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SUMMARY:Million Mani Accumulation
DESCRIPTION:One Million Mani Project 2024 \n \nWe will be reciting and collecting Mani Mantras until we reach One Million Mantras starting on the Wheel Day of Saga Dawa Düchen. All who take part will receive the merit of a million manis. Count your mantras\, whether on the cushion\, or standing in a queue\, and add them to the total. \nThe project will be dedicated to the swift return of Akong Tulku Rinpoche\, the health and long life of Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche\, and all sentient beings. \nThis is the third year we are undertaking this project. \nWe will start accumulating the mantras on the full moon of the fourth lunar month\, which is known as the month of merits. It is the holiest month in Tibetan Buddhism\, when the birth\, enlightenment and parinirvana of the historical Buddha is commemorated. This year\, the full moon falls on the 23rd of May. This day is known as Saga Dawa Düchen in Tibetan\, and Wesak in Sanscrit/Pali. \nDuring this month prayers\, practice and other virtuous deeds are encouraged\, including practising generosity and refraining from harming any sentient beings. \nPlease email your Mani numbers to johannesburg@kagyu.org.za or enter your mani numbers on the spreadsheet. \nYou may also dedicate your mantras to specific people – you may add their names to the prayer list here. \n  \n \n“The four arms and hands signify the four immeasurables: immeasurable loving kindness\, immeasurable compassion\, immeasurable joy\, and immeasurable equanimity. Chenrezig\, the Bodhisattva of Boundless Compassion\, is the very embodiment and realization of the four immeasurables. The four immeasurables are the vehicles through which Chenrezig benefits beings.” Dodrupchen Rinpoche\, in Pelling\, Sikkim 2019 \n 
URL:https://kagyu.org.za/johannesburg/event/million-mani-accumulation/
LOCATION:Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple\, 43 Floss Street\, Kensington\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2094\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Buddhism,Community,Cpmpassion Practice,Dharma,Meditation,Mindfulness,Pujas
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SUMMARY:Meditation in Daily Life
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Samten Drimé \nDuring this mini-retreat\, Samten will give basic meditation instructions for people who lead busy lives. He will talk about the benefits of meditation\, and how to integrate it into our everyday life. There will also be guided practice sessions. This mini-retreat is suitable for all – newcomers interested in meditation\, as well as people who need a refresher. \nDate: Saturday 13 April 9:30 for 10 am to 4:30 PM. Bring and Share Vegetarian lunch. \nSuggested Donation to cover centre costs for those who can afford it: R150. No one will be turned away. \n  \nSamten will also be leading practice sessions: \nDaily: Green Tara at 6 am \nWed 17 April at 7 pm: Chenrezik Puja \nThu 18 April at 7 pm: Simply Meditate. Samten will lead the regular meditation. There will be time for questions related to meditation. \n  \nSamten Drimé\, born and brought up in Zimbabwe\, is a fully ordained monk in the Karma Kagyu tradition. He has completed 12 years in retreat – six years in Samye Dechen Shing Men’s Retreat on the Isle of Arran in Scotland followed by another six years in Sekhar Retreat in Nepal. In both retreats\, he was under the direction of Drupon Khen Rinpoche\, from whom he received a wide range of teachings. With easily understandable\, clear\, and down-to-earth teachings he will help old and new practitioners alike to deepen their understanding of basic practice and meditation. \n 
URL:https://kagyu.org.za/johannesburg/event/meditation-in-daily-life/
LOCATION:Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple\, 43 Floss Street\, Kensington\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2094\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Buddhism,Dharma,Meditation,Mindfulness
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SUMMARY:The Four Thoughts that will Change Your Life
DESCRIPTION:with Lama Rinchen Palmo \nPreoccupation with our hopes and desires for a happy worldly life often leads to strife and suffering. The Four Thoughts are very powerful and productive contemplations that ask us to examine our lives and measure them against authentic truths. In this way\, we are motivated to progress towards our highest spiritual aims. \nThe Four thoughts that will change your life are: \n\nOur precious human life – how fortunate we are.\nThe impermanence of all things\, and the inevitability of death.\nOur actions and their undeniable consequences.\nThe pain and suffering as a consequence of taking birth.\n\nLama Rinchen will talk on these topics over 2 evenings\, Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 March from 7 to 8:30 PM. \nLama Rinchen will also be conducting interviews. If you have questions about your Buddhist study and practice\, or just need some advice on issues\, you are welcome to book an appointment with Mandi on + 27 62 913 4436. Interviews will be scheduled for Tuesday 12\, Wednesday 13\, and Thursday 14 mornings\, as well as some limited slots available on the afternoons of Wednesday 12  and Thursday 13 March. \nCost: A suggested donation of R100 each for the evening talks\, or R150 for both evenings. No one will be turned away due to a lack of finance. \nOf French descent\, Lama Rinchen Palmo is a highly experienced meditation teacher who has spent over 12 years in retreat and has previously assisted with the supervision of the long retreats on Holy Isle. She is specialized in the Vajrayana practices of Tibetan Buddhism. She is one of the three Western female lamas who have been appointed within the Samye Ling mandala and is well known for her compassionate and down-to-earth style of teaching. She currently resides in Belgium where she divides her time between the Samye Dzong Brussels Centre and the Samye Meditation Gardens retreat centre in the countryside near the French border\, which promotes both outer and inner ecology.
URL:https://kagyu.org.za/johannesburg/event/the-four-thoughts-that-will-change-your-life/
LOCATION:Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple\, 43 Floss Street\, Kensington\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2094\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Buddhism,Dharma,Meditation
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SUMMARY:Karma Zangpo Programme August 2023
DESCRIPTION:Karma Zangpo is a South African Buddhist monk from Port Elizabeth. Zangpo first met Lama Yeshe Rinpoche in Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg in the early 1990s when he was a resident volunteer\, helping with building repairs and construction. He spent eight years in retreat on the men’s retreat on Arran\, and then went to Sekar Retreat in Nepal for a further six years\, to practice and study under Drupon Rinpoche. Zangpo returned from Nepal to Samye Ling in 2021 and has recently returned to live on the Holy Isle on the west coast of Scotland where he is director of Holy Isle and the women’s and men’s retreats. \nZangpo will be leading 10 days of practice and instructions at KSDJ from Sunday 13 August to Sunday 20 August. \nThere is no charge or dana for the teachings\, but donations will be gratefully accepted to cover centre costs. \nWhatsApp KSDJ on +27 62 913 4436 for more info\, or email Mandi at johannesburg@kagyu.org.za. \n  \n\n\n\n Sun 13 Aug\n  *Green Tara Practice\n  8 – 9 am\n\n\n\n  *The Four Immeasurables\n  10 am – 16 pm\n\n\n Tue 15 Aug\n  Soup Kitchen\n  10 am – 12 pm/16:30 – 17:30\n\n\n Wed 16 Aug\n  Chenrezik Prayers\n  7 – 8 pm\n\n\n Thu 17 Aug\n  Guided Meditation\n  7 – 8 pm\n\n\n Sat 19 Aug\n  Day Retreat – KSD Randburg\n  randburg@kagyu.org.za for more info.\n\n\n Sun 20 Aug\n  *Green Tara Practice\n  8 – 9 am\n\n\n\n  *Instructions on Chenrezik Practice\n  10 am – 16 pm\n\n\n\n  \n*Bring your own breakfast\, and Bring and Share Lunch \nZangpo will also lead Chenrezik Prayers from Sat 12 to Sun 20th at 7 pm (except Thursday 17th)\, And Green Tara Prayers from 6 am to 7 am except Sundays\, which will be from 7 to 8 am. \n  \nThe Four Immeasurables – Sunday 13 August \nThe Four Immeasurables is a short prayer that is often recited in our centres. The Buddha introduced the four qualities of loving-kindness\, compassion\, sympathetic joy\, and equanimity to Vasettha\, a young Brahmin\, in the Sutra of the Threefold Knowledges. \n“And it is by this meditation\, Vasettha\, by this liberation of the heart through loving-kindness\, that the disciple leaves nothing untouched\, nothing unaffected in the whole world. This\, Vasettha\, is the way to union with the Divine.” \nKarma Zangpo will delve into the four qualities and offer guidance on how to apply them in our practice and daily lives. \n  \nInstructions on Chenrezik Practice – Sunday 20 August \nChenrezik is the embodiment of the compassion of all of the Buddhas. The practice is the main Tibetan Vajrayana practice at our centre\, and this is a wonderful opportunity to learn about why and how we do the practice. This day retreat is suitable both for beginners\, as well as more advanced practitioners who would like to consolidate their knowledge. \n“The meditation of Chenrezig is not just a fragment of the Dharma\, it encompasses all aspects of the spiritual path. It is complete in itself and allows us to develop all the qualities necessary for the path and the six perfections of the Mahayana” – Chenrezig Lord of Love\, Bokar Rinpoche. \nWe will look at the various aspects of the puja\, including the correct motivation\, the mantra\, and visualizations. We’ll learn about the benefits\, and how to dedicate the practice for the benefit of all beings. \n 
URL:https://kagyu.org.za/johannesburg/event/karma-zangpo-programme-august-2023/
LOCATION:Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple\, 43 Floss Street\, Kensington\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2094\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Buddhism,Dharma,Meditation,Mindfulness,Pujas
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20221008T090000
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SUMMARY:Chenrézik Practice Day
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate Chöje Akong Tulku Rinpoche on this anniversary of his passing\, we will be holding an in-person day of Chenrezik Practice in the Shrine room. You are welcome to join in any session or all the sessions. \nThe Puja sessions will be led by Alan Muller. \n“A wonderful gift we can give the Buddha’s and Gurus is the gift of Dharma practice. So please join me in planting the seeds of positive karma within ourselves and to help with the challenge to reach a million manis so that we can offer it to Lama Yeshe Rinpoche when he arrives back to Joburg”. – Alan Muller\n  \n \n  \n“From appearances\, cut away the clinging of mind; \nFrom mind\, demolish the lair of fictitious appearances; \nWhere mind and appearances are one is infinite openness; \nIn the realization of one taste\, recite the six-syllable mantra.” \nThe Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones\, Patrul Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche \n\n  \nSchedule:\n9:30 – 10:30  Session 1 \n10:30 – 11:00  Tea \n11:00 – 12:00 Session 2 \n12:00 – 13:30 Lunch “Bring and Share” \n12:30 – 13:15 Livestream Talk with Lama Yeshe Rinpoche \n13:30 – 14:30 Session 3 \n14:30 – 15:00 Tea \n15:o0 – 16:00 Session 4 \n  \nThe Mani numbers collected on this day will be added to the Million Mani Project. \nWe will finish the day with dedications. You are welcome to send in names\, to whom the practice will be dedicated. \n  \nNo charge\, but please bring a plate of food to share if you will be staying over lunch\, as well as offerings of candles\, incense or flowers.
URL:https://kagyu.org.za/johannesburg/event/chenrezik-practice-day/
LOCATION:Kagyu Samye Dzong Johannesburg Temple\, 43 Floss Street\, Kensington\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2094\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Buddhism,Community,Dharma,Meditation,Mindfulness,Pujas
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