Welcome to the Vikramasila Foundation and Palden Sakya Centers
Palden Sakya Center
Khenpo Pema Wangdak, Director
4 W. 101 St. #63, NYC / 212-866-4339 / www.vikramasila.org / paldensakya@vikramasila.org
C train to 103 St.
September / October 2012 Teaching Schedule
Palden Sakya NYC Programs
Tibetan language: Mondays
September 17, 24; October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
6:00-7:30 PM Beginner
7:30-9:00 PM Advanced
$20.00 suggested donation per class
Tuesday Lecture Series: “A Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life”: Tuesdays
September 18: October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
7:00 PM Dharma recitations & Quiet Sitting and meditation (please arrive on time)
7:45 PM Lecture
$20.00 suggested donation per class
Special Events:
Friday, September 7, 7:00 PM: His Holiness Sakya Trizin’s Birthday
Join us for the 16 Arhat Puja as we wish long-life and good health for His Holiness and all the Sakya teachers and masters.
Everyone welcome
Tuesday, September 25; Wednesday, October 24
Vajrayogini Tsok: 7:00 PM
(Open for those students who have received the empowerment by any of the Sakya masters and lineage holders.) Please bring Tsok offering.
Palden Sakya New Jersey Programs
Palden Sakya New Jersey
289 Brookside Ave., Cresskill, NJ 07626
Lecture Series based on Shantideva's text: A Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life"
Special event: On our September 15th class, refuge vows will be given to those who have never taken refuge before and would like to do so. Everyone welcome. What is refuge and the benefits and meaning will be explained.
Saturdays:
September 15; October 13
2:00 PM
Palden Sakya VT Program
September 22, 23
Lama Pema Wangdak returns to Springfield's VT's Studio Time and Space
On Saturday 9:00am – Noon
Lama Pema Wangdak will lead meditation, providing instruction and inspiration for maintaining personal
practices. New meditators and longtime practitioners are all welcome. From 1:30pm - 4:30pm Lama Pema
will discuss the nature of mind, presenting Shantideva's classic text, The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.
This 1000 year old text is appreciated by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike for its scholastic precision,
spiritual depth, and poetic beauty. On Sunday 9:00am - Noon Lama Pema will give a short talk and lead
meditation practice. Attend all or any events by voluntary contribution.
For more information call Tom or Kathleen at 802 885-5129 or 802 591-0990 or
email Tom at tomtimeandspace@gmail.com
Palden Sakya Woodstock, NY Dharma Program
Lama Pema's lecture series is based on teachings by the great Indian Mahasiddha---Shantideva: "A Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life"
Saturday, October 27
2:00 PM
Palden Sakya Woodstock
15 Meads Mountain Rd., Woodstock, NY 12498
For directions, contact: Jo Schwartz: 845-679-4024
Michele Sakow
Secretary
Palden Sakya Centers
212-866-4339
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