Schedule
Practice Schedule Overview
The Hay River KTC has a regular practice schedule with Lama Tsultrim Yeshe, alternating between meditation, teachings and deity practices. These practices are held in person and many are offered via ZOOM. Please check the schedule below for details. All teachings are open to anyone who is interested by joining our mailing list so we can send you private links to our ZOOM meetings.
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Daily Green Tara Practice
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Teaching by Lama Yeshe: Gratitude and Contentment
Contentment is being satisfied with what you have in the present. Gratitude is acknowledging the interconnections we have with the outer world and seeing how we benefit from others. (Please sign up for our newsletter if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Medicine Buddha Puja
Tom Charland will lead the Hay River KTC in the Medicine Buddha group practice. To download a copy of the prayer texts, click here. (Please sign up for our newsletter if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Book Study: Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche
Join Lama Yeshe and the Book Study Group as they discuss Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche.
Note: this study group meets via Zoom on Tuesday evenings. All are welcome!
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Khenpo Sangye Trinley Teaching: Buddha Nature (Continued)
Khenpo Sangye Trinley will teach on Buddha Nature, based on Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation.
In this text, Buddha Nature is described as the innate potential for enlightenment present in all beings, even the smallest insects. It is compared to oil within a sesame seed, which must be realized through practice. Knowing about Buddha Nature is not enough to free us from confusion; we also need competent spiritual guides, motivation, and perseverance.
Understanding and realizing Buddha nature is essential for spiritual development. It serves as the foundation for various Buddhist teachings and practices, guiding practitioners on their path to enlightenment.
Guru Rinpoche Tsok
Khenpo Sangye Trinley will lead us in the Guru Rinpoche Tsok, a feast offering. A Tsok offering is a sacred Vajrayana Buddhist practice used to accumulate merit and wisdom, purify negative actions, and restore spiritual commitments. The practice involves gathering, blessing, and offering food and drink to Guru Padmasambhava and his mandala of deities, and centers on guru yoga prayers.
The feast takes place on the 10th day of the Tibetan lunar month, which is sacred to Guru Rinpoche. Participants will also receive a portion of the blessed offering.
Khenpo Sangye Trinley Teaching: Buddha Nature (Continued)
Khenpo Sangye Trinley will teach on Buddha Nature, based on Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation.
In this text, Buddha Nature is described as the innate potential for enlightenment present in all beings, even the smallest insects. It is compared to oil within a sesame seed, which must be realized through practice. Knowing about Buddha Nature is not enough to free us from confusion; we also need competent spiritual guides, motivation, and perseverance.
Understanding and realizing Buddha nature is essential for spiritual development. It serves as the foundation for various Buddhist teachings and practices, guiding practitioners on their path to enlightenment.
Khenpo Sangye Trinley Teaching: Buddha Nature
Khenpo Sangye Trinley will teach on Buddha Nature, based on Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation.
In this text, Buddha Nature is described as the innate potential for enlightenment present in all beings, even the smallest insects. It is compared to oil within a sesame seed, which must be realized through practice. Knowing about Buddha Nature is not enough to free us from confusion; we also need competent spiritual guides, motivation, and perseverance.
Understanding and realizing Buddha nature is essential for spiritual development. It serves as the foundation for various Buddhist teachings and practices, guiding practitioners on their path to enlightenment.
Book Study: Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche
Join Lama Yeshe and the Book Study Group as they discuss Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche.
Note: this study group meets via Zoom on Tuesday evenings. All are welcome!
Please sign up for the Hay River KTC newsletter to receive Zoom links for this and all of Lama Yeshe’s programs and Hay River KTC events.
Group Meditation with Instruction: The practice of Tonglen
The session begins with a brief instruction for those who wish to learn meditation for the first time or those looking for a refresher. A 40-minute meditation session follows.
The instruction covers the different types of sitting positions, posture, where to place your hands and how to breathe properly. We cover what typically happens when you bring attention to the breath and provide guidance on how to handle things like sleepiness or hyperactivity. We can also provide guidance on where to buy the right meditation cushions if needed.
Teaching by Lama Yeshe: Tonglen
Lama Yeshe will continue with The Seven Points of Mind training: The topic this week is Tonglen. Instructions on the mahayana practice of exchanging oneself for others. (Please sign up for our newsletter if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Book Study: Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche
Join Lama Yeshe and the Book Study Group as they discuss Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche.
Note: this study group meets via Zoom on Tuesday evenings. All are welcome!
Please sign up for the Hay River KTC newsletter to receive Zoom links for this and all of Lama Yeshe’s programs and Hay River KTC events.
Chenrezig-Amitabha Puja
Join us either on Zoom or at the Hay River KTC as Carolyn Peterson leads the group practice of Chenrezig-Amitabha. For more information or to download a copy of the prayer texts, click here.
Teaching by Lama Yeshe: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Part Two: Contemplation of Mind and Contemplation of Phenomena
By examining mind and outer phenomena, we find have no solid, unique, permanent self and no self can be found in outer phenomena. Part One was given on 6/28. (Please sign up for our newsletter if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Book Study: Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche
Join Lama Yeshe and the Book Study Group as they discuss Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche.
Note: this study group meets via Zoom on Tuesday evenings. All are welcome!
Please sign up for the Hay River KTC newsletter to receive Zoom links for this and all of Lama Yeshe’s programs and Hay River KTC events.
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
White Tara Puja
Members and supporters of the Hay River KTC perform the group practice of White Tara, led by Lama Tenzing Ghale. We will be using the White Tara sadhana text written by Kunkhyen Tai Situ Tenpay Nyinje. This event will take place via Zoom and at the KTC Hay River Center.
Tara is a female Bodhisattva. Her Tibetan name, Jetsunma Pakma Drolma, means Exalted Female Liberator. She bestows health and long life and freedom from fear. She represents both an enlightened being and our own enlightened essence and potential.
Our precious guru Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche said that Tara is ultimately the nature of the dharmadhatu itself, with no single appearance and no single color, but because she is active in the realms and experiences of sentient beings, she is perceived in different ways. Twenty-one Taras are described in the Buddha’s original teachings; in the White Tara form, she is known as the Wish-Fulfilling Wheel.
Click here to download a copy of the practice text and closing prayers.
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Teaching by Lama Yeshe: Dharma in Daily Life
We can infuse dharma in everything we do. We don’t need to live in the world and then set aside some time for dharma.
Green Tara Puja
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Book Study: Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche
Join Lama Yeshe and the Book Study Group as they discuss Vivid Awareness by Khenchen Trangu Rinpoche.
Note: this study group meets via Zoom on Tuesday evenings. All are welcome!
Please sign up for the Hay River KTC newsletter to receive Zoom links for this and all of Lama Yeshe’s programs and Hay River KTC events.
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Medicine Buddha Puja
Tom Charland will lead the Hay River KTC in the Medicine Buddha group practice. To download a copy of the prayer texts, click here. (Please sign up for our newsletter if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Teaching by Lama Yeshe: The Seven Points of Mind Training
Teaching by Lama Yeshe, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness. These are four contemplations of our body, our feelings, our mind and phenomena. (Please sign up for our newsletter if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
Green Tara Puja
Join Lama Tenzing and Hay River KTC online or in person for the group practice of the Green Tara Puja every Monday-Saturday at 6 a.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Green Tara embodies the feminine aspect of awakened wisdom, removing both external obstacles (fears) and internal obscurations (delusions). The practice helps to cultivate swift, enlightened activity, fearlessness, and compassion.
Download the practice text. (Please sign up for our newsletter or send an email to info.hayriverktc@gmail.com if you wish to receive the Zoom link and other important announcements.)
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