Opened in June, 2010, Kagyu Sukha Choling’s new meditation center is home to scheduled activities of study and meditation in the Buddhist tradition, as well as special events such as weddings, children’s celebrations, potlucks, and teachings. By its requests and participation, the meditation community determines the future of the center, as it enters its second decade in Ashland.
Friday, January 1, 2016
Friday, February 20, 2015
Losar Tibetan Near Year and Tsok* 2-20-2015
Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in theTibetan calendar. Tibetan New Year is said to last 15 days, but the first 3 days are most important. It is mainly celebrated over a period of 3 days in lateJanuary or February, according to the Tibetan calendar (see Tibetan New Year dates)
TheTibetan Calendar
The Tibetan calendar consists of 12 (or 13) lunar months, and Losar begins on the first day of the Tibetan year. TheTibetan calendar is lunisolar and almost identical to the Chinese calendar.
Tibetan New Year is the same as Chinese New Year, a day earlier, or a day later. The adding of a 30-day month is occasionally done differently (e.g. in 1966), making Tibetan New Year a month later than Chinese New Year.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Burn the Mortgage! Fire Puja and Celebration
Burn the Mortgage! Fire Puja and Celebration ~ Saturday, November 22, 2014
To celebrate the end of construction debt for KSC the lamas led the fire puja called Riwo Sangchö (Mountain Smoke Offering). Along with aromatic cedar wood and branches, silks, foods, medicinal herbs, incense, sweets, and roasted barley flour, a symbolic mortgage was burned. The meditation was accompanied with drum and cymbals. Afterwards, the Sangha and donors enjoyed light appetizers and a gratitude cake to celebrate the close of this amazing chapter in the history of Kagyu Sukha Chöling.
Taking fire Offerings outside:
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