Gaden Shartse Thubten Dhargye Ling is honored to host H.E. Zong Rinpoche again this year! The monastic staff and board of directors look forward to another momentous and memorable occasion. We hope that many of you will be able to join us, either in person or via Zoom, for the weeklong session of teachings and the initiation and blessings during the weekend.
Sign-Up
Out of courtesy to GSTDL and Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, we kindly request that each attendee sign up using the following link to give us an idea of how many people will be attending in person or via Zoom.
For those attending in person, GSTDL will do its best to accommodate students and their needs based on the information we receive.
Description of Session: “In this profound work of five hundred verses, we encounter a presentation of Buddhism that integrates both the worldly and the transcendent. The clear and sagacious advice laid out on every page serves as a road map to one’s highest goal—whether that goal is a better life, here called the Dharma of ascendance, or the ultimate one of spiritual freedom, the Dharma of the highest good. The verses, written for an unnamed ruler, touch on questions of statecraft, but their broader themes speak to us today because they tackle the difficulty of integrating one’s spiritual journey with the social and political demands of daily life.” - Excerpt taken from Wisdom Publications
Sat, Oct 19, 2024
10am-12pm
Event: Thousand Arm Chenrezig Initiation (Wang)
Description of this initiation: TBD
Commitment/Requirements: No requirements or commitments
2pm-4pm
Event: Avalokiteshvara Blessing (Jenang)
Description of this initiation: TBD
Commitment/Requirements: No requirements or commitments
Sun, Oct 20, 2024
10am-1pm
Event: White Tara Long Life Initiation (Wang)
Description of this initiation: Arya Tara is the embodiment of all Buddhas’ enlightened activities. The two prominent forms of Arya Tara are Green and White. White Arya Tara is one of the longevity deities cultivated by many yogis to prolong their precious human lives to seek enlightenment. Gurus conduct White Arya Tara’s long life empowerment to promote good physical and mental health and facilitate the development of Dharma practice. Participating in this empowerment does not usually involve tantric commitments.
Commitment/Requirements: No requirements or commitments
Promo Code: Enter NPG20 to receive a 20% discount on the book at checkout. This code is valid until December 31, 2024.
Link to Prayer Book
Will be available here once it becomes available
Suggested Reading Recommendations
The following are suggested readings in addition to the Precious Garland text.
Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness - The Wisdom Experience: A commentary by the late Khensur Jampa Tegchok (ex-abbot of Sera Mey monastery in India, former FPMT teacher), Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness also contains the translation of the text.
