November Programs 2011 at KPL

Nov 5 • 2—4pm

Guru Rinpoche Day

This practice is held on the 10th lunar day

At Kunzang Palchen Ling, on the 10th day of each lunar month, we perform an extended version of the feast (tsok) sadhana of Guru Rinpoche from the term of Terchen Barway Dorje.

Nov 6 • 10am-noon & 2—4pm

Tibetan Musical Instruments

Workshop with Tom Schmidt

Cost: $15 per session

Tom will teach techniques for playing Tibetan instruments including cymbals (silnyen & rolmo), hand drum (damaru), Tibetan horns (gyaling, congling, radoong) and drum. This program is particularly suitable for student who wish to acquire skills in order to play music in group and personal practice.

With his solid background in music, and many years of experience playing and teaching, Tom offers a rare opportunity for Western students to learn how to play Tibetan musical instruments in a graduated approach from learning how to hold an instrument to gaining insight into techniques of generating the sound and musical forms.

Nov 12 • 10am—noon

Meditation

Instructor Naomi Schmidt

Free of charge

Naomi is a senior student with extensive experience in teaching meditation. She will offer shamatha (tranquility) meditation instruction and will lead a meditation session. This is a wonderful opportunity to get started with the practice of meditation.

Nov 12 • 3—4pm

Reviewing the Chenrezik Practice

Talk by Lama Jim Dowiat

Donation: $10

The practice of Chenrezik (Skt. Avalokiteshvara) is one the most commonly done chanting meditation practice in Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Chenrezik is a buddha of great compassion; he embodies the ideal of love that practitioners strive to emulate. Meditation on Chenrezik is believed to awaken the practitioner's potential for immeasurable love and compassion.

At Kunzang Palchen Ling, the group practice of Chenrezik is done weekly every Sunday at 5 PM.

Lama Jim will go through the daily practice and offer pointers on how to work with the text so that one can use it as a means of practice.

Nov 20 • 2—4pm

Dakini Day

This practice is held on the 25th lunar day

At Kunzang Palchen Ling, on the 25th day of each lunar month, we perform an extended version of the feast sadhana of White Khechari (White Vajrayogini) from the term of Terchen Barway Dorje.