NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2019 CALENDAR

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF RIGPE DORJE CENTRE AND YOUR FAMILIES FROM RESIDENT LAMA, ACHARYA CHOYANG GYURME, AND RIGPE DORJE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS.

REMINDER: December 2019

Special activities

Full moon Day of Practice

December 22

White Tara Tsok

10:30 a.m. – noon
Lunch : noon – 2 p.m.

Please bring a food offering for the shrine.

AMITABHA PUJA
2 – 4 p.m.

The full moon is an auspicious time to honour and pay respect to deceased loved ones.

Everyone is invited to participate, and/or to submit names of those to be included in the dedication of
prayers. Donations of any amount are also welcome for the lighting of butter lamps.

Mahakhala Puja (chanting meditation)

December 29, 30 & 31

10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Performing this Protector Puja is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition at the end of each year in order to clear away internal and external obstacles before the new year begins. Done with the aspiration to eliminate all that is negative and adverse personally, globally and on our spiritual path, we pray for the benefit of all beings to enjoy a prosperous and peaceful New Year.


January 2019

Special activity

February 2019

Special activities

Bringing Buddhism Into Daily Life

Saturday, January 26
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Teaching, practice and discussion on what Buddhism is and isn’t, and how it can transform our confusion into wisdom, conflicting emotions into compassion, and dissatisfaction into joy as we face the challenges of daily life.

Suggested donation:

Free for members
$10 for non-members

If this amount is not convenient, please give whatever you can.

Teaching on Je Gampopa’s “The Jewel Ornament of Liberation”

(revised dates from initial announcement)
Saturdays, February 9th,, February 23rd & March 9th

10:30 a.m. – noon & 2 – 4 p.m. 

A comprehensive foundation for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism, this teaching clearly outlines the ground, path and fruition of Buddhadharma. The topics covered in “The Jewel Ornament of Liberation” are Buddha-nature, finding a spiritual master, impermanence, karma, cultivation of bodhicitta (altruism), development of the six perfections, the ten bodhisattva bhumis, Buddhahood, and the activities of the Buddha.

Gampopa was the foremost disciple of the famous yogi, Milarepa, a renown 12th century Buddhist teacher and founder of the Kagyu Lineage of Buddhism.

This series of six sessions of teachings is the first of three parts, the second two to be given in March/April and May/June.

Suggested Donations: 

per session:

$10 for members
$15 for non-members

For all six sessions:

$40 for members
$60 for non-members

If these suggested donations are not convenient, please give whatever you can.

Chenrezig: Loving Kindness & Compassion in Meditation and In Daily Life

Wednesdays February 7, 14, 21, 28 
7 – 9 p.m.

The Vajrayana Buddhist tradition teaches us that the essence of loving kindness and compassion is already innate within us. In fact, we get a taste of these qualities in those moments whenever our hearts are deeply touched, whenever our activity is unconditionally for the benefit of others. With the aspiration to increase our sense of humanity and altruistic action equally for all beings, the Practice of Chenrezig can deepen awareness of our inherent loving kindness and compassion — and ultimately awaken us to our Buddha nature.

Acharya Choying Gyurme will take us through the Chenrezig sadhana (liturgy) explaining how to take the Practice on our spiritual path, and into our daily lives.

Suggested donations:

Free for members
$10 for non-members per session
$30 for non-members for all four sessions

If these amounts are not convenient, please give whatever you can.

RIGPE DORJE CENTRE is a project of the RIGPE DORJE FOUNDATION founded by His Eminence the Third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Karma Lodro Chokyi Senge and under the spiritual direction of His Eminence the Fourth Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, Karma Lodro Chokyi Nyima.

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP suggested for the Rigpe Dorje Centre: $25 (a portion tax deductible). You can subscribe as usual or on Internet: Membership

All membership funds go towards the monthly cost of maintaining the centre and hosting our teachers. To benefit from membership while supporting the cost of maintaining the centre, please contact us by telephone or email.

It is not necessary to be a member to participate in the Centre’s activities.

RIGPE DORJE INSTITUTE PROGRAM 2017-2021


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