Upcoming–EMPOWERMENT OF TASHI TSERINGMA at Ewam Choden on May 26
April 20th, 2013Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment of goddess Tashi Tseringma at Ewam Choden on Sunday, May 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Tashi Tseringma and the four other mountain goddesses with her are known as The Five Sisters of Long Life.
Tamed by Padmasabhava and others, they vowed to Milarepa to protect the Dharma and Dharma practitioner.
You may receive their blessings and protection through this unusual empowerment that also has a connection with Vajrayogini.
Please arrive early in order to register, and as usual, be considerate of our neighbors when parking. This event is open to anyone. The requested donation is $30. Dana (offering) to the Lama and to the monastics (our assisting nun and monk) is separate.
COMPLETED—MEDICINE BUDDHA EMPOWERMENT in Ukiah, CA – Sat, May 18 at 1:00 p.m.
March 26th, 2013Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment of Sangye Menla, the Medicine Buddha. The location is the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 640 S. Orchard Ave., Ukiah, California.
Completed–EMPOWERMENT OF MARICI – OSEL JENMA on Sunday, April 28 at Ewam Choden
March 23rd, 2013Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment of Marici (Osel Jenma) at Ewam Choden on Sunday, April 28 at 1:00 p.m. Marici, a Bodhisattva goddess of Dawning Light, sits on a lotus chariot drawn by seven pigs. She illuminates and protects.
Please arrive early in order to register, and as usual, be considerate of our neighbors when parking. This event is open to anyone. The requested donation is $30. Dana (offering) to the Lama and to the monastics (our assisting nun and monk) is separate.
COMPLETED – YELLOW DZAMBHALA on Sunday, February 24, 2013
February 11th, 2013Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment of Yellow Dzambhala at Ewam Choden on Sunday, February 24 at 1:00 p.m. The practice of the Yellow Dzambhala increases wealth, prosperity and abundance. Removing the obstacle of poverty, Yellow Dzambhala practice also encourages generosity. Please arrive early in order to register, and as usual, be considerate of our neighbors when parking. This event is open to anyone. The requested donation is $30. Dana (offering) to the Lama and to the monastics (nuns and monks) is separate.
Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF MIYOWA (Achala) at E.C. on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013
January 20th, 2013Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment of Miyowa (in Sanskrit, Achala) at Ewam Choden on Sunday, January 27th. The starting time is 1:00 p.m. Miyowa, the Immovable One, is a wrathful protector who helps the practitioner remove all outer and inner obstacles.
Please arrive early in order to register, and as usual, be considerate of our neighbors when parking. This event is open to anyone. The requested donation is $30. Dana (offering) to the Lama is separate.
Completed GREEN TARA EMPOWERMENT on Sunday, December 16th, at 1:00 p.m.
December 5th, 2012Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche kindly bestowed the empowerment of Green Tara at Ewam Choden on Sunday, 12/16.
This practice comforts, cures, and protects. Tara conquers fear and anxiety, and clears the way for the Dharma path to enlightenment to unfold.
Please arrive early in order to register, and as usual, be considerate of our neighbors when parking. This event is open to anyone. The requested donation is $30. Dana (offering) to the Lama is separate.
COMPLETED–SINGHANATA EMPOWERMENT Sunday, 11/25/12 at 1:00 pm
November 24th, 2012Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche kindly bestowed the empowerment of Singhanata (Lion’s Roar Avalokiteshvara). This practice cures secret Naga diseases and purifies non-virtuous karma, as it takes you on the path to enlightenment. Note that the time is as usual, which is 1:00 pm., a little while after the Sunday morning Chenrezi compassion meditation. Please arrive early in order to register, and as usual be considerate of our neighbors when parking. This event is open to everyone. Requested donation for the empowerment is $30. Dana (offering) to the Lama is separate.
Completed–MEDICINE BUDDHA EMPOWERMENT on Sunday, October 28 at Ewam Choden
September 30th, 2012Lama Kunga Rinpoche kindly bestowed the empowerment of the Medicine Buddha (Sangye Menla) at Ewam Choden at 1:00 p.m. on October 28th. About thirty people attended and received this empowerment.
Everyone is welcome. Please arrive early to register, and be considerate of neighbors when you park. Also, check the calendar on the right to see the empowerment schedule month by month.
POSTPONED / EMPOWERMENT on January 22, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
November 30th, 2011The Empowerment of Mahakala Riding on a Tiger, scheduled for Jan 22 at Ewam Choden, is postponed until a later date to be determined.
POSTPONED / EMPOWERMENT OF VASUDHARA
November 29th, 2011THIS EMPOWERMENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED and will not be held on the given date.
The Empowerment of Vasudhara, Yellow Tara and a Bodhisattva of wealth, will be rescheduled for a later date to be determined.
COMPLETED EMPOWERMENT OF BLACK DZAMBHALA on November 27th at 1:00 p.m.
October 29th, 2011Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the Empowerment of the Black Dzambhala at Ewam Choden on Sunday, November 27th. The time is 1:00 p.m. The practice of Black Dzambhala brings material wealth to help alleviate poverty as well as to give one the opportunity to practice generosity. Dzambhala also enhances spiritual wealth and personal growth towards ultimate enlightenment.
COMPLETED EMPOWERMENT OF RED TARA, Oct. 23rd at 1:00 p.m.
September 26th, 2011Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the Empowerment of Red Tara at the Ewam Choden Center on October 23rd. Red Tara helps you to increase spiritual power. This event is open to everyone. The time is 1:00 p.m. The requested donation is $30. with offering dana to the Lama separate. Please arrive early to register, and be considerate of neighbors when parking.
COMPLETED HAYAGRIVA EMPOWERMENT Sunday, September 25 at 1:00 p.m.
September 19th, 2011Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the Empowerment of Hayagriva at the Ewam Choden Center this coming Sunday. The practice of wrathful Hayagriva is said to especially remove general sickness, to purify bodily obscurations, and to give protection. The starting time is 1:00 p.m. Please arrive earlier in order to register.
COMPLETED WHITE UMBRELLA EMPOWERMENT, Sunday Feb. 27, 2011
February 13th, 2011White Umbrella
(Sanskrit: Sitar Tapatra, Tibetan: Dug kar)
Lama Kunga Rinpoche kindly bestowed the Empowerment of White Umbrella from the lineage of Bari Lotsawa. She is known both as an emanation of Avaloktishvara and of Tara and her 1000 heads and 1000 pairs of arms reflect the combined powers of all the Tathagata Buddhas. Her Empowerment gives protection from negative emotions, harms, afflictions and obstacles.
The location is the Ewam Choden center. No advance registration is required. The empowerment begins at 1:00 p.m. promptly so please plan to arrive no later than 12:30 p.m.
A donation of $30 is requested and dana (offering) to the lama is considered separate.
EMPOWERMENT – Medicine Buddha @ TCL/Upper Lake, May 14
February 12th, 2011Title: EMPOWERMENT – Medicine Buddha
Location: Tharpa Cho Ling / Upper Lake
Start Time: 13:00
Date: 2011-05-14
End Time: 15:30
EMPOWERMENT – Medicine Buddha, May 22
February 12th, 2011Title: EMPOWERMENT – Medicine Buddha
Location: Ewam Choden / Kensington
Start Time: 13:00
Date: 2011-05-22
End Time: 15:30
HH Sakya Trizin – Hevajra Empowerment, July 31
February 11th, 2011Title: HH Sakya Trizin – Hevajra Empowerment
Location: Ewam Choden / Kensington
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2011-07-31
End Time: 17:30
HH Sakya Trizin – Hevajra Empowerment, Aug 1
February 11th, 2011Title: HH Sakya Trizin – Hevajra Empowerment
Location: Ewam Choden / Kensington
Link out: Click here
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2011-08-01
End Time: 18:00
more on the 13 Golden Dharmas
August 26th, 2010The 13 Golden Dharmas were held closely by the Sakya Buddhist masters of Tibet for over 800 years. These initiations empowering and training students in the compassionate practices of the Bodhisattvas , encourage awareness, fearlessness, and caring. Each “dharma” or empowerment is the entry into a meditation of the different esoteric aspects of wisdom, strength and compassion. It is an extremely rare opportunity to receive these teachings that were held in the highest esteem by the all Buddhist lineages of Tibet and previously only given in the ancient temple at Sakya. Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche is uniquely qualified having received these precious teachings from such masters as Lama Dampa Shenphen Nyingpo in Tibet.
Lama Kunga will present the meditation instructions directly in English in a manner that students can participate in the profound visualizations while the ritual goes on. This is a rare opportunity to receive this unbroken line of instructions just as they were compiled by Sachen Kunga Nyingpo from Indian masters in the 12th century.
COMPLETED 13 Golden Dharmas of the Sakya-pa, Sep 24-26, 2010
April 14th, 2010This very special series of 13 empowerments over a three-day period was offered and successfully completed by Lama Kunga Rinpoche on Friday, Sept. 24, Saturday Sept. 25 and Sunday Sept. 26.
