WHERE
Herman Rednick Center
28 Lorien Rd, north of Questa NM

WHEN
Friday July 10
1st session: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
tea break: 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
2nd session: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Saturday, July 11
Chod practice: 8:00 am – 9:30 am
third session: 10:00 am- noon
pot luck lunch: 12:00- 2:00 pm
final session: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

In the 10th century, on the banks of the Ganges river, Tilopa transmitted to Naropa teachings which, collected as verses, became : The Ganges Mahamudra. This is a foundational text for Mahamudra meditation. It enables the practitioner to experience naked, direct awareness.

All are welcome.
If you plan to attend by Zoom, please contact Hilece by Thursday (Friday before 9am latest).

COST
suggested donation is $25/day
(no one will be turned away for lack of funds)
All donations can be made to Earth Journey. If people want to make a separate offering to Fred, they can do so as usual at the end of the teaching in person or over paypal: at https://paypal.me/fredcath181?locale.x=en_US.

ACCOMODATIONS
cabins and campsites with bathhouse and kitchen available on a sliding scale.
Bring your own food

CONTACT
hi******@***il.com

ABOUT THE TEACHER
Dr. Cooper, a close disciple of Khentin T’ai Situpa,since 1981, has been teaching at Kagyu Centers in the US for over 30 years. He is a theoretical physicist at the SFI and LANL, and has written over 300 published papers in physics journals, as well as taught physics at Harvard, Cornell, Boston University and other universities. He received the complete transmission of the Mahamudra tradition of Tibetan Buddhism from H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche. He is the President of KSK Buddhist Center in Santa Fe and leads 5 meditation practices each week either live or over zoom.

WHERE
Herman Rednick Center
28 Lorien Rd, Questa NM

WHEN
Sunday June 28
10 am-12 noon.  teaching
     potluck lunch interim
2- 4 pm.    teaching
     tea and snack interim
4:30- 5:30 pm.    Chenrezig practice

Lama Chopal’s instructions, brought into English by Lama Zopa, will provide an introduction to the Generation and Completion stages of Vajrayana Deity practice, specifically guiding us through the components of the Chenrezig practice. The teachings will explain the visualization & meaning of:
*The Supplication to the Lineage of Masters, 
*Refuge and Bodhicitta (the compassionate wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings),                              *Generation Stage (visualization/imaginative practice of the deity), 
* 7-Branch Prayer, 
*Prayer for the 6 realms of suffering beings, 
*Mantra recitation practice (OM MANI PADME HUM or OM MANI PEME HUNG), 
*Completion Stage practice,
*Dedication. 

COST
$30-50, given to the teachers
(no one turned away)

CONTACT
in**@**********ey.org
Gabrielle 575-770-1682

ABOUT LAMA CHOPAL
Lama Karma Chopal was born in east Tibet in 1965, became a monk, and studied thangka painting, mandala design and other Buddhist art forms. In India, he completed his monastic training, studied at HH Karmapa’s monastery at Rumtek, and accomplished the 3 year retreat at Sherab Ling under Mingyur Rinpoche, and studied with many accomplished Kagyu lamas in India and Nepal. In 2001, he came to the US. He travels widely doing sand mandalas, aiding with stupas, statues and paintings, and is the resident lama at Kagyu Mila Guru Stupa, NM. 

ABOUT LAMA ZOPA
Lama Zopa Jigme is an American-born Buddhist practitioner and student of Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche. He has engaged in the study of Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy, as well as the practice of intensive individual and group retreat, including traditional three-year cloistered meditation retreat in the Kagyu lineage, for more than 25 years. 

WHERE:
Kagyu Mila Guru Stupa north of Questa NM

WHEN:
June 19, 20, 21, a Friday, Saturday, & Sunday.

Schedule of Prayer Sessions
June 19 Friday 
     9-10:30 am.  Fire Puja
     11 am-12 noon.  Prayers
      lunch (main dish provided, plus your own)
     2-3:30 pm.  Prayers
     4-5 pm.  Prayers

June 20 Saturday. (same hours as above)
     9-10:30 am.  Prayers
     11 am-12 noon.  Prayers
     lunch (main dish provided, plus your own)
     2-3:30 pm.  Prayers
     4-5 pm.  Prayers

June 21 Sunday
     9-10:30 am.  Prayers
     11 am-12 noon.  Prayers
     lunch (light)
     2-3 pm.  Concluding Prayers

     3:30 pm   Community Potluck & music–families, friends,
                                                                       neighbors welcome

Donations to our lamas are welcome.

CONTACT:
inf*@**********ey.org
or Gabrielle 575-770-168

Lama Karma Chopal, our beloved resident lama, will lead us, joined by other honored monastic guests. We’ll sit in a shaded area outside our stupa; three days of prayer sessions will be in both Tibetan and English. Sunday afternoon’s potluck welcomes the community, to celebrate the goodness we also wish for all beings. 

WHERE
Herman Rednick Center
28 Lorien Rd, Questa NM

WHEN
Sunday, May 31
3-4 pm tea
4-5 pm teaching

COST
$20 donation suggested
but no one turned away for lack of funds

CONTACT & INFORMATION
Hilece 715-302-7993

ABOUT DUDJOM DORJE RINPOCHE
Rinpoche was born in 1952 in eastern Tibet, near Mount Pa-ji-ri. With his family he fled to Nepal in 1959. In India after years of manual labor he entered the Indian boarding school for refugees. Khenpo earned his Acharya degree in the entire range of Buddhist studies from the Sanskrit University in Varanasi where he studied for 9 years.  After the traditional 3 year, 3 month retreat he received essential transmission from HH the 16th Karmapa, who authorized and enthroned Khenpo and sent him to the West–where he has taught for 32 years. In 2022 Rinpoche took full ordination under HE Tai Situ Rinpoche and spends most of his days in silent retreat. He is currently the Resident Lama at Triratna Meditation Center in Dallas, Tx.

WHERE
Herman Rednick Center
#28 Lorien Rd, Questa
or Zoom

WHEN
Friday May 1
6 – 7:30 pm

Saturday May 2
8:30 – 10 am
10:30 am – noon
potluck lunch
(& Lama Chopal’s birthday!)
3 – 4:30 pm
6 – 7:30 pm

Sunday May 3
10 – 11:30 am

COST
$90 for weekend (recommended)
$15 – 20 per session

CONTACT
in**@**********ey.org
or 575-770-1682
for questions and Zoom link

ABOUT LAMA ZOPA
Lama Zopa Jigme is an American-born Buddhist practitioner and student of Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche. He has engaged in the study of Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy, as well as the practice of intensive individual and group retreat, including traditional three-year cloistered meditation retreat in the Kagyu lineage, for more than 25 years. He is passionate about sharing trustworthy traditional methods for transmitting experiential understanding of Buddhadharma with seekers of all backgrounds.   

KMGS, Earth Journey, Inc., and Herman Rednick Trust are delighted to host this teaching.

WHERE
Herman Rednick Center
28 Lorien Road, N of Questa

WHEN
May 8 Friday
2-5

May 9 Saturday
9-11:30
our own lunches together
1-3
3:30-5

May 10 Sunday
9-11:30
our own lunches together
1-3

COST
$100-150 [if a hardship, contact us]

MATERIALS
Ask for information on canvas to bring.
Other materials provided.

RSVP/CONTACT
in**@**********ey.org
or (575) 770-1682

ABOUT LAMA CHOPAL
Lama Karma Chopal was born in east Tibet in 1965, became a monk, and studied thangka painting, mandala design and other art forms under Sonam Nyima, a Kagyu master of iconographic art. In India, he completed his monastic training, studied at HH Karmapa’s monastery at Rumtek, and accomplished the 3 year retreat at Sherab Ling under Mingyur Rinpoche. He continued in the monastic arts of torma making, ritual music, and chanting; studied Buddhist philosophy at Dzongsar College and advanced meditation with Bokar Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and other Kagyu lamas in India and Nepal. In 2001, he came to the US, and completed two stupas, for Kagyu Thubten Choling in NY state and Samchenling in Virginia. He travels in the US and Asia honoring requests for thangka painting, sand mandala, temple painting, & other arts. When at home, he is the resident lama at Kagyu Mila Guru Stupa north of Questa, New Mexico. 

Please join us! Starting off this Fire Horse year, our resident Lama Chopel, the Kagyu Mila Guru Sangha, Earth Journey, and Herman Rednick Trust welcome you to Dr. Fred Cooper’s teaching on this powerful aspiration prayer.

LOCATION
Herman Rednick Center
28 Lorien Rd, Questa NM

SCHEDULE
Friday March 13
1st session 2:00 – 3:30
tea break
2nd session 3:45 – 5:00

Saturday March 14 (9:30-11:00 Chod practice)
3rd session 12:00 -1:30
potluck lunch 1:30 – 2:00
final session 2:00-3:00

Kuntuzangpo is the primordial Buddha, who is ever-present. The compassion of all the Buddhas is condensed into this Prayer of Kuntuzangpo and its Aspiration includes the ground, path, and result. It is from the 9^th chapter of the Dzogpa Chenpo Tantra of the All-Pervading mind of Kuntuzangpo, from the Tantra of the Great Perfection that Reveals the All-Penetrating Wisdom Mind of Samantabhadra, revealed by Rigdzin Gödem. Fred Cooper received these teachings from his Guru Vajradhara,  HH Tai Situ Rinpoche in Bodhgaya in 2014. 

PRAYER
If you would like a copy, let us know at in**@**********ey.org

ATTENDING
The teaching is offered in person or on Zoom. For a Zoom link, please email hilece dot r at gmail.com by March 12th.

DONATION
suggested: $20/session or $60 for both days. No one turned away for lack of funds.

TEACHER
Fred Cooper obtained his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from Harvard University. He was a Group Leader at Los Alamos National Labs and is currently on the External Faculty of the Santa Fe Institute. Fred has studied Mahamudra and Dzogchen meditation under the guidance of   H.H. Tai Situ Rinpoche and HE Mingyur Rinpoche with an emphasis on experiencing directly the Nature of Mind and teaches meditation at both KSK Buddhist Center  as well as at Christus St. Vincent Cancer Center. He is President of KSK Buddhist Center in Santa Fe. He has written articles on the connection between the nature of mind and quantum physics for Sufi Magazine as well as Tricycle Magazine. 

Earth Journey and the Herman Rednick Trust on behalf of the sanghas of the Kagyu Mila Guru Stupa and Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab have the honor to host Dr. Fred Cooper teaching on

12 Conditions for Spiritual Development according to the Mahamudra View

Instructions based on 9^th Karmapa’s Text

Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance

Saturday, July 12: 

11:00 AM – Noon  1-4 PM

Sunday, July 13:

10-12 Noon 

noon-2:00 potluck lunch

2-4 teaching

Dr. Cooper, a close  disciple of Khentin T’ai Situpa, received this transmission from Khandro Rinpoche. Fred has been teaching at Kagyu Centers in the US for 30 years. He is a theoretical Physicist at the SFI and LANL. 

 donations are appreciated and can be made to Earth Journey, or directly to Fred at https://paypal.me/fredcath181?locale.x=en_US.

suggested donation, $15-25 per sesson. no one turned away for lack of funds

cabins and campsites with bathhouse and kitchen available on a sliding scale

Bring your own food

For more information and to register contact Hilece at hi******@***il.com , or Fred at co****@*****fe.edu.  Zoom information will be provided before the event.