Sunday, January 30th, 2011

3:00pm – 5:00pm

Topic to be announced

Donation : $ 10

Geshe la is will be available for house blessings and personal blessings by appointment from January 25-30th, 2011.

In this group, we will come together to study and discuss the text of the Bodhisattvacharyavatara by Shantideva.. This text is the Way of the Boddhisatva and includes instruction for practice. It is a long poem describing the process of enlightenment from the first thought to full buddhahood. This group is for practitioners or anyone else interested in a serious study group.

Geshe Ngawang Gedun

Born in Domo, Tibet, Geshe la escaped across the Himalayas with his family as an infant. He studied at Sera Mey Monastery in Southern India from an early age and received ordination from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at the age of 20. Geshe la spent the next 18 years studying the six principle subjects.

Geshe la has been teaching in Australia since 1996 and in the U.S. since 2000. He is the Spiritual Director for both the Australian Tibetan Buddhist Center in Gold Coast, and Tara Tibetan Buddhist Center in Washington State. He is fluent and teaches in English to his western students.

Saturday 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Teachings on “The Eight Verses on Transforming the Mind” by Geshe Langri Thangpa

Donation : $ 10

July 26th, 2009

Sunday 3:00 to 5:00

White Tara empowerment

Donation : $ 15

Geshe la is will be available for house blessings and personal blessings by appointment from July 22  to 29th.

Following the closing ceremony and dismantling of the sand mandala at the Natural History Museum, the monks will come over to the Tibet Gift House and lead a Green Tara Puja for prosperity in these times.

$10 suggested donation.

Sunday, June 21

5 PM–7 PM at the Tibet Gift House
2889 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116

Seating based on first come, first served due to limited space.

During the closing ceremony, the monks will dismantle the mandala, sweeping up the colored sands to symbolize the impermanence of all that exists. Half of the sand will be distributed to the audience. Join us for the inspiring and colorful ceremony.

Coming Soon!

Come join us!  The group starts Sunday, May 24, 2009, at 11 am, at the Tibet Gift House, 2889 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116
619-281-7888

Sundays from 11:00-12:00
followed by a Q & A period
$7.00

This summer, Khenpo Chokyi Gocha will be leading a study group based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead.

This group is just forming!

In this group, we will come together to study and discuss the text of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. This group is for practitioners or anyone else interested in a serious study group.

Khenpo Chokyi Gocha

Khenpo was born in 1942 in Tibet. When he was nine years old he entered into the Niyngma (old translation) Monastery and began his Buddhist education. In 1959 he escaped across the Himalayas into India and continued his education with exiled Tibetan Masters. In 1980 his Master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche appointed him as a Buddhist Teacher (Khenpo). He has taught at the Kanying Shedrub Ling Monastery for five years and in Nepal, France and the United States to Tibetan, Asian and Western students. Khenpo resides in San Diego and is also available for individual teachings, ceremonies, special prayer programs for illness and the dying.

Wednesday, June 17

Opening Ceremony, Noon–1 PM in the Museum Atrium

The Drepung Loseling monks begin by consecrating the site of the Mandala Sand Painting with approximately 30 minutes of chants, music, and
mantra recitation. After the Opening Ceremony the monks start drawing the line design for the Mandala.

Thursday, June 18, 10 AM–6 PM

Friday, June 19–Saturday, June 20, 10 AM–9 PM

Mandala Construction in the Museum Atrium

Throughout their residency at the Museum, the monks will dedicate about 30 hours of team work to pour millions of grains of sand into place,
using traditional metal funnels called chak-pur. In Tibet, the art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means “mandala of colored powders.”

Take-a-Breath Lunchtime Meditations, Noon–12:45 PM on the Museum’s El Mirador rooftop terrace
Space is limited. Email s.sidman@bw.plastination.com to reserve your spot.
Led by a senior student from the Vajrarupini Buddhist Center, lunchtime meditations will consist of a short introduction and guided meditation. The meditations are designed to relax and focus the mind and bring it to a peaceful and virtuous state.

Sunday, June 21

Closing Ceremony, 1 PM–2 PM in the Museum Atrium

During the closing ceremony, the monks will dismantle the mandala, sweeping up the colored sands to symbolize the impermanence of all that exists. Half of the sand will be distributed to the audience. Join us for the inspiring and colorful ceremony.

For more information please visit www.sdnhm.org. During Brain Glow week,
BODY WORLDS is offering discounts off full price adult tickets purchased
by June 16. To purchase tickets, please call 877.946.7797.