SAVE THE DATE!
We will be fortunate to have Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche visiting DKC! Khenchen Gyaltshen will be giving teachings on the weekend of November 3rd and 4th.
Please save these dates so you will be able to attend these precious teachings.
More details coming soon.
We invite you to join us this Saturday evening, October 13th, at 7:00 PM when Drupon Samten Rinpoche and the DKC monastics will lead us in the practice of Chod.
Chod is the Tibetan Buddhist tantric practice to facilitate cutting through the ego. In Tibet, Ladakh, and India Chod has traditionally been practiced in charnel grounds. Please join us for Drupon Samten's explanations and guidance through this very important practice.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
We invite you to join us for Dharma Movie Night this Saturday, October 6th at 7:00pm when we will be showing a wonderful documentary called Drikung Faith in Exile. A beautiful story about His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon in Ladakh.
Hope to see you there.
Lopon Dorje Khandro (Dr. Lourdes Arguelles) is teaching a series based on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life", a text written by the 8th century sage Shantideva. The text describes the steps that we can take to cultivate a compassionate, peaceful, and wise way of life and is remarkably relevant for our troubled times. HH the Dalai Lama has said : "If I have any understanding of compassion and the bodhisattva path, it all comes from studying this text."
The teaching sessions will be preceded by a brief Shamatha meditation practice and followed by guided contemplations based on the text.
We invite you all to join with us this coming Saturday evening, September 22nd, at 7:00 pm when Drupon Samten Rinpoche will lead us in meditation and the practice of Buddha Vairochana. We hope you can be with us for this very important and beneficial teaching and practice.
For the benefit of all beings............
Lopon Dorje Khandro (Dr. Lourdes Arguelles) is teaching a series based on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life", a text written by the 8th century sage Shantideva. The text describes the steps that we can take to cultivate a compassionate, peaceful, and wise way of life and is remarkably relevant for our troubled times. HH the Dalai Lama has said : "If I have any understanding of compassion and the bodhisattva path, it all comes from studying this text."
The teaching sessions will be preceded by a brief Shamatha meditation practice and followed by guided contemplations based on the text.
The next teaching in this series will be September 29th, 2018.
Venerable Khenpo Döndrub is visiting some friends in the US and we are pleased to have the opportunity to host him here at DKC to give Dharma teachings for a blessing connection with the center and our sangha. We hope that everyone will have the opportunity to receive these teachings and make a connection with Khenpo. We thank you for your kind support to flourish the teachings of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
Program Details:
10am – 12pm Khenpo will give teachings on the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva
12pm – 2pm Lunch break with potluck lunch (**please bring something to share or bring you own lunch if you are on a special diet)
2pm – 5pm Question and Answer and Medicine Buddha practice
Suggested donation: $20 Donation offerings to cover Khenpo’s travel expenses and to make an offering to the lamas
~For the Benefit of All Sentient Beings
Drupon Samten Rinpoche, as well as Venerable Khenpo Döndrub, will give teachings on Patience.
Rinpoche and Khenpo will share with us how to develop wisdom and to think differently in order to obtain a calm mind and to bring serenity into our daily lives.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings
We invite you all to join us this coming Saturday evening, August 11th at 7:00 pm when our DKC nuns, Ani Dolma and Ani Tanzin, will be giving teachings on the 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas. His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche places great emphasis on these extremely important and beneficial teachings, and we look forward to being able to study them here at DKC. Please join us !!
For the benefit of all sentient beings.
We invite you all to join us this coming Saturday evening, July 21st, at 7:00 pm when Drupon Samten Rinpoche will be leading meditation and giving teachings on Guru Rinpoche. "Guru Rinpoche" means "precious master" and is the Tibetan name for Padmasambhava or "lotus born" who is believed to have incarnated as a fully enlightened being. Through his form primordial wisdom manifests in the world for the benefit of all sentient beings.
You will not want to miss this extremely important teaching.
For the benefit of all sentient beings.
We invite you all to join us this coming Saturday evening, July 14th, at 7:00 pm when our DKC nuns, Ani Dolma and Ani Tanzin, will be giving teachings on the 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas. His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche places great emphasis on these extremely important and beneficial teachings, and we look forward to being able to study them here at DKC. Please join us !!
For the benefit of all sentient beings.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We invite you to join us Sunday morning, July 8th, at 10:00 AM to share in our annual celebration of the birthdays of H.H. Dalai Lama and H.H. Drikung Kyabgon. Beginning at 10:00 AM Drupon Samten and the DKC monastics will lead the sangha in traditional Amitayus Long Life Prayers and Tsok offering.
After those ceremonies we will continue with a potluck lunch around noon. You are welcome to bring a favorite dish to share for the potluck meal, or feel free to bring your own food if you have dietary restrictions.
Also, please bring something for the Tsok offering (cookies, juice, nuts, candy, crackers, etc.)
We look forward to having you join us for this auspicious event ! For the benefit of all beings.......
We invite you to join us this coming Saturday evening, June 30th, at 7:00 pm when Drupon Samten Rinpoche will lead us in the practices of Dharma Protectors and White Dzambhala.
You won't want to miss the opportunity to share in these auspicious and beneficial practices.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
This weekend there will be NO PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER while Drupon Samten will be presiding over a private wedding.
For the benefit of all sentient beings . . .
We invite you to join us this Saturday evening, June 16th, at 7:00 PM when Drupon Samten Rinpoche will offer teachings, meditation and Dharma practice of the Three Layers of Protection.
Please join us for Drupon Samten's explanations and guidance of this very important practice.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
This weekend there will be NO PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER as Drupon Samten Rinpoche will be giving the Medicine Buddha Empowerment and Meditation for Healing in Santa Ana on June 9th and June 10th. Everyone is welcome to attend the program in Orange County if they would like.
Here are the program times and location. Both days the day-long program is from 7:30am to 6:30pm.
The sections where Drupon Samten Rinpoche will be teaching and giving empowerment is as follows:
Saturday June 9th 10:30am – NOON Medicine Buddha Empowerment
Saturday June 9th 3:15pm – 4:30pm Meditation for Healing
Sunday June 9th 3:15pm – 5:15pm Medicine Buddha Empowerment
Saigon Performing Arts Center --- 16149 Brookhurst Street --- Fountain Valley, CA 92708
For the benefit of all sentient beings . . .
We invite you to join us for Dharma Movie Night this Saturday, June 2nd at 7:00pm when we will be showing a wonderful documentary with HH Dalai Lama
Hope to see you there.
Please join Drupon Samten Rinpoche as he leads us on two days of prayer and ceremonies dedicated for world peace under the Bodhi Tree.
His Holiness the Drikung Kyobgon Chetsang has requested that we continue this annual prayer ceremony that was started in 2016 with His Holiness's visit.
Please visit the Event Info page for full details on this beneficial and auspicious event
Saturday 5/26/18 10:00am - 5:00pm & Sunday 5/27/18 10:00am-5:00pm
We invite you to join us in in accumulating merit by participating in Volunteer Cleanup Day Saturday, May 19th in preparation for the upcoming World Peace Ceremonies on May 26th-27th.
We invite you to join us this Saturday evening, when Drupon Samten Rinpoche will lead us in Dharma Protectors and White Dzambhala practice.
We look forward to sharing with you this very beneficial practice. Please join us!
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
This weekend there will be NO PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER as we will be attending a public program in Orange County that everyone is also welcome to attend.
Special Buddha’s birthday program (Vesak Festival) on Sunday May 6th at Miles Square Park in Fountain Valley in Orange County sponsored by the Vietnamese American United Buddhist Congregation and the Southern Vietnamese Buddhist Community in dedication of World Peace.
The monastics program begins at 10AM on Sunday. All participants are requested to join starting at 8AM on Sunday.
Food will be offered on Sunday. DKC monastics will be there for the monastic program on Sunday.
For the benefit of all sentient beings . . .
Please join us this Saturday evening when the DKC monastics will lead us in the practice, meditation, and mantra recitation of White Tara.
His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche has taught extensively on the benefits of White Tara practice. Practiced by all four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, White Tara has been the main deity practice of many well-known Buddhist scholars and siddhas in both India and Tibet, foremost among whom were Nagarjuna and Atisha. White Tara’s special function is to promote long life, peace, prosperity, and health through her enlightened activities, both for the practitioner and for others.
Please join us for this very important and beneficial practice.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
We invite you to join us this Saturday evening, April 21st, at 7:00 PM when Drupon Samten Rinpoche and the DKC monastics will lead us in the practice of Chod.
Chod is the Tibetan Buddhist tantric practice to facilitate cutting through the ego. In Tibet, Ladakh, and India Chod has traditionally been practiced in charnel grounds. Please join us for Drupon Samten's explanations and guidance through this very important practice.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
We invite you to join us this Saturday evening, when Venerable Lama Norbu will lead us in Dharma Protectors and White Dzambhala practice.
We look forward to sharing with you this very beneficial practice. Please join us!
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
Please join us this Saturday evening when Drupon Samten Rinpoche and the DKC monastics will lead us in the practice, meditation, and mantra recitation of White Tara.
His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche has taught extensively on the benefits of White Tara practice. Practiced by all four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, White Tara has been the main deity practice of many well-known Buddhist scholars and siddhas in both India and Tibet, foremost among whom were Nagarjuna and Atisha. White Tara’s special function is to promote long life, peace, prosperity, and health through her enlightened activities, both for the practitioner and for others.
Please join us for this very important and beneficial practice.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
Please join us this Saturday evening when Ani Dolma and Ani Tanzin will lead us in the practice, meditation and recitation of Chenrezig. Chenrezig (Avolokiteshvara), is the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion whom His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the current incarnation.
Please join us for this extremely important and beneficial practice.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings
We invite you to join us for Dharma Movie Night. We will be showing a wonderful older film called "The Message of the Tibetans - Part II - Tantrism"
It highlights many special Rinpoches and High Lamas including a very special Yogi, Abo Rinpoche, who Drupon Samten says is a very amazing yogi
Hope to see you there.
We invite you to join us for Drupon Samten Rinpoche and the DKC monastics leading us in Vajrasattva (Dorje Sempa) practice and meditation. Vajrasattva is the deity of purification, and the practice is one of the most important purification practices in Tibetan Buddhism.
We hope you can be with us to share in this extremely precious and beneficial practice.
For the benefit of all beings.......
Please join us this Saturday evening when Drupon Samten Rinpoche will teach and lead us in the practice of Shamata Meditation.
Shamata is the Buddhist practice of calming the mind. Please join us for this extremely beneficial practice.
~For the benefit of all sentient beings.
Please join Drupon Samten Rinpoche, the DKC monastics and Sangha for this precious 4-Day event:
Thursday 9am-5pm -White Dzambala Drupchen Retreat & Chod practice after dinner.
Friday 9am-5pm -White Dzambala Drupchen Retreat & Chod practice after dinner.
Saturday 9am-5pm -White Dzambala Drupchen Retreat
Sunday (4AM) Early Morning Monastic Ceremony that you are welcome to attend.
Sunday 8:30am-5pm -Long Life Prayers (Amitayus) for His Holiness Dalai Lama and HH Drikung Kyabgon; Tantric Lama Dances and Losar Celebration and raising the New Year’s prayer flags. Silent Auction.
We invite you to join us in in accumulating merit by participating in a Volunteer Cleanup Day this coming Saturday, February 10th, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in preparation for the upcoming White Dzambhala Drupchen Retreat and Losar Celebration February 15th-18th.
The monastery will provide pizza and salad for lunch. If you cannot be with us for the entire day, please come for as much time as you can. There will be no evening program on Saturday, the 10th.
