7–8:30am Sojong
Sojong (Poṣhadha) The Meaning of Poṣhadha In Indian Hindu societies, members of the community regularly observe rites for renewing their connection with virtue. The days of the new and full moons are regarded as holy and set aside for purification of non-virtue and re-establishment of virtue. Those days, and the purification rites performed on those [...]
10–12am Vaishakha Day Celebration
Vaishakha Celebrations of Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana Tuesday, June 14, from 10am to 12am Vaishakha Day, also called Wesak, is one of the four main buddhist holidays which commemorates three major events in the life of Shakyamunī Buddha: his birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana. In Tibet, lay persons would traditionally bring gifts of food to offer to the monks [...]
5–6:00pm Sadhana of Mahamudra
Sadhana of Mahamudra Saturday, April 16, from 5:00–6:00pm Description: In the epilogue to this autobiographical book “Born in Tibet”, Trungpa Rinpoche describes the process prior to writing this sadhana in the cave of Taktsang, September 1968: “During my retreat at Tagtsang I was able to reflect on my life and particularly on how to propagate [...]