Losar – Tibetan New Year Teachings and Celebration with Khenchen Lama February 12th to 14th, Tucson, Arizona. Attendance and Practice requirement: Khenchen Lama Rinpoche asks new students who will attend any part or all of his teachings to commit to practice of 10,000 short mantras of Vajrasattva (OM VAJRA SATO HUNG). Khenchen Lama Rinpoche’s old [...]

Losar Celebration is the celebration of the Tibetan New Year. Unlike our western calendar New Years Celebration which lasts only one evening, Losar lasts several days. The Tibetan New Year is filled with spiritual, family and community celebrations. Since the Tibetan Buddhist people are spiritually oriented, the celebrations include prayers, chanting and Palden Lamo practice, [...]

Winter Meditation Retreat with His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche at Gar Drolma Buddhist Center in Dayton, Ohio. The dates of the meditation retreat are January 20-25th, 2010. Join us for the teachings about Vajrakilaya pracitce, Milarepa & more. Everyone is invited to join us regardless of your level of experience. Garchen Rinpoche’s method of teaching is [...]

His Holiness the Dalai Lama receives University of Warsaw Medal for Promoting Peace and Ethics Wednesday, 29 July, 2009 (Source:LLHHDL. The Rector of University of Warsaw Poland presented His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the Medal of the University and citation in a ceremony attended by students, dignitaries and faculty. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s [...]

Full Moon of Gemini, which takes place on June 7th this year, is an auspicious day in Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan Buddhists celebrate Saga Dawa Duchen every year with joyous expectancy. In Tibet, and Tibetan communities around the world, this is the most important holy day of the year, a day to honor the Lord [...]

Empowerment of the Guru Who Holds Power Over Life In perilous times, it is essential to have a strong connection to the Guru, and the Higher Worlds. In Tibetan Buddhism, the connection to Guru Rinpoche, or Padmasambhava has long been considered essential for receiving all forms of benefit, including, but not limited to: * Cultivating [...]

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will give teachings on the Path To Peace and Happiness, May 2nd, 2009 at Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035. Purchase your tickets at Ticket Master on-line. Your tickets can be purchased directly from the sponsor BostonTibet.org at their website, which benefits the entire community. One can [...]

PHOWA RETREAT on facing death through empowering meditation. One of life’s most awesome events is death, or passing from one level of existence to another. Death is a universal experience for all of us egardless of our wealth, social status, reputation, intelligence, fame, and religious affiliation and beliefs. Although our death is inevitable, the manner [...]

Does it create greater benefit to hold a mantrathon where we say the mantra together all over the world on the same day(s)? I would say, yes it clearly it does. The power of group invocation is multiplied exponentially in a dramatic way creating benefit far greater than when one person recites alone. Like waves [...]