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Regular Dates for 2008 for Gaden Samten Ling
- Tuesdays at 7 pm:
Beginners' Class and Secular Meditation- Wednesdays at 7 pm:
Intermediate Class and Lam Rim Teachings- Sundays at 11 am:
Rituals and Pujas (see specific details below)
*Occasionally
sits may be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Please call first (479-0014) to confirm!*
* There is no set fee for attending any of the above classes. However, as we are a non-profit society and the centre operates almost entirely on donations, any offerings would be greatly appreciated.
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Please note: dates are subject to change. The regular ritual practices (i.e. Tara/Chenrezig, Guru Puja, Vajrasatva, & Palden Lhamo) dates are based on the lunar calendar and are listed as such. However, we will review each month and consider whether we will actually be doing the practice on that date or changing it, as there may be a conflict with Beginners Class or Intermediate Class. We therefore recommend that you regularly check our calendar for date changes which will be noted by an asterisk (*).
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 January | |||
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| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| January 1 Tuesday | New Year's Day NO CLASS | ||
| January 2 Wednesday | NO CLASS Centre closed for holidays | ||
| January 6 Sunday | No Puja Centre closed for holidays | ||
| January 8 Tuesday | Centre Reopens Beginner's Class & Secular Meditation | New Moon | |
| January 9 Wednesday | Intermediate/Lam Rim Class | ||
| January 12 Saturday | ONE-DAY RETREAT (10 am - 4 pm) The Way of The Bodhisattva, Chapter3 | ||
| January 13 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| January 20 Sunday | Puja - Lama Chopa | ||
| January 22 Tuesday | Full Moon | ||
| January 27 Sunday | Annual General Meeting (11 am) | ||
| February | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| February 2 Saturday | Momo Making Lessons | ||
| Feburary 3 Sunday | Puja - Vajrasattva & Palden Lhamo | ||
| February 6 Wednesday | New Moon | ||
| February 7 Thursday | Actual Tibetan New Year, Solar Eclipse | ||
| February 9 Saturday | Losar (Tibetan New Year, 10 AM) | ||
| February 10 Sunday | Puja - Medicine Buddha | ||
| February 17 Sunday | No Puja | Family Day Weekend | |
| February 18 Monday | Alberta Family Day | ||
| February 20 Wednesday | Full moon & Shakyamuni Buddha's Miracle Day- CHOTRUL DUCHEN | ||
| February 21 Thursday | Lunar Eclipse | ||
| February 24 Sunday | Puja - Lama Chopa | ||
| March | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| March 2 Sunday | Puja - Vajrasattva & Palden Lhamo | ||
| March 7 Friday | New Moon | ||
| March 9 Sunday | Puja - Medicine Buddha Puja | ||
| March 13 Thursday | Board Meeting at 6:30 PM | ||
| March 16 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| March 21 Friday | Full Moon, Good Friday | ||
| March 23 Sunday | No Puja, Easter Sunday | ||
| March 24 Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| March 30 Sunday | Puja - Lama Chopa | ||
| April | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| April 6 Sunday | Puja - Vajrasatva & Palden Lhamo | New Moon | |
| April 13 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| April 20 Sunday | No Puja | Kalachakra One-Day Retreat 10AM - 4PM (Initiation required to participate) | |
| April 21 Monday | Board Meeting at 6:30 PM | ||
| April 27 Sunday | Puja - Lama Chopa | ||
| May | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| May 3 Saturday | Great Human Race Fundraiser | ||
| May 4 Sunday | Puja - Vajrasattva & Palden Lhamo | ||
| May 5 Monday | New Moon | ||
| May 11 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| May 18 Sunday | No Puja | Victoria Day Weekend | |
| May 19 Monday | Victoria Day, Full Moon | ||
| May 23 Friday | Vajrasattva Retreat (Only for those who have received Vajrasattva empowerment, Daily practice from 8 AM to 4 PM) | ||
| May 24 Saturday | Vajrasattva Retreat | ||
| May 25 Sunday | Vajrasattva Retreat | ||
| May 26 Monday | Vajrasattva Retreat | ||
| May 27 Tuesday | Vajrasattva Retreat | ||
| May 28 Wednesday | Vajrasattva Retreat | ||
| May 29 Thursday | Vajrasattva Retreat | ||
| May 30 Friday | Vajrasattva Retreat | ||
| May 31 Saturday | Vajrasattva Retreat | ||
| June | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| June 1 Sunday | Puja - Vajrasattva & Palden Lhamo | ||
| June 3 Tuesday | New Moon | ||
| June 5 Thursday | Board Meeting at 6:30 PM | ||
| June 8 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| June 15 Sunday | Healing Ritual (11 AM) | ||
| June 18 Wednesday | 5 AM - Mahayana Thekchen Sojong Vows No Class, 6:30 PM Lama Chopa Puja for SAGA DAWA DUCHEN - Buddha's Birth, Death & Enlightenment, Full | ||
| June 22 Sunday | Puja - Medicine Buddha | ||
| June 29 Sunday | No Puja | Canada Day Weekend | |
| July | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| July 1 Tuesday | No Class | Canada Day | |
| July 3 Thursday | New Moon | ||
| July 6 Sunday | Long Life Prayers and Potluck for His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama's 73rd Birthday Celebration (11 AM) | ||
| July 7 Monday | Board Meeting at 6:30 PM | ||
| July 13 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| July 18 Friday | Full Moon | ||
| July 20 Sunday | Puja - Lama Chopa | ||
| July 26 Saturday | Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat - 10 AM to 4 PM at the Providence Centre | ||
| July 27 Sunday | Puja - Medicine Buddha | ||
| August | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| August 3 Sunday | No Puja, Heritage Day Weekend | ||
| August 5 Tuesday | Beginner's Class & Secular Meditation & Shakyamuni Buddha's 1st Teaching - CHOKHOR DUCHEN | ||
| August 10 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| August 14 Thursday | 5th ANNUAL RETREAT in the Rockies (Jasper, AB - Palisades Retreat Centre) | ||
| August 15 Friday | 5th ANNUAL RETREAT in the Rockies | A public talk by Kushok Lobsang Dhamchoe at Jasper Yelllowhead Museum 7 PM | |
| August 16 Saturday | 5th ANNUAL RETREAT in the Rockies | Full Moon, Lunar Eclipse, Lama Chopa | |
| August 17 Sunday | NO REGULAR PUJA due to retreat | 5th ANNUAL RETREAT in the Rockies | |
| August 18 Monday | Board Meeting at 6:30 PM | ||
| August 24 Sunday | Puja - Medicine Buddha | ||
| August 30 Saturday | New Moon | ||
| August 31 Sunday | NO PUJA, Labour Day Weekend | ||
| September | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| September 1 Monday | Labour Day | ||
| September 6-7 Saturday-Sunday | Momo-Making Lesson 10:00am volunteers required | ||
| September 7 Sunday | Sunday Regular Meditation cancelled due to momo-making for Bazaar | ||
| September 13-14 Saturday-Sunday | Momo-Making Lesson and Work Bee 10:00am volunteers required | ||
| September 14 Sunday | Sunday Regular Meditation cancelled due to momo-making for Bazaar | ||
| September 15 Sunday | Full Moon | ||
| September 20-21 Saturday-Sunday | 16th Annual Tibetan Bazaar at Westmount Community Hall volunteers required | ||
| September 21 Sunday | Sunday Regular Meditation cancelled due to Tibetan Bazaar | ||
| September 25 Thursday | Board Meeting at 6:30 PM | ||
| September 28 Sunday | Puja - Vajrasattva & Palden Lhamo | ||
| September 29 Monday | New Moon | ||
| October | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| October 4 Saturday | ONE-DAY RETREAT (10AM-4PM) The Way of the Bodhisattva, Ch.3 cont | ||
| October 5 Sunday | Pujda - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| October 12 Sunday | NO PUJA, Thanksgiving Weekend | ||
| October 13 Monday | Thanksgiving Day | ||
| October 14 Tuesday | Full Moon | ||
| October 19 Sunday | Puja - Medicine Buddha | ||
| October 26 Sunday | Puja - Vajrasattva & Palden Lhamo | ||
| October 28 Tuesday | New Moon | ||
| November | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| November 2 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| November 3 Monday | Board Meeting at 6:30 PM | ||
| November 8 Saturday | Silent Auction and Dinner at Westmount Community Hall volunteers required | ||
| November 9 Sunday | NO PUJA, Remembrance Day Weekend | ||
| November 11 Tuesday | No Class, Remembrance Day | ||
| November 13 Thursday | Full Moon | ||
| November 16 Sunday | Puja - Lama Chopa | ||
| November 19 Wednesday | Intermediate/Lam Rim Class & Buddha's Descent from Tushita Day - LHABAB DUCHEN | ||
| November 23 Sunday | Puja & Medicine Buddha | ||
| November 27 Thursday | New Moon | ||
| November 30 Sunday | Puja - Vajrasattva & Palden Lhamo | ||
| December | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| December 7 Sunday | Puja - Chenresig & Tara | ||
| December 11 Thursday | Board Meeting at 6:30 PM | ||
| December 12 Friday | HIS HOLINESS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE & VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER | ||
| December 14 Sunday | Puja - Medicine Buddha | ||
| December 21 Sunday | Puja - Lama Chopa to celebrate GANDEN NGAMCHOE (Anniversary of the Parinirvana of Je Tsongkhapa - Gelug Lineage Founder) | ||
| The Centre will be closed from Tuesday, December 23, 2008 to Saturday, January 03, 2009 | |||
| Confirmed Events in 2009 | |||
| Date | Rituals | Retreats | Special Events |
| Aug 13 - Aug 16, 2009 | 6th ANNUAL RETREAT in the Rockies (near Jasper) | ||
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