Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Welcoming Tea Ceremony & Tsok

Itinerary Tuesday, June 24, 2014 Welcoming Tea Ceremony & Tsok Location Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Time 7 PM Cost $10 Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected]

The Tea Ceremony is to welcome Karma Rinpoche who has recently returned to the states from Bhutan. The tea ceremony brings auspiciousness to the upcoming events, purification, removal of obstacles, and blessings for all who attend. Following the ceremony, Rinpoche will share his personal story about the Chakrasamvara Empowerment in Bhutan, his journey and vision for present times. For people wishing to receive a blessing by Rinpoche, katas, traditional white scarves will be provided.

*Dana, a Sanskrit word for offering, is an expression of gratitude for the healing gifts the Lama brings. Your donation helps cover transportation, publicity and other costs associated with bringing teacher to the Dharma Center.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Chenrezig Meditation & Tsok Location Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Time 7 PM Cost $20 Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected]

Karma Rinpoche will give teachings on Chenrezig ‘Buddha of Compassion’ meditation and visualization. Rinpoche will speak about Chenrezig and his message of love and compassion, his ability to provide comfort and healing during times of suffering. He will lead us in chanting the Chenrezig mantra for the benefit of all sentient beings. This sadhana was written specifically for the Drukpa Mila Center by H.H. Ngawang Tenzin Rinpoche of Bhutan. For people wishing to receive a blessing by Rinpoche, katas, traditional white scarves will be provided for a small offering.

Thursday, June 26, 2014 Private Healing with Karma Rinpoche Location Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Time Call for Appointment Cost See Healing Schedule below Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected]

A healing consultation and treatment with Ven. Lama Karma may be scheduled to seek guidance with personal, physical or spiritual challenges, to discuss your meditation practice or receive a blessing.

Friday, June 27, 2014 World Beat Festival Set Up Saturday, June 28, 2014 World Beat Festival Riverfront Park Location 101 Front Street NE, Salem, Oregon Time 10 AM to 11 PM Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected] 971.832.0350 or [email protected]

Sunday, June 29, 2014 World Beat Festival Riverfront Park Location 101 Front Street NE, Salem, Oregon Time 10 AM to 6 PM Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected]

Karma Rinpoche, trained in the monastic tradition of the Drukpa Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism will dance the Mecham Fire Dance in Asia Pacific at 1:15 p.m. The Fire Dance is a ceremonial dance involving hand gestures and a three (3) fold meditation practice of visualization of the deity, recitation of mantra and meditative concentration which is called Gar. Gar is the specific features of a specific dance. Visualization of the ground as a mandala is considered a Gar dance.

During the dance, Karma Rinpoche will be dressed in cloth that represents tiger skin, wear a wrathful mask and carry a piece of wood in his hands which is on fire. He will invoke the deities of the tantric teachings and through their power and blessings, misfortunes are removed in the city where the dance is being performed as well as purify negativities that people in the audience are experiencing. He will be available in the ‘Bhutan’ booth located in Asia Pacific West Pavilion to answer your questions about Bhutanese culture, a country rich in tradition, diverse landscape, arts and architecture, flora and fauna, monasteries, lama dancing, sports and trekking, the home of Gross National Happiness.

Monday, June 30, 2014 Rest Day

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Chenrezig, Buddha of Compassion Teaching & Tsok Location Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Time 7 PM Cost $20 Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected]

Karma Rinpoche will give teachings on Chenrezig ‘Buddha of Compassion’ meditation and visualization. Rinpoche will speak about Chenrezig and his message of love and compassion, his ability to provide comfort and healing during times of suffering. He will lead us in chanting the Chenrezig mantra for the benefit of all sentient beings. This sadhana was written specifically for the Drukpa Mila Center by H.H. Ngawang Tenzin Rinpoche of Bhutan. For people wishing to receive a blessing by Rinpoche, katas, traditional white scarves will be provided for a small offering.

Wednesday, July 2-9, 2014 Green Tara Retreat Location Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street N.E., Salem, OR Time 5 PM Arrival Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected] Cost $400 (Retreat, food “vegetarian meals”, and lodging)

The Drukpa Mila Center – Salem is pleased to announce the rare opportunity for a week long Green Tara retreat with Karma Rinpoche. The retreat will begin on Wednesday, July 2 at 5 pm and end on Sunday, July 9th at 11 am followed by lunch.

During the week we will have four two hour practices per day led by Karma Rinpoche. This retreat is a beautiful gift to deepen our understanding of Green Tara and to nourish our consciousness with an intensive focus on Tara qualities. Green Tara is known as the Mother of all Buddhas who heals all aspects of our lives as well as bestows enlightenment.

Thursday, July 10, 2014 Prepare for Maitreya Heart Shrine Relic Tour

Fri-Sun, July 11-13, 2014 Maitreya Heart Shrine Relic Tour Location Salem Masonic Temple 1625 Brush College Road NW, Salem, Oregon 97304 Time Friday − 6-8 PM, Opening Ceremony Saturday − 10 AM to 7 PM Sunday − 10 AM to 7 PM Information Jesse Thompson / [email protected] / 503.428.1035 Cost Donation

The Maitreya Heart Shrine Relic tour has accepted the invitation of the Sacred Works Project to come to Salem, Oregon. This is an international tour of the Relics of Shakyamuni Buddha and thirty three other great Buddhist Saints throughout history. These relics have been offered by many Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leaders including His Holiness the Dali Lama, who gave the relics of the Buddha to the tour.

For more information please go to: http://www.maitreyarelictour.com/

Monday, July 14, 2014 Healing & the Five Elements Location Ayurveda Plus Rejuvenation Center 3609 SW Corbett Avenue, Suite 1 Portland, Oregon 97239 Time 7 PM Cost $20 Information 503.886.9566 or [email protected]

The teachings on the Five Elements (i.e., Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth) are an essential aspect of the Vajrayana path of Tantric Buddhism. This fact is easily witnessed through the Elements' primordial integration with the Buddha Families themselves. In order to introduce practitioners to these sacred teachings, Karma Rinpoche will focus on the relationship of the Elements to the health of the human body, and on our harmonization with environmental forces, understood in terms of those local spirits who may bring peace or strife to our "natural" world, both personally and collectively. These teachings are fundamental for any effective environmental activism and to the well-being of sentient life in general. *Dana, a Sanskrit word for offering, is an expression of gratitude for the healing gifts the Lama brings. Your donation helps cover transportation, publicity and other costs associated with bringing teacher to the Dharma Center.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Green Tara Meditation & Tsok Location Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Time 7 PM Cost $10 Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected]

Karma Rinpoche will discuss Green Tara’s female energy of transcendent wisdom and enlightened compassionate activity, qualities to alleviate suffering, provide protection, healing and longevity, cure illnesses, stop wars and give prosperity. Rinpoche will lead practitioners in the Green Tara sadhana and answer questions that may arise. Please bring tsok (food offering) to share after the practice. *Dana, a Sanskrit word for offering, is an expression of gratitude for the healing gifts the Lama brings. Your donation helps cover transportation, publicity and other costs associated with bringing teacher to the Dharma Center.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Chenrezig ‘Buddha of Compassion’ Sadhana & Tsok Location Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Time 7 PM Cost $20 Information 503.363.3560 or [email protected]

Karma Rinpoche will give teachings on Chenrezig ‘Buddha of Compassion’ meditation and visualization. Rinpoche will speak about Chenrezig and his message of love and compassion, his ability to provide comfort and healing during times of suffering. He will lead us in chanting the Chenrezig mantra for the benefit of all sentient beings. For people wishing to receive a blessing by Rinpoche, katas, traditional white scarves will be provided for a small offering.

Thursday, July 17, 2014 Healing Consultation / Treatment with Lama Karma Time 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Location Drukpa Mila Center, Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301 Cost *See price schedule of Healing Practices & Services below Information Donna Selby, 503-363-3560 or [email protected]

Friday, July 18, 2014 Introduction to the Teachings on the Five Elements Location Home Center (Main Building) 3892 Lancaster Drive NE, Salem, Oregon 97304 Time 7 PM to 9 PM Cost $20 Information 503.551.0311 (Madge) or [email protected]

The teachings on the Five Elements (i.e., Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth) are an essential aspect of the Vajrayana path of Tantric Buddhism. This fact is easily witnessed through the Elements' primordial integration with the Buddha Families themselves. In order to introduce practitioners to these sacred teachings, Karma Rinpoche will focus on the relationship of the Elements to the health of the human body, and on our harmonization with environmental forces, understood in terms of those local spirits who may bring peace or strife to our "natural" world, both personally and collectively. These teachings are fundamental for any effective environmental activism and to the well-being of sentient life in general. *Dana, a Sanskrit word for offering, is an expression of gratitude for the healing gifts the Lama brings. Your donation helps cover transportation, publicity and other costs associated with bringing teacher to the Dharma Center.

Saturday, July 19, 2014 Chenrezig Fire Ceremony Location Larry Hitchcock & Sharon Sinclair 10010 SE Vrandenburg Road, Happy Valley, Or 97016 Time 10 AM Information 503.310.5745 or 503.997.0263 Offering $20 (Gifted to Rinpoche for officiating) Karma Rinpoche will conduct a Chenrezig ‘Buddha of Compassion’ Fire Ceremony. The inspiration of the ceremony is dedicated to world peace and the spiritual benefit of all beings. If you have lost a loved one, please write their name on a piece of paper and bring it with you. Any difficulties you are experiencing can be written on a piece of paper as well. These will be offered to the fire with special prayers recited by Rinpoche. The fire ceremony is outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Bring a cushion or lawn chair and your favorite potluck dish to share after the ceremony. All are welcome.

Directions

From Portland (North): Take 205 S to Foster Road (heading east. Take a right on 162 nd and follow to 162nd to the “T”. Turn right on Vrandenburg Road and go ¾ mile up the hill to 100010 SE Vrandenburg Road (you will see mailboxes to the left. Pull in through the gate and go ¼ mile to the brick house).

From Salem (South): Take 205 N to Sunnyside Road (Sunnybrook exit). Take Sunnyside road past the New Seasons Market and take a left on 172nd. Go about 2 miles (go past the Abundant Life Church and a “Welcome to Pleasant Valley” sign). Turn left on Sager road (Sager road becomes Vrandenburg road. Go ¾ mile up the hill to 10010 SE Vrandenburg road (you will see mailboxes to the left ~ pull in through the gate and go ¼ mile to the brick house.

Sunday, July 20, 2014 Travel Day

Monday, July 21, 2014 Healing Consultation w/ Karma Rinpoche Time 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Location Cost *See schedule of Healing Practices & Services below Information

A healing consultation and treatment with Ven. Lama Karma may be scheduled to seek guidance with personal, physical or spiritual challenges, to discuss your meditation practice or receive a blessing. Monday, July 21, 2014 Healing and the Five Elements

Baker City, Oregon Location To be announced Time Information Offering $20 (Gifted to Rinpoche for officiating) The teachings on the Five Elements (i.e., Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth) are an essential aspect of the Vajrayana path of Tantric Buddhism. This fact is easily witnessed through the Elements' primordial integration with the Buddha Families themselves. In order to introduce practitioners to these sacred teachings, Karma Rinpoche will focus on the relationship of the Elements to the health of the human body, and on our harmonization with environmental forces, understood in terms of those local spirits who may bring peace or strife to our "natural" world, both personally and collectively. These teachings are fundamental for any effective environmental activism and to the well-being of sentient life in general. *Dana, a Sanskrit word for offering, is an expression of gratitude for the healing gifts the Lama brings. Your donation helps cover transportation, publicity and other costs associated with bringing teacher to the Dharma Center.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Healing Consultation w/ Karma Rinpoche Baker City, Oregon Time 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Location Cost *See schedule of Healing Practices & Services below Information

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Medicine Buddha Teaching Baker City, Oregon Location Time 7 PM Information Offering $20 (Gifted to Rinpoche for officiating) Karma Rinpoche will teach a Medicine Buddha Practice, including visualization and mantra, from the Drukpa Kagyu Lineage of Bhutan. Rinpoche comments: “The benefits of receiving Medicine Buddha teachings and practicing on the Medicine Buddha helps all sentient beings and the four elements of fire, earth, air and water”. When we engage in the Medicine Buddha practice we help heal the imbalanced state within ourselves and the world.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Healing Consultation w/ Karma Rinpoche Time 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Location Cost *See schedule of Healing Practices & Services below Information

A healing consultation and treatment with Ven. Lama Karma may be scheduled to seek guidance with personal, physical or spiritual challenges, to discuss your meditation practice or receive a blessing. Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Water Blessing Ceremony Baker City, Oregon Location Time Information Offering $20 (Gifted to Rinpoche for officiating) The Purification Water Blessing Ceremony by Karma Rinpoche is for anyone who is experiencing difficulties: emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual. The water ceremony will help remove obstacles for anyone born in the year of the Tiger, Dog, or Horse. Please do not eat meat, eggs or onions the day of the ceremony. Bring a towel.

Thursday, July 24, 2014 Chenrezig ‘Buddha of Compassion’ Fire Ceremony Baker City, Oregon Location To be announced Time 6 PM Information Offering $20 (Gifted to Rinpoche for officiating) Karma Rinpoche will conduct a Chenrezig ‘Buddha of Compassion’ Fire Ceremony. The inspiration of the ceremony is dedicated to world peace and the spiritual benefit of all beings. If you have lost a loved one, please write their name on a piece of paper and bring it with you. Any difficulties you are experiencing can be written on a piece of paper as well. These will be offered to the fire with special prayers recited by Rinpoche. The fire ceremony is outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Bring a cushion or lawn chair and your favorite potluck dish to share after the ceremony. All are welcome.

Friday, July 25, 2014 Travel Day

Saturday, July 26, 2014 Prepare for Fire Ceremony

Sunday July 27th 2014 Karma Rinpoche returns to Colorado

TBA Chenrezig Fire Ceremony Location David & Faye Fields 17900 NE Lewis Rogers Road, Newberg, OR 97132 Time 10 AM Information 971.832.0350 Offering $20 (Gifted to Rinpoche for officiating)

Karma Rinpoche will conduct a Chenrezig ‘Buddha of Compassion’ Fire Ceremony. The inspiration of the ceremony is dedicated to world peace and the spiritual benefit of all beings. If you have lost a loved one, please write their name on a piece of paper and bring it with you. Any difficulties you are experiencing can be written on a piece of paper as well. These will be offered to the fire with special prayers recited by Rinpoche. The fire ceremony is outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Bring a cushion or lawn chair and your favorite potluck dish to share after the ceremony. All are welcome.

TBA Amitaba Teaching Location Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Kempton Hall 147 NW 19th, Portland, Oregon 97209 Time 7 PM Cost $10 to $15 Open to the Public No one will be turned away for lack of finances Information Raggs Ragan at 503.478.1208 or email: [email protected] or call Donna Selby at 503.363.3560 or email [email protected]

Karma Rinpoche Healing & Consultation

Location Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Information Donna Selby at 503.363.3560 or [email protected]

ANIMAL BLESSING Rinpoche performs blessings for the general health and well-being of the animal(s), as well as divinations, mantras and salves for sick or wounded animals. Fee − $20 DIVINATIONS Rinpoche uses meditation, his mala, dice (if indicated), and he consults a special prayer book and Tibetan Astrological Charts. A response is given and remedies are suggested. The individual can perform some of the remedies and in some cases he will perform the remedies. Fee − $50 MANTRA HEALING Rinpoche performs a mantra over the individual. He then uses his mala that is empowered with healing mantras and touches part of the body that needs healing. Fee − $50 STONE MANTRA HEALING Rinpoche recites healing mantras while placing a heated medicine stone on problem areas of the body. The medicine stones are said to help bone diseases, joint and skin problems. Fee − $30 OM MANTRA GHEE Rinpoche infuses the clarified butter with many mantras (prayers). The salve is used for skin diseases, wounds or body pain. Fee − $20 BLESSED WATER Rinpoche blesses the water with a special ceremony which infuses it with healing mantras. He will instruct you in how to use the water. Fee − $5 BUDDHA STATUE CONSECRATION According to Buddhism, when a person has a statue on a shrine it is important for it to be filled with mantras, incense, special herbs and a personal item such as precious stones or jewelry. This process empowers the statue. Fee − Small statue $40 or Large statue $100 HOUSE & BUSINESS BLESSINGS Rinpoche performs prayer ceremonies and offerings for clearing negativity or bringing blessings to a new home or business. Fee − $100 for Apartment or Small Home and/or $150 for large Home or Business. The ceremony takes 1.5 to 2 hours. *Outside city limit there is a .55 per mile fee and a $25 fee for travel time up to one hour. PRAYER CEREMONY FOR LIVING & DEAD Rinpoche performs a special prayer ceremony for those who have lost a loved one and to help the deceased in their transition. Fee − $75 to $100 for a 1hour session REFUGE CEREMONY Taking refuge with a Rinpoche is the process of officially becoming his student thereby entering into a teacher-student relationship. Refuge represents reliance on the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha for guidance on the path to enlightenment. Refuge helps to empower your meditation and spiritual practices. Fee − $20 to $40 RILBU ‘PRECIOUS MEDICINAL PILLS’ Rilbu contains tremendous blessings and can be used by people of all faiths as a means of purification from karma by clearing physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual obscurations. If a dying person is given Rilbu, they will have a peaceful transition. If an animal is suffering, Rilbu will ease them as well. These jewel pills were made by Ven. Lama Renzin, a high lama of Chimithankha Monastery in Bhutan. Many of the items used in the Rilbu have been saved in monasteries across Bhutan for use at this time of great suffering. The pills were meticulously handmade according to Buddhist scriptures and consecrated by the monks of Chimithankha Monastery. It is extremely fortunate opportunity that these Rilbu are available, since many of the unusual ingredients are 2500 years old, and of inestimable value. All monies generated through the donation for these precious pills will go directly to restoring and rebuilding the Chimithankha Monastery in Thimphu, which was damaged by earthquake and fire. Great benefit will be given and received, not only by taking the Rilbu, but also through your generosity to the Monastery. Fee − $25 FIRE CEREMONY SPONSORSHIP – The cost for sponsoring a fire ceremony ranges from $150 − $200. These funds cover medicines to offer the fire and benefit sentient beings in all realms, both seen and unseen. Sponsoring a fire ceremony brings great blessings to the individual and family. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT KARMA RINPOCHE

Drukpa Mila Center 3585 Larkspur Drive, Longmont, Colorado 80503 303.485.9911 Center / 303.815.3295 Cell [email protected] / www.drukpamilacenter.org

Drukpa Mila Center – Salem 872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, Oregon 503.363.3560 Center / 503.997.0263 Cell [email protected]