Completed–ANNUAL HIMALAYAN FAIR, May 21 & 22, 2016
April 2, 2016 by bhockman
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Founded in 1983 by Lama Kunga Rinpoche and Arlene Blum, the annual Himalayan Fair continues to provide entertainment, food, crafts and other wares, education, altruistic support, and all-around fun. As usual, we will have a booth at the Fair, and Lama Kunga Rinpoche will be present (some of the time). Hours are Saturday, May 21st from about 10 am to 5 pm or later, and Sunday, May 22nd from 10 am to 5 pm. See http://www,himalayanfair.net/ for information about the Himalayan Fair. SEE YOU THERE !
Completed—Ewam Choden Members Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 12:30 pm Everyone welcome
March 27, 2016 by bhockman
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At the Annual Members Meeting, Lama Kunga Rinpoche and the Ewam Choden Board of Directors report on the state of our Center, which Rinpoche started about 43 years ago. Members are asked to give requests and make suggestions. Also, we look forward to including more participants in the many activities and chores around the Center. Everyone who attends events and studies with Rinpoche is most welcome to attend, but only dues-paying members will vote.
completed–SPECIAL LOSAR (Tibetan New Year) MEDITATION, PRAYERS, and BLESSINGS on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
January 30, 2016 by bhockman
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VENERABLE LAMA KUNGA RINPOCHE will lead everyone in special practices to welcome the Tibetan New Year and pray for the peace and happiness of all beings. Everyone is welcome. It is the year of the MALE FIRE MONKEY. Be on time at 10 am. (There will be New Year snacks, too.)
COMPLETED-EMPOWERMENT OF RED SARASVATI (Yang-Chen Marmo) on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Ewam Choden at 1:00 p.m.
January 15, 2016 by bhockman
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Venerable Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment and practice teachings of Red Sarasvati (Yang chen marmo). This is an empowered from the Sakya lineage. The power of Red Sarasvati brings intelligence and wisdom. The magnetism removes obstacles of ignorance and stupidity. There is no prerequisite. Everyone is welcome. The date is Sunday, February 28, 2016. The time is 1:00 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register at the door. The requested donation is $30.00. Dana (offerings) to the Lama and attending monastics are separate.
Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF CHENREZIG WITH MAHAMUDRA on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Ewam Choden, 1:00 p.n.
January 13, 2016 by bhockman
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The Chenresig with Mahamudra initiation allows one to practice Mahamudra in the context of a Chenresig sadhana.
Rinpoche has endorsed a monthly practice that will be done at Ewam Choden with anyone who has received this particular Empowerment.
A practice text of the Sadhana on great Compassion and Mahamudra will be available at the initiation.
This is an unprecedented chance to deepen your practice of Chenresig with an advanced meditation technique. It is a rare opportunity and not to be missed.
Completed–ANNIVERSARY DAY FOR SAKYA PANDITA Thursday, Dec. 24, 7:00 pm at EC
December 23, 2015 by bhockman
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ANNOUNCING the Anniversary Day of Sakya Paṇḍita Künga Gyeltsen
You are invited to attend a ceremony for the SAKYA PANDITA.
Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 7 pm at Ewam Choden
Sakya Pandita was born in 1182 in Sakya, Tibet and passed in Liangzhou in 1251. As a little child, he had amazing abilities to learn reading and writing Sanskrit and Tibetan, and all other subjects. He received tantric teachings, performed practices, and gave commentaries from a very young age.
He became known as a great scholar in Tibet, Mongolia, China and India and was proficient in the five great sciences of Buddhist philosophy, medicine, grammar, dialectics and sacred Sanskrit literature as well as the minor sciences of rhetoric, poetry, dancing and astrology. His teaching legacy reached far and wide. He was the fourth Sakya founder and sixth Sakya Trizin and one of the most important figures in the Sakya lineage.
Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF MARICHI (Lhamo Oser Chenma) on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Ewam Choden
December 15, 2015 by bhockman
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Venerable Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment and practice teachings of Marichi (Lhamo Ozer Chenma). There is no prerequisite. Everyone is welcome. The date is Sunday, December 27. The time is 1:00 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register at the door. The requested donation is $30.00. Dana (offerings) the the Lama and attending monastics is separate.
Lhamo Ozer Chenma, the Queen of Light, drives a cart pulled by seven swine. The embodiment of the first rays of dawn, she is invoked by travelers for protection from all hazards of the road.
Her ability to dispel the fears of the night, helps us to confront our fears and violent tendencies.
Completed–EMPOWERMENT OF WHITE UMBRELLA at EWAM CHODEN on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 at 1:00 pm
November 2, 2015 by bhockman
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VEN. LAMA KUNGA RINPOCHE WILL KINDLY BESTOW THE EMPOWERMENT OF WHITE UMBRELLA (Sanskrit: Sitar Tapatra, Tibetan: Dug kar). She is known as an emanation of both Avaloktishvara and of Tara and her 1000 heads and 1000 pairs of arms reflect the combined powers of all the Tathagata Buddhas. Her Empowerment and practice give protection from negative emotions, harms, afflictions, diseases, and obstacles. There is no prerequisite. Everyone is welcome. The starting time is 1:00 pm. Please arrive earlier to register at the door. The requested donation is $30. Dana (offering) to the Lama and attending monastics is separate.
Completed–ANNUAL MEMORIAL PRAYERS on WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, at 7:00 pm
October 31, 2015 by bhockman
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Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche will conduct the annual Memorial Prayer service at Ewam Choden. This is a gathering to offer prayers for the benefit of all of our friends, relatives and countless sentient beings who have passed on in this year and in previous years. The event is open to everyone.
If you wish, you may bring a photo of a special person or animal to include, and you may bring tea candles or flowers to set up near the shrine. The gathering begins at 7 p.m. and lasts for about one and a half to two hours.
PHOTO from Lama Kunga Rinpoche’s visit to TSECHEN NAMDROL LING in Santa Fe
September 30, 2015 by bhockman
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Lama Kunga Rinpoche recently gave empowerments of Medicine Buddha, White Mahakala, Avalokiteshvara, and Red Tara at the new Sakya center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Here is a photo of the group there. Click on it to enlarge.
