The Wisdom Age Newsletter of Drogmi Buddhist Institute A Tibetan Buddhist Centre in the Sakya Tradition Issue 47 June 2019 Dear Dharma friends, Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre has been continually blessed this year with the visit of His Eminence Kyabje Luding Khen Rinpoche for the month of January bestowing the precious Vajrayogini teachings and many major empowerments, and amazingly with His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche for 4 days in April this year, bestowing the precious Uncommon White Tara teachings and empowerments. Wishing you all a very auspicious and joyous Saga Dawa month of celebrating the birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of the Buddha. May we do our best to continually practise loving kindness and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings. Yours in the Dharma UPCOMING COURSES & EVENTS SAGA DAWA/SAGA DAWA DUCHEN – 4 JUNE TO 2 JULY The most important month in the Tibetan lunar calendar is Saga Dawa, the 4th month and the 15th day of the lunar month, the full moon day is called Saga Dawa Düchen which falls on Monday 17 June 2019. Düchen means “Great Occasion” and this day is the single most holy day of the year for Tibetan Buddhists. Saga Dawa Düchen commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni marked on the same day of the Full Moon within this month. A special day of practice will be held for Saga Dawa Düchen at Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre – programme to be announced shortly. Read More FAMILY DAY AT KAMALASHILA TIBETAN BUDDHIST CENTRE – SATURDAY 13 JULY 2019 A wonderful day for the whole family to relax, connect and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Resident Tibetan monk Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe will lead meditation sessions for parents and children, along with fun activities and much more! 11AM TO 4PM Cost: $20 Adult, $10 Child, lunch and snacks included BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL BY 10 JULY for catering purposes Book Now PILGRIMAGE TO BUDDHIST HOLY SITES Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe will lead a three week pilgrimage to the four holy Buddhist sites in India and Nepal, starting on 28 December 2019. This is truly a rare opportunity to undertake a very special pilgrimage as Khenpo only leads pilgrimages once every 3 years. The four holy Buddhist sites are at Bodhgaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment; Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace; Sarnath (Varanasi), where the Buddha delivered his first teaching; and Kushinagar, where the Buddha died and attained Parinirvana. Read More RECENT EVENTS Visit by His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin Ratna Vajra Rinpoche Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Tilba warmly welcomed His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin to lead a three-day White Tara Retreat. Khenpo-la and around 80 people performed a welcoming ceremony for His Holiness, which included a Welcome to Country from the First Nations peoples of the land, the Djiringanj peoples of the Yuin Nation, by Gordon Campbell ... Read More The Complete Path Teachings 2019 In the very first gathering in the gompa for the 1st term of year three of The Complete Path (TCP), we offered the Sixteen Arhat Puja. Praying for the long life of all the great masters, may they remain teaching the Dharma and may the Dharma flourish. To dedicate all this merit to all beings for their happiness, liberation and enlightenment. This concluding year of TCP in Australia is on the vast and foundational teachings on Ngöndro. Here are some excerpts from the eight-day study program... Read More Family Meditation Course Zara Kaye of Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre (a primary school teacher and senior student of Khenpo-la’s), presented a seven-week workshop/course under Khenpo-la’s guidance on meditation. Families of the local south coast area came each week with great enthusiasm and energy to learn about meditation and the bringing of these new tools into their everyday lives... Read More Bega and Merimbula Public Talks Khenpo-la gave his inaugural dharma talk in Bega NSW, far south coast recently. He spoke on the topic of “Facing Difficulties with Optimism”. The second in his series of public talks on the far south coast of NSW, was at Merimbula. This topic was “How to Give with a Warm Heart”... Read More Find out more by visiting our website. Home Courses & events Venue hire Support us Contact Home Courses & events Venue hire Support us Contact We only use this list for The Wisdom Age newsletter. You can unsubscribe from this mailing list below. To unsubscribe from general mailings from Drogmi Buddhist Institute, please email
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