Kagyu Kunkhyab Chuling

North American Kagyu Monlam 2013 - Fundraising lunch

Sunday, May 26th, 2013
12:00 - 2:30 p.m.

The greatest aspiration prayer for sentient beings to be free from suffering and filled with supreme happiness is the King of Aspiration Prayers, the Aspiration for Excellent Conduct. In a long-standing tradition, this prayer is annual recited one hundred thousand times in Bodhgaya by the members of the Kagyu community.

We are happy to announce the 4th North American Kagyu Monlam will be held June 26th - June 30th, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario under the guidance and blessing of H. H. the 17th Karmapa.

Greenthumbs ahoy! KDOL gardening work party - May 31st to June 2nd/'13

Greetings!

Following a series of successful weekends, KDOL retreat lands have already seen major improvements, and not least on the gardening front. It's in this spirit that we are calling on anyone wishing to help to come to our gardening work party weekend from May 31st to June 2nd.

The main area we need help is with the hauling of topsoil up into the main garden which was constructed a few weeks ago. We already have a topsoil site close to the main house, though people might find that hard to believe given the elevation here at KDOL.

Operation Library Book Recovery 2013 - Help KDOL recover its Dharma library collection!

KDOL aims to recover library books

The library in the main dining room at KDOL retreat lands has long been a place of immense benefit to all Sangha members wishing to deepen and support their spiritual practice generally.
However, in recent times, it has become increasingly clear that some books have gone missing. For whatever reason, mostly just due to their return being long overdue, they have not made it back to their rightful place in the shelves for others to enjoy.

Losar Day Celebrations at KKC (Bby) now starting at 9 a.m.

Monday, February 11 – Losar
9:00 a.m. Fire Puja
9:30 a.m. Losar Celebration

Monday is a Provincial Holiday. Consequently, the first Skytrain from Waterfront Station will leave at 7:50 AM.

To accomodate Skytain riders, the Losar Celebration will now start at 9:00 AM on Monday.

KKC Losar 2013 schedule

Losar, Tibetan New Year, takes place from February 8th to February 11th, inclusive. The schedule is as follows:

Daily Schedule (Fri-Sun, Feb 8-10):

Long Green Tara Practice - 7:30 a.m.
Breakfast - 8:30 a.m.
Long Six-Arm Mahakala Practice – Session 1 - 9:30
Lunch - 11:30
Long Six-Arm Mahakala Practice – Session 2 - 1 p.m.
Tea break - 2:30 p.m.
Long Six-Arm Mahakala Practice – Session 3 - 3:00 p.m.
Short Six-Arm Mahakala Sadhana and Tsok Offering followed by Aspiration Prayers recited in English - 6 p.m.

- Friday: Niguma Aspiration Prayer
- Saturday: Shangpa Aspiration Prayer

The Endless Knot - January 2013

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THE ENDLESS KNOT
January 2013 - Volume 42 Number 11
KAGYU KUNKHYAB CHULING
4939 Sidley St., Burnaby BC V5J 1T6 (604) 434-4920
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In this issue:
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Losar/Tibetan New Year – February 8-11, 2013
- Annual Fish Release & Potluck Losar Party – February 23, 2013
OTHER NEWS
- Lama Tsultrim’s Book - Practical Wisdom and Skillful Means
- 6 Arm Mahakala Tsok Offering Puja – January 10, 2013
- January Burnaby Practice Schedule 2013

FOUR FOUNDATIONS WINTER SOLSTICE RETREAT 2012 @ KDOL Dec21-Jan4/13

Kunzang Dechen Osel Ling is pleased to announce a winter Ngondro Retreat

The retreat is designed for those people already practising any of the Four Foundations – Prostrations/Refuge, Vajrasattva, Mandala offering and Guru Yoga - and those who would like to resume their practice.

Traditionally, in order to complete the Four Foundations, one must recite each practice 111,111 times.

KKC hosting farewell fundraising lunch for Lama Phuntsok's India trip

Kagyu Kunkhyab Chuling (KKC) is preparing to host a farewell lunch for Lama Phuntsok as we prepare to bid Lama farewell as he heads to India.
The lunch happens onSunday, October 21st at 12:30 p.m. at KKC, 4939 Sidley Street, in Burnaby.

Tickets are $15 for Vegetarian fare.

All proceeds go to Lama Phuntsok to help fund his trip to visit his ailing mother in Sonada, West Bengal, India later this month.

Lama Tsultrim trip fundraising lunch September 29th (noonish)

Lama Tsultrim’s mother has not been well, and he will be going back to India/Nepal to take care of her.

We are holding a fundraising lunch to help raise funds for his trip, and his offerings to Kalu Rinpoche’s monastery in Sonada.

Please join us for an afternoon of food and fun! (raffle, silent auction and Kalu Rinpoche slide show)

Location: Tibet Kitchen, 6591 Fraser St, Vancouver

Tix: $25

Green Tara Retreat at KKC, Burnaby, Sept 22-23/2012

Lama Tsultrim will be leading a weekend Green Tara retreat, using the Long Green Tara Sadhana.

Tara is regarded as a Bodhisattva of compassion and action. She is the female aspect of Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig) and in some origin stories she comes from his tears. Tara is also known as a saviouress, as a heavenly deity who hears the cries of beings experiencing misery in Samsara.

She eventually came to be considered the "Mother of all Buddhas," which usually refers to the enlightened wisdom of the Buddhas.