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CHENREZIG TIBETAN BUDDHIST CENTER OF PHILADELPHIA
Upcoming Events | Resources
CTBC NOW OPEN
WITH LIMITED ATTENDANCE & COVID SAFETY PROCEDURES
Pre-registration is required for Sunday Sangha. Please read below for details on how to make a reservation to attend in-person.
If you have any questions, please contact info@tibetanbuddhist.org.
READ MORE ABOUT IN-PERSON PROCEDURES & COVID PROTOCOLS
84000 -- Translating the Words of  the Buddha
For those of you who enjoy reading the words of the Buddha, check out 84000: https://84000.co -- a global nonprofit initiative to translate the Buddha’s words from the Tibetan Buddhist Canon into modern languages and to make them available to everyone.  

Download the 84000 mobile app and check out The Reading Room which contains The Collection of all 204 published translations organized into helpful categories.  I am currently reading The Good Eon where the Buddha delivers an elaborate discourse on the six perfections. 

Enjoy!

Submitted be Sue Passante
Learn More About "84000" & Translating the Buddha's Words
Interested in submitting? Any messages, art, poetry or sentiments intended to provoke or celebrate or simply share, with the motivation to reduce suffering among all sentient beings, are welcome.
Email Your Submission(s): info@tibetanbuddhist.org
THIS WEEK
April 23 - April 29, 2022
Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga
Led by Lama Losang Samten
Saturday April 23
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Eastern Time
via Zoom
Our dear Sangha family from The Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Center in El Paso, TX is hosting an online practice of the Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga.  This practice is for those that have received or attended the Kalachakra Empowerment.   
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8757371997?pwd=SmM1bWRpNXAveXNmbHBURVJYNW1Bdz09
Meeting ID: 875 737 1997 | Passcode: 915915
To call in from your phone, dial the below number and use the meeting ID and password above when prompted: (646) 558-8656
Join via Zoom (Passcode 915915)
Sunday Sangha
Led by Lama Losang Samten
Sunday April 24
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time
via Zoom & In Person
Registration is required to attend in person or Zoom
Covid Safety Protocol is in effect for in-person guests coming to CTBC
Please join us for our weekly sangha: meditation and dharma. All welcome!

Sunday April 24: Teaching on and Oral Transmission of Palden Lhamo Practice led by Lama Losang Samten
To Attend In Person:
  • Please complete the form below to make a reservation for this Sunday Sangha.
  • Only guests with confirmed reservations will be permitted to attend.  
  • You will receive an email confirming your reservation.
  • Guests will be limited to 12.  
  • Available seating is assigned on a first-come/first-served basis.  Once all openings for this Sunday are filled, you will be placed on a waitlist and be offered the next available opening for a future Sunday Sangha.  You will receive an email letting you know if you have been wait-listed.
  • If you wish to bring a guest(s), please complete a separate reservation form for each person who will accompany you.  Otherwise, they will notreceive a confirmed reservation.
  • You will make a new reservation for each Sunday Sangha you wish to attend.  
  • Your contact information will not be shared and kept strictly confidential.  
MAKE A RESERVATION TO ATTEND IN PERSON
To attend by Zoom:
  • You will register in advance to attend each Sunday Sangha by Zoom.  
  • After completing the registration, Zoom will immediately send you an email with the meeting ID and passcode for this Sunday Sangha. 
  • You can register at any time, up to and during the event. 
  • Your contact information will not be shared and kept strictly confidential. 
REGISTER FOR APRIL 24 ZOOM
Learn More
Tuesday Sangha Circle
Tuesday April 26
7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time
via Zoom
Our Sangha Circle is a community space for TBC members to share with each other, the experience of our lives, as lived. It is a safe space where support, listening, and awakening occur.  Led by TBC Senior Teacher, Tony Boris.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88257654069
Meeting ID: 882 5765 4069 / Password: 068477
To call in from your phone, dial the below number and use the meeting ID and password above when prompted: (646) 558-8656
Join via Zoom (Passcode 068477)
Learn More
Thursday Meditation & Study Group
Thursday April 28
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time
via Zoom
Join us on Thursday nights as we gather to meditate, read the dharma and discuss and reflect. Current topic: Seven-Limb Prayer, as part of the Chenrezig sadhana in our Prayer Book (p. 13)
To be added to the Study Group mailing list, please email us (info@tibetanbuddhist.org) to receive the weekly update.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/281405420
Meeting ID: 281 405 420 / Password: 782651
To call in from your phone, dial the below number and use the meeting ID and password  above when prompted: (646) 558-8656
Join via Zoom (Passcode 782651)
Learn More
UPCOMING TBC EVENTS
Heart Sutra Practice
Saturday April 30
10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time
via Zoom
Please join us for the Heart Sutra Practice held on the last Saturday of each month from 10:00-11:30 am  Eastern.  This Zoom event will be led by Sue Passante and include prayers from the TBC Prayer Book, Homage to Buddha Shakyamuni, recitation of the Heart Sutra, mantra chanting and guided meditation. The event will open at 9:30 am for a general Q&A discussion.  The main practice will begin at 10:00 am.   
Learn More
All Events: Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia
RESOURCES & OTHER DHARMA CENTER EVENTS
37 PRACTICES OF A BODHISATTVA & 7 Limb Prayer
Lung led by Lama Losang Samten

Lama Losang gave the "lung" (oral transmission) and short teaching on the 37 Practices of a  Bodhisattva along with the "lung" of the Seven Limb Prayer this past weekend. The recording of this teaching is below.
View/Listen to Recording of Teaching
Recording of 4/17/22 Sunday Sangha: Oral Transmission of Short Puja to the 21 Taras led by Lama Losang Samten 
Download Short Puja to the 21 Taras (Version 1)
Download Short Puja to the 21 Taras (Version 2)
Interested in accessing previous Sunday Sangha recordings? You can do so by viewing our Newsletter Archives under the Teachings menu at www.tibetanbuddhist.org. In each newsletter you can scroll down to the resource section for recording links: https://www.tibetanbuddhist.org/newsletter-archive
Download TBC's Prayer Book For At Home Practice
CTBC Membership Information
Previous Bulletins/Newsletters
To make a general, non-specific donation to TBC online, please click here.

Donations by check* can be mailed to: 
Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center
954 North Marshall Street, Philadelphia PA 19123.

*Make sure to specify in the memo (if mailing a check) the purpose of your donation so it is distributed appropriately.

Thank you for your continued support!
May all beings be safe and protected.  
May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
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