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All weekly KDC Pujas have been temporarily suspended due to the outbreak of Covid-19. We will monitor this situation closely and when it is safe to resume Pujas, we will do so. Please see Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing’s message regarding Covid-19 and how we are able to be of benefit to ourselves and others during this time. In addition, the Guru Rinpoche “Iron Mountain” Long Life Empowerment that was scheduled for Sunday, March 29 has been postponed. Please check your email and KDC’s website for updates regarding a future date for this Empowerment. KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405 (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) Sunday, March 29, 2020, 2:00 p.m. Please arrive by 1:45 p.m. This special Empowerment of Guru Rinpoche is a blessing for long life and other favorable conditions. Guru Rinpoche stated that it is particularly important for Dharma practitioners to live a Continue Reading →

by Lama Tsang Tsing KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405 (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) Saturday, September 21, 2019, 2:00 p.m.Sunday, September 22, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.(Please arrive 15 – 20 minutes before the ceremonies; late arrivals will not be admitted.)W WHITE MAHAKALA EMPOWERMENT Saturday,September 21, 2:00 p.m. (Arrive by 1:45 p.m.) White Mahakala is a powerful Deity of wealth and good fortune whose principle activity is to dispel the material and spiritual poverty of sentient beings. White Mahakala emanated from the compassion of Chenrezig in order to eliminate obstacles to prosperity and growth. Receiving this Empowerment authorizes one to do the Practice of White Mahakala. The Refuge Vow is required and will be offered by Lama-la prior to the Empowerment. The cost is $30 general ($25 KDC members). It is also customary to make a donation to the empowering Lama. WHITE MAHAKALA Continue Reading →

by Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing Saturday, October 12, 2019, 2:00 p.m.Sunday, October 13, 2019, 9:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.Please arrive 15 – 20 minutes before the ceremonies; late arrivals will not be admitted. KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405 (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) Medicine Buddha Empowerment Saturday, October 12, 2:00 p.m. (Arrive by 1:45 p.m.) Medicine Buddha, often referred to as the “Healing Buddha,” has the ability to cure physical and mental illnesses, and to purify beings of their negativities, defilements, and obscurations. The Medicine Buddha Empowerment is considered to be the most powerful blessing for healing, dispelling sickness and suffering, and awakening the nature of mind. The Refuge Vow is required and will be offered prior to the Empowerment. The cost is $30 general ($25 KDC members). It is also customary to make a donation to the empowering Lama. Medicine Buddha Teaching and Practice Continue Reading →

SAVE THESE DATES! Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing will give the following Empowerments and Teachings at KDC during September and October 2019. WHITE MAHAKALA EMPOWERMENT AND TEACHING September 21 and September 22 MEDICINE BUDDHA EMPOWERMENT AND TEACHING October 12 and October 13 Mark your calendars now for these special events. Detailed information regarding each event will be announced soon.

by Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing Sunday, August 4, 2019 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Please arrive and be seated 15 – 20 minutes before the ceremonies; late arrivals will not be admitted. Freewill donation. The Pecha (practice text) is $20. KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405 (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) The Turning of the Wheel of Dharma is one of the Four Great Festivals of the year related to the life of Sakyamuni Buddha and celebrates the Buddha’s first teaching on the Four Noble Truths. During this period of time, the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied 100,000 times; therefore, Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing will lead the KDC Sangha in the practice of the Monlam Cho-ga (“The Complete Flowering of Activity to Benefit Others”) compiled by His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche. The Monlam Cho-ga includes a Tsok (Vajra feast offering). Any donations for shrine offerings Continue Reading →

KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405 (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) Saturday, April 13, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please arrive 15-20 minutes before the ceremonies; late arrivals will not be admitted. Green Tara Empowerment Saturday, April 13, 2:00 p.m. (Arrive by 1:45 p.m.) Green Tara, a female Buddha, is known as the Great Liberator who protects against the eight great fears and the eight great dangers. The Empowerment authorizes one to do the meditation of Green Tara. The Refuge Vow is required and will be offered prior to the Empowerment. The cost is $30 general ($25 KDC members). It is also customary to make a donation to the empowering Lama. Green Tara Teaching and Practice Sunday, April 14, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Arrive by 8:45 a.m.) The practice of Green Tara pacifies fear, suffering, and obstacles Continue Reading →

30th ANNIVERSARY OF H.E. KALU RINPOCHE’S PASSING INTO THE PURE REALMS THE GURU YOGA OF KALU RINPOCHE, TEACHING AND PRACTICE by Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing Sunday, May 5th, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please arrive 15-20 minutes before the ceremonies; late arrivals will not be admitted. KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405 (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche was an enlightened being and the spiritual founder of KDC. He was a great siddha, scholar, and a mountain Yogi from Tibet whose great compassion and realization transformed all who met him. Guru Yoga is a practice of expressing one’s faith and devotion to one’s Root Lama. In the Vajrayana tradition, Guru Yoga Practice is considered to be the most important practice one can perform. Without faith and devotion to the Root Lama, one is not able to receive blessings. Blessings purify Continue Reading →