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The KTD shrine room, all dressed up for the commemoration of  His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje's parinirvana. This Weekend October 31 through November 2 KHENPO KARTHAR RINPOCHE The Six Paramitas as the Path of a Bodhisattva Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche on Friday night. Khenpo Rinpoche demonstrates his commitment to Halloween.   Banner photo and this photo by Anitra Brown Next Weekend's Dharma Trifecta November 7- 12 White Tara Teaching, Retreat & Empowerment with Family Day! EmpowermentNovember 8 at 7 pm Register here. Family Day  Featuring Calligrapher  Barbara Bash More information here Meanwhile, at Benchen Monastery ... Larger version of  this  photo here. Lama Karma Drodhul writes: Yesterday morning was an opportunity for us to represent Buddha Karmapa's North American seat which is KTD Monastery with Lama Zopa, Ani Wangmo, Susan and PC Chen!  We offered body, speech and mind offering and I personally sponsored the lunch and money offering for the monastics!  Also for all beings and the joy of offering will remain in our heart forever!  Karmapa Chenno! Lhabab Duchen Nyungne November 11 - 14 Lama Karuna Tara leads the Nyungne Retreats at KTD, held on the Four Great Occasions of the Buddha's life. Two Residential Volunteer Positions starting November 1, 2014  There was a beautiful rainbow at KTD on October 26th.  Photo by Jason Petersen Has There Ever Been a More Exciting Time  to Volunteer at KTD? Half-Kitchen and Half-Housekeeping Position: This volunteer position includes Kitchen tasks of preparing vegetarian and vegan meals, washing pots and pans, and cleaning up the kitchen, as well as Housekeeping tasks of cleaning guest rooms and public spaces. Housekeeping Position:  This volunteer position includes cleaning public spaces, guest rooms, offices and storage rooms. In addition, housekeepers do laundry tasks, re-supply the rooms and bathrooms with soap and paper products, and perform other interior maintenance tasks. Being able to do some heavy lifting or physical labor is important. Same rainbow, Anitra Brown. If you are interested in one of these three-to-six month residential volunteer positions, please contact office@kagyu.org. Or phone  845-679-5906 ext 3 or 845-679-5906 ext 1090. KTD monastery is the North American seatof His Holiness Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist lineage. Located on a mountain above Woodstock, NY, the monastery is across the hiking trail going up Overlook Mountain. KTD offers teachings by Tibetan Buddhist lamas, meditation practices, chanting pujas, and a community lifestyle based on Buddhist principles. People from around the world come to weekend programs and week-long retreats to study genuine Buddhist dharma.    Residential volunteers sleep in Dorm Rooms and receive free vegetarian meals. If their work schedule allows, they can attend teachings by visiting Tibetan Buddhist lamas on the weekends. Residential volunteers participate in KTD's community by doing a daily meditation or puja practice and by sharing other activities that support the spiritual and day-to-day life at the monastery. KTD offers a weekly Introduction to Buddhism course and a weekly Buddhist book discussion group. KTD's resident lamas and monastics are always willing to answer questions about Buddhism.  Please Return to KTD to Teach Again, Tulku Rinpoche Ringu Tulku Rinpoche Visit and PlanetaryScreening  Of KTD, Ringu Tulku says, "it's a beautiful place, and very blessed, too." Photo courtesy Anitra Brown     Ringu Tulku enjoys a little popcorn at the Saturday night screening of the film Planetary - about 60 people attended. Two Sizes Available  As Promised, Phowa Retreat Group Photo  Photo courtesy Stephanie Colvey      Printable 5 x 7 inches      Printable 9 x 12 inches Note: The 9 x 12 is especially fun to look at for the expressions on people's faces!

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September 26-28 at KTD!

September 26-28 at KTD!

The Union of Shamatha and Vipassana with Lama Dudjom Dorjee

Shamatha is calm-abiding meditation, while vipassana is analytical meditation in a step-by-step approach.

Combining the two helps us to avoid obstacles to meditation such as hopes, fears and low self-esteem.

In this retreat, we try to gain some experience of the union of luminosity and emptiness.

Register here: http://www.kagyu.org/ktd/schedule/

Photo by Robert Hansen-Sturm

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This Weekend, August 2 - 4  Going on NOW!  Buddhism and Addiction Recovery Bill Alexander and Lama Losang (David Bole) KTD is developing a vital recovery community, and in the year since Bill Alexander and Lama Losang's initial Addiction course last year, there has been a groundswell of interest and application, including a regular AA meeting at the Monastery. We thank Bill and Lama Losang for their continuing efforts and energy toward a Recovery Program at KTD, and hope they will be continuing their efforts to bring sanity and sobriety many years into the future! The First Spanish Speaking Retreat: The Story Continues We have the chance to view ourselves through the eyes of the Pilgrims.  Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, KTD and Dharma expand their connection with the Spanish-speakers via Internet   Art at KTD: A True Expression of Buddhist Philosophy and Tibetan Culture   Nature in KTD Monastery: Invitation to Contemplation and Inspiration (Ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille) The Auspicious End of the Pilgrimage, with Presentation of Offerings and Blessing  LINKS!  KTD Website His Holiness Karmapa's Website The New Blog of His Holiness Karmapa Because Stable Memberships Keep KTD Alive and Well Take Time Nowto Become a Member of KTD!   The Ten-Day Teaching starts August 23 and goes through August 29; the White Tara Retreat starts August 30, with the Grand Puja and Birthday Party September 1st.   All housing is now sold out -  Join the Celebration of Khenpo Rinpoche's 90th Birthday by Making Offerings to Our White Tara Shrine - the White Tara Long Life pujas at KTD August 30 - September 1 will be special. We will be celebrating the 90th birthday of our beloved teacher, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche. and we will be performing an elaborate White Tara puja, and constructing a special White Tara Shrine. Sponsorship of Offerings - In order to enrich the sacred atmosphere of the pujas and accumulate great merit for our gurus and the practitioners -- One day's offering - $50, Two days' offerings - $100, Three days' offerings - $150 ALSO: Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche is teaching a lot at KTD in upcoming months, on "Applying The Buddha's Teaching to Everyday Life," "Dependent Origination & The Path to Freedom," and others - we are so fortunate! More details soon. Photo of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche by Michael Erlewine.   Plan Now for This Fall: September 26 - 29  Lama Dudjom Dorjee will be teaching from the Uttara Tantra Shastra. This teaching is especially recommended for: People with low-esteem or psychological problems. Those who could not take this teaching in Questa, NM earlier this year also those who did take the teaching and want to take it again. Those who have not yet made their yearly pilgrimage to KTD. Photo by Robert Hansen-Sturm   Lama Tsultrim Yeshe: Healing the Emotions   Lama Tsultrim Yeshe's most recent teaching on Healing The Emotions: Grief, Loss and Pain was greatly appreciated;he will teach again, this December 20-22, this time on the topic of forgiveness and purification. When Lama Yeshe was a prison chaplain, he would often hear inmates say "I wish I could forgive myself" or "I wish my family would forgive me." This program is inspired by what he learned about how to forgive yourself, have those whom you have hurt forgive you, and to forgive those toward whom you harbor anger and resentment. New Blog for His Holiness Karmapa!  Link to beautiful 17th Karmapa art section of blog here.

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See What's at KTD in Coming Months!   Pre-Publication Copy of the KTD Program Brochure   Program calendar with descriptions! Front section with prices and bios KTD BLOG Virtual Stupa Tour with Actual Merit!   Details here.     The White Tara Shrine Update May Lein Ho gives us a short status report on this fabulous project. Of the 154 White Tara Statues that make up the Shrine for Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche's 90th Birthday:   All the 12-inch Statues are sold.   Five 6-inch statues are still available   Thirty-five 8-inch statues remain.   Donation toward the 24-inch statue in any amount is available.   Suggested: A statue would be a terrific group project for a KTC or other group that has worked with Rinpoche these past many years, and it would serve as a powerful blessing for a group shrine.    White Tara Statue Request Form here.      KTD Website  KTD Blog  H.H. Karmapa's Website One of Ten Reviews Now on Amazon for"The Heart is Noble"    "There is no one who better explains what compassion is all about and how to practically implement it in everyday life, whether one is a Buddhist or not. This exceptional book is another pearl in his rosary of writings and a source of inspiration for everyone who wishes themselves and others a better life." Mahakala and Protectors Statue Filling and Shrine Dedication     KTD has received their Mahakala and Protector statues and are in the process of preparing them for installation in KTD's protector shrine room.   Lama Karma Drodhul describes the scene: "We are preparing to fill the Mahakala statue and need to do a lot of pujas before we fill it. We have all the Karme Ling Lamas and Lama Tashi Dondup with our Guru Khenpo Rinpoche and Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin. I am hanging in there there with jet lag! May there not be any obstacles for practicing Dharma! Karmapa Chenno!    Slideshow of the rolling and filling process  Highly Recommended Photos on Facebook    Lama Tashi Dondup came in to assist prior to teaching 'Death and Our Journey Through the Bardo' this weekend, April 19 - 21. Fish Story  After three years, the fish in the KTD Pond are back! Whether due to providence - or the compassionate goldfish life release Bodhi Kids did last year - we are happy to see them! Earth Day at KTD This Weekend Robyn Glenney with KTD's New Compost Bin Robyn Glenney has been a Residential Volunteer at KTD for the past few months. She has returned home but is still interested in helping KTD.    Robyn writes: Some of you know that I wanted to keep volunteering for some environmental/sustainability projects. As it turns out, this Sunday is the day before Earth Day!  Since KTD has a tradition of raising awareness of the natural environment on Earth Day, we thought it would be great to get people involved and outdoors this weekend.  I am thinking that we can start the main work day at 9:30 after shamatha, but for those attending Lama Tashi's teaching I can schedule a little walk to go over some environmental issues on the KTD grounds and the meanings behind working on them. For those interested in working on something for any amount of time that day, here is an overview of some projects: By Sunday, I expect it will be finally warm enough for "spring cleaning." If I may paraphrase His Holiness Karmapa in the film "Never Give Up," cleaning up our surroundings allows us to clean up our mind. I see the old scrap piles behind the kitchen as the first priority to be cleared away. We will shovel out the pile and bring it to the new compost bin to mix with other materials and hopefully make a better home for our decomposers. This will be a huge help to the health and general atmosphere of that hillside. Also, several areas of the grounds have been tended as gardens, all of which are ready for some clearing and preparation for spring. Hopefully we'll have the opportunity to put in some new plantings, as well. Finally, there are some spots where there is evidence of old projects that were abandoned. We may not get to picking everything up, but especially near the Dharma Path it would be nice to reduce the man-made clutter and clear up some more room for other living things. Please check the KTD blog at ktdblog.wordpress.com for more on environmental projects.   Blog entry for this week  If you have suggestions or questions, email me back here. See you soon! Thanks. Robyn Glenney Million Mani - How to Join and Log Manis All the info is here.