WEBCAST PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVENTS  August 2022

KTD is open! The first program opened to students since the pandemic started was the 2022 Karma Pakshi Retreat, above. From left, Hugo Chang, Yimin Zhang, Lama Kathy Wesley, and Lama Lodro Lhamo. Photo by Stephanie Colvey; more photos here.

Top photo: Deer next to the 8 Stupas! Photos by KTD Staff. More deer here.

Summer Blossoms on Karmapa's Mountain

With the return of in-person programs to KTD Monastery in May, it’s been a busy summer of Dharma activity on Mount Guardian. 

Signs of summer include gatherings for the annual 10-Day Teaching in July and a return of our popular Tibetan Language Intensive for two weeks in August. This year’s language class will expand to feature TWO tracks – Tibetan Reading and conversational spoken Tibetan language – and we look forward to introducing new friends to the wonders of the Tibetan language. 

Meanwhile, KTD’s gardening team is tending to a surging number of trees and shrubs on our mountainside, and our facilities team has finished a project that has been many years in the making – a complete khora (circumambulation) path around the entire monastery!

We look forward to seeing you on the mountain this summer and hope you can join us to share the blessings of study and practice!

Outer Khora Path Completed!

Since the completion of the new Residence Wing at KTD in 2010, there’s been a wish by many people to create an “outer khora” path that would take devotees around both the Residence and the Gompa (temple), allowing them to circumambulate the entire complex, as is common at monasteries in Asia.

With the recent completion of KTD’s Eight Stupas and 108 Prayer Wheels at the base of the Residence, the wish for the path began to pick up enthusiasm.

Now, with the help of KTD staff, volunteers and some old-fashioned ingenuity, the final (and most challenging!) portion of the Khora Path - the portion taking pilgrims up the side of Mount Guardian’s foothill - was completed in June.

The path will still be a bit challenging for pilgrims, but the circuit is now complete. Thanks to all who helped make it a reality. May all beings benefit! More khora photos here 

KTD Abbot Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin presided over the Thrangu Tsedrup Tabshé Kajor

long-life puja at KTD June 20 - 26. Photos by KTD Staff. Many more beautiful photos and videos from the puja here.

ZOOM AND IN-PERSON

Chenrezik Teaching and Practice Retreat

with Khenpo Karma Tenkyong

July 30 - August 3

Khenpo Tenkyong's popular, dynamic, yoga-filled Chenrezik Teaching and Practice Retreat resumes! English with Chinese translation available.

IN-PERSON ONLY

The Bodhisattva Vow

KTD Abbot Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin

Translator, Khenpo Sangye Trinley

August 6-7

Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin will teach on the meaning and application of the vow and offer the Bodhisattva Vow itself. English with Chinese translation available. View the weekend schedule here

August 14 - 27

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, Summer programs are returning to KTD Monastery. We are excited to bring back a popular offering from past years

– a newly revamped Summer Tibetan Language Intensive!

We listened to feedback from previous intensives, and now we will offer TWO tracks of learning:

Here’s the schedule for the two-week Tibetan Language Intensive:

6 - 7AM - Green Tara puja

9 - 11AM - Class

11AM - 12PM - Self-study

2 - 4PM - Class

4 -5 PM - Self-study

7 - 8:30PM - Chenrezik puja

Rainbow during 2017 Tibetan Intensive

IN-PERSON AND ZOOM 

Khorwa Dongtruk

Red Chenrezik Puja for the Deceased

Saturday, August 13

10 AM - 12PM Eastern Time

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ZOOM ONLY; JOIN AT ANY TIME

Lojong: Mind Training

with Lama Kathy Wesley

Ongoing Eight-Week Class

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Wednesdays, July 13 - August 31

8–9:30 PM Eastern Time

Zoom webcast with Chinese Translation available.

Lama Kathy’s class is based on “The Great Path of Awakening” by Jamgon Kongtrul. She will review instructions on Compassion Meditation (“Tong-Len”) and explain how to use everyday life experiences to increase our  compassionate response.

A pause in the intensive preparation for the small stupa's installation in the Library Shrine finds the lamas sharing tea and conversation. At rear of gathering, from left, are Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin, Lama Tashi Dondup, Drubpon Tsultrim Gyaltsen, and Lama Karuna Tara. Photo by Stephanie Colvey; click on the links below for more photos from the preparation, the installation, and the shining final placement in the shrine cupboard. May All Benefit! 

Library Shrine Stupa Finishing Touches with Lama Karma Drodul

Installation of Khenpo Rinpoche Stupa into Library Shrine

Stupa Consecration in the Library Shrine

The Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche Stupa Update from Thrangu Monastery in Kham

Photo of tulips at top by Karma Pawo; Photos not otherwise identified by KTD Staff.

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