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Dear Friends,

January 2005
Guru Puja (Tsog Offering)
Wednesday Jan. 5
7 pm - 8 pm

Twice monthly, according to the lunar calendar, the important practice of Guru puja with Tsog offering is done. It is a commitment for those practicing Highest Yoga Tantra and restores vows and pledges. Everyone is welcome to attend this ritual of offerings to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, reaffirming our vow to become enlightened so as to help all beings. You are welcome to bring fruit, cookies, flowers, candles, etc. to offer.

Medicine Buddha Puja
Saturday Jan. 8
7 pm - 8 pm

It is said that if we have a virtuous motivation, merely seeing an image or hearing the name of the Medicine Buddha can

confer great benefit. The Gyuto monks will lead us in the Medicine Buddha puja to help those who are suffering from ill health or other personal difficulties. 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.

Green Tara Mantra Recitation
Monday Jan. 10
7 pm - 9 pm

Green Tara is the savior who is compassionate, wise, and quick-acting. If one needs Tara and recites her mantra it is said that Tara will swiftly come to one's aid. Results of the Green Tara meditation and mantra recitation are quick-thinking, wisdom, generosity and fearlessness. Tara is usually depicted with her right leg extended, ready to spring into action, while her left leg is folded in the contemplative position, symbolizing both wisdom and compassion. Tara is primarily thought of in three different ways: as a Bodhisattva, a Protector, and as a Buddha. In this session we will be reciting the mantra of the Green Tara.

Guru Puja Practice Class
Sunday Jan. 16
10 am - 12 pm

In this special class we will receive instruction on many facets of the precious Guru puja. We will learn the chant tune and use of the ritual implements, including the vajra, bell and damaru. Execution of the hand mudras will also be explained. It is the Gyuto monks’ hope that with this instruction, members will be able to do the Guru puja at home and to eventually even learn to lead this very important puja. If you have a bell, vajra or damaru, please bring them to the class.

Guru Puja (Tsog Offering)
Wednesday Jan. 19
7 pm - 8 pm

Twice monthly, according to the lunar calendar, the important practice of Guru puja with Tsog offering is done. It is a commitment for those practicing Highest Yoga Tantra and restores vows and pledges. Everyone is welcome to attend this ritual of offerings to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, reaffirming our vow to become enlightened so as to help all beings. You are welcome to bring fruit, cookies, flowers, candles, etc. to offer.

Thirty-Five Buddhas Practice
Saturday Jan. 22
7 pm - 9 pm

The confession practice to the Thirty-Five Buddhas is derived from a text called The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Downfalls. During his lifetime, the great Lama Tsongkhapa engaged in extensive purification through reciting this sutra and performing 100,000 prostrations to each of the Thirty-Five Buddhas, a total of 31/2 million prostrations. This practice is extremely important for clearing away past negativities which are the cause for present and future suffering and obstacles in worldly or spiritual activities. It is an essential method for both beginners and advanced practitioners.

Tara Puja (Full Moon)
Tuesday Jan. 25
7 pm - 8 pm

Tara embodies all the Buddhas' enlightened actions of body, speech and mind. She is said to be the liberator, the one who releases 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. By depending on Tara, we can clear away hindrances to all mundane and spiritual success.

Mahakala Puja
Saturday Jan. 29
9 am - 12 pm

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. It is said that when Avalokiteshvara realized that his peaceful methods did not effectively subdue all degenerate and suffering beings, he decided that a wrathful form would better accomplish his compassionate intentions.

Everyone is welcome to attend all Gyuto Center events.

We invite you to visit us.

SPECIAL EVENT
“Prayers for Peace”
Sunday Jan. 30
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

“Prayers for Peace” – An Interfaith Event for Peace in Downtown San Jose

The Gyuto monks will be participating in “Prayers for Peace,” the opening celebration of A Season of Non-Violence. This 64 days long event (Jan. 30 to April 4, 2005) was founded seven years ago to focus attention on a philosophy of attaining peace using the nonviolent methods of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

www.interfaithspace.org

Please note that this event is not at the Gyuto Center.

Thank You!

Ven. Thupten Donyo

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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

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