Tibetan Monks Return To Sedona
On March 9th, 2011 the monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery in South India will be returning to Sedona. For over 12 years a delegation of 7 to 9 monks have visited Sedona on a bi-annual basis. They have performed many different ceremonies, lectures, empowerments, and cultural exchanges throughout the years. Pre-registration and online payments via PayPal will be available this year. You can sign up for the email list at the link to the right of this article —>
Their program for this visit will be as varied as it has been in the past. In addition to their regular program, the Lama will be conducting business and home blessings. To sign up for this, call (928) 399-0509.
The details for each of the events are given below:
| Wednesday,
March 9th, 2011
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| 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Mid-Day Event: Sand Mandala Opening Ceremony (Suggested donation – $10.00/person – [Maximum people = 150]
@ Goldenstein Gallery |
Tibetan Buddhist sand paintings are called mandalas [dul-tson-kyil-khor (mandala of colored powders)]. The construction process takes several days, and the mandala is destroyed shortly after its completion. This is done as a teaching tool and metaphor for the “impermanence of all contingent and compounded phenomena.” | |||
| 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. | Lecture – Cultivating the Seeds of Merit: A talk on how we plant and cultivate the seeds of positive action ($15 Advance/ $20 at Door) [Maximum People = 150]
@ 7 Centers Yoga Center |
The Venerable Geshe Kunchok Tenzin will give a lecture with translation on karma and how one can accumulate merit in life by acting with compassion and loving-kindness. The teachings are fundamental to the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism. | |||
| Thursday,
March 10th, 2011 |
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| 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Sand Mandala Construction (Ongoing)
@ Goldenstein Gallery |
Construction of the sand mandala. | |||
| 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | Sacred Chants Sampler: Multi-phonic Chanting & Visual Imagery of Monastic Life ($15 Advance/ $20 at Door) [Maximum people = 175]
@ Jewish Community Center
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This program will consist of a sample of three of the ancient Tibetan multiphonic chants with visual imagery of monastic life at the Gaden Shartse in South India. A translator will describe the meaning of each chant and will help the audience to understand the deeper symbolic and cultural significance of the chanting practice. | |||
| Friday,
March 11th, 2011 |
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| 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Sand Mandala Construction (Ongoing)
@ Goldenstein Gallery |
Construction of the sand mandala. | |||
| 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. | Lecture on Death, Bardo, and Rebirth (Tickets $25/person Advance/$30 at Door) [Maximum people = 35]
@ Academy of Martial Arts for Self Realization |
This lecture will provide important insights into how the ordinary dying experience, and the subsequent intermediate bardo period, can be altered and purified through a process of intense training, involving the radical manipulation of physical and psychological energies to bring about transformative states of consciousness. | |||
| Saturday,
March 12th, 2011 |
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| 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Sand Mandala Construction (Ongoing)
@ Goldenstein Gallery |
Construction of the sand mandala. | |||
| 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 | Tara Puga (Tickets – $10 Advance/$35 at Gate) [Maximum people = 60]
@ Private property in Oak Creek Canyon – Instructions forwarded upon purchase of ticket for event |
Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. She is known as the ‘Mother of the Conquerors.’ In this ceremony we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. The ceremony will be performed in an outdoor setting so dress appropriately for the weather. | |||
| 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. | Journey to the Roof of the World: Sacred Dance Ceremony (Tickets – $20 Advance/$25 at Door) [Maximum people = 200]
@ Coconino Center for the Performing Arts in Flagstaff |
This program is an ancient spiritual ritual created to transform negative energies and obstacles into positive and harmonious conditions. These sacred dances have their roots in the heart of tantric Buddhism. Includes several dances in full costume and explanations of the symbolism. | |||
| Sunday,
March 13th, 2011 |
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| 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon | Manjushri (Wisdom Buddha) Empowerment (Tickets $25/person Advance/$30 at Door) [Maximum people = 35]
@ Academy of Martial Arts for Self Realization |
Empowerments are meant to establish a special connection between the participant and a particular Buddhist deity. This can only be done through a highly-trained, authentic Lama like the Venerable Geshe Kunchok Tenzin. In this intimate setting participants will sit with the Lama and make this connection. | |||
| 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Mid-Day Event: Sand Mandala Closing Ceremony (Suggested Donation) – $10/person – [Maximum people = 150]
@ Goldenstein Gallery |
After five days of intricate sand painting a ceremony to create the brightly colored Mandala, the Lama will perform a traditional ceremony whereby the sands are blended and cast into the creek. This ceremony will begin at the gallery, then attendees will walk through Sedona to a creekside area for the final ritual. | |||
| 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Walk Through Uptown to Creek | ||||
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