Special Community Event

Celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Birthday!

July 6 is His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday. To honor His Holiness we are inviting you to a special event on Tuesday, July 7. All are welcome to come for any or all of the following activities in celebration of His Holiness's compassion and inspiring millions of us to have the courage to open our hearts.

Date, Time, and Schedule:

Tuesday, July 7

from 7pm to 9:30pm

Schedule:

7pm-7:30pm

Guided meditation on developing compassion.

7:30pm-9pm

A meditation on four-arm Chenrezig practice, which includes recitation of the mantra.

9:00-9:30pm

Birthday cake and tea!

Location:

Jewel Heart Center

260 West Broadway

Entrance at St. John's Lane

New York, NY 10013

During the four-arm Chenrezig practice we will recite together as many Chenrezig mantras as we can. From July 7 to August 31, our goal is to recite 100,000 Chenrezig mantras, which Shantideva Meditation Center will offer to His Holiness.

The 100,000 Chenrezig mantras pledge to His Holiness

We would like all to participate and hope you can pledge to recite 108 or even 100,000 Chenrezig mantras. To participate, please email us to say how many mantras you recited by August 31. For more information on the benefits of reciting this mantra, please click here.

Resources for inspiration

Need more ideas on how to practice compassion during the month of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's birthday? Here are a few, including:

Secret agent of compassion: Each morning choose a different person and figure out one thing that day you could do to show compassion for them.

Give it back to the earth: There are so many ways to give back to the earth, and NYC has some of the best compost sites, recycling garbage containers on almost every street corner, and many trees and parks that would benefit from a waste-free space.

Animals need compassion too: Limit your eating of meat or try not to eat meat for a week or a day. There are also many ways to volunteer at animal shelters and always the opportunity to smile at a dog on the street.

Here is a short inspiring video about the effect of meeting His Holiness.

For more inspiring videos and talks about compassion, please click here.

About Us

Shantideva Meditation Center is dedicated to cultivating wisdom and compassion through the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism within the New York community.

We are affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), which is based on the Gelugpa tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught by Founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe, and Spiritual Director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

For more information, please email Shantideva Meditation or visit our website!