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KALACHAKRA FOR WORLD PEACE
RITUAL RETREAT AND CELEBRATION
AT NAMGYAL’S DU KHOR CHOE LING MONASTERY
ITHACA, NY
JUNE 24 — JULY 7, 2015
SCHEDULE:
All Are Welcome. Free & open to the public, except for sessions
designated in red. Those are fee-based and require registration.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Earth Ritual Prayers
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
02:00 – 05:00 pm Arrival (Receive schedule)
05:00 – 05:30 pm Introduction about Namgyal Board members & staff,
and a brief teaching on the Motivation by Geshe Tsering Chophel
(Translation by Palden Oshoe)
05:30 – 05:50 pm Monks do prayers for an auspicious retreat followed by a
group silent meditation
07:30 – 09:00 pm Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Instruction on
Visualization Sadhana by Geshe Tsering Choephel (Translation by
Palden Oshoe)
Thursday, June 25, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Earth Ritual Prayers (Kalachakra Students join for ER
Prayers)
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 12:00 am Tantric Renunciation, Enlightened Mind – Bodhicitta
by Geshe Tsering Chophel Translation by Palden
01:30 – 03:00 pm Earth Ritual Dance
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30 pm Sand Mandala Scaling explanation by Geshe T.
Chophel (Translation by Palden)
Friday, June 26, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Earth Ritual Prayer
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
Friday, June 26, 2015 (con’t)
09:30 – 12:00 am Teaching on Wisdom – Realizing Emptiness by
Geshe T. Chophel (Translation by Palden)
01:30 – 03:00 pm Explanation on Sand Mandala construction by
Geshe (Translation by Palden)
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30 pm Instruction on proper offering of mudras and
correct use of ritual implements by Geshe T. Chophel
Saturday, June 27, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Prayers
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 12:00 am Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Sadhana with
Mantra recitation and Meditation, and Continue explanation on Sand
Mandala Construction by Geshe Chophel (Translation by Palden)
01:30 – 03:00pm Teaching and explanation on Kalachakra icon: color,
image and emblems by Geshe T. Chophel, (Translation by Palden)
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30 pm Prayers
Sunday, June 28, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Prayers
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 10:30 am Prayers Mandala
10.30 – 12.00 pm Explanation on Sand Mandala by Geshe T. Chophel
01:30 – 03:00 pm Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Teaching by
Geshe Chophel
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 –05:30 pm Prayers
To schedule a private meeting with Abbot of Namgyal Monastery
Thamtog Rinpoche & Geshe Tsering Chophel please contact the translator
Palden Oshoe. There is a separate timetable for private meetings.
Monday, June 29, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Prayers
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 10:30 am Continue Prayers
10.30 – 12.00 pm Distinction between Sutra and Tantra by Geshe T.
Chophel (Translation by Palden)
01:30 – 03:00 pm Kalachakra Students will join during the monks
Torma making with Geshe T. Choephel (Translation by Palden)
Monday, June 29, 2015 (con’t)
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30pm Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Sadhana with
Mantra recitation and Meditation, and Continue explanation on Sand
Mandala Construction by Geshe Chophel (Translation by Palden)
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Prayers
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 (con’t)
09:30 – 10:30 am Continue Prayers
10.30 – 12.00 pm Sand Mandala explanations by Geshe T. Chophel
(Translation by Palden)
01:30 – 03:00 pm Prayers
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30pm Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Teaching by
Geshe la (Translation by Palden)
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Prayers
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 12:00 pm Instruction by Geshe la on the four great Secret
Tantra sets (Translation by Palden)
01:30 – 03:00 pm Ritual offering dance
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 06:00 pm Self Empowerment
Thursday, July 2, 2015.
07:00 – 09:00 am Kalachakra Ritual (Body, Speech, & Mind)
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 12:00 pm Kalachakra Ritual
01:30 – 03:00 pm Kalachakra Ritual ceremony (Body, Speech & Mind)
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30 pm Kalachakra Ritual Body, Speech & Mind
Friday, July 3, 2015.
07:00 – 09:00 am Kalachakra Ritual (Body, Speech, & Mind)
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 12:00 pm Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Sadhana
recitation and Meditation with Geshe T. Chophel (Translation by
Palden)
01:30 – 03:00 pm Kalachakra Ritual (Body, Speech, & Mind)
Friday, July 3, 2015 (con’t)
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30 pm General discussion session with (Ven. Tenzin Choesang)
Saturday, July 4, 2015.
07:00 – 09:00 am Kalachakra Ritual (Body, Speech, & Mind)
09:00 – 09.30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 12:00 pm Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Teaching by
Geshe la (Translation by Palden)
01:30 – 03:00 pm Kalachakra Ritual (Body, Speech, & Mind)
03:00 – 03:30pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30 pm Recitation of Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga
Sadhana and Meditation with Geshe T. Chophel (Translation by Palden)
Sunday, July 5, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Kalachakra Ritual (Mind only)
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 12:00 am Instruction by Geshe Tsering Chophel on the Role of
calm abiding & Special Insight within the context of Tantric practice
(Translation by Palden)
01:30 – 03:00 pm Instruction by Geshe Tsering Chophel on
Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Sadhana, (Translation by Palden)
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05.30 pm Kalachakra Ritual (Mind only)
Monday, July 6, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Kalachakra Ritual (Mind only)
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
09:30 – 12:00 am General discussion session with Geshe Tsering Chophel
(Translation by Palden)
01:30 – 03:00 pm Recitation of Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga
Sadhana and Meditation with
Geshe T. Chophel (Translation by Palden)
03:00 – 03:30 pm Tea Break
03:30 – 05:30 pm Kalachakra Ritual (Mind only)
06:00 – 07:00 pm Dinner with Tibetan Association
08:00 – 09:30 pm Cultural Program
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
07:00 – 09:00 am Kalachakra Ritual Prayer (Mind only)
09:00 – 09:30 am Tea Break
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 (con’t)
09:30 – 10:00 am Incense-burning ceremony prepared by Ven. Chokrab
10:00 – 12:00 pm Kalachakra ritual ceremony (Mind only)
01:30 – 04:00 pm Fire Puja
04:00 – 05:00 pm Final Kalachakra Ritual Prayers
05:00 – 06:00 pm Khen Rinpoche’s parting advice for retreat attendants
06:00 – 06:30 pm Long life prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
LOCATION: All events are held at Namgyal’s Du Khor Choe Ling Monastery
located at 201 Tibet Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850. Off of Rt. 96B 3 minutes from
Ithaca College. Plenty of Parking. Info: 607-273-0739. www.namgyal.org
Namgyal
Monastery
Institute
of
Buddhist Studies in Ithaca, New York, is
the North American Seat of the Personal
Monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The founding of Namgyal Ithaca in 1992
marked an important new phase in the
history of Buddhism and Tibetan culture in
America. Namgyal Ithaca was established
as a branch of the main
located in Dharamsala, India. The primary
mission of the then newly established
Ithaca branch was to offer Western
students
the
opportunity
to
study
authentic Tibetan Buddhism in a
setting.
In
keeping with the tradition of
the original Namgyal Monastery
in Tibet, Namgyal Ithaca is a
non-sectarian institution and
thus
offers
students
the
opportunity to study aspects of
all the sects in the Tibetan
Buddhist tradition. Classes at
the monastery are taught by
our faculty of Namgyal monks
and visiting teachers. Students
are part-time and full-time and
range in age, background,
interest and profession.
In 2004 Namgyal began ground breaking
and construction of its off-site Monastery,
Du Khor Choe Ling (DKCL) in Ithaca’s
South Hill area (near Ithaca College). Du
Khor Choe Ling means “Land of Kalachakra
Study and Practice. His Holiness Dalai
Lama blessed DKCL in 2007.
Namgyal offers regular classes in Buddhist
Studies and Practices, Sacred Sand
Mandala Projects, Summer Retreats,
Weekend
Intensives,
Daily
Prayers,
Tibetan Language Classes, Tibetan Cultural
Activities, Monastic Activities & Rituals,
and much more.