[UD News] Weekly Happenings (Corrected)
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Our apologies—the previous email provided the incorrect date for Open Sangha. Words for the WeekSome do not believe in cyclic existence but winter, spring, summer and fall is all cyclic existence. Some do not believe in karmic cause and effect but yesterday, today and tomorrow is all karmic cause and effect. Some do not believe in everything is mind, but when the heart-mind moves and happiness or suffering turns up, it is all mind. -Dorlöp Rinpoché Dr. Hun Lye Thursday Open Sangha - Dr. Lye Returns!Join us this Thursday, July 31st at 7:30 PM to welcome our spiritual director, Dr. Lye, back to the United States after his recent travels in Peru. Dr. Lye was appointed as head-lama for the Cusco Drikung Kagyu Center almost two years ago by HH Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang, and since then the new Cusco center has grown beyond imagination! You can check out some videos from the center's recent events here. We hope to see you at the temple this Thursday as we celebrate Dr. Lye's return and gather for some meditation, snacks, and mingling. Thousand Offerings of NamgyalmaThere's still time to register for this weekend’s Namgyalma Thousand Offerings puja. As Dorlöp Rinpoché has explained, this is a very special puja that we will dedicate to the longevity, health & bodhisattva-activities of HH Dalai Lama, HH the Drikung Kyabgöns & All Dharma Guides, as well as to the pacification of all wars, conflicts, & sufferings everywhere. Register now at udharmanc.com/thousand-offerings |
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Endings, Beginnings: A Candlelight Vigil of Release & Renewal Mark your calendars for our annual New Year's Eve service, "Endings, Beginnings." As the year comes to an end, let us gather to purify the past year's negativities through chanting the Vajrasattva purification mantra. The Buddhist tradition recognizes the power of examining our past actions. Recalling those which brought happiness to us and others can help us to repeat those beneficial activities, and conversely reflecting on our...
Join us for an evening of thanksgiving! Join us for a potluck dinner and movie night tonight—Friday, 11/28 at 6PM. Bring any of your Thanksgiving leftovers to share, and afterwards we will watch the Hong Kong Award winning film The Last Dance. From Wikipedia: This film explores themes related to Hong Kong's death care and follows a wedding planner who enters the funeral industry through a partnership with a traditional Taoist priest, seeking to understand the meaning of life and death through...
Join us for an evening of thanksgiving! Join us for a potluck dinner and movie night on the day after Thanksgiving—Friday, 11/28 at 6PM. Bring any of your Thanksgiving leftovers to share, and afterwards we will watch the Hong Kong Award winning film The Last Dance. From Wikipedia: This film explores themes related to Hong Kong's death care and follows a wedding planner who enters the funeral industry through a partnership with a traditional Taoist priest, seeking to understand the meaning of...