Dear all
We have been invited to attend this year's Sunday Gatherings at (5pm UK time) from the Marpa Network (see below) as a part of Rinpoche's students, each month there will be a teacher from the lineage leading us in guru yoga and songs to keep the flame of the Dharma ablaze in all directions! Our beloved Lama Shenpen will be hosting one of the gatherings on the 23rd March, we hope you're able to attend and share in these heart connecting gatherings with all of Rinpoche's students.
Dear KTGR family,
We hope you have all had a peaceful and joyful winter break, and an auspicious and blessed entry into 2025.
2024 was a year filled with change - a celebration of our precious guru’s life, as he entered a new decade on his 90th birthday, followed swiftly by his departure from his physical form, and the intense coming together of his global students, to share our sadness, and our joy in his inconceivable generosity, kindness and wisdom. This was a deeply nourishing time for many, as we practiced and sang together in our grief and gratitude, and many have commented how lucky we were to be able to gather and invite Rinpoche’s presence and blessing in this skilful way. Since then, we have been approached repeatedly about the possibility of continuing these online gatherings, and nurturing our connections as a global sangha, while deepening our practice and understanding of devotion together.
Therefore, we are happy to announce that we will be holding monthly zoom gatherings, to practice the guru yoga that His Holiness Karmapa composed for our beloved Rinpoche, and to sing the songs of wisdom that are so precious to our path. Each month will be hosted by a different KTGR sangha, spanning languages and continents, in keeping with Rinpoche’s life of constant travel, on this little globe without top and bottom.
All are welcome at these gatherings, who would like to share in this practice, and deepen their devotion.
Here are the dates that have been set so far:
Sunday 26 January: Karl Brunnhölzl
Sunday 23 February: Hara Kalomiri
Sunday 23 March: Lama Shenpen
Sunday 27 April: Jane Friedewald
Sunday 25 May: Lama Tashi Lhamo
Sunday 22 June: Jim Scott
Time will be 6pm-7pm CET.
Here is the Zoom link for all sessions:
Topic: KTGR guru yoga and songs
Time: Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 23, Apr 27, May 25, Jun 22 at 06:00 PM CET
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Sarwamangalam!
Sukhi and Claudine