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Upcoming Special Events and Classes
Please see the calendar for times and most up-to-date information, or our programs page for a listing of ongoing classes.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Build a Garden at DNKL!!
Come join our Stanford Alumni friends, and spend the day building a peace garden for DNKL as we prepare for a visit from His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in October 2012.
Everyone in the DNKL community is invited to join in this event. Children of all ages are welcome with adult supervision, and we will have volunteers present to work with kids on a special "Children's Corner" of the garden. Friendly pets are also welcome.
For more information...
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Mind Training of Patience
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche will teach the practice of the patience of disregarding harm, the patience of accepting suffering and the patience of certitude about Dharma through twenty-one essential points.
A potluck lunch will follow the teaching.
If you are not able to attend this class in person, you can
view this teaching live online during the teaching via Ustream!
Please note that this broadcast is live, and will not be saved for future viewing.
Sunday afternoon, May 13, 2012
(every 2nd Sunday of the month)
Special Mother's Day Children Program -
Open to the Public!
DNKL has designed a class especially for families and children to come together to develop a harmonious life. Geshe Dhargye will teach traditional topics such as Loving Kindness, Patience and Compassion.
This program takes place monthly, with the aim of leading children to live happy lives with respect for others.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Subsequent Empowerment (Jenang) of Vajrasattva Practice
With Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche
Registration is required: Please contact us for registration and details before May 19 if you would like to take this empowerment and start one of the most powerful purification practices. info@dnkldharma.org & 203-664-1574
Friday to Sunday, June 1-3, 2012
Weekend Fasting Retreat
conjoined with Nyung-Ne practice
With Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche
This weekend retreat involves powerful practices of purification such as periods of fasting, prostrations, silent meditation, reciting of the mantra of Compassion Buddha (Avalokitashvara) and so forth.
Registration is required: Please contact us for registration before May 26 if you would like join this retreat. More details will be provided in mid-May. info@dnkldharma.org & 203-664-1574
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Annual Blessing of Animals - Open to the Public!
Resident monks invite the public to bring family pets to be blessed.
August 11-19, 2012
Mahamudra (Great Seal)
With Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche
The main instructions focus on techniques for meditating upon the mind in order to achieve one-pointed concentration and attain a realization of the mind’s ultimate nature. This teaching will be held at Jewel Heart Center in New York City.
Registration is required: Space is limited. For free tickets contact panchenmahamudra@gmail.com
See more information
For more details and a list of all activities at DNKL, see the Calendar and the listing of Special Events
Please note that visitors will not be able to stay overnight at DNKL until after completion of the new temple addition and other required improvements. We sincerely regret the inconvenience this may cause you.
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His Holiness The Dalai Lama to Speak in Danbury in October

DNKL, in cooperation with Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), is very pleased to announce a visit by
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
to give two public talks on
October 18 and 19, 2012.
His Holiness will speak on the theme of
Creativity and Compassion, Embracing the Challenges of the 21st Century.
These talks will take place at Feldman Arena in the O’Neill Center on the WCSU Westside campus in Danbury, CT.
Tickets will go on sale soon.
Visit the event website for further announcements.

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