-230-9335 to register and/or further details.

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