June 4 - Offering our Faith

THANK YOU VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE - Our Founder and Spiritual Guide

Turning of the Wheel of Dharma day

Celebrating Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

A special day of retreat  at Tara IKRC

Every day we remember the extraordinary kindness of Venerable Geshe-la, our root Guru and Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition.

But on the auspicious day June 4th, which is both Turning the Wheel of Dharma day and Venerable Geshe-la's birthday, at Kadampa centres around the world, with minds of rejoicing and gratitude, we offer him our faith through using the special prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples and collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat.

On June 3 in the evening, there will be an introduction to the retreat.

Gen Kelsang Rigpa, Resident Teacher at KMC Los Angeles, will be guiding this retreat and giving the introduction.

The sadhana or prayers booklet used for this day will be Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land according to Highest Yoga Tantra

Available at Tara IKRC in the Tharpa Bookstore and Gift Shop

Everyone is welcome!

The schedule will be as follows:

June 3rd:
7:30pm Introduction

June 4th:
7:30am Session 1
11:30am Session 2
4:30pm Session 3
7:30pm Offering to Spiritual Guide Puja