Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville New Center Grand Opening: Public Talk, Consecration Ceremony and Chenrezik Teaching with Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin
Friday October 28th:
Grand Opening and Public Talk Meditation: Cultivating Peace of mind and Tranquility with Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin
Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin, Abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery with translator Khenpo Sangye Trinley will discuss how meditation can bring happiness and stability to our lives. Meditation is the core practice of Tibetan Buddhism and can bring benefit to all beings seeking calmness and peace in a turbulent world.
Enjoy this most beneficial talk and come see our new center for the first time Friday 7:00-8:30pm.
Suggested donation $5-10.
For the benefit of all we suggest wearing a mask during attendance for KTC public events.
If you would like to preregister visit:
If you would like to attend virtually via Zoom register with this link:
Weekend October 29th-30th:
New Center Consecration Ceremony and Chenrezik Teaching with Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin
Karma Thegsum Chöling Jacksonville welcomes you as we open the doors to our new center for the first time. We have invited Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin, Abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery, with translator Khenpo Sangye Trinley to consecrate our new center and shrine at 4168 Herschel Street. Special prayers will be done to gather the blessings of the Karma Kagyu lineage, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas so that the Dharma may flourish in North Florida and bring benefit to all beings for years to come.
During the weekend Khenpo Ugyen will also teach on the chanting practice of Chenrezik and give the empowerment & reading transmission. Chenrezik practice is chanted every Saturday morning at KTC Jacksonville. This practice and Chenrezik’s mantra (Om Mani Peme Hum) helps us to cultivate loving kindness and compassion for all beings. Having the teaching, empowerment, and reading transmission are important steps to practicing these teachings in their entirety and we are very fortunate Khenpo Ugyen is willing to share these with us this weekend.
Chenrezik (the noble Great Compassionate One, Avalokitesvara) is the embodiment of all the buddhas’ compassion and love. The literal translation of his name means “The One Who Beholds With Loving Eyes”. Chenrezik’s brilliant white body represents the luminosity of primordial wisdom, the spark of enlightenment. The practice of Chenrezik consists of closing the gap between the practitioner and the practice, so there is no difference between the person meditating and the love and compassion they are cultivating. In the end, this distance completely disappears so that the practitioner becomes the very nature of love and compassion.
Suggested donation $80 for the entire weekend or $20 per session.
Please use the following link to register:
**No one will ever be turned away from teachings for inability to make a donation. Donations help KTC continue to bring Buddhist teachers to visit and cover associated expenses.
For the benefit of all we suggest wearing a mask during attendance for KTC public events.
If you would like to join virtually using zoom only use following link to register:
Weekend Teaching Schedule:
Saturday, October 29th Consecration and Teaching on Practice of Chenrezik
8:30am Registration begins
10:00am – Consecration Ceremony
11:00am – Chenrezik Teaching begins
12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break
2:00-4:00pm Chenrezik Teaching
6:30pm Doors open please arrive early
7:00pm Refuge Ceremony followed by Chenrezik Empowerment and Reading Transmission
Saturday, October 29th Consecration and Teaching on Practice of Chenrezik
8:30am Registration begins
10:00am – Consecration Ceremony
11:00am – Chenrezik Teaching begins
12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break
2:00-4:00pm Chenrezik Teaching
6:30pm Doors open please arrive early
7:00pm Refuge Ceremony followed by Chenrezik Empowerment and Reading Transmission
Sunday, October 30th Teaching on Practice of Chenrezik Day 2
10:00am – Chenrezik Teaching
12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break – Interviews
2:00-4:00pm Chenrezik Teaching
10:00am – Chenrezik Teaching
12:00-2:00pm – Lunch Break – Interviews
2:00-4:00pm Chenrezik Teaching
Khenpo Ugyen will also be teaching at Amelia KKSG Wednesday 11/2 and Gainesville KTC 11/5-11/6.
If you would like to assist donations towards meals for Khenpo Ugyen and visiting Monastics can be made at:
KTC Center Hours starting November 1st
As we open our doors for the first time we will continue with the scheduled hours as listed on our website.
Tuesday:
7:00pm Medicine Buddha Sadhana
7:00pm Medicine Buddha Sadhana
8:00pm Buddhism Basics
Saturday:
9:00am Meditation
10:00am Book Study
10:30am Chenrezik and Amitabha Sadhanas.
Zoom sessions will continue for our Sangha both near and far.
About KTC Jax
Karma Thegsum Chöling Jacksonville KTCJax is a Tibetan Buddhist Practice Center of the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddha Dharma. The Kagyu lineage is one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism & is often called “The Whispered Lineage” because its highest teachings are still passed in an unbroken line from teacher to student since the days of the Buddha.
Founded in June of 1986, we’re also an affiliate Center of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, the North American seat of His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The Venerable Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, Abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery in Woodstock, New York, guides our Center.
Please visit! We welcome all those interested in the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism, and offer a range of activities to satisfy practitioners and visitors alike.
Karma Thegsum Chöling Jacksonville
4168 Herschel Street Jacksonville FL 32210
(904) 357-0663 Visit us at http://ktcjax.org and http://facebook.com/ktcjax