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DDSC continues to offer Dharma teachings in-person at the temple and also online for our world-wide Sangha. Scroll down to see all of the dharma programs offered this week.
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DDSC offers downloadable Sadhana Practices and Teaching Texts as well as relevant Video and Audio.
Please register at drikungdharmasurya@gmail.com for in-person attendance at the temple.
Ngondro Sadhana: Preliminary Ngondro Sadhana from The Excellent Path to Enlightenment – A Practice of the Preliminaries of the Fivefold Mahamudra, compiled and edited by H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. Practice Sadhana will be provided with in-person attendance.
Suggested Donation: $20 per person for each day session. You may also donate whatever amount is comfortable for you. Your donation will go toward the ordained sangha as an offering for the teachings, and to help support Drikung Dharma Surya’s temple operations.
Please register at drikungdharmasurya@gmail.com for in-person attendance at the temple.
The Nyingne practice is a profound kriya tantra meditation ritual based on loving-kindness and compassion in the form of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig.
The practice involves maintaining strict 8 Mahayana Precepts vow and meditating while reciting mantras and prayers, and performing prostrations and visualizations.
The practice is a superior means to purify negative karma and accumulate great merit, and includes one vegetarian meal at noon, drinking water throughout the day as needed.
Sadhana: Practice Sadhana and related prayers will be provided with in-person attendance.
Suggested Donation: $20 per person for each day session. You may also donate whatever amount is comfortable for you. Your donation will go toward the ordained sangha as an offering for the teachings, and to help support Drikung Dharma Surya’s temple operations.
The Jangchog ritual connect those who have died with the blessings of Buddha Amitabha, creating the causes for a positive rebirth and the removal of obstacles at the time of death.
Download Buddha Amitabha Sadhana Text
Download Jangchog Practice Text
White Tara is a female Buddha associated with healing and longevity. This puja invokes the wisdom and blessings of White Tara. From a spiritual perspective, a long life gives us more time to create the causes for positive advancement along the path to enlightenment. Through the blessings & power of the Three Jewels & the Karma of this purifying puja, we can benefit loved ones and those who are facing difficulties and sickness.
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Daily Prayers & Deity Practice
Online Zoom & at DDSC Temple
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva the Earth Treasury – The Protector and Symbol of Hope
Online ZOOM with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche
Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will offer teachings on the great bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha, who is known for his great vow to rescue all beings, particularly those in the hell realms, and who has a special connection with the earth as symbolized in some forms by a staff he carries.
Through invoking his love and compassion, may all beings find protection from harm and may the natural balance of the Earth be restored.
* Mandarin translation availablea
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*04 May 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST – The Four Thoughts
The Foundation of the Path to Enlightenment – The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma
with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche (Online Zoom)
Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will present teachings on The Four Thoughts from the Tara Stupa in Tulum, Mexico.
“Our attachment to samsaric activities and to this life is strong, and we find it difficult to seriously apply ourselves to Dharma practice. In those situations it is essential to constantly contemplate the Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind.”
~ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche
In this way, the Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind become the foundation of the path to enlightenment. These teachings will be based on the book, Learning Buddhism: Source of Temporary & Permanent Happiness.
For information about the Kindle edition, click here.
For information about the Apple Book edition, click here.
Click here for the Deity Yoga Sadhana Practice Book
* Mandarin translation available
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Daily Prayers & Deity Practice
Online Zoom & at DDSC Temple
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva the Earth Treasury – The Protector and Symbol of Hope
Online ZOOM with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche
Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will offer teachings on the great bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha, who is known for his great vow to rescue all beings, particularly those in the hell realms, and who has a special connection with the earth as symbolized in some forms by a staff he carries.
Through invoking his love and compassion, may all beings find protection from harm and may the natural balance of the Earth be restored.
* Mandarin translation availablea
*** For security, please do Not share Zoom info on social media.
*05 May 2024, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST – The Four Thoughts
The Foundation of the Path to Enlightenment – The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma
with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche (Online Zoom)
Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will present teachings on The Four Thoughts from the Tara Stupa in Tulum, Mexico.
“Our attachment to samsaric activities and to this life is strong, and we find it difficult to seriously apply ourselves to Dharma practice. In those situations it is essential to constantly contemplate the Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind.”
~ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche
In this way, the Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind become the foundation of the path to enlightenment. These teachings will be based on the book, Learning Buddhism: Source of Temporary & Permanent Happiness.
For information about the Kindle edition, click here.
For information about the Apple Book edition, click here.
Click here for the Deity Yoga Sadhana Practice Book
* Mandarin translation available
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Tai Chi Class & Practice with Master Hang Tam
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10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST
Garchen Children’s Practice (Kids 5 – 10 years old)
Prayers, Book Reading, Discussion & Meditation
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For stories and dharma discussions that have been conducted in past classes, please access the below Dharma Kids’ Practice webpage
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