Please join us for a wonderful 3-day retreat focused on Avalokiteshvara, beginning on Friday, May 11th, and concluding on Sunday, May 13th. During this retreat, participants will join together to accumulate one million Avalokiteshvara mantras. A short introductory teaching on the practice will be given each day.

What are the benefits of practicing the Avalokiteshvara sadhana?

Avalokiteshvara (Tibetan: Chenrezig) is renowned as the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He is the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas. Meditating on Avalokiteshvara transforms deluded energy into the enlightened energy of discriminating awareness wisdom and the clear-seeing warmth of true loving compassion. Ego’s selfish demands yield to our deepening commitment to the well-being and enlightenment of others.

To generate the bodhichitta is so precious,
May those without it now create it.
May those who have it not destroy it, and
May it ever grow and flourish.

All beings, without exception seek happiness; no one wants to suffer. The practice of Avalokiteshvara reminds us to recall the practice of Compassion and to extend it.

Please join us to recite the Avalokiteshvara mantra here or at home and add to the accumulations by emailing your daily totals to rabjor@thrangumonastery.org or calling 778-297-6010. Offerings are also always welcomed.

We are always happy to receive your calls and emails during these auspicious events.

Dear Dharma Friends,

Tashi Delek! We will conduct Lamp Prayers on May 20 (Sunday) at 7:30 pm.

You have reached a place where you can make a difference to this world and for all the sentient beings, Light your Virtual Butter Lamps with a prayer and a wish for developing inner peace, kindness, love, compassion and for world peace. Let the light glow until we attain the ultimate happiness for all sentient beings.

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Dear Dharma Friends,

Tashi Delek! Thrangu Monastery will conduct Chod practice on May 15 (Tuesday) at 7:30pm.

Chod means “cutting through,” i.e., severing erroneous concepts about the world of appearances and all illusions regarding the existence of a personal self. The practice of chod is an advanced skilful method that enables practitioners to become free of clinging to false notions and beliefs regarding inherent existence of appearances and experiences and therefore of an individual self. Attachment and clinging to a self are forces that give rise to the defilements, which are the source of anguish and pain. Chod is the practice that enables disciples to understand emptiness of all appearances that are fit to arise and therefore can be apprehended. It is an exceptional practice.

Please feel free to bring any cookies, fruit and juice to offer three jewels!

Other donations are also welcome for butter lamp offerings, flower offerings, meal offerings, and fruit offerings.

Dear Dharma Friends,

Tashi Delek !

We would like to inform you that May 19 (Saturday) is a Mahakala Day, there will be Mahakala practice starting from 1:30 pm to 5:30pm.

Mahakala Bernakchen, a two-armed form of Mahakala, also known as the Great Black One, is the principle protector for the Karma Kagyu Lineage. Bernakchen is the wrathful aspect of Dojie Chang. He manifests a fierce and wrathful form of compassionate activity through which he destroys inner and outer obstacles

Note: Any donations for Mahakala Prayers are also welcome for butter lamp offerings, flower offerings, meal offerings, and fruit offerings.