July News: Lama Losang Visit, Fundraising Raffle and Community Drive
As we celebrate our 39th Anniversary as a Sangha, Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville is happy to welcome back our Spiritual Director, Lama Losang, on July 19th. Lama Losang will teach a one day Workshop on “The Science of Happiness.”
Attend In Person or on Zoom
TEACHING: The Science of Happiness
Schedule:
Saturday, July19th
10:00am-Noon and 2:00p-3:30pm
This teaching will explore both the Buddha’s teaching and what modern science tells us about how to enjoy our life. We will use the Four Immeasurables as the foundation for creating happiness for ourselves, for others, and for our world.
Refuge Ceremony July 19th, Saturday 3:30pm
Lama Losang will bestow the Vow of Refuge to those wishing to start the Buddhist path. Those who would like to receive Refuge for the first time are asked to arrive at least 30 minutes before the Refuge Ceremony to go over some general information about Buddhist etiquette when Taking Refuge.
PLEASE NOTE: Refuge will only be for in person attendance.
Location: KTC JAX 4168 Herschel Street
SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
This event is by donation, please select whatever donation you would like to give.
PLEASE NOTE: KTC Jax brings authentic Buddhist teachers to the Jacksonville area year-round for programs and retreats. Suggested donations are requested to offset the costs associated with holding these special events. We always greatly appreciate your generosity but no one has ever been turned away because they couldn’t make a donation. We want as many people as possible to attend. Volunteer Scholarships are also available for those interested. Please let us know!
Participants can register in person at KTC Jacksonville or with the following link:
About Lama Losang:
Lama Losang completed the traditional three-year retreat under the guidance of the renowned Meditation Master, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche. He is a fully ordained Gelong monk and Lama in the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was previously appointed by H.H the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa and Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche to serve as a member of the KTD Board of Trustees.
Currently, Lama Losang is the Resident Lama for the Gainesville Karma Thegsum Choling Meditation Center and Spiritual Director of the Jacksonville KTC and the Amelia Island KKSG. He is the author of, Wisdom, Compassion, and Awakening, Balboa Press, 2024.
He was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Psychology from the University of Florida. He taught Psychology and was appointed Dean of the Psychology Dept. at Greenville Tech. College in Greenville, South Carolina.
He is a Licensed Acupuncture Physician and Director of the Traditional Acupuncture Center where he also teaches Tai Chi, herbal medicine, acupressure, diet and nutrition classes. He also studied Tibetan Medicine with Dr. Yeshi Donden, the acclaimed physician to H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama. As a Westerner trained in both Eastern and Western sciences, he is able to provide a unique synthesis of these approaches to health and healing.
2025 Summer Raffle to Support KTC Jacksonville
Complete this form to order your raffle tickets to benefit KTC Jacksonville. Individual tickets are $15 or 4 tickets for $50. The drawing will take place during Lama Losang’s teaching visit to KTC Jacksonville, July 19th, 2025.
After completing this form and submitting it, pay for the tickets using the DONATE button at: https://ktcjax.org/donatingThank you! Your support is appreciated and will benefit many sentient beings!
Lama Tsultrim Yeshe Visit May 2nd-May 4th
Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville is happy to welcome back Lama Tsultrim Yeshe May 2nd-May 4th. Lama Yeshe’s kind mid-west demeanor and gracious presentation of dharma teachings are sure to bring benefit to our daily lives and practice. Lama Yeshe will present a weekend workshop of Dharma teachings titled, “Encouragement in Uncertain Times.”
PUBLIC TALK: Cultivating Well-being in the Garden of Our Mind
May 2nd, Friday Night 7:00-8:30pm
In the garden of your mind, water the seeds of your qualities such as loving kindness, compassion and wisdom. A flower will never grow if treated in poorly; if we walk on it, give up on it, throw trash on it and fail to water it. A seed never sees the flower so you have to give up the security of remaining who you are.
TEACHING: Encouragement in Uncertain Times
Schedule:
Saturday, May 3rd
10:00am-Noon
2:00p-4:00pm
Sunday, May 4th
10:00am-Noon
2:00p-4:00pm
“In a crisis we often find new ways to solve problems. A crisis can be the source of many creative ideas and inventions.”- 17th Karmapa
This program will offer a fresh look at applying the teachings of the Kagyu lineage to living in the the mundane world. There are many methods of bringing our practice and meditation into our life off the cushion.
Refuge Ceremony May 3rd, Saturday 5:00-6:00pm
Lama Yeshe will bestow the Vow of Refuge to those wishing to start the Buddhist path. Those who would like to receive Refuge for the first time are asked to arrive at 6:30pm for brief instruction. PLEASE NOTE: Refuge will only be for in person attendance.
Location: KTC JAX 4168 Herschel Street
SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
This event is by donation, please select whatever donation you would like to give.
PLEASE NOTE: KTC Jax brings authentic Buddhist teachers to the Jacksonville area year-round for programs and retreats. Suggested donations are requested to offset the costs associated with holding these special events. We always greatly appreciate your generosity but no one has ever been turned away because they couldn’t make a donation. We want as many people as possible to attend. Volunteer Scholarships are also available for those interested. Please let us know!
Participants can register in person at KTC Jacksonville or with the following links:
Weekend Workshop
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/encouragement-in-uncertain-times-a-weekend-workshop-w-lama-tsultrim-yeshe-tickets-1332627096519
About Lama Yeshe: Lama Tsultrim Yeshe (John Samuelson) has been a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche since 1989. He completed the first three-year retreat at Karme Ling Under the direction of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche earning the title “Retreat Lama.” He took novice monk vows in 1994 from Tai Situ Rinpoche and fully ordained monastic vows in 2008 from Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.
Lama Yeshe is the resident Lama at the Hay River Karma Thegsum Choling located in Western Wisconsin. He travels throughout the country to other Buddhist centers to teach and lead retreats, as well as holistic learning centers like the Omega Institute
He worked for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for 8 years as a prison Chaplain. He continues to do volunteer work in the prison teaching meditation, Buddhism and giving guidance. He has gained valuable experience working with inmates in a medium security prison. Many of them having difficult and abusive childhoods, anger management problems, and high levels of anxiety and stress.
Lama Yeshe has a BS degree in Sociology from the University of Oklahoma and did graduate work in Sociology at the University of Minnesota. He taught Sociology 4 years at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Rummage Sale Fundraiser for KTC Jacksonville
Date: April 5th-6th, 2025
Rummage Sale: 8:30am to 2:30 pm
Venue: 4168 Herschel Street (KTC Jacksonville)
Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville will be having its Annual “Rummage Sale” on Saturday & Sunday, April 5th and 6th 8:30am to 2:30pm. We ask our Members and Friends in the community to make room in their homes and closets by donating items they no longer use or need and can part with. Donated items will be sold to benefit KTC Jacksonville.
Rummage sale donations include in-decent-condition household wares, furniture, kitchen wares, books, clothing, etc. Please bring donations to KTC before practice on Tuesday and Saturday. Try to bring the items in boxes as we have limited storage space. We will need volunteers to help price, setup, break down and assist with the sale on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Please contact us if you are available to volunteer.
Any donations and volunteer “work” will help Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville continue its mission to offer others in North Florida the opportunity to learn meditation and study the Buddha’s teachings for the benefit of all sentient beings. Thank you for your generosity!
Losar Events Schedule 2/25-3/1
Losar the Tibetan Lunar New Year, is a time of celebration, reflection, and renewal. The Year of the Wood Snake is believed to bring transformation, wisdom, and adaptability.
KTC Jacksonville Losar Schedule
Tuesday 2/25
6:00pm Medicine Buddha Puja
7:00pm Shrine Cleaning
Friday 2/28
7:00pm Losar Chenrezik Practice followed by Tea and Cookies
To join remotely
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/287048452?pwd=WFc5WEJrNUlzSjlvNzFuZjkxNG1uZz09
Saturday 3/1
10am-12pm
Teaching: Cultivating a Calm Mind in a Turbulent World
We will Join Lama Losang’s teaching at the center via zoom.
You can also join remotely via Gainesville KTC :
12pm Sang Offering Puja (In person Only)
About Riwo Sangcho: The smoke offering, called the “sang offering” is a Tibetan Buddhist practice consisting of offering prayers and fragrant incense smoke outside to remove obstacles for the coming year.
Public Talk: Meditation – Making friends with your mind with Khenpo Tenkyong (In Person & Online)
Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville warmly invites you October 2nd to join us in person or on Zoom for an evening presentation titled “Meditation: Making friends with your mind.” Khenpo Tenkyong is a resident teacher visiting from our parent monastery Karma Triyana Dharmachakra.
Khenpo Tenkyong is a dynamic teacher committed to protecting nature and spreading dharma blessings to children and adults everywhere. As a bridge between ancient ways and modern needs, Khenpo Tenkyong meets students where they are in order to build strong foundations for strong practice. Skilled in meditation, yoga, and understanding precious nature Khenpo Tenkyong’s passion for life can be felt in all of his teachings.
Visit https://kagyu.org/teachers/resident_KhenpoKarmaTenkyong for his full biography.
Schedule:
Wednesday, October 2nd
7:00pm-8:30pm
Location: 4168 Herschel Street Jacksonville FL 32210
SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
The event is by donation, please select whatever donation you would like to give.
In person or Zoom Registration:
PLEASE NOTE: KTC Jax brings authentic Buddhist teachers to the Jacksonville area year-round for programs and retreats. Suggested donations are requested to offset the costs associated with holding these special events. We always greatly appreciate your generosity, but no one has ever been turned away because they couldn’t make a donation.
Khenpo Tenkyong will also be visiting Gainesville KTC for a weekend Shinay retreat October 4-6th for more information visit https://www.ktcgainesville.org/courses/shinay-khenpo-tenkyong
Save the date:
Lama Karma Drodhul will be visiting KTC Jacksonville October 19 & 20th Teaching on and giving the Boddhisatva vow. Invite coming soon.
Tuesday Practice Cancelled 8/27
Guru Yoga of the 8th Karmapa Mikyo Dorje Teaching with Lama Lodro Lhamo (In Person & Online)
Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville warmly invites you August 10th & 11th to attend a precious opportunity on Zoom from Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery President, Lama Lodro Lhamo. Lama Lodro will teach the Guru Yoga of the 8th Karmapa Mikyö Dorje. The power of this sadhana holds great blessing and purifies negativity. The Karmapa said that hearing this sadhana once leads to liberation from rebirth in the lower realms. All are welcome to attend this online teaching.
All may join on Zoom. If you attend in-person at KTC Jacksonville, we will receive the teachings from Lama Lodro on a large screen.
Mikyö Dorje was one of the most renowned of the Karmapas, a great meditation master as well as a prolific and learned scholar. Karmapa Mikyö Dorje composed the The Four-Session Guru Yoga during the 16th Century. This sadhana is a short yet powerful practice for developing the realization of devotion mahamudra. As it is one of the principal practices of the Karma Kagyu school, many monastic and lay practitioners recite this text daily.
Lama Lodro Lhamo Biography: The first woman to serve in the role of KTD President, Lama Lodro Lhamo has been a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche since 1990. She completed three three-year retreats at Karme Ling Retreat Center and received her full bhikshuni ordination in 2008. Lama Lodro Lhamo is also the women’s retreat master at Karme Ling and has a Master’s degree in Buddhist Studies from Columbia University. She is fluent in Chinese, English, and Tibetan.
Schedule:
Saturday, August 10th
10am – 12pm- Session 1
2 pm – 4 pm- Session 2
Sunday, August 11th
10am – 12pm- Session 3
2 pm – 4 pm- Session 4
SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
The event is by donation; those who wish to give at the $108 sponsorship level will receive gifts of a special Dharma necklace and printed commentary and text of the Four-Session Guru Yoga. To give at this $108 level, choose “Sponsorship” in the Tickets section of this event.
PLEASE NOTE: KTC Jax brings authentic Buddhist teachers to the Jacksonville area year-round for programs and retreats. Suggested donations are requested to offset the costs associated with holding these special events. We always greatly appreciate your generosity, but no one has ever been turned away because they couldn’t make a donation.
Lama Losang Visit June 29th and Fundraising Raffle
Lama Losang Visit June 29th and Fundraising Raffle
Lama Losang Teaching: Life of the Buddha and The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma
Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville is happy to have Lama Losang for an in person visit. Lama Losang will teach on the Life and Teachings of the Buddha from his new book Wisdom, Compassion, and Awakening: Through Mindfulness and Insight Meditation.
Saturday June 29th 10am-Noon and 2-4pm
Location: KTC JAX 4168 Herschel Street
Interviews are available and Refuge will be given upon request following the teaching. Please email in**@****ax.org if interested in taking Refuge or to schedule an interview with Lama Losang.
SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
$50 suggested donation or $25 per session
Participants can register in person at KTC Jacksonville or with the following links:In Person Registration
PLEASE NOTE: KTC Jax brings authentic Buddhist teachers to the Jacksonville area year-round for programs and retreats. Suggested donations are requested to offset the costs associated with holding these special events. We always greatly appreciate your generosity but no one has ever been turned away because they couldn’t make a donation. We want as many people as possible to attend. Volunteer Scholarships are also available for those interested. Please let us know!
Zoom Registration
To learn more about our Spiritual Director Lama Losang please visit https://kagyu.org/teachers/visiting_LamaLosang
2024 Summer Raffle to Support KTC Jacksonville
Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville warmly invites you to participate in our 2024 Summer Raffle. All proceeds from the raffle fundraiser will be used to cover operational costs of our Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center at 4168 Herschel Street. Your generous donations help keep our doors open and continue our mission to be a beacon of the Buddha’s teachings in North Florida. An all-volunteer organization that supports itself through the generosity of its members and donors, KTC welcomes all people to learn about mindfulness and goodness through the teachings of the Buddha. We have 3 special prizes available. Raffle participants can win only once. Every participant will receive a blessed pendant containing rice blessed by His Holiness the Karmapa.
Here’s how to enter:
Step 1: Click here to order tickets using our Google Raffle Ticket form.
Step 2: Use the “Donate” button on KTC’s PayPal Donation page here, and donate $15 for each ticket – or $50 for four tickets.
Please submit only the number of tickets to match your donation. Entries will be checked before the drawing takes place.
DEADLINE to enter the fundraising raffle is Saturday June 29th at 2:00 PM.
Drawing will be held after Lama Losang’s teaching in Jacksonville June 29th.
Enter now – and thank you for your generosity to KTC Jacksonville. May all beings benefit!
Tickets $15 each; four tickets for $50.
Raffle Prizes:
Blessed Medicine Buddha Mantra Syllable Pendant filled with rice blessed by His Holiness the Karmapa(every raffle participant will receive!)
Prize #1: Large Tigers-Eye Mala Blessed by the Founder of KTC Jacksonville, the Venerable Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche(1924-2019)
Prize #2: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Statue | 5 Inches Tall | Blessed and Filled with Blessing Substances by KTD Monastery Abbot Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin
Prize #3: Tibetan Bell & Dorje | 6 Inches Tall
Green Tara 1st Saturday of the month
The first Saturday of the month is Practice of Green Tara at 10:30am. Please join on zoom or in person at the center:
Date: March 16th, 2024
Rummage Sale: 8 am to 3:00 pm
Venue: 4168 Herschel Street(KTC Jacksonville)
Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville will be having its Annual “Rummage Sale” on Saturday, March 16th 8 am to 3:00 pm. We ask our Members and Friends in the community to make room in their homes and closets by donating items they no longer use or need and can part with. Donated items will be sold to benefit KTC Jacksonville.
Rummage sale donations include in-decent-condition household wares, furniture, kitchen wares, books, clothing, etc. Please bring donations to KTC before practice on Tuesday and Saturday. Try to bring the items in boxes as we have limited storage space. We will also need a few volunteers to help set up and manage the benefit sale on Saturday. Please contact us if you would be available to volunteer.
Any donations and volunteer “work” will help Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville continue its mission to offer others in North Florida the opportunity to learn meditation and study the Buddha’s teachings for the benefit of all sentient beings. Thank you for your generosity!
