Meditation & Events

Yes, we are still continuing without in-person activities for now.


On Facebook LIVE

 

You must have a Facebook account and be a “friend” of “Khenpo Drimed Dawa” or “follower” of “Awam Tibetan Buddhist Institute”, if you are not already. Once you become a “friend” or “follower”, you will receive announcements in your Facebook feed. Click on the picture in your newsfeed or go directly to Facebook.com/AwamTBI/LIVE a few minutes before the start time. Please post a note in the comment box to let us know you are present. Times are Tucson AZ (= Pacific Daylight).

 

 

What’s NEW?

 

We are changing our Wednesday evening meditation schedule! Ok, it’s not a dramatic change, but we have been thinking about it for a while. The Tibetan (Lunar) Calendar follows this schedule:

 

  1. 8th day – Tara practice

  2. 10th day – Guru Rinpoche Day celebration and tsok feast

  3. 15th day – Amitabha Buddha practice

  4. 25th day – Dakini Day celebration and tsok feast

  5. 30th day – Shakyamuni Buddha practice

 

So we are now planning to change to the same sequence on Wednesdays at 6 pm (Tucson or Pacific Daylight time):

  1. September 2nd - Tara Rito Loma Jonma from the 21 Taras,

  2. September 9th - A Shower of Blessings by Mipham Rinpoche, including a small tsok offering,

  3. September 16th - A Sadhana of Amitabha, Buddha of Limitless Light revealed by Terton Sogyal Lerab Lingpa,

  4. September 23rd - Yeshe Tsogyal from HH Dudjom Rinpoche’s dakini terma collection, including a small tsok offering,

  5. September 30th - The Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Buddha Shakyamuni by Mipham Rinpoche (when there is a 5th Wednesday in the month)  

 

Texts are available on our website under “Resources”. Please join us on Facebook Live.

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Weekly Meditation Opportunities at Awam

On Facebook LIVE

(Other weekly activities have been cancelled for now.)

 

You must have a Facebook account and be a “friend” of “Khenpo Drimed Dawa” or “follower” of “Awam Tibetan Buddhist Institute”, if you are not already. Once you become a “friend” or “follower”, you will receive announcements in your Facebook feed. Click on the picture in your newsfeed or go directly to Facebook.com/AwamTBI/LIVE a few minutes before the start time. Please post a note in the comment box to let us know you are present. Times are Tucson AZ (= Pacific Daylight).

 

Sunday Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Hour – Sundays, 11:00 – noon: Khenpo Dean leads a one-hour meditation practice online, including preliminary practices, Nature of Phenomena Prayer, Heart Sutra, one of a rotating variety of deity practices (Tara, Guru Rinpoche, Amitabha, Dakini, and Shakyamuni Buddha [or other]), a short dharma talk, long-life and closing prayers from our “Meditation Practice Manual”. A copy of the text may be downloaded from our website AwamInstitute.org under “Resources & Links”. The benefit of group practice is multiplied by the number of participants, so please join us! Everyone is welcome to attend. FREE. Donations appreciated.

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Other Upcoming Days & Events!

 

September

  • Tibetan Dakini Day, Saturday, September 12, good day for Dakini practice and tsok.*

  • Tibetan Guru Rinpoche Day, Saturday, September 26, good day for Guru Yoga practice and tsok.*

 

October

  • Tibetan Dakini Day, Monday, October 10, good day for Dakini practice and tsok.*

  • Tibetan Guru Rinpoche Day, Monday, October 26, good day for Guru Yoga practice and tsok.*

 

November

  • Lha Bab Duchen, Saturday, November 7, one of the four great annual festivals related to the life of Shakyamuni Buddha

  • Tibetan Dakini Day, Tuesday, November 10, good day for Dakini practice and tsok.*

  • Tibetan Guru Rinpoche Day, Wednesday, November 24, good day for Guru Yoga practice and tsok.*

  • Thanksgiving (US), Thursday, November 26

 

December

  • Tibetan Dakini Day, Thursday, December 10, good day for Dakini practice and tsok*, and Anniversary of HH Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize.

  • Tibetan Guru Rinpoche Day, Thursday, December 24, good day for Guru Yoga practice and tsok.*

  • Christmas, Friday, December 25

 

* On the Tibetan calendar

 

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