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Commemoration of the Anniversary of Milarepa |
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February 27, 2010 (Saturday)
Lama Norlha Rinpoche and the Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery sangha will be commemorating the occasion of the anniversary of Milarepa by including a special tsok (feast) inside the chanting of the Monlam Choga. This special aspiration practice follows our weekly offering of a full Tong Chö, consisting of 1,000 saffron water bowls, 1,000 butter lamps, incense and flowers. You may participate in this auspicious occasion by helping set up the offerings (8:30 am), and joining us in the shrine room to chant the Monlam Choga (9:30 am). Tibetan texts are available with English transliteration and translation. Vegetarian food items are welcomed to offer as part of the tsok.
8:30am | Tong Chö
9:30am | Chanting of Monlam Choga and Tsok Offering
There is no charge for attending the chanting but reservations are required one week in advance if you plan to join us for meals and/or need overnight accommodations. Please see General Information about Events at KTC below for details. Please send an email to
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February 28, 2010 (Sunday)
We will be chanting the Buddha Shakyamuni prayer in honor of the full moon of the Month of the Buddha's Miracles, Chotrul Duchen, when, for fifteen days, the Buddha displayed miracles. Following immediately afterwards we will be offering a Sür (the evening fire offering ceremony). Sür is an offering to the 4 guests: the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.
Please join us for the chanting and/or sponsoring the chanting. On this very auspicious day your merit will be multiplied 10 million times, which happens only 4 times per year.
1:00 pm | Chanting of the Buddha Shakyamuni Prayer followed by Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
You may make your donations on-line via PayPal or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Kagyu Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Kagyu Thubten Choling or KTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.
There is no charge for attending the chanting but reservations are required one week in advance if you plan to join us for meals and/or need overnight accommodations. Please see General Information about Events at KTC below for details. Please send an email to
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if you are joining us for meals only.
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Teaching Series on Stages of the Path for the Three Kinds of Beings (by Taranatha) |
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March 14 and April 18, 2010
Lama Norlha Rinpoche will continue with his ongoing series of teachings from Stages of the Path for the Three Kinds of Beings. This text is an essential guide to Buddhist meditation, composed by the prolific Tibetan scholar and practitioner Taranatha. In the tradition of Atisha, Taranatha expounds a graduated approach to cognitive and meditative development according to three types of person: the person of lesser, average and greater capacity.
Wisdom is the realization of the selfless nature of mind and phenomena. Lama Norlha Rinpoche will be teaching on the Perfection of Wisdom from the chapter detailing how to analyze our dualistic assumptions and contemplate the truth of selflessness.
Sundays, 1:30 pm | Teaching Series on Stages of the Path for the Three Kinds of Beings
Seminar fees: $25 Non-members | $20 Members per session
Fees do not include charges for meals or accommodations. Please arrive 20 minutes early to allow for registration.
Reservations (1 week in advance) are required if you plan to join us for meals and/or need overnight accommodations. Please see General Information about Events at KTC below for details.
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Amitabha Chanting for Liberating the Deceased and Benefiting Beings |
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April 10-11, 2010
Kagyu Thubten Chöling will be making prayers and offerings for our parents, ancestors, and the deceased, performing 2 days of practice including the offering of 1000 butterlamps, a special recitation of the Amitabha sadhana with tsok offerings, a fire puja for the deceased, and aspiration prayers for the well being of us and all other beings, especially those to whom we dedicate the practice by name, both living and deceased.
The practice entitled 'Jangchok' will be included within the chanting of the Amitabha sadhana. Jangchok is done for the benefit of the recently deceased to achieve liberation. For persons who may have passed away a long time ago the Jangchok practice will still bring great blessings to the deceased and create the causes and conditions for the liberation of the person. For the living, it is said that once their karmic debtors are liberated through this practice, the person will have less obstacles. For all beings, this practice will help to create favorable conditions and enhance their well-being.
Lama Norlha Rinpoche has said that, "no matter how long ago your deceased dear ones or relatives have passed away, it is still very vital to make prayers and offerings for them to increase their merit."
You may donate any amount and provide us with the names for dedication (both living and deceased). To make these dedications, download the Amitabha Sadhana Dedication Form in English or Chinese.
April 10, Saturday
8:45 am | A Tong Chö (1,000 offerings) will be offered.
10:00 am | Monlam Choga (Prayers of Auspiciousness)
Chanting of the Monlam Choga (Prayers of Auspiciousness) compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche.
April 11, Sunday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Chanting of Long Amitabha Sadhana with Tsok, Jangchok Sadhana, and Sür (special fire offering ceremony)
During the chanting of the Long Amitabha and Jangchok sadhanas Lama Norlha Rinpoche will bless and burn all the names of the deceased. Also included will be a dedication of merit to all sponsors and their designated names for blessing. Participants may bring a food item(s) for tsok (no meat, eggs). For the fire offering ceremony that will follow participants may bring any food item(s) to offer.
There is no charge for attending the chanting but reservations are required one week in advance if you plan to join us for meals and/or need overnight accommodations. Please see General Information about Events at KTC below for details. Please send an email to
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if you are joining us for meals only.
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Private Program -April/May 2010 |
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April 30 - May 3, 2010 (Friday evening - Monday noon)
The monastery will be closed for a private program. For any inquiries during this time, please call 845-297-4840.
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Commemoration of Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche’s Parinirvana |
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May 8, 2010 (Saturday)
 Lama Norlha Rinpoche and the Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery sangha will be commemorating the occasion of our root lama Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche's parinirvana -- the day he left his body and entered the Pure Realms. We will be offering a full Tong Chö, consisting of 1,000 saffron water bowls, 1,000 butter lamps, incense and flowers, and chanting the Monlam Choga -- a special aspiration practice compiled by Kalu Rinpoche himself. Kalu Rinpoche’s tsok (feast) offering will also be included. Lama Norlha Rinpoche has remarked that there is no finer way to remember and venerate our precious root lama than through participating in these offering and aspiration practices. You may participate in this auspicious occasion by helping set up the offerings (8:30 am), and joining us in the shrine room to chant the Monlam Choga (9:30 am). Tibetan texts are available with English transliteration and translation. Vegetarian food items are welcomed to offer as part of the tsok.
8:30am | Tong Chö
9:30am | Chanting of Monlam Choga and Kalu Rinpoche's Tsok
There is no charge for attending the chanting but reservations are required one week in advance if you plan to join us for meals and/or need overnight accommodations. Please see General Information about Events at KTC below for details. Please send an email to
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
if you are joining us for meals only.
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