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Garchen Institute
Chino Valley, Arizona.
July 26
His Holiness arrives.
July 29
Preliminary teachings on Deity-yoga Practice.
July 30
Five-deities Cakrasamvara Great Empowerment - Preparatory Empowerment.
July 31
Five-deities Cakrasamvara Great Empowerment - Actual Empowerment.
August 1
Opening of "For the Benefit of All Beings," a documentary by Christina Lundberg on the extraordinary life of Kyabjé Garchen Rinpoché.
August 2
His Holiness departs for Washington DC.
Garchen Institute contact:
Telephone: 928.925.1237
e-Mail: questions_garchen.net
Website: www.garchen.net
Tibetan Meditation Center
Frederick, Maryland.
August 10
His Holiness arrives in Frederick.
August 14
Consecration of Enlightenment Stupa, TMC [AM].
Fifteen-deities Nairatmya Great Empowerment - Preparatory Empowerment.
August 15
Fifteen-deities Nairatmya Great Empowerment - Actual Empowerment.
August 16
Teachings & Instructions on Nairatmya Sadhana.
August 17
August 18
Group Practice of Nairatmya Sadhana.
August 19
August 20
Hevajra-Nairatmya Fire-puja.
August 21
Long-life Offering to His Holiness & Lama Chöpa & Feast-offering [PM].
August 22
Special Amitabha Changchok Program in the Greater DC area.
[Location: JCC of No. Va, 8900 Little River Turnpike Fairfax, VA 22031]
[NOTE: In order to receive the Nairatmya empowerment, participants have to attend both days of the empowerment. Note that without receving the empowerment, one is not authorized to attend the teachings and group practice. PRE-REGISTRATION required.]
Tibetan Meditation Center contact:
Telephone: 301.473.5750
e-Mail: drikungTMC_gmail.com
Website: drikungtmc.org
New York City & Gampopa Center, NJ.
August 27
His Holiness arrives in New Jersey.
August 28
Public Lecture: "A History of the Tibetan Empire."
Time: 12 noon.
Location: Rubin Museum of Art
Website: www.rmanyc.org
August 29
Drikung Great Phowa Transmission & Amitayus Long-life Empowerment
Location: TBA.
August 30
Gampopa Center Program (TBA)
Telephone: 973.586.2756
e-Mail: TBA
Website: www.gampopa.org
Drikung Meditation Center
Arlington, Massachusetts.
(Metro Boston area)
September 1
His Holiness arrives from New York.
September 3
Consecration of US Jowo Rinpoché Statue & Evening Public Teaching
September 4
Five-fold Mahamudra Torma Empowerment & Teachings on Jigten Sumgon's Vajra-song.
September 5
Amitayus Empowerment & Drikung Great Phowa Transmission.
September 7
His Holiness departs for Vermont.
Drikung Meditation Center contact:
Telephone: 888.390.5580
e-Mail: info_drikungboston.org
Website: www.drikungboston.org
