Completed – ANNUAL MEMORIAL PRAYERS at Ewam Choden, Nov. 29, 2017 at 7:00 pm
November 14, 2017 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Special Events
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche will conduct the annual Memorial Prayer service at Ewam Choden. This is a gathering to offer prayers for the benefit of all of our friends, relatives and countless sentient beings who have passed on in this year and in previous years. The event is open to everyone.
If you wish, you may bring a photo of a special person or animal to include, and you may bring tea candles or flowers to set up near the shrine. The gathering begins at 7 p.m. and lasts for about one and a half to two hours.
Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF AMITABHA and PHOWA TEACHING on Sunday, March 25, 2018
November 13, 2017 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the Empowerment of Amitabha Buddha. This will be followed by instruction on the practice of PHOWA, the intentional transference of consciousness at the time of death.
The Empowerment of Amitabha Buddha is at 10:00 am. Please arrive early to register.
LUNCH break–11:30 am to 1:30 pm
The Phowa Teaching is from 1:30 pm to about 3:30 pm.
NOTE: Everyone is welcome. You may receive the Empowerment alone (and not the Phowa Teaching), but attending the Phowa Teaching requires the Empowerment. No exceptions.
Requested Donation: $30 for the Empowerment OR $60 for the entire day. Dana (offering to the Lama) is separate.
Amitabha, (Tibetan–འོད་དཔག་མེད, Ö-pa-me), is the Buddha of Infinite Radiant Light. He resides in Dewachen, བདེ་བ་ཅན། (Sanskrit-Sukhavati), the Blissful Pure Land.
Phowa (འཕོ་བ) is a method of practice at the time of death to ensure that a person’s consciousness leaves the body through the crown and transfers into a Buddha-field. This teaching aims for Amitabha’s Pure Land.
Our lives are short. The time of death is uncertain. By learning and practicing Phowa, we can help ourselves and others feel more confident in death.
Completed – NEW YEAR’S EVE PRAYERS at Ewam Choden on Dec. 31, 2017 from 11:00 pm
November 13, 2017 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Special Events
Pray for compassion and peace, health and prosperity.
On Sunday, December 31st, starting at 11:00 p.m., Lama Kunga Rinpoche will lead some meditation and the recitation of auspicious prayers. Then, everyone will welcome the New Year with light refreshments, and wishes of peace and joy for all sentient beings.
Everyone is welcome.
Completed—LOSAR ORACLE SOUP PARTY, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 and SUNDAY PRAYERS, Feb. 18, 2018
November 5, 2017 by bhockman
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Welcome to the Tibetan New Year Celebrations at Ewam Choden !
༄༅།།ལོ་གསར་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ། Losar La Tashi Delek New Year’s Greetings!
The year is 2145, the male earth dog.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME !
FRIDAY EVENING, 2/16/18 at 7:00 pm at Ewam Choden ORACLE SOUP PARTY
Everyone is welcome to a LOSAR potluck party at Ewam Choden on Friday, February 16th at 7:00 pm. From the Oracle Soup, you will receive a special dumpling in which your unique fortune can be found. Join Rinpoche and Sangha friends for a delicious potluck meal.
SUNDAY MORNING, 2/18/18 SPECIAL MEDITATION, Prayers for Peace, Health, and Happiness for all Beings Ven. Lama Kunga Thartse Rinpoche will lead the usual Chenrezig compassion meditation and, following tradition, there will be special recitations and prayers. Come to meditation at 10:00 a.m. as usual, receive Rinpoche’s blessing, greet everyone for New Year, and enjoy sweet rice, Tibetan tea, and some special Losar snacks.
Completed–EMPOWERMENT OF SIMHAMUKHA at Ewam Choden on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 1:00 pm
November 5, 2017 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow and teach the Empowerment of SIMHAMUKHA (Senghe Dongma) Blue Lion-Headed Dakini. According to Rinpoche, this full-moon day is especially auspicious for Simhamukha.
In a wrathful form, she is the manifestation of the enlightened awareness of the Buddha. With compassion and wisdom, she destroys hindrances, negativities, and evil forces.
The empowerment begins at 1:00 pm and has a requested donation of $30. (Offering to the Lama is separate.)
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment can be taken as a blessing.
There is no requirement or pre-registration. Please arrive early to register at the door.
Everyone is welcome.
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CHANGE OF DATES–EMPOWERMENTS OF 21 TARAS in SuryaGupta (Nyima Baypa) Tradition, (September 21, 22, and 23, 2018–>) NOW February 22, 23, 24, 2019
November 5, 2017 by bhockman
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The Empowerments of the 21 Taras in the Surya Gupta tradition, will be kindly bestowed by Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche.
It became necessary to change the dates of these Empowerments.
The dates are now February 22, 23, 24, 2019. The location is Ewam Choden.
SAVE THE DATES—-MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED LATER.
21 Taras of SuryaGupta
(Image courtesy of Himalayan Art 72068)
Completed–EMPOWERMENT OF WHITE SARASWATI, (Yang Chen Marmo) at Ewam Choden on Sunday, MAY 27, 2018 at 1:00 pm
November 3, 2017 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
Venerable Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment and practice teachings of White Saraswati (Yang Chenmo and Pi wang kar mo). The power of White Saraswati brings intelligence and wisdom, with a focus on creative arts of all kinds. She protects the Buddhadharma and the practitioner.
There is no prerequisite. Everyone is welcome. A practice sadhana will be provided. The empowerment may be received as a blessing.
The date is Sunday, May 27, 2018.
The time is 1:00 p.m. Please arrive earlier to register at the door.
The requested donation is $30.00. Dana (offerings) to the Lama and attending monastics are separate.
Cancelled for a while–Ewam Choden MEMBERS MEETING, some time later in 2018
November 2, 2017 by bhockman
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Sorry for any inconvenience. The Ewam Choden Board of Directors has to postpone the annual Members Meeting because we’re busy preparing for the visit of His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin in May. Members, friends, students, and any interested people may email Ewam Choden with any questions and for more information. We do need volunteers to help with the event.
Thank you.
Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF VAJRAPANI BHUTADAMARA ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 at EWAM CHODEN
November 1, 2017 by bhockman
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Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche will kindly bestow the empowerment of the Vajrapani Bhutadamara.
Vajrapani (Tibetan: chag na dor je. English: the Vajra Holder) is the wrathful-appearing Bodhisattva, representing the power of all Buddhas, who protects the Dharma and practitioners in various ways in his different forms. As caretaker and guardian of all the Tantras, he is special for removing the various types of obstacles that can arise during intensive practice as well as simply removing obstructions on the path of a practitioner. This particular form, the Vajrapani Bhutadamara, is the “one who Subdues Demons.” He stops discordant conditions and obstacles, and the harms of all kinds of spirits and demons from above, below, and in the middle.
DATE: Sunday, September 23, 2018
TIME: 1:00 pm Please arrive early to register at the door.
REQUESTED DONATION: $30. Offering to the Lama is separate.
A practice sadhana will be given, but the empowerment may be taken as a blessing.
Everyone is welcome. There is no requirement or pre-registration.
Completed—EMPOWERMENT OF WHITE TARA at THARPA CHO LING, Upper Lake, Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 12:00 noon
November 1, 2017 by bhockman
Filed under Completed Empowerments
The Venerable Lama Kunga, Ngor Thartse Rinpoche, will bestow the precious Tantric empowerment of White Tara.
White Tara is an emanation of Great Compassion.
She is a deity that provides long life to those who practice her meditation. She enables long life because she blesses a person to make wise and ethical choices that provide for longevity. Receiving this empowerment is like obtaining a spiritual friend with great capabilities to help one in life. The empowerment can be taken as a daily practice or as an auspicious blessing, like a seed to ripen later. A meditation guide will be offered at the Empowerment.
DAY — Saturday, June 30th, 2018 TIME–12:00 noon
The donation requested for this rare event is $30.00.
LOCATION — THARPA CHO LING, 2225 Ladder Ridge Road, Upper Lake, Ca. (This is about 2 1/2 hours from the inner S.F. Bay area.) Email Ewam Choden for driving directions. info@ewamchoden.org
For other information please phone Max Butler at 707-275-9435 or email: virupa@hotmail.com
