January 2010 Offerings at Dawn Mountain
Khetsun Rinpoche Speaking at the Great Stupa of Boudhanath |
Welcoming the New Year
Freshness of Mind & Kindness of Spirit
Tuesday, January 5, 7:00 pm
Teaching and Guided Meditation
Spring Series
The Heart of Practice: Words and Guided Meditations from the Tibetan Tradition
Begins Tuesday, January 19 with an
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
Continues 1st & 3rd Tuesdays through May, 7-9 pm
By popular request, we open this series with an introductory talk on Buddhism that lays the groundwork for newcomers and helps everyone deepen experiential of central Buddhist principles. Each class, especially the Intro, can be taken as a stand-alone. In this sequence we continue to reflect on the Tibetan classic, Treasury of Precious Qualities, emphasizing its teachings on opening and stilling the mind. This course is an important preliminary for participation in our Spring Retreat in April. Mark you Calendars!
January 19, February 2, February 16, March 2, March 16
April 6, April 20, May 4, May 18
1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:00 pm
$10 members/$12 non-members
$85 /series-members $100/series-non-members
Also
by Popular Request!
Returns
Eight Mondays beginning January 18 - March 15, 2010
THE COURSE
This eight-week course will introduce beginners to the basics of meditation, including what to do during a session as well as how to make meditation a part of daily life. These are simple and enjoyable techniques that anyone from any background can practice, both now and for years to come. More advanced students are invited to review the basics of sitting and enjoy beginner's mind again. This course will be perfectly suitable for adolescents and teens that are interested.
COURSE LEADER
Claire Villarreal started practicing meditation in 1997 and has made several long trips to Asia to practice various meditation techniques in traditional cultural contexts. She graduated from Rice in 1999 and began leading eight-week courses in 2004, and she is currently a third year graduate student in the Rice University Religious Studies Program.
The course is $85, however, no one is turned away from any Dawn Mountain course for lack of funds. |
IN MEMORIAL
Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche
You are Invited to Contribute Memories, Photos & Letters to Our Memorial Album! |
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Paranirvana of Khetsun Sangpo
6:30-8:00 pm, January 4, 11, & 18
We will continue our Monday evening prayers honoring Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche and marking each new week in Bardo .
CONCLUDING MEMORIAL IN HONOR OF RINPOCHE :
Sunday, January 24, 6:30 pm
Prayers marking the end of the 49 day period of Khetsun Rinpoche's traversing the Bardo. Some video clips of Rinpoche will be shown as we take this time to reminisce.
Letter From Dudjom Institute
Dear Students and Friends of Rinpoche,
We have decided on the 15th of January 2010 as the date for the cremation ritual ceremony (fire puja) for our Venerable Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche, and this will be led by His Eminence Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche. We thought of doing the ritual on the 49th day but due to the date of the Nyingma Monlam Chenmo which Rinpoche has to attend and thus we decided on the above date.
We have been very pleased to see many old students of Rinpoche's coming to receive blessing from the Kudung (his holy body) which we have been keeping here with all respect. Rinpoche's Kudung has been kept in his room till now and we are planing to bring it down to the shrine hall tomorrow, on the second Duntsik (the end of the second week). We attach a picture of Rinpoche's Kudung which has been kept in the Kudung box along with many offerings.
Yours in the Dharma,
Tulku Jigme
Rinpoche's Kudung | |
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LOSAR CELEBRATIONS
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PRACTICE |
| February 14, 2010
Tibetan New Year Losar Begins! |
Come Celebrate!
Dispatching the Old,
Blessing the New Evening Begins 6:30 pm
Traditional dispatching of negativities, vegetarian pot-luck and the Tibetan tradition of reading fortunes.
February 15
6:30- 8:00 pm
We will open our celebration and practice with an introductory talk on the Buddhism of Tibet
PRACTICE
Daily, 6:30 p.m.
Feb 15-28
Losar is time when the power of practice is multiplied 100,000 times. This is also a good time to become acquainted with the main practices of Dawn Mountain, including elements of the Foundational Practices as well as the calming practices which are essential for them. |
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Tibetan Symbols |
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Golden Fishes
The sea in Tibetan Buddhism is associated with the world of suffering, the cycle of samsara. The Golden Fish have been said to signify fearlessness and happiness as they swim freely through the oceans without drowning, freely and spontaneously, just as fish swim freely without fear through the water. The fishes symbolize happiness, for they have complete freedom in the water.
Credits for this information go to: Robert Beers, Handbook of Tibetan Symbols, Paraphrased by the Tibetan Language Institute |
| Dawn Mountain Mission |
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The mission of Dawn Mountain is three-fold. First, as a Tibetan temple offering traditional Buddhist teachings tailored towards contemporary Americans. Second, as a community center we provide services including programs that promote physical and mental well-being independent of any religious orientation. And third, as a research institute we support translation of materials on Tibetan philosophy, ritual and culture.
DAWN MOUNTAIN is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and depends on the generosity and support of its donors to continue our mission.
1925 - B Richmond Ave.
Houston, Texas 77098
713-630-0354 |
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OM AH HUM
"Enlightened Body, Speech & Mind" |
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Sunday Meditation
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Every Sunday!
Every Sunday morning Dawn Mountain conducts a guided meditation which is suitable for the entire community, beginners or seasoned meditators alike. Join us for an hour of serenity which is dedicated to and benefits all sentient beings. The meditation is lead by our senior practitioners who are happy to answer questions after the meditation. As well, there is time for fellowship and a browse through our bookstore. |
| Houston Spring Schedule |
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Tara Tshog Practice:
March 29 & April 27, 2010
(Dates to be confirmed 21 days in advance)
Spring Retreat: Dawn Mountain, April 2-4, 2010, Detail to be announced.
Ang Tsherin Sherpa:
April 29- May 2
Ang Tsherin Sherpa: Lecture, Thangka Workshop and Artist Reception. Sponsored by the Jung Center, Dawn Moutain & Rice University. |
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Anne's Spring Schedule: PORTLAND BERKELEY - ITHACA |
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February 5, 2010, Maitripa Institute, Portland, OR. Topic to be announced.
February 6 & 7, 2010 Basics of Buddhist Practice: Stillness and the Ocean of Stillness, Saturday Morning & Afternoon and Sunday Afternoon. Portland, Oregon.
February 8th, 2010
Portland State University: Ways of Knowing: Contemplation, and Community in Tibet, Age of the Pacific Lecture Series,
Heart Essence: Essential Practices II, Bay Area, California, For information contact spelinka@gmail.com
April 23-25, 2010
Victor Mansfield Memorial Lecture, Wisdom Visions: Styles of Meditation and Tibet's Recent Heart Essence Traditions (talk with slides) Ithaca, NY,
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