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TEACHINGS ON TIBETAN BUDDHISM

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SEVEN-POINT MIND TRAINING By Lama Sonam Dargye (Tony Albino) MAHAYANA GREAT COMPASSION TEACHING AND PRACTICE Sunday, July 24, 2016  9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Please arrive by 8:45 a.m., late entries will not be admitted.) This Mahayana tradition of mental transformation is cherished by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism and considered indispensable for one’s Dharma practice to bear fruit. Renowned for its universal and pragmatic approach, it gleans all of the Mahayana teachings to seven basic points and shows how to apply them to one‘s life. The cost is $30. You are welcome to bring a lunch and stay during the break. Kagyu Dakshang Chuling 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, Oregon (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) To minimize the Center’s impact on our neighborhood, please park on West Amazon and walk up hill to KDC. For information, please call (541) 485-3961 or (541) 683-1808 between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Continue Reading →

SHI-NAY (CALM-ABIDING) MEDITATION AND PRACTICE

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  KDC, 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, Oregon Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow (Please park on West Amazon and walk up hill.) Lama Sonam Dargye (Tony Albino) Sunday, July 10, 2016, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Please arrive by 8:45 a.m., late entries will not be permitted. $30 general ($25 KDC members) In the Tibetan word shi-nay, shi means calm and nay means abiding. Shi-nay meditation rests the mind in a state undisturbed by thoughts and emotions, allowing the mind to experience its true nature. Schedule: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Instructions and guided meditation 1:00-4:00 p.m. Question-and-answer period and guided meditation You are welcome to bring a lunch and stay during the break. For information, please call (541) 485-3961 or (541) 683-1808 between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. To print out a PDF flier of this event, please click here.

CHENREZIG EMPOWERMENT TEACHING and PRACTICE

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Saturday, June 18, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 2016, 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. Chenrezig Empowerment Saturday, June 18, 2:00 p.m. (Arrive and be seated by 1:45 p.m.) Chenrezig is the principal deity in Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, whose essence is love and compassion. This Empowerment is a blessing ceremony that authorizes one to do the meditation practice of Chenrezig. The Refuge Vow is required and will be offered prior to the Empowerment. The cost is $25 general ($20 KDC members). It is also customary to make a donation to the empowering Lama. Chenrezig Teaching and Practice Sunday, June 19, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Arrive and be seated by 8:45 a.m.) By doing the meditation of Chenrezig, which is part of the regular KDC meditation schedule, one develops love and compassion for Continue Reading →

AMITABHA EMPOWERMENT TEACHING AND PRACTICE

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KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405 (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) Saturday, May 28, 2016, 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 29, 2016, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (PLEASE ARRIVE 15 – 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE CEREMONIES; LATE ARRIVALS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED) Amitabha Empowerment Saturday, May 28, 2:00 p.m. (Arrive by 1:45 p.m.) The Empowerment authorizes one to do the meditation practice of Buddha Amitabha. Amitabha is the particular Deity who helps us at the time of our death to attain rebirth in the Pureland. The Refuge Vow is required and will be offered prior to the Empowerment. The cost is $25 general ($20 KDC members). It is also customary to make a donation to the empowering Lama. Amitabha Teaching, Practice and Special Puja for the Deceased Sunday, May 29, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (Arrive by 8:45 a.m.) The Amitabha sutra states that even to hear the name Continue Reading →

THE GURU YOGA OF KALU RINPOCHE, TEACHING AND PRACTICE

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His Eminence Kalu Rinpoche

by Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing Saturday, May 21, 2016, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. *PLEASE NOTE: This is a change of date from the previously published announcement from KDC 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 one and create the foundation for understanding the nature of one’s mind. At the request of his students, Kalu Rinpoche wrote the Guru Yoga Practice, “A Rainfall of Blessings.” It is a practice that Continue Reading →

THE SIX BARDOS IN LIFE AND DEATH

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by Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing Sunday, April 17, 2016, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Please arrive by 1:45 p.m. KAGYU DAKSHANG CHULING 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, OR 97405 (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) The Bardo Thödröl (“Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo,” and known in the West as The Tibetan Book of the Dead) teaches how to attain liberation in the period between death and the next rebirth. But the after-death state is not the only meaning of bardo. The tantras describe six bardos which include all of our experience: the bardo of this life, the bardo of dying, the luminous bardo of dharmata, the bardo of becoming (rebirth), the bardo of dream, and the bardo of meditation. Lama will describe how liberation may be attained in each bardo. A question-and-answer period will follow. The cost is $20 general ($15 KDC members). To print out a PDF flier Continue Reading →

TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD STUDY GROUP

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Facilitated by Lama Sonam (Tony Albino) Sunday, March 27, 2016 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. (please arrive by 1:45 p.m.) No Cost During this study group, Lama Sonam will guide us through an overview of “The Tibetan Book of the Dead, The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo” translated by Chogyam Trungpa and Francesca Fremantle. If you were able to attend the four Study Groups between October and January, this will be a review of those sessions. If you were unable to attend the previous Study Groups, this is an opportunity to learn more about this important teaching. This Study Group is in preparation for related events that Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing is planning for Spring or Summer of 2016. For more information, please call Lama Sonam at (541) 513-1452. Kagyu Dakshang Chuling 917 East 43rd Avenue, Eugene, Oregon (Between West Amazon and Fox Hollow) To minimize the Center’s impact Continue Reading →

MAHAKALA PUJA AND TSOK

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MAHAKALA PUJA AND TSOK Sunday, February 7, 2016 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Arrival by 8:45 a.m.please) The Puja will be preceded by a talk by Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing explaining the meaning of this profound Puja and no entries will be permitted during the talk. Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing and his assisting Lamas will perform this all-day extensive Mahakala Puja for the benefit of the KDC Sangha and for all beings. This Puja is traditionally performed on Mahakala Day  before the beginning of the Tibetan New Year.  This year Mahakala Day falls on Sunday, February 7.  The Puja has the power and ability to clear away the obstacles and negativities of the past year and opens the door for the auspicious unfolding of the new year. The Puja concludes with a Tsok (Vajra feast offering) in the afternoon. You are welcome to attend at any time and it is Continue Reading →

SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA STATUE RAFFLE TO BENEFIT KDC

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Lama Rick, the generous donor, had this to say regarding the Sakyamuni Buddha statue being raffled: “The statue was bought in Kathmandu, the “Eyes were Opened” and it was painted and sealed with mantra and substances by Umdze Jyaltsen at Sonada Monastery in 1985. Then it was blessed by Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche, and it sat in his private room for about 6 weeks …. Can’t buy that!” This beautiful statue has since graced the KDC living room mantlepiece, spreading blessings throughout the center and its environs. It will surely be a magnificent addition to anyone’s living quarters and an inspiring image for one’s practice.The dimensions are 10”H x 6-3/4”W x 4-1/2”D. To honor Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing, who has shared his devotion to the Dharma and steadfast commitment to offer the genuine teachings of the Buddha to this community for over twenty-five years, we offer the opportunity to all who Continue Reading →