DRIKUNG KYOBA CHOLING MONASTERY is pleased to announce the visit of
LAMA KUNGA RINPOCHE APRIL 13th & 14th
Please see downloads page for program flyer, schedule, registration and contact details
March 14- 17 2013 Special meditation retreat with Drupon Samten Rinpoche
will be translated in Spanish for our attendees from Mexico City and Publa
See DOWNLOADS page for schedule, costs and program descriptions
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P A S T E V E N T S at D K C
Silent Autions Items for Healing Gong Fundraiser
at DKC October 28th 2012
(Program flyer avaiable under the downloads page.)
Here are a few of the items we have for the auction.
We will soon add the minimum bid amount and more item details and how you can send in a bid.
Beautiful Amber Mala
Unique wooden mala
Hand Made Mahakala Mask from Nepal
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August 10th 7pm, August 11th and 12th 2012
Venerable Khenchen Gyaltshen Rinpoche Weekend Retreat
Samsara and Nirvana: Two sides of the same hand.
Please see the downloads page for the full details.
Jan. 12th - 15th 2012 Shamata and Mahamudra Retreat
Join us for this special 4 day retreat with Drupon Samten Rinpoche for detailed teachings and daily practice sessions. Sunday will include Buddha Vairochana (Kunrig) empowerment. Teachings will be translated in Spanish for our Mexico City sangha who will be joining in this retreat.
You may attend all or some of the 4 days.
Registration is still open,. however reservations for the catered meals is closed. Please send in an email to register at: drikungkc@gmail.com or give us a call if you have any questions.
Mahamudra and Shamatha Retreat with Drupon Samten Rinpoche
Thursday January 12th
5:00am – 8:00am Shrine room open for practice and meditation
9:30am – 12:00pm Teachings and practice
1:30pm – 3:30pm Teachings and practice
4:00pm – 5:30pm Teachings and practice
7:00pm – 9:00pm Dharma Protectors practice
Friday January 13th and Saturday January 14th
5:00am – 8:00am Shrine room open for practice and meditation
9:30am – 12:00pm Teachings and practice
1:30pm – 3:30pm Teachings and practice
4:00pm – 5:30pm Teachings and practice
7:00pm – 9:00pm Dharma Protectors practice
Sunday January 15th
7:00am – 9:30pm Drupon preparation for Buddha Vairochana empowerment
10:00am – 12:30pm Everyone participates in the Buddha Vairochana teachings and ceremony
2:00pm – 5:00pm Buddha Vairochana initiation
5:00pm – 5:30pm Appreciation mandala offering and dedication prayers
Retreat conclusion
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A Personal Day of Sacred Healings
October 2nd 2011 Fall Fundraiser
Individual and Group Healing Chod blessing ceremonies
Tea Ceremony
Auction Items and Marketplace
Reservations now open. Reserve early as appointments are limited.
Call 951-659-0640 or email: info@drikungkc.org
To pay by paypal, here is the link to out donation webpage: http://tibetanmeditationcenter.com/donate/
To print the healing cermony flyer or descriptions: http://tibetanmeditationcenter.com/downloads/
Drupon Samten's morning appointments are full. We are taking a wait list and appointment for another day. There are still a few morning appointments leff with Lama Norbu or Lama Tenzin but going quickly. Please give us a call for more information.
Sacred Day of Healing Descriptions
1.) Tara: Is called the Great Protectress; who protects from the Eight different types of Fears and thus bestows fearlessness She is known as the "mother of liberation" and the Buddha of Enlightened Activity. Receiving her blessings through this healing ceremony will help bring success in work and achievements. Tara’s healing energies aides one to develop inner qualities and understand outer, inner and secret teachings about compassion and emptiness. Tārā is also known for her great compassion, bestowing long life, healing and serenity. Thus she is also called The Wish-fulfilling Wheel.
2.) Medicine Buddha: Through this healing ceremony, we invoke the Medicine Buddha whose sky-colored divine body of lapis lazuli signifies omniscient wisdom and compassion as vast as limitless space, and the lama will request him to please grant his blessings. The historical Buddha, Buddha Sakyamuni, is recorded as saying that by uttering the Medicine Buddha’s mantra, one is free of the nine untimely causes of death and of all suffering. All subsequent reincarnations will be "peaceful and joyous". It is also said that one can also petition the healing powers of the Medicine Buddha by visualization practices to "invoke the spiritual force of that deity, in order to heal all diseases, inner and outer". Intense identification with various characteristics associated with the emanation of the Medicine Buddha invokes a spiritual attitude which generates deep healing action with the participant’s psychosocial continuum. Even the name of the Medicine Buddha is believed to have the power to free one from the pattern of negative thoughts and emotions. Healing can occur just by speaking, hearing or concentrating on his name.
3.) Vajra Vidaran: This healing ceremony is a special antidote to purify all contaminates, both internal and external. By receiving this ceremony, it will cleanse the contaminants of the air we breathe, food we eat, clothes we wear, and other types of poisons and contamination. It also helps to cleanse the chakras and th energy of the body, helps to pacify frustration, depression and anxiety. It can help to dispel nightmares and bad dreams and bring success in your life.
Afternoon Group Healing in the Main Shrine Room
The Healing Chöd will be performed followed by a Tibetan Tea Ceremony (Serkyem Offering)
Healing Chöd is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to heal mental and physical sickness, remove karmic obstacles to spiritual growth, and address human suffering. During the multiple-session Healing Chöd ceremony, there will be no teachings to listen to, no instructions to follow or techniques to learn. Just bring your favorite pillow, a blanket or mat. You may sit or lay down and relax. The Healing Chöd consists of four musically compelling rituals led by Drupon Samten Rinpoche and the monks and nuns of the Drikung Monastery in Escondido. The sacred sound and mantra initiate favorable conditions necessary to pacify the causes of discord and illness. With roots in the teachings of the Prajnaparamita Buddhist Sutra, this Chöd ceremony contains the essence to the teachings of Machik Lapdron, an eleventh-century female Buddhist master in Tibet.
This Healing Chöd event is being offered for the our benefit of our patrons, benefactors and local community and to raise money for our new monastery. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled starting time of this event.
Tea Ceremony
The Tibetan Tea Ceremony (Serkyem Offering) is a wonderful and delightful ceremony.
A bowl and cup is set in the center of a table and tea is poured into the
cup. It is symbolic of our lives. When we are open to receive, our blessings overflow.
The Tibetan Buddhist Tea Ceremony is different from a Japanese Tea Ceremony. One way it is dissimilar is that in Tibetan Tea Ceremony, you don't drink any tea, but rather you chant and bring a wish to be granted, by the Enlightened Dharma Guardians, who are very important protector deities in the Buddhist traditions. The monks and nuns of the Monastery will perform this special Tea Ceremony making requests on everyone’s behalf.
During the ceremony, each person is invited to participate and make a wish.
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His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang, Gyalwa Drikungpa
September 24, 25, 26 2010 Grand Opening Program
Drikung Kyobpa Choling Tibetan Meditation Center
Wait-List ONLY! Open Registration is closed.
Due to Limited Seating for this Special Program!
His Holiness is believed to be the manifestation of Avalokiteshvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who have postponed their own nirvana and chosen to take rebirth in order to serve humanity.
His Holinesses's Biography http://tiny.cc/atce1
For lodging, directions and more see: FAQ
http://tibetanmeditationcenter.com/faq/
http://tibetanmeditationcenter.com/downloads/his-holiness-2010/
Friday September 24th
Morning Opening Ceremony and consecration (inauguration) of the new monastery
Afternoon ChakraSamvara Empowerment preparation ceremony
Evening ChakraSamvara Empowerment
Saturday September 25th
Morning VajraYogini Empowerment and teachings
Afternoon Great Drikung Phowa transmission and teachings
Evening Dharma Protectors practice and meditation
Sunday September 26th
Morning ChakraSamvara Ceremony, Healing Ceremony and traditional Long Life prayers for His Holiness
Afternoon Appreciation ceremony for all patrons and benefactors
Celebration: Lama Dance and other activities
How to Register
You are welcome to participate in all 3 days or individual days only. You may receive the empowerments as a blessing.
Program fees will cover His Holinesses expenses and so we can make offerings to His Holiness and His attendants.
- Daily Program Fee $75
- All 3 Days $225 ($195 if paid in full by August 31st)
- Work Study We have a limited number of work-study seats available. Please contact us to discuss the work-study program which includes a reduced fee and program volunteer assistance for either an individual day or the full 3 day program.
- Sponsors If you would like to make an additional contribution to help us to cover the costs of this event or help in augmenting the number of work study individuals, please contact us.
Pre-registration is required for this program.
Download Registration Form here: http://tibetanmeditationcenter.com/downloads/his-holiness-2010/
Sitting is limited and will be available on a first come basis. You will receive a confirmation number for your reservation.
We also need people to carpool please. We will contact you once you register to help coordinate.
To pre-register, please remit by September 15th, your nonrefundable deposit of one day’s fee (fee is $75/day). This can be made by check, visa or master card (by phone or in person) or paypal on our website. If this is a hardship, please contact us to discuss other arrangements. Please mail your check to: Tibetan Meditation Center (TMC) 1600 Sheridan Place Escondido CA 92027 (Phone: 760-738-0089) email us: http://tibetanmeditationcenter.com/send-e-mail/