Completed–LOSAR (Tibetan New Year) ORACLE SOUP PARTY on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020, 7:00 pm, at Ewam Choden.
October 7, 2019 by bhockman
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Welcome to the Tibetan New Year Celebrations at Ewam Choden !
༄༅།།ལོ་གསར་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ། Losar La Tashi Delek New Year’s Greetings!
The new year is 2147, the year of the Male Iron Rat.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME !
FRIDAY EVENING, 2/21/19 at 7:00 pm at Ewam Choden: ORACLE SOUP POTLUCK PARTY
Everyone is welcome to a LOSAR potluck party at Ewam Choden on Friday, February 21st at 7:00 pm. From the Oracle Soup, you will receive a special dumpling in which your unique fortune for the new year can be found. Join Rinpoche and Sangha friends for a delicious potluck meal.
Completed–MEDITATION WITH LOSAR PRAYERS & WISHES on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020 at 10:00 am at Ewam Choden
October 7, 2019 by bhockman
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༄༅།།ལོ་གསར་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ། Losar La Tashi Delek New Year’s Greetings! The year is 2147, the year of the Male Iron Rat.
Ven. Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche will lead the usual Chenrezig compassion meditation and, following tradition, there will be special recitations and prayers for Peace, Health, and Happiness for all Beings.
Come to meditation at 10:00 a.m. as usual, receive Rinpoche’s blessing, greet everyone for New Year, and enjoy sweet rice, Tibetan tea, and some special Losar snacks.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME !
COMPLETED—-EMPOWERMENT OF MIYOWA (ACHALA) on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Ewam Choden
October 7, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the empowerment of Miyowa (Achala) on Sunday, November 24, 2019.
The starting time is 1:00 p.m. Please arrive early to register. The requested donation is $30. Dana (offering) to the Lama is separate. There is no prerequisite and everyone is welcome. A practice sadhana will be provided.
Miyowa, the Immovable One, is a wrathful protector who helps the practitioner remove all types of outer and inner obstacles, including diseases.
Completed—-EMPOWERMENT OF TWO-ARMED RED HAYAGRIVA on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Ewam Choden
October 7, 2019 by bhockman
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Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the empowerment and practice teachings of the Two-Armed Red Hayagriva on Sunday, October 27, 2019.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm. Please arrive early to register at the door.
There is a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing. There is no prerequisite requirement or pre-registration.
This empowerment is open to everyone who has taken refuge and follows the Buddhist path.
The practice of Hayagriva can eliminate external and internal obstacles and problems, particularly those caused by demons and spirits. The empowerment of Hayagriva was originally received by Machik Trupai Gyalmo directly from Hayagriva. She transmitted it to Tipu Sang Nga Dongpo, who transmitted to Rechungpa. Rechungpa gave it to Milarepa who transmitted it to Gampopa and then the lineage was held by the Drigung Kagyu. Eventually it went through the Tsarpa Tradition, and then to the Sakya. From this, to Gelugpa, and all of the Tibetan Buddhist schools.
Completed–EMPOWERMENT OF KURUKULLE on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 at Ewam Choden
October 7, 2019 by bhockman
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Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the Empowerment of Kurukulle on Sunday, FEBRUARY 16, 2020.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm and has a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment may be taken as a blessing.
There is no requirement or pre-registration. Everyone is welcome. Please arrive early to register at the door.
Kurukulle (Tibetan: rig che ma. English: The One of the Action Family) is magnetizing power. Her practice is one of the 13 Golden Dharmas of the Sakyapa. She may be called upon for her powers of enchantment to subdue those evil spirits, demon and humans working against the welfare of humanity and spiritual evolution. Also, her practice may be helpful for improving health, wealth, and spiritual energy. She brings a power of peacefulness, joy, and wisdom.
Completed—-EMPOWERMENT OF BLUE JACKET VAJRAPANI (Chagna Dorje) on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Ewam Choden
October 6, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments, Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment and give an explanation of the Blue Jacket Vajrapani. Vajrapani (Tibetan: chag na dor je. English: the Vajra Holder) is the wrathful bodhisattva, representing the power of all Buddhas.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm. Please arrive early to register at the door. There is a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing. There is no requirement or pre-registration.
The Blue-jacketed Vajrapani is an uncommon practice in the Sakya tradition said to reverse negative forces and obstacles that are beyond the control of the practitioner, such as bad spells, curses, and ill wishes. This practice also helps to stop naga diseases, such as infectious blood diseases.
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October 6, 2019 by bhockman
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Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF VAJRA VIDHARANA (Dorje Namjom) on SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 2020 at Ewam Choden
October 6, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments, Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the empowerment of Vajra Vidharana (Dorje Namjom, (Skt. Vajravidāraṇa; Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་རྣམ་པར་འཇོམས་པ་ on Sunday, January 26, 2020.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm. Please arrive early to register at the door. There is a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
An explanation and sadhana practice paper will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing. There is no requirement or pre-registration.
Vajra Vidharana, the Vajra Conquerer, a form of Vajrapani, is especially for purifying and healing negativity and contamination
Completed—NEW YEAR’S EVE PRAYERS on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 2019 at EWAM CHODEN at 11:00 pm
October 5, 2019 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Special Events, Special Events
Pray for compassion and peace, health and prosperity as you ring in the solar new year 2020.
On Tuesday, December 31st, starting at 11:00 p.m., Lama Kunga Rinpoche will lead some meditation and the recitation of auspicious prayers.
Everyone will welcome the New Year with light refreshments, and wishes of peace and joy for all sentient beings.
Everyone is welcome.
Happily Completed—BIRTHDAY PARTY PICNIC FOR VEN. LAMA KUNGA RINPOCHE on SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2019 in the Arlington Park
July 22, 2019 by bhockman
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ANNUAL POTLUCK BIRTHDAY PARTY for VEN. LAMA KUNGA RINPOCHE
We will honor Ven. Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche with a party and prayers and wishes for his continued long healthy life of dharma activities for the benefit of all beings.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME! BRING FOOD TO SHARE. Reminder: Lama Kunga Rinpoche doesn’t eat anything with sugar or any sweetener.
Rinpoche says–No material gifts or food gifts, please. Donations$ are accepted.
WHEN: Sunday, August 4, 2019
TIME: from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm
WHERE: Arlington Park, 1120 Arlington Blvd., El Cerrito, CA
HOW: Drive northward on Arlington Blvd. past where you turn for Ewam Choden. The park is on the right with plenty of street parking.
See a map here. At the park, we’ll be at Site 1. See the location here.
LAMA KUNGA RINPOCHE LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
