{"id":7631,"date":"2025-01-22T18:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T18:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2025-03-27T17:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:13:04","slug":"infolettre-fev-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/infolettre-fev-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"FEBRUARY 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are meeting in-person at the centre for our activities, and will continue sharing them on Zoom\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>unless otherwise indicated:<\/b><\/p>\n

https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/83864262659?pwd=SEdHNTFRUDZ0YlBOZEY1ck1PdElWUT09<\/a><\/p>\n

Meeting ID: 838 6426 2659
\nPasscode: 311753
\nTo join by telephone: 438-809-7799<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Membership and donations<\/b> ensure the sustainability and flourishing of our Centre as well as supporting our resident lama.\u00a0<\/strong>Please give what you can.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/rigpedorjemontreal.org\/en\/dons<\/a><\/p>\n

All activities are led by Acharya Ch\u00f6ying Gyurmey, our Resident Lama, unless otherwise specified.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Saturdays, February 1 and 15, 10\u00a0a.m. to 12\u00a0p.m.
\nIN PERSON ONLY<\/p>\n

Dharma Book Club<\/b><\/p>\n

We are reading Excellent at the Beginning<\/i> by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche. We will be discussing the chapter \u201cThe Four Foundations of Mindfulness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Saturdays, February 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2:00\u00a0p.m. to 5:00\u00a0p.m. (In French)
\nIN PERSON ONLY<\/p>\n

Study program on the book: The <\/strong>Words of My Perfect Teacher<\/em><\/strong> by Patrul Rinpoche<\/strong><\/p>\n

led by Pierre Orgyen Cardinal\u00a0under the guidance of Acharya Ch\u00f6ying Gyurmey<\/p>\n

Registration is complete.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sunday, February 2, 10\u00a0a.m. to 11:30\u00a0a.m.<\/p>\n

Tea meditation\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Led by Acharya Ch\u00f6ying Gyurmey and Tea Master Vivian Li<\/p>\n

A tea meditation involves being mindful and present during all aspects of the tea ritual, including making the tea, drinking the tea, and being aware of the environment and the effects on your mind and body. Tea meditation is an example of how to apply meditation to daily life.<\/p>\n

Please join us for a potluck lunch after the meditation. (Bring vegetarian food to share.)<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Mondays, 6:30\u00a0p.m. to 8:00\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Beginners\u2019 Tibetan Language Class<\/b><\/p>\n

Taught by Miriam Paknys under the direction of Acharya Ch\u00f6ying Gyurmey<\/p>\n

Registration is complete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Wednesday, February 5, 7:00\u00a0p.m. to 8:30\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Medicine Buddha Day
\n<\/b>Medicine Buddha Sadhana<\/b><\/p>\n

Medicine Buddha is the practice of physical, psychological, and spiritual healing. This Healing Buddha practice reveals the true cause of any affliction.<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Thursdays, February 6, 13 and 20, 6:30\u00a0p.m. to 8:00\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Intermediate Tibetan Language Class<\/b><\/p>\n

Registration is complete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Friday, February 7, 6:30 to 9:00\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Guru Rinpoche Day
\n<\/b>Kunchok Chidu Sadhana and Tsok offering\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Prayers to Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, are considered increasingly powerful in these difficult times. He is often invoked for protection and to remove obstacles.<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Saturday, February 8, 10\u00a0a.m. to 12\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Tonglen meditation and the King of Aspiration Prayer<\/b><\/p>\n

Tonglen<\/b> (a Tibetan word meaning \u201csending and receiving\u201d) is a meditative practice of mind training (lojong<\/i>) to develop the inner qualities of loving kindness, compassion, and bodhicitta.<\/p>\n

The recitation of the Aspiration Prayer<\/b> (M\u00f6nlam<\/i>) is made to spread the seeds of loving kindness and pure motivation, to activate their power, and hence bring about genuine peace, love, happiness, and well-being in the world. ~\u00a017th Gyalwang Karmapa<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sundays, February 9, 16 and 23, 10\u00a0a.m. to 12\u00a0p.m.
\nPLEASE NOTE NEW TIME.<\/p>\n

Shamatha (calm abiding meditation)<\/b><\/p>\n

Shamatha<\/b> meditation is a fundamental Buddhist contemplative practice that develops the mind\u2019s ability to reach a state of tranquility and lucidity.<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Sundays, February 9, 16 and 23, 12:30\u00a0p.m. to 1:30\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Chair Yoga\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Objectives:<\/b><\/p>\n

This Chair Yoga course is designed to improve flexibility, strength, and balance through gentle, seated yoga exercises. Participants will learn simple, accessible techniques to enhance mobility, stability and promote overall well-being, all while remaining safely seated in\/or with the support of a chair. The course aims to foster a sense of calm and physical vitality, helping to incorporate mindful movement into one’s daily routines.<\/p>\n

The Instructor: <\/b>Meet Huong Nguyen, a seasoned yoga instructor originally from Vietnam with over 20 years of dedicated practice. With a deep passion for holistic health and well-being, Huong specializes in a gentle, mindful approach to yoga, focusing on movements that promote relaxation, strength, and flexibility. Her teaching style is patient, nurturing, and inclusive, making yoga accessible to all, including seniors.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cost for the 6-session course: Members: $60 \/ Non-members: $80<\/p>\n

Registration<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Wednesday, February 12, 6:30\u00a0a.m. to 8:00\u00a0a.m.
\nIN PERSON ONLY<\/p>\n

Full Moon Day
\n<\/b>Sojong, Treasury of Blessings, Heart Sutra, Lamp Offering<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Sojong<\/b> is a short ritual for taking the eight Mahayana vows of a lay practitioner for a single day. These vows are to be taken before sunrise and include not eating after the midday meal.<\/p>\n

The Treasury of Blessings Sadhana <\/b>is a simple and beautiful meditation on Sakyamuni Buddha that anyone can practise.<\/p>\n

The Heart Sutra <\/b>encapsulates the topic of the Prajnaparamita (Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom) Sutra on the unerring paths of methods taught in all Sutras.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the Lamp Offering, <\/b>we <\/b>offer light with the aspiration that obstacles to personal and global peace be overcome; and that happiness, love, and compassion spread throughout the world and benefit all beings.<\/p>\n

Please join us for breakfast after the practice.<\/p>\n

Suggested donation: $5 per person\/$15 per family<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Wednesdays, February 12 and 19, 7:00\u00a0p.m. to 8:15\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Chenrezik and Amitabha Sadhanas<\/b><\/p>\n

Love, compassion, joy, and wisdom\u2014together known as bodhicitta\u2014are the indivisible nature of the Buddha\u2019s enlightened mind. Chenrezik<\/b> (Skt. Avalokiteshvara), the Buddha of Infinite Compassion, embodies these virtuous qualities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the practice of Amitabha<\/b>, the Buddha of Boundless Light, beings, especially those with faith, are guided to rebirth in Dewachen (Skt. Sukhavati), the pure realm of immaculate happiness, joy, and bliss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Saturday, February 22, 10\u00a0a.m. to 11:30\u00a0p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dakini Day
\n<\/b>Green Tara sadhana<\/b><\/p>\n

Green Tara is a fully enlightened female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism. She represents both wisdom and compassion. Through her practice, which includes mantra recitation, visualization, and meditation, we receive protection, guidance, and achieve spiritual growth. Her mantra, \u201cOm Tare Tutare Ture Soha,\u201d awakens one\u2019s inherent Buddha-nature, promoting inner peace, compassion, wisdom, and enlightenment.<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Wednesday, February 26, 7:00\u00a0p.m. to 8:30\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Guru Yoga of the Third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche and Calling the Guru from Afar<\/b><\/p>\n

In the Vajrayana tradition, devotion to the guru is extremely important. It\u2019s a fundamental practice. To cultivate this devotion, we recite these heartfelt supplications to the guru, asking for their blessings to realize all the stages of the path to enlightenment. With a heart filled with disillusionment and renunciation, we humbly ask the guru to bestow their blessings upon us. We chant the prayer melodiously, confident in the knowledge that our guru is none other than the Awakened One.<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Thursday, February 27, 6\u00a0p.m. to 9\u00a0p.m.<\/p>\n

Dharma Protector Day<\/b><\/p>\n

Tibetan Year-End Mahakala Sadhana and Tsok Offering<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Mahakala Bernagchen is a Wisdom Deity, a Bodhisattva whose wrathful manifestation is an expression of skillful means to subdue harmful forces affecting beings, personally and globally. On this last day of the Tibetan lunar calendar, we perform the Mahakala Puja to thank the Dharma protectors for their assistance over the past year and to request their continued protection and peace and happiness in the coming year.<\/p>\n

Please bring cookies, fruits, cake, juice, etc., for the Tsok Offering<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

The Tibetan traditional 9-grain soup will be offered to everyone.<\/b><\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>

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Saturday, March 1, 10\u00a0a.m. to 12\u00a0p.m.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Losar\u2014Celebration of the Tibetan New Year\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Please join us to celebrate the Tibetan New Year, the Year of the Wood Snake.<\/b><\/p>\n

During this celebration we will perform a Mandala Offering and<\/b> offer Khatas to the Shrine.<\/b><\/p>\n

We will recite the Treasury of Blessings Sadhana, <\/b>a simple and beautiful meditation on Sakyamuni Buddha that anyone can practise. By reflecting upon the qualities of the Buddha and resting the mind in the recitation of mantras, we can pacify destructive emotions and sow the seeds for enlightenment.<\/p>\n

We will <\/b>conclude our celebration with a Lamp Offering<\/b>, with the aspiration that the light of loving kindness, compassion and understanding will overcome all personal and global obstacles. May happiness, love and compassion spread throughout the world and benefit all beings and the planet.<\/p>\n

Suggested donation for Lamp Offering: $5 per person\/$15 per family.<\/p>\n

By donation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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