Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour returns to South Lake Tahoe

Tibetan monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery will be returning to South Lake Tahoe at the end of their two year tour of the United States. During their visit to South Lake Tahoe they will be sharing a variety of presentations, focussing on Green Tara the female Buddha of Compassionate Action. Events will include a Buddhist Philosophy Lecture by Venerable Geshe Wangyal, a Healing Ritual, an Empowerment/Blessing of Green Tara, a Meditation and Tibetan Calligraphy Workshop.

All are welcome and all events are donation based. Nobody is ever turned away for lack of funds. Proceeds from events go directly to the Gaden Shartse Monastery.

The Gaden Shartse Monastic College is situated in the midst lush green hills and jungle in the remote countryside of southern India. It was founded in 1969 as an effort to reestablish one of the great monastic traditions of Tibet. A small group of elder monks and fifteen young boys, all of whom had managed to escape the destruction in Tibet, settled on land given to them by the Indian government in Mundgod, Karnataka.

Today, the college is at the forefront of the revival of Tibetan Monastic education, with more than 1,500 resident students, teachers, scholars, and spiritual practitioners. More than 70% of the members are between the ages of 10 and 25 and 80% of these were born in Tibet. To this day, young monks arrive at the monastery weekly from Tibet, seeking shelter and education. Due to the success of the academic program and the quality of the teachers at the monastery, Gaden Shartse has established a reputation as being the leader in the field of Buddhist and Tibetan studies.

For more information on the Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour please visit: www.sacredartsoftibettour.org. As noted above the monks will be also offering house, business and personal blessings throughout their visit. There are also opportunities to volunteer and host meals for the monks. For more information, or to schedule a blessing, please contact Melanie: Melanie@TibetanHeart.org or (775) 586-9125

South Lake Tahoe Schedule
Jan 22nd - 24th, 2019

Our hosts:
Blue Angel Cafe
1132 Ski Run Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA
(upstairs in the loft)

Tues., January 22nd
7pm - Lecture: Green Tara & Compassionate Action

Wed, January 23rd
12pm - Tibetan Calligraphy Workshop Family Fun

Wed, January 23rd
Vajravadaran Healing Ceremony

The Tibetan Buddhist ritual of Vajravidarin is a ritual of purification and has three stages: purification and removing of negativities; removing subtle negative imprints; and offering protection. The Vajra master will take the form of this Buddha of Purification and use his power to cleanse participants. The Tibetan deity of Vajravidarin purifies sickness, mental disturbances, infectious diseases, disputes, enmities, defilements, misfortunes, bad omens, victimization by others, premature death, negative influences of the stars, harm from rulers and thieves, influence of demons, the agents of death, obstacles, misguidance, and factors against congenial life.

Thurs, January 24th

12pm - Tonglen Meditation Tonglen practice, also known as “taking and sending,” reverses our usual logic of avoiding suffering and seeking pleasure. In tonglen practice, we visualize taking in the pain of others with every in-breath and sending out whatever will benefit them on the out-breath. In the process, we become liberated from age- old patterns of selfishness. We begin to feel love for both ourselves and others; we begin to take care of ourselves and others.

7pm - Green Tara Empowerment
Green Tara is the Female Buddha of Compassionate Action, this ritual can be taken as an Empowerment or as a Blessing

Popular Green Tara is known for her virtues and enlightened activity. The word Tara itself is derived from the root 'tri' (to cross), hence the implied meaning: the one who enables living beings to cross the Ocean of Existence and Suffering. Her compassion for living beings, her desire to save them from suffering, is said to be even stronger than a mother's love for her children.This empowerment will include the transmission of the mantra:
OM TARE TU TARE TURE SOHA

Upcoming Tours
For more info on events visit:
www.SacredArtsOfTibetTour.org

January 22nd to 24th in South Lake Tahoe

January 25th to 27th Truckee

February 1st to 19th in Auburn

February 22nd to March 9th in Grass Valley

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