Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Why Study Tenets? (BDP)
On April 30, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, continued his teachings on tenets for his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program students. This teaching discusses the importance of studying tenets as a whole.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Tenets, Parts 1 and 2 (BDP)
On April 28, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, CA, provides a video lecture introducing tenets as his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program students read Cutting Through Appearances by Geshe Lhundup Sopa and Jeffrey Hopkins.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Studying Original Texts (BDP)
On April 16, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, provides a short presentation on how to approach the study of original Buddhist texts for the benefit of students in his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program. Lama Jinpa also discusses bodhicitta from the Yogacara point of view, based on the Mahayanasutralamkara, or, as translated by Bob Thurman, The Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature.
Barchad Lamsel Practice for Losar and Lama Jinpa
As part of our Losar practice commitment dedicated to our precious Lama Yeshe Jinpa, on Saturday, March 7, 2020, we will engage in the recitation and meditation of Barchad Lamsel in six 50-minute sessions, with a 10-minute break between sessions and a one hour potluck lunch. Noble silence will be maintained during breaks in order to extend the meditative power of the practice sessions into the post-meditation periods of the breaks.
Losar 2020: Year of the Iron Mouse 2147
This Monday, February 24, at 7:00 PM, we will celebrate Losar, the arrival of the new Year of the Iron Mouse, the year 2147 of the Tibetan calendar! The Zanabazar Dharma Center sangha will join with Lion’s Roar Dharma Center sangha at Do Nga Dargey Temple for our annual Losar Celebration. Lama Yeshe Jinpa and Geshe Damchoe Gurjav will lead us in the practice of a Windhorse meditation. Windhorse is a method that removes and dispels obstacles for ourselves and for all beings everywhere.
Xingyi Quan (Shing-ye) with Robert Nakashima
Robert Nakashima, 3rd Degree Black Belt with over 30 years of martial arts experience, will be teaching a course in Xingyi in the dojo/community center, on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Xingyi Quan is the "Five Elements Form." Xingyi, means “mind intended,” and Quan translates as “form.” Together the slow, steady, controlled flow of movement and breath generates power and energy when needed. Students will begin to develop a connection to breath and body through this course. Beginners are encouraged!
Little Buddhas’ Kindness Quilt
After reading the children’s story, “The Kindness Quilt,” by Elizabeth Wallace, our Little Buddhas spent a recent Sunday morning drawing pictures of themselves engaged in random acts of kindness. Hugging, giving high fives, helping others who are in need, picking up trash, sharing cookies and taking care of animals were a few of their ideas.. They were such an inspiration.
Lion’s Roar Dharma Center III, San Pancho, Jalisco, Mexico
Our sangha member Yeshe Tsewang (aka Michelle) reports from Lion's Roar Dharma Center III in San Pancho, Jalisco, Mexico: We have a beautiful space in a palapa at El Estar, a local yoga/therapy/wellness studio. Practice is every Monday at noon.
Mt. Wanda and John Muir National Historic Site
Mt. Wanda / John Muir Home Hike, Meditation, Lunch, and Tour Saturday May 9, 2020 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Mark your calendar! Lion’s Roar Dharma Center invites you for a field trip to Mt. Wanda and John Muir National Historic Site on Saturday, May 9, 2020, for: A hike/saunter (2 miles, 600 feet in elevation); Meditation under the fruit orchard (Bring your yoga mat if you have one); [...]
Arjia Rinpoche Teachings
Special Event! Arjia Rinpoche Teachings Saturday, November 23rd 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM We are grateful to announce that Arjia Rinpoche will be visiting the Do Nga Dargey Temple to share his teachings in November. Please save Saturday, November 23rd, from 6:00-8:00 pm, for this very special visit. Arjia Rinpoche, Director of the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center in Bloomington, Indiana (www.tmbcc.org) is the former Abbot of Kumbum Monastery [...]
Photos: Green Tara Sand Mandala
Green Tara Sand Mandala Lion’s Roar Dharma Center hosted monastics from Sera Jey Foundation from October 15-20, 2019. They were here as part of larger fundraising campaign to acquire a new temple in the East Bay. As a part of their visit, they created a beautiful Green Tara sand mandala. Some of our Sangha members contributed the photographs below. [...]
Green Tara Sand Mandala & Dharma Art and Items
Green Tara Sand Mandala & Dharma Art and Items October 15-20, 2019 Viewing from 10 AM to 8 PM New East Bay Temple Lion’s Roar Dharma Center is hosting monastics from Sera Jey Foundation from October 15-20! They are here as part of larger fundraising campaign to acquire a new temple in the East Bay. As a part of their visit they are creating a beautiful Green Tara [...]
Green Tara Sand Mandala with Geshe Lobsang Dorji and Monks from Sera Jey Monastery
Green Tara Sand Mandala with Geshe Lobsang Dorji and Monks from Sera Jey Foundation Beginning on October 15, 2019, Geshe Lobsang Dorji and monks from Sera Jey Foundation in India will create a Green Tara sand mandala at Do Nga Dargey Temple of Lion's Roar Dharma Center in Sacramento, California. The creation of the Green Tara sand mandala will happen in Do Nga Dargey Temple and span the [...]
Quetzalcoatl Citlalli Performs at Lions Roar Dharma Center
The Quetzalcoatl Citlalli Aztec dance group performs at Lions Roar Dharma Center in Sacramento, California, on Sunday, September 15, 2019. Photographs and video by Catherine Wergin Schweikert, MPH, PA-C http://www.pragmaticcompassion.org/ A minor issue with the video will be corrected and the video will e re-posted, but we felt it better to post as-is rather than wait for the correction. [...]
Ice Cream Social
Join us at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, for an ice cream social featuring ordinary ice cream and extraordinary toppings. On the same day, the Little Buddha's program resumes. Please see the Little Buddha's page for more information. If you don't wish to participate in the Little Buddha's program, simply bring the children to the Ice Cream Social at 1:00 p.m. in the Community Room at Do [...]
Mural Mandala Video
Autumn Payne documented the start of the community mural with a video that you will want to see: