2025 Event Calendar Jan 2 - 19, 2025
Placerville & Folsom
MANDALA VIEWING 10 AM TO 6:00 PM DAILY.
VIEWING BEFORE/AFTER SCHEDULED EVENTS
All events below by Suggested Donation
All donations go to the monks. Please join us.
Placerville Schedule
LOCATION: 1031 THOMPSON WAY in PRICE HALL, PLACERVILLE
WHEEL OF LIFE MANDALA VIEWING 10 AM TO 6 PM - Viewing is also available before/after scheduled events
JANUARY 2ND - THURSDAY
6 TO 7:30 PM OPENING CEREMONY FOR WHEEL OF LIFE MANDALA PLUS GROUP BLESSING
JANUARY 3RD - FRIDAY
10:30 TO 12:00 PM COMMUNITY BLESSING STARTS AT GREEN ROOM SOCIAL CLUB (251 MAIN STREET IN PLACERVILLE) FOLLOWED BY MAIN STREET BUSINESS BLESSINGS STROLL
6 TO 7:30 PM: WHEEL OF LIFE THE 6 REALMS, SAMASARA, & THE 6 DELUSIONS DHARMA TEACHING
JANUARY 4TH - SATURDAY
10:30 TO NOON: MEDITATION WORKSHOP, TICKETS REQUIRED IN ADVANCE; LIMITED SEATING (LINKS TO TICKETS HERE)
2:00 TO 4:00 PM RADIANT NECTAR CEREMONY & GROUP MEDIATION WITH SINGING BOWLS
5:00 TO 7:00 PM CHENRIZIG EMPOWERMENT & LEARNING LOVING KINDNESS COMPASSION PRACTICE
JANUARY 5TH - SUNDAY FAMILY & FRIENDS DAY
NOON TO 1 PM: PET BLESSINGS IN PARKING AREA OF FEDERATED CHURCH (RAIN OR SHINE)
1 TO 3 PM: CALLIGRAPHY & BUTTER SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
4 TO 5:30 PM: MEET THE MONKS - CURIOUS ABOUT TIBETAN BUDDHISM, LIFE AS A MONK, THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT, MEANING OF THE MANDALAS, AND MORE? BRING YOUR QUESTIONS FOR AN OPEN CONVERSATION WITH THE MONKS.
JANUARY 6TH - MONDAY
10 TO 11: CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR AGES 2 TO 6
6 TO 7:30 PM: KARMA CAUSE & EFFECT DHARMA TEACHING
JANUARY 7TH - TUESDAY
6 TO 7:30 PM: BUILDING KINDNESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES - ETHICAL CONDUCT AND THE 10 VIRTUES DHARMA TEACHING
JANUARY 8TH - WEDNESDAY
6 TO 7:30 PM: VAJRASATTVA EMPOWERMENT - BUDDHA OF PURIFICATION FOR NEGATIVE ACTIONS OF BODY, SPEECH AND MIND
JANUARY 9TH - THURSDAY
6 TO 8 PM: MOMO DINNER TICKETED EVENT WITH CULTURAL NIGHT - CHANTING, DEBATE, AND MONASTIC LIFE (LINKS TO TICKETS HERE)
JANUARY 10TH - FRIDAY
NOON TO 1:30 PM: SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR THE SICK, DYING & DECEASED FOLLOWED BY DEATH, BARDO, & REBIRTH TEACHING
6 TO 7:30 PM: CHAY DROL HEALING RITUAL TO REMOVE OBSTACLES
JANUARY 11TH - SATURDAY
DROP IN: PERSONAL BLESSINGS AND BLESSINGS OF PERSONAL ITEMS
3:30 TO 5:00 PM: WHEEL OF LIFE MANDALA DISSOLUTION CLOSING CEREMONY (COME EARLY AS SEATING MAY BE LIMITED)
JANUARY 12TH - SUNDAY
11:30 TO NOON - ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN THE DISPERSING OF WHEEL OF LIFE MANDALA SAND IN HANGTOWN CREEK - BEHIND MOSQUITO CREEK OUTFITTERS - 3000 MOSQUITO RD IN PLACERVILLE
1:00 TO 3:00 PM - SMOKE AND PRAYER FLAG PUJA; OFFERING TO THE THREE JEWELS, PROTECTOR DEITIES, AND THE SIX REALMS OF SAMSARA; A WAY OF THANKING NATURE FOR ALL ITS KINDNESS, SUCH AS RAIN, WATER, SNOW, TREES AND ALL THE NATURAL RESOURCES. HOSTED BY THE MEADOW - 7502 GREEN VALLEY RD IN PLACERVILLE
Folsom Schedule
LOCATION: 1580 CREEKSIDE DRIVE, FOLSOM NEAR DIGNITY MERCY HOSPITAL
MEDICINE BUDDHA MANDALA VIEWING 10 AM TO 7:30 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON SCHEDULE
JANUARY 14TH - TUESDAY
6 TO 7:30: OPENING CEREMONY FOR MEDICINE BUDDHA MANDALA PLUS MEET THE MONKS - CURIOUS ABOUT TIBETAN BUDDHISM, LIFE AS A MONK, THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT, MEANING OF THE MANDALAS, AND MORE? BRING YOUR QUESTIONS FOR AN OPEN CONVERSATION WITH THE MONKS
JANUARY 15TH - WEDNESDAY
6 TO 7:30 PM: KARMA CAUSE & EFFECT DHARMA TEACHING
JANUARY 16TH - THURSDAY
6 TO 7:30 PM: VAJRAVIDARIN EMPOWERMENT - BUDDHA OF PURIFICATION FOR NEGATIVE ACTIONS OF BODY, SPEECH AND MIND
JANUARY 17TH - FRIDAY
6 TO 7:30 PM: THE 6 PERFECTIONS DHARMA TEACHING - ETHICS, GENEROSITY, PATIENCE, JOYFUL EFFORT, CONCENTRATION & WISDOM
JANUARY 18TH - SATURDAY
DROP IN: PERSONAL BLESSINGS AND BLESSINGS OF PERSONAL ITEMS
3:30 TO 4:30 PM: MEDITATION WORKSHOP TICKETS REQUIRED IN ADVANCE; LIMITED SEATING (LINKS TO TICKETS COMING SOON)
5 TO 6 PM: MEDICINE BUDDHA MANDALA DISSOLUTION CLOSING CEREMONY