Gaden for the West

Yamantaka Sadhana Practice
2024-09-07 08:00 - 10:00, 2024-08-03 08:00 - 10:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
Dieter Spielkamp, one of Rinpoche’s senior Australian students (who recently completed a 3 year Yamantaka retreat) goes through the Yamantaka sadhana each week on the following days and times. Please note these times are Brisbane, Australia times. You will need to check carefully what time this is in your local time zone. Please also note that Australia is one day ahead of time zones in Canada and the USA. So when Dieter says he is teaching on Saturdays, this is Friday in Canada. Timeanddate.com is a useful website where you can check what time it is in different countries, and compare with your own. Please note that while Brisbane does not go onto Daylight Savings time (many of the other Australian States do go onto Daylight Savings in Spring), the Daylight Savings adjustments in your local area will change your local start times for the following sessions. So please check carefully.

Yamantaka Long Sadhana practice: once a month – on the first Saturday of each month at 8:00 am Brisbane, Australia time. Session time: 2 hours

Yamantaka Long Sadhana: a weekly practice each Friday 5:00 am Brisbane, Australia time. Session time: 2 Hours

Yamantaka Short Sadhana A weekly practice of the Short Yamantaka Sadhana every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Brisbane, Australia time. Session time: 1 hour.

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3458696193?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 851 8714 6935

Passcode: [REDACTED]

Email address:dieter.spielkamp@gmail.com

Yamantaka Sadhana Practice
2024-09-06 05:00 - 07:00, 2024-08-30 05:00 - 07:00, 2024-08-23 05:00 - 07:00, 2024-08-16 05:00 - 07:00, 2024-08-09 05:00 - 07:00, 2024-08-02 05:00 - 07:00, 2024-07-26 05:00 - 07:00 (America/Vancouver)
Dieter Spielkamp, one of Rinpoche’s senior Australian students (who recently completed a 3 year Yamantaka retreat) goes through the Yamantaka sadhana each week on the following days and times. Please note these times are Brisbane, Australia times. You will need to check carefully what time this is in your local timezone. Please also note that Australia is one day ahead of timezones in Canada and the USA. So when Dieter says he is teaching on Saturdays, this is Friday in Canada. Timeanddate.com is a useful website where you can check what time it is in different countries, and compare with your own. Please note that while Brisbane does not go onto Daylight Savings time (many of the other Australian States do go onto Daylight Savings in Spring), the Daylight Savings adjustments in your local area will change your local start times for the following sessions. So please check carefully.

Yamantaka Long Sadhana practice: once a month – on the first Saturday of each month at 8:00 am Brisbane, Australia time. Session time: 2 hours

Yamantaka Long Sadhana: a weekly practice each Friday 5:00 am Brisbane, Australia time. Session time: 2 Hours

Yamantaka Short Sadhana A weekly practice of the Short Yamantaka Sadhana every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Brisbane, Australia time. Session time: 1 hour.

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3458696193?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 851 8714 6935

Passcode: [REDACTED]

Email address:dieter.spielkamp@gmail.com

Medicine Buddha Sadhana Practice
2024-09-04 18:45 - 20:15, 2024-08-28 18:45 - 20:15, 2024-08-21 18:45 - 20:15, 2024-08-14 18:45 - 20:15, 2024-08-07 18:45 - 20:15, 2024-07-31 18:45 - 20:15, 2024-07-24 18:45 - 20:15 (America/Vancouver)
Facilitator: Sharon Gretzinger

How to Connect: ZoomAudience: All Are WelcomeHow to Join the Session: Contact Sharon (email below)Scheduled Day: WednesdaysScheduled Time: 6:45 pm – 8:15 pmTime Zone: Pacific Time Zone (North America)Duration: 1.5 HoursContact Person: Sharon GretzingerContact email address: tenzing.one@gmail.com

Black Manjushri Sadhana Practice
2024-09-01 09:00 - 22:15, 2024-08-25 09:00 - 22:15, 2024-08-18 09:00 - 22:15, 2024-08-11 09:00 - 22:15, 2024-08-04 09:00 - 22:15, 2024-07-28 09:00 - 22:15, 2024-07-21 09:00 - 22:15 (America/Vancouver)
Facilitator: Sharon GretzingerTechnology: ZoomAudience: All Are WelcomeHow to Join the Session: Contact Sharon (email below)Scheduled Day: SundaysScheduled Time: 9:00 am – 10:15amTime Zone: Pacific Time Zone (North America)Duration: 75 MinutesContact Person: Sharon GretzingerContact email address: tenzing.one@gmail.com

Blessing Speech, and Concise Medicine Buddha Sadhana
2024-08-26 18:00 - 19:15, 2024-07-22 18:00 - 19:15 (America/Toronto)
Facilitator: Cameron NormanTechnology: ZoomAudience: All Are WelcomeHow to Join the Session: Contact Charlie BryanScheduled Day: Every 4th Monday of the monthScheduled Time: 6 pm – 7:15 pmTime Zone: Eastern Time Zone (North America)Duration: 1.25 HoursContact Person: Charlie BryanContact email address: dr.charles.bryan@gmail.com

Practices and Prayers for World Peace
2024-08-21 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Vancouver)
GREETINGS

Today we invite you all to join us in ongoing

Practices and Prayers for World Peace.

Although we are a Buddhist group, these events are for everyone wishing to pray for World Peace in whatever way you prefer, for as long as you wish. We acknowledge that there are many other groups of people, such as the United Nations, religious and community groups also dedicating prayers and practices for world peace.

We simply dedicate our practices and prayers for World Peace.

We will join together in spirit on the 21st day of every month with the option of joining on Zoom from 4-6pm Pacific Time.

We will do our Practice and Prayers wherever we are at that time.

Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of Gaden for the West, recommends that we each start with saying the PRAISES to 21 TARAs twice, followed by the other practices you wish to do.

You can read, contemplate and visualize one of the following texts including its respective mantra.

If you prefer, you may do only the Praises to 21 Taras.

TEXTS

Chenresig Medicine Buddha Praise to the 21 Taras

may be found at: Gaden for the West website: gadenforthewest.org

MANTRAS

PRAISES TO TARA

Buddha of compassion in action, she will come whenever called.

OM TARE TUTARE TURE SOHA

(Om ta ray tue ta ray tue ray soe ha)

CHENRESIG

Blessing the jewel in the lotus heart.

OM MANI PADME HUM

(Om ma nee pad may hume)

MEDICINE BUDDHA

There are seven Medicine Buddhas.

They vow to heal any afflictions that exist.

OM BEKANDZE BEKANDZE MAHA BEKANDZE

BEKANDZE RANZA SAMU GATE SOHA

(Om bay kand zay bay kand zay ma ha bay kand zay

bay kand zay ran za sa mue gat ay so ha)

ZOOM

For those who would like a sense of community while you practice, you may join others on Zoom at the link below from 4-6pm Pacific Time.

The link will be muted. There will be no communication from participants or from the folks hosting the event. Join the link and set the view on gallery in order to see the others doing prayers. You may come and go during this time. There is no need to join other than your desire for a sense of participation with others coming together for World Peace.

How to Connect: ZoomAudience: All Are WelcomeHow to Join the Session: Contact Sharon (email below)Scheduled Day: See practice days and times belowScheduled Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmTime Zone: Pacific Time Zone (North America)Duration: 1 HourContact Person: Sharon Gretzinger & Jennifer TettContact email address: tenzing.one@gmail.com & jatett1@gmail.com

Please click the link for full details of event: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UUBfLv6j-tuvmGKxkYciKYryHQLpp7Jc?usp=sharing

Black Manjushri Practice
2024-08-19 18:00 - 19:15 (America/Toronto)
Facilitators: Debi LaMusga; Jennifer Tett; Dan Cox; Chris NormanTechnology: ZoomAudience: All Are WelcomeHow to Join the Session: Contact Charlie BryanScheduled Day: 3rd Monday of the monthScheduled Time: 6:00 pm – 7:15 pmTime Zone: Eastern Time Zone (North America)Duration: 1.25 HoursContact Person: Charlie BryanContact email address: dr.charles.bryan@gmail.com

Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga and Phowa Practice
2024-08-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
A brief description of the practice:

Phowa is a meditation practice for directing the transference of consciousness to Buddha’s Pure Land at the time of death. This Phowa meditation follows Lama Je Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga. The nature of this particular Phowa meditation is such that it can be safely practiced on a regular basis throughout one’s life.

Facilitator: Charlie BryanTechnology: ZoomAudience: All Are WelcomeHow to Join the Session: Contact Charlie BryanScheduled Day: 2nd Monday of the monthScheduled Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pmTime Zone: Eastern Time Zone (North America)Duration: 1 HourContact Person: Charlie BryanContact email address: dr.charles.bryan@gmail.com

Vajrasattva Practice
2024-08-12 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto)
Facilitator: Jennifer TettTechnology: ZoomAudience: All Are WelcomeHow to Join the Session: Contact Charlie BryanScheduled Day: 2nd Monday of the monthScheduled Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmTime Zone: Eastern Time Zone (North America)Duration: 1 HourContact Person: Charlie BryanContact email address: dr.charles.bryan@gmail.com

Chittamani Tara Self Initiation Practice
2024-08-11 13:00 - 16:30 (America/Vancouver)
Facilitator: Sharon GretzingerTechnology: ZoomAudience: Restricted (Chittamani Tara initiates who have completed lerung retreat andfire puja)How to Join the Session: Contact SharonScheduled Day: Second Sunday of Every MonthScheduled Time: 1:00 pm – 4:30 pmTime Zone: Pacific Time Zone (North America)Duration: 3.5 HoursContact Person: Sharon GretzingerContact email address: tenzing.one@gmail.com
