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Our Event at Gyuto Vajrayana Center - Updated 31 December 2006Tibetan Buddhist Monastery January - April 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Gyuto Vajrayana Center Events for January - April 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Praise of Dependent Origination To prepare students for His Holiness' teaching in April our resident teacher, Khensur Rinpoche Ngawang Jorden, has agreed to give five classes on the text His Holiness will use; Lama Tsong Khapa's, "In Praise of Dependent Origination". This text is considered to be one of the most profound in all Tibetan Buddhism in that it addresses in a systematic and clear way the relationship between emptiness, the ultimate nature of reality, and dependent origination, the philosophical view that things do not exist independently from other factors such as causes and conditions. Lama Tsong Khapa was so inspired by reading and meditating on this teaching of the Buddha that he spontaneously composed this text. Geshe Thubten Jinpa, His Holiness' translator for the event, has written an English translation for the text at the Gyuto Center's request. This translation can be found at: http://www.dalailamabay2007.com/ Everyone is welcome to attend these teachings at the Gyuto Center New Year Members Potluck Party It is time to celebrate the New Year with our Dharma friends as we look forward to having a prosperous and bright new year. We would like to invite all the members and friends to join the potluck party. Members' Puja led by the visiting Gyuto Monks' Tantric Choir The Gyuto Monks' Tantric Choir will tour America in 2007 for first time in six years. There will be fourteen Gyuto monks including the Vice Abbot of Gyuto and they are scheduled to be performing in many major cities and universities. While the Gyuto monks are in San Jose we will take this op! portunit y to organize a puja dedicated to our members, friends and all sentient beings. We welcome everyone to pray together with the monks. Please bring a plate to share. Special Puja for His Holiness the Dalai Lama As you all know this year in April we are hosting His Holiness the Dalai Lama and there will be two days of teaching and a public talk in San Francisco. The teaching is the biggest event ever organized by the Gyuto Center and it is honored to be the host of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and we would like to thank all of our members and friends for their encouragement and support. To make His Holiness' visit successful, we would like to invite all of our members and friends to join in a special puja dedicated to His Holiness' visit in April. We will be doing the Mahakala and Dharma King puja led by the visiting Gyuto monks. This is very good opportunity to meet the monks from the Gyuto monastery. Chasum Puja & Guthuk As we approach Losar (Tibetan New Year) the Gyuto monks will perform a puja called Chasum which removes the obstacles of the old year. Traditionally, this puja takes place at the end of the year on the 29th of the lunar calendar. During the puja we visualize that all the negativities of body, speech and mind are being removed by our prayers. We then rejoice and dedicate all our prayers for the benefit of all living beings. Everyone is invited to join the puja. Guthuk, the traditional Losar soup, will be served after the puja. 16 Arhats Puja With this puja we call upon Shakyamuni Buddha and the 16 Arhats to continue to shower their compassion and protection upon sentient beings in Samsara and ask them not to pass into nirvana. We praise the Arhats and pray that they bless our glorious gurus with long lives and ask for their help so that the Dharma may flourish everywhere. Everyone is welcome. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 2007 So-Jong (Confession Cere! mony) Wednesday Jan. 3 9 am - 10 am Tibetan Language Saturday Jan. 6 10 am - 12 pm Members New Year Pot Luck Party Saturday Jan. 6 5 pm - 7 pm Six-Armed Mahakala Puja Sunday Jan. 7 9 am - 12 pm Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching) Thursday Jan. 11 7 pm - 9 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Jan. 13 10 am - 12 pm Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) Saturday Jan. 13 7 pm - 8 pm In Praise of Dependent Origination Sunday Jan. 14 7 pm - 9 pm So-Jong (Confession Ceremony) Wednesday Jan. 17 9 am - 10 am Tara Puja for Long Life Wednesday Jan. 17 7 pm - 8 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Jan. 20 10 am - 12 pm Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching) Thursday Jan. 25 7 pm - 9 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Jan. 27 10 am - 12 pm Special Members Puja led by visiting Gyuto Monks Saturday Jan. 27 6 pm - 8 pm Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) Sunday Jan. 28 6 pm - 7 pm In Praise of Dependent Origination Sunday Jan. 28 7 pm - 9 pm Medicine Buddha Puja for Healing Wednesday Jan. 31 7 pm - 9 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 2007 So-Jong (Confession Ceremony) Thursday Feb. 1 9 am - 10 am Special Puja for His Holiness' Visit led by the Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir Saturday Feb. 3 10 am - 12 pm No Tibetan Class Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching) Thursday Feb. 8 7 pm - 9 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Feb. 10 10 am - 12 pm In Praise of Dependent Origination Sunday Feb. 11 7 pm - 9 pm Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) Monday Feb. 12 7 pm - 8 pm Tara Puja for Long Life Wednesday Feb. 14 7 pm - 8 pm So-Jong (Confession Ceremony) Friday Feb. 16 9 am - 10 am Tibetan Language Class Saturday Feb. 17 10 am - 12 pm Chasum Puja & Guthuk Tibetan New Years Eve Saturday Feb. 17 7 pm - 8 pm Tibetan New Year Fire - Pig 2134 Sunday Feb! . 18 Happy Losar (Happy New Year) No event at the Center Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching) Thursday Feb. 22 7 pm - 9 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Feb. 24 10 am - 12 pm In Praise of Dependent Origination Sunday Feb. 25 7 pm - 9 pm Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) Monday Feb. 26 7 pm - 8 pm Medicine Buddha Puja Wednesday Feb. 30 7 pm - 9 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2007 So-Jong (Confession Ceremony) Saturday Mar. 3 9 am - 10 am Tibetan Language Class Saturday Mar. 3 10 am - 12 pm Great Prayer Festival (Monlam) Sixteen Arhat Puja Saturday Mar. 3 7 pm - 8 pm Medicine Buddha Puja for Healing Tuesday Mar. 6 7 pm - 8 pm Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching) Thursday Mar. 8 7 pm - 9 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Mar. 10 10 am - 12 pm In Praise of Dependent Origination Sunday Mar. 11 7 pm - 9 pm Gyuto Monks Concert (UC Berkeley) www.imnworld.com/gyutomonks Wednesday Mar. 14 So-Jong (Confession Ceremony) Saturday Mar. 17 9 am - 10 am Tibetan Language Class Saturday Mar. 17 10 am - 12 pm Six-Armed Mahakala Puja Friday Mar. 18 9 am - 12 pm Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching) Thursday Mar. 22 7 pm - 9 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Mar. 24 10 am - 12 pm In Praise of Dependent Origination Sunday Mar. 25 7 pm - 9 pm Tara Puja for Long Life Monday Mar. 26 7 pm - 8 pm Guru Puja (Tsog Offering) Wednesday Mar. 28 7 pm - 8 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Mar. 31 10 am - 12 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 2007 So-Jong (Confession Ceremony) Sunday Apr. 1 9 am - 10 am Tara Puja for Long Life Monday Apr. 2 7 pm - 8 pm Six-Armed Mahakala Puja Friday Apr. 6 9 am - 12 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Apr. 7 10 am - 12 pm Medicine Buddha Puja for Healing Tuesday Apr. 10 7 pm - 8 pm Gur u Puja (Tsog Offering) Thursday Apr. 12 6 pm - 7 pm Path to Bliss (Lam Rim Teaching) Thursday Apr. 12 7 pm - 9 pm Tibetan Language Class Saturday Apr. 14 10 am - 12 pm No Teaching Sunday Apr. 15 So-Jong (Confession Ceremony) Monday Apr. 16 9 am - 10 am No Tibetan Class Saturday Apr. 21 His Holiness Dalai Lama's Teaching Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Friday Apr. 27 9 am - 4 pm His Holiness Dalai Lama's Teaching Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Saturday Apr 28 9 am - 12 pm Dharma Talk by His Holiness Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Saturday Apr. 28 2 pm - 4 pm -Intermission- Long Life Prayer for His Holiness All information on the Friday and Saturday events can be found at: http://www.dalailamabay2007.com/ Public Talk by His Holiness http://www.dalailama.com/ Sunday Apr. 29 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ongoing Programs Tibetan Class Ven. Tanam thinks that the Tibetan class is going very well and all the students are putting a lot of effort to attend the class. Therefore, he would like to continue the class for the benefit of the students. At this point we are not accepting any new students but if the new students know basic Tibetan then they are welcome to join the class but please call Ven. Tanam on 408-9269430 before you join the class. We request $10 donation per class for all students. Thank you. The Path to Bliss (Lamrim Teaching) The Lamrim is a special set of instructions that includes all the essential teachings of the Buddha. These instructions are easy to understand and practice, and can readily be applied to solving the problems of one's everyday life. Rinpoche will be giving this teaching every other Thursday night and everyone is welcome. Th! ere are no fees for the teachings but donations are most welcome. Guru Puja: (Tsog Offering) This profound invocation ritual and offering to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is traditionally practiced on the 10th and 25th day of the lunar calendar. It is a commitment for those practicing Highest Yoga Tantra and restores vows and pledges. Everyone is welcome to attend. Members can bring flowers, candles and cookies for offering. Medicine Buddha Puja for Healing: The Medicine Buddha practice is extremely powerful and beneficial for the sick and the dying, as well as for those who have already passed away. If you wish to dedicate this puja to your loved ones, please send us their names and photos by mail or email: info@gyutocenter.org so that we can include them. Everyone is welcome. Tara Puja for Long Life: Tara embodies all the Buddhas' enlightened actions of body, speech and mind. She is said to be the liberator, the one who has the power to release us from samsara and the causes of samsara. One special attribute that makes Tara particularly popular is the swiftness with which she responds to those who invoke her. Everyone is welcome. Mahakala Puja for Removing Obstacles: Every month according to the lunar calendar, the Gyuto monks perform a Mahakala puja dedicated to the Center's members, friends and all sentient beings. Mahakala is the in the wrathful aspect of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion. Everyone is welcome. Members can bring fruit, cookies, flowers, candles, etc. for the altar. Ven. Donyo, Director ********************************************************* May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes. May all sentient beings be free from suffering and its causes. May all sentient beings never be separated from sorrowless bliss. May all sentient beings abide in equanimity free of bias, attachment and anger. Gyuto Vajrayana Center 1439 Old Piedmont Rd. San Jose, CA 95132 Tel: (408) 926 9430 Fax: (408) 272 1275 Email: gyutovc@aol.com Website: http://www.gyutocenter.org For all past events, please Click Here to read them. ********************************************************* Note: All the above events are published are for information basis. It is not in any way related or affiliated with our website. If you are interested in attending or finding out more, please contact the above website or email to the above email address. |
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