Jun
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North American Kagyu Monlam, York College, Queens, New York -- June 8, 2018 Before giving the sojong (fasting) vows today, His Holiness gave a brief explanation of their meaning. “Taking these mahayana fasting vows for one day is actually intended for householders and lay people, allowing them to purify their…
Jun
08
The North American Kagyu Monlam, York College, Flushing, New York June 8, 2018 On this third day of the North American Kagyu Monlam, His Holiness continued to explain the Three Principal Aspects of the Path. Having finished the first of the three, the desire for liberation, he had started the…
Jun
07
The North American Kagyu Monlam at York College, Queens, New York -- June 7, 2018 On this second day of the Monlam, as on the first, the Karmapa was led into the shrine by two nuns playing the jaling (oboe-like horns). This was quite remarkable, as outside the context of…
Jun
07
York College, Queens, New York -- June 7, 2018 Today, the third day of the Monlam, the Karmapa continued his teaching with the reminder, “We are looking at the text of Je Tsongkhapa known as the Three Principles of the Path. Its subject is common to all four traditions of…
Jun
06
York College, Queens, New York -- June 6, 2018 The white peaks of the huge tent for the Monlam shone bright among the surrounding buildings in Queens like stylized mountains from another world. And indeed, inside the structure, which filled the playing field of York College, the space had been…
Jun
04
Riverside Church Theater New York, New York -- June 1, 2018 In front of the stage, draped in curtains of red, blue, and white, the theater’s hall was filled with tables for eight, accommodating over 220 guests. For the last three days, they have attended the Karmapa’s teachings on the…
Jun
03
Riverside Church, New York, New York -- May 31, 2018 The Vajrasattva empowerment begin in the middle of Thursday afternoon as His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa emerged from the rear of the church to an evocative chorus of melodic Karmapa Khyenno chanting. On the left just below the altar,…
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