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The Jefferson Tibetan Society's primary function is
to provide teaching and meditation practice in the Tibetan Buddhist
tradition, as exemplified by His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings.
Our resident Lama of the last 25 years, Venerable
Geshe
Jampel Thardo from Drepung Loseling Monastery passed from our world in
September. He demonstrated physical signs of a very high level of
spiritual realization at the time of his passing and we are so grateful
for all the guidance he provided to our sangha and the central Virginia
community. Traditional weekly pujas were held weekly on
Wednesdays for 7 weeks through November 5th in honor of Geshe-la and to
pray for the opportunity to receive spiritual guidance from him in the
future. As it was Geshe-la's wish for our Dharma center to
continue to function as a teaching & practice center, the following
activities are offered:
Celebration
of Saga Dawa on Sun. June 7th
see Schedule page for details
Discovering Buddhism Series -- Weekends
This
series is taking place at our temple about 5 min.
from U.Va.,
The series includes shamatha meditation instruction & practice at
each session, as well as viewing a 25 min. video on key aspects of
Buddhism, followed by discussion. All are welcome to attend-- e-mail
Jts108va@aol.com.
Next meetings scheduled are:
Sunday, June 7th, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. in honor of Saga Dawa;
Saturday, June 20th, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 pm.
See
Schedule for more information
Visit of Amchi Tsampa Ngawang, Lama & Tibetan
Dr.
from
Mustang,
Nepal
Friday, May 1st -- 7:00 p.m. Talk on the Power of
Compassion
Transforming One's Life with the Practice of Compassion Retreat
Sat. May 2nd -Sun. May 3rd; see
www.agiftforthevillage.com
Pre-registration for the retreat is required; e-mail
Jts108va@aol.com
Please see
Special Events page for further information on
the retreat.
Please see Schedule page for additional information
on the Discovering Buddhism series. Many special events and workshops are offered throughout the
year.
The Jefferson Tibetan Society was founded in 1982 and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational
foundation. |