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Medicine Buddha Workshops and Retreat
Cathy Lhamo Jackson will be offering a new program to learn the Medicine Buddha Sadhana –details below. Registration is required for each event. To register, send an an email to cathylhamo108@gmail.com or call 614-602-7894.
Medicine Buddha Level 1 – Saturday, 11/26/11, 9 am to 12 noon: During this workshop you will learn what is a Sadhana practice, the history of the practice, and how to visualize during the practice. The pace will be slow to allow time to study the actual practice.
Medicine Buddha Level 2 - Saturday, 12/10/11, 9 am to 12 noon: During this workshop, you will briefly review of the importance of sadhana practice and then thoroughly learn the Medicine Buddha Sadhana.There will be a focus on expanded visualizations.
Medicine Buddha Level 3 - Saturday, 12/17/11, 9 am to 12 noon: During this workshop you will learn the ritual side of the practice so that you will feel comfortable during group practice. This includes learning Mudras [hand gestures], Music and Chanting.
Medicine Buddha Public Talk – Friday, 2/10/12, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm: There will be a public talk regarding the retreat.
Medicine Buddha Retreat – Saturday, 2/11/12, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm: This is the finale – an all day Saturday Practice Retreat ! The day will be divided into four sessions and include music and offerings. There will be plenty of time to accumulate mantras.
Fundraiser for our home monastery, KTD
Lunch on Sept 25: During Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche’s visit to Columbus KTC, our very own Chef Martin Ripple will prepare and cook a delicious lunch to benefit our home monastery, KTD. The lunch will be served at our center on Sunday, September 23rd, 2011 from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Tickets are $10/each. All money collected from the lunch will be donated to the monastery to help pay for the new building loan.
KTD Raffle: Raffle to benefit our home monastery, KTD! Raffle prizes in include a small Guru Rinpoche rupa, prayer wheel pendant, and bell and dorje. Tickets are $5/each or 5 for $20 and can be purchased on Sunday mornings at Columbus KTC bookstore OR by mail. Please send a check and how many tickets you wish to purchase to Columbus KTC, KTD Raffle, 231 S, Grubb St, Columbus, OH 43215. Drawing will take place on Sunday, September 25th. The winning tickets will be drawn by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche. You do not need to be present to win!
September 23 – 25
Friday Evening Public Talk
Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave., Columbus, OH
Finding Wisdom In Compassion: The Buddhist Path
According to Buddha’s teaching on the Four Noble Truths, suffering is part of life; it has a cause; it has a solution; and there is a path that leads to the end of suffering. When the causes of suffering are discussed, selfishness, or ego-clinging, emerges as a root cause of the suffering we encounter. But how can we uproot ego-clinging? In this talk, Khenpo Rinpoche will describe the role of love and compassion (Relative Bodhicitta) and wisdom (Ultimate Bodhicitta) as steps on the path to liberation.
Weekend Seminar
Location: Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling, 231 S. Grubb St., Columbus, OH
Naturally Liberating Whatever You Meet: Instructions to Guide You on the Profound Path
In 1958, Communist armies invaded Kham in Tibet, destroying monasteries and imprisoning monks. The previous summer, Khenpo Gangshar foresaw that the difficulties in Tibet were going to escalate. To help dharma pr
actitioners in Tibet progress rapidly on the path so they could meet these challenges skillfully, he gave this teaching on Naturally Liberating Whatever You Meet. Thrangu Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche received this profound cycle of teachings, which describe how to progress rapidly by engaging with practice whatever happens to you. It includes advice on the wisdom of emotions, and taking the bardo state as well as sleep as the path.
Only a few people who actually received this teaching remain alive; it is a rare opportunity for us to host Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, who received this teaching, and who can transmit to us the wisdom of being able to work with whatever comes to us in life.
Click here to register for this event
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Aug19: This workshop will cover everything from creating a home shrine to how to begin and end one’s day as a Buddhist practitioner (or beginner).
Time: 9am to 12 noon
Location: Columbus KTC
All are invited to participate
Home Shrine: learn to create and care for one (simple to elaborate!)
How to daily begin tand end the day from the Buddhist perspective
Prayers for emergencies
If you have a shrine, bring pictures
6:45 AM Opening prayers
7:00 AM Green Tara Sadhana Practice
8:30 AM One hour open practice session
5:30 PM Open practice session
6:45 PM Opening prayers
7:00 PM Shinay Meditation Practice
Please feel free to come for as much or as little of the retreat as you are able to; Chokhor Duchen is one of the days on the Tibetan Buddhist calendar when the merit accumulated by any practice or virtuous act is multiplied.
SAVE THE DATE: Sangha Meeting on Sunday, August 14th
Aug 14: The Columbus KTC Board invites all members and friends to a Sangha Meeting on Sunday, August 14th at 1:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Columbus KTC shrine room. During this meeting, the board will share recent accomplishments, report on our current finances and identify upcoming events and activities. There will plenty of time to share ideas and provide feedback. We look forward to seeing you there!
Lama Tashi Dondup to teach August 16-18
Aug 16-18: In Tibetan Buddhism, one of the most potent practices for the transformation of mental afflictions and ripening of our inherent qualities is the practice of mantra meditation. Lama Tashi Dondup will present a clear and accessible survey of mantra meditation, explaining its phases and elements and how to approach this powerful and distinctive form of practice. This teaching will offer a rare opportunity to learn from an experienced master revered for his wisdom and his warm, gentle, and direct manner with students. Lama Tashi is the founder and resident teacher for Karma Tekchen Zabsal Ling, in Toronto, Canada. Click here for a more detailed biography.
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All teachings will take place at Columbus KTC. Here is the schedule of events:
| Tuesday, August 16 | Wednesday, August 17 | Thursday, August 19 |
| Session 1: 3:30 – 5 pm | Session 3: 3:30 – 5 pm | Session 5: 3:30 – 5:00 pm |
| Session 2: 7:30 – 9 pm | Session 4: 7:30 – 9 pm | Empowerment (refuge required): 7-9 pm |
Columbus KTC will host a Nyungne Retreat, Led by Lama Tsultrim Yeshe, the weekend of July 23rd, 2011.
A Nyungne is designed to purify negative karma and accumulate merit and wisdom and is a very good experience. It is a two day practice focusing on the generation of the bodhichitta attitude, the strict keeping of vows, and the recitation of the 1000-arm Chenrezig sadhana. Chenrezig is the Bodhisattva of loving kindness and compassion. It is said that accomplishing the Nyungne even once can sever the currents leading to the rebirth in the lower realms of existence.
The retreat will be led by Lama Tsultrim Yeshe. Lama Tsultrim Yeshe completed the first three-year retreat at Karme Ling led by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, and took monastic vows with His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche in 1994. Lama Yeshe lives in Wisconsin, and teaches at Kagyu centers throughout North America. Over the years, he has led many Nyungne retreats.
The retreat will open with a public talk in the Columbus KTC shrine room on Friday July 22 at 7:00pm. Lama Tsultrim Yeshe will review the history and structure of a Nyungne Retreat and discuss the merit generated by this inspiring practice. The public talk is a wonderful way to learn about the retreat and is recommended for anyone who is participating in the retreat for the first time. It’s also good to come if you are just curious to learn more about this important Kagyu practice.
The retreat will be held at Columbus KTC and is open to all who have taken Buddhist Refuge Vows. It begins on Saturday, July 23, at 6 am with Sojang Pure Conduct Vows, breaks for lunch at noon, and ends at 6 pm. Clear liquids are permitted after lunch. On Sunday, the practice begins again at 6 am. All day Sunday until Monday morning at 8 am, no food or drink is permitted with one exception. Lama Tsultrim Yeshe stated people with a medical condition can take their medication with a small amount of water. Additionally, there is no speaking other than during the sadhana/mantra practice. The practice resumes on Monday at 5 am and ends at 8 am with breakfast. In the public talk on Friday night, Lama Tsultrim Yeshe he will address the concern many people have about fasting during the public talk on Friday night.
While this retreat is traditionally two and a half days long, participants may choose to attend for just one day or even a half day. If you’ve never participated in a Nyungne before, this is a wonderful opportunity – even for part of a day. If you decide to come for only part of the retreat, be sure to come after the Sojang Pure Conduct Vows are taken. If you take these vows, they
must be observed from sunrise to sunrise.
Costs vary depending on the length of time you choose to participate. Due to the nature of the retreat, people are permitted to stay overnight at Columbus KTC. Many people find it easier to keep their vows by staying at the center for the entire retreat. Please note, you must provide your own bedding. If you wish to stay at the center, please mention this when you register.
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Through June 26th: Purchase raffle tickets to help us buy new meditation cushions for the Columbus KTC shrine room. The grand prize is a week long stay at a time share offered through Wyndham Hotel. The reservation must be made by November and the trip taken within a year of the reservation. You can preview resorts currently available at http://www.resortcerts.com/preview_resorts. NOTE: The winner must pay for the airfare to the timeshare location but the cost of the lodgings will be covered by the gift certificate.
Raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $25.Tickets may be purchased on Sundays at Columbus KTC or by mail. If purchasing the raffle tickets by mail, please indicate how many raffle tickets you wish to purchase and include check for the appropriate amount and send to Columbus KTC/Raffle Event/231 Grubb St./Columbus, OH 43215. Your donation for a raffle ticket will be matched up to $1000. The drawing for this raffle will take place during Khenpo Ugyen’s teaching weekend, June 4th – 5th. The winner need not be present to win. Questions? Email director@columbusktc.org
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