SPIRITUAL: Special Class

BUDDHIST MIND SCIENCE: Activating Your Potential
	Module 2.  Transforming the Mind to Cultivate Lasting Happiness Wednesdays, October 30 - November 20, from 1:00 - 2:30 (EST)  ~ offered online only ~ This course is being co-hosted by:  Tushisha Meditation Center, Spain, and Land of Joy, UK.  Please find more information below including how to register.

COURSE INFO

Module 2 of the Buddhist Mind Science course explores what meditation is and focuses on calming the mind and refining attention with the breath, developing a healthy emotional life, and enhancing wholesome emotions and mental states as the first foundations for cultivating lasting happiness.  It is complemented by references to current scientific understanding on attention training, wellbeing, empathy, and emotions.  More about this new FPMT introductory course can be found on the Kadampa Center website HERE and on the Tushita Meditation Center website HERE. 

HOW TO REGISTER

This Buddhist Mind Science course is offered by the following co-hosting centers; please click on either of their links for more information and to register.

• Tushita Meditation Center, Spain

• Land of Joy, UK

	Chokhor Düchen Holy Day Join us as we celebrate Buddha's First Teaching! Tuesday July 9, 2024 7:00 -8:30 pm *** offered in person and online ***
Geshe Sangpo will lead us in prayers and practices on this Buddha Holy Day! Join us in person or online via Zoom or YouTube. You can sponsor holy day events ~ click HERE to sponsor Chokhor Düchen ~ amazing merit!  The FPMT offers additional information and practice advice for Chokhor Düchen HERE.

Please use the following links to access the prayers and practices for this evening:

• In Praise of Dependent Origination, by Je Lama Tsongkhapa
• In Praise of the Twelve Deeds
• Light Offering Prayer

About Chokhor Düchen Seven weeks after attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya in India, Shakyamuni Buddha gave his first teaching on the Four Noble Truths, at Deer Park in Sarnath, India.  We celebrate this holy day as Chokhor Düchen, a day in which the karma from our positive actions are multiplied 100 million times! This first teaching, referred to as the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma, led to the formation of the Sangha, the community of disciples committed to following the Buddha's example of living simply, following the Path, and teaching the Dharma.  Accordingly, every year on Chokhor Düchen, the FPMT encourages its Centers to celebrate the presence of their Sangha community.  Please consider making offerings to each of our Sangha members on this incredibly auspicious Buddha Holy Day.

Kadampa Center's website includes a "Sangha Support and Offerings" page with valuable information, including a previous year's talk and Q&A about sangha with our director, Robbie Watkins.  Additionally, specific practices recommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for merit-multiplying days can be on on the FPMT website's "Practice on the Four Great Holy Days" page.

Buddhist Mind Science - Information Session "Open Day"

Join us for an information session to learn more about the newest FPMT Introductory Course!  During this online informational session Marina Brucet Vinyals and Hans Burghardt, the teachers and creators of the course, will explain the content and structure of the course series, what you can expect to take away from it, how and when the course will be offered, and answer any quesions you may have.  Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 22, 12 noon, and click HERE to register. ***All students and potential course facilitators are encouraged to attend to learn more!

Buddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential is the latest FPMT introductory course.  Buddhism is considered by some to be a “science of mind” because it presents a comprehensive map describing the mind and its various aspects and functions. The Buddha’s teachings also provide methods to observe the mind directly and to discover and activate our inner potential. And it does so with one intention: to overcome suffering and its causes, and to cultivate true and lasting happiness.

This course introduces the Buddhist knowledge of the mind to provide:

• Practical techniques and insight on meditation,

• Understanding of the mechanisms of suffering and happiness,

• Tools to find purpose and mental balance in our daily life, and

• The means to discover and activate our inner potential for warmheartedness and wisdom.

And it does so through presenting both the Buddhist and a comparative modern scientific perspectives to stimulate reflection and inquiry.

Please click HERE for more in-depth information and details about the course.

***Registered FPMT teachers and senior students who may be interested in offering and facilitating this course at Kadampa Center are invited and encouraged to participate in this informational session to learn more.  Please contact Linda Saah at program.linda@kadampa-center.org to discuss.

Creating a Dharma Will with Venerable Khando

Saturday April 13th, 9:30am - 12:30pm

Most of us who have studied Buddhist teachings for any length of time have heard a great deal about death. It can be summed up in the simple statement: I'm going to die, that's for sure. As we go through our days doing our best to have a peaceful and content mind, we are both living well and preparing for death. When death arrives, the most important thing is to have a peaceful mind, and how we live very much influences how we die. How do we prepare for the inevitable? The prayers and practices that sustain us in our everyday lives can also sustain us at the time of death, but if illness or mental incapacity comes before death, we might no longer be able to study, pray and meditate, and do the practices that have cultivated a peaceful mindstream. Having those practices available to us can help ease the transition from this life to the next.

Preparing for death includes preparing those around us who wish to support us - our spiritual community - to help us through the transition. A Dharma Will is a way of making clear to ourselves and others what will help us have a peaceful mind when we are sick, dying or have died. In a followup to Venerable Amy Miller's workshop on preparing for death spiritually, Venerable Khando will walk us through what we need to know about creating a Dharma Will, which lays out our wishes for support before, during and after our deaths. Kadampa Center has an online Dharma Will form that we will be using.   We encourage you to bring your own devices - phone, tablet or laptop - so you can follow along during the workshop. In this morning workshop, we will learn about the dying process and the elements of a Dharma Will, and then prepare our own documents that lay out our wishes and needs. We will have an outline that we can use as a guide to fill in our personal information. By doing this in a group, we can receive and offer support to all of us within the group.  See below for links to a variety of resources, as well as to Kadampa Center's online Dharma Will form.

HOW TO ATTEND

• In person at Kadampa Center

• Join via Zoom HERE

• Watch via livestream on YouTube HERE

RESOURCES

Recommended Books

The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace. His Holiness The Dalai Lama. 1997

The Following are by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

• Advice and Practices for Death and Dying for the Benefit of Self and Others. 2003

• Practicing the Five Powers Near the Time of Death. 2006, 2022

• Heart Practices for Death and Dying. 2008

• Heart Advice for Death and Dying 2008

• How to Enjoy Death: Preparing to Meet Life's Final Challenge without Fear. 2017

• How to Face Death without Fear: Preparing to meet Life’s Final Challenge. 2016, 2020

Books by Other Authors

• Dying with Confidence: A Tibetan Buddhist Guide to Preparing for Death. Ayden Rinpoche. 2010.

• Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die (Death stories of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist, and Zen Masters. Sushila Blackman. 2005

Dharma Will

Kadampa Center Dharma Will Venerable Khando will review how to fill out this online Dharma Will form.  Your responses will be stored where our sangha and spiritual program coordinators can access it, and will also be emailed to you automatically so you can print it and have it easily available. 

Website links

Amitabha Hospice Service  (Located in New Zealand) This site provides helpful resources on how to talk about death, the needs of the dying, how to listen, a Buddhist death, and more.

Transitions Life Care  (Located in Raleigh)  Information about palliative care, hospice care, support for caregivers and more. 

The Death Process YouTube video with Khandro Kunzang

Advance Care Planning Resources:

Being Mortal video

The Conversation Project

Five Wishes Form

Go WIsh cards

Go Wish cards alternate link

How to Select Your Health Care Proxy

North Carolina Living Will form

North Carolina Health Care Power of Attorney

Venerable Thubten Chodron website This link opens to a list of audio recordings on death and dying by both Venerable Chodron and Venrable Sangye Khadro

Resources to Download

Click here to access a list of files you can download

BUDDHIST MIND SCIENCE -- ACTIVATING YOUR POTENTIAL
Module 1 - Cultivating Lasting Happiness: What Buddhism and Science Have to Say About It
	Join us for a new cycle of Buddhist Mind Science! Fridays from 1:00 - 2:30 pm April 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2024 *** offered on Zoom only *** ENROLL HERE ~ upon enrolling, you will receive an email with course details.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Discover the workings of the mind and the mechanisms of suffering and happiness. Unlock your potential for mental balance, compassion and wisdom.  This new FPMT introductory course is comprised of seven modules, offered on Zoom from April 2024 to January 2025.

Module 1 of the Buddhist Mind Science course, Cultivating Lasting Happiness: What Buddhism and Science Have to Say About It, is an exploration of purpose in life and what leads to dissatisfaction and suffering, and what to happiness, for oneself and others. It also explores the value of warmheartedness and wisdom, and it lays out the general foundation for the following modules.

SUPPORT THE TEACHINGS 

In keeping with our tradition, Kadampa Center does not charge a fee to attend any Dharma teachings, so that financial resources will never be an obstacle to hearing the Dharma. We rely on the generosity of not only our students who live locally, but our online community, as well, to be able to offer courses like Buddhist Mind Science.  Please contribute today ~ any heartfelt amount is greatly appreciated!  Here's how:

1. In person at Kadampa Center ~ cash, checks, or card
2. Make an online donation HERE
3. Checks can also be sent by mail to:

COURSE INSTRUCTORS 

Marina Brucet Vinyals holds a BA and a MA in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Biology in Immunology from the University of Barcelona, where she also performed postdoctoral studies. After this, she decided to change research in the laboratory for research of the mind and its possibilities. To this aim, she completed a six-year full-time study program Masters Program of Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, Italy. She studied with great Tibetan lamas such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Jampa Monlam and Khensur Jampa Tegchok, amongst others, and has completed a one-year individual meditation retreat, among others. Presently, she combines continual development and meditation retreats with teaching meditation and Buddhist philosophy, at both general and specialized levels, with an approach that always takes into account the context and circumstances of Western life. She mainly teaches at Tushita Meditation Center Spain and other FPMT centers, and collaborates with SEE Learning (Emory University) in Spain.   Hans Burghardt holds a BA and a MA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a PhD from the University of Barcelona, where he spent seven years doing research. Since 2002, he meditates and is a student of great Buddhist masters including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche, Lama Jampa Monlam, Khensur Jampa Tegchok amongst others. He has completed the Masters Program of Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (Italy) and has completed a one-year individual meditation retreat. He currently teaches meditation and Buddhism at Tushita Meditation Center Spain and other FPMT centers, and is co-founder and coordinator of the Initiative for an Emotional, Ethical, and Social Education, that promotes the establishment of Emory University's SEE Learning in Spain.

The Buddhist Mind Science course is offered jointly by:

• Tushita Meditation Center Spain
• Kadampa Center, Raleigh, NC
• Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, NY

Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity (Green Tara) at Kadampa Center
	Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, March 7 - 9 and Sunday March 10 10 am - noon at Kadampa Center All are invited to attend!

Join us for this incredibly precious and rare opportunity to experience the creation and blessings of a peace & prosperity mandala through this beautiful practice.

Creation of the sand mandala takes place over the course of three days, as the monks painstakingly sprinkle sand to create the intricate patterns of the mandala.  The Sand Mandala of Peace and Prosperity is a representation of the pure land of Green Tara Buddha.  We begin with an Opening Ceremony on the first morning of the mandala event (Thurs 10am), followed by three full days (Thurs, Fri, Sat) in which the monks will complete the creation of the mandala.  On Sunday morning, all are invited to join us in the gompa, or online, at 10am for an opportunity to view the completed Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity up close, and then participate in a Green Tara Puja (prayer service) led by Geshe Sangpo.  The puja will be followed by a Closing Ceremony where, in recognition of the impermance of all phenomena, the mandala will be deconstructed and the sacred sand will be taken to a body of water to be dispersed to benefit other living beings. Some of the blessed sand will be available for attendees to take home, including instructions on how to use it.

Bring friends and family of all ages ~ everyone is welcome!  There will be hands-on mandala activity tables for both adults and children.

SCHEDULE ~ All are welcome!

• Thursday March 7, beginning at 10 am -- join us in the gompa for the Opening Ceremony (offered in person only)

• Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, March 7, 8, 9, from 10 am - 4 pm (offered in person only)

  • Drop by Kadampa Center anytime between 10am and 4pm to witness the creation of the Mandala of Peace & Prosperity and to receive the blessings of this holy spiritual object.

  • Browse the Dharma shop and purchase merchandise (religious and non-religious) brought from India and Nepal by the monks; purchases will help off-set the costs of their visit.

  • Check out the mandala activity tables.

• Sunday March 10, from 10am - 12pm -- join us for a Green Tara Puja and Closing Ceremony (offered in person and online via Zoom or YouTube)

GET INVOLVED ~ Volunteer!

There will be many opportunities to volunteer, from set-up to take-down and everything in between! 

Learn more and SIGN UP HERE to get involved during the Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity event. 

SPONSOR ~ The Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity (Green Tara)

Sponsoring any Dharma activity is one of the highest forms of generosity, because you are giving the Dharma and making it possible for many to experience the benefits of these extraordinary sand mandalas.  Your financial support also helps cover the costs of travel and care of the monks during their visit.

Sponsors will be offered reserved seating and a special acknowledgement at the closing ceremony, and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship at least two days before the closing ceremony event to give us time to post your dedication and reserve your seat.  SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the sand mandala, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Sponsor all four days of a mandala -- $450

Sponsor the Green Tara puja -- $250

Sponsor any single day of a mandala -- $200

Sponsor opening or closing ceremony -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity (Green Tara) at Kadampa Center
	Thursday, Friday, Saturday March 7, 8, 9, 2024 10 am to 4 pm in the Kadampa Center gompa All are invited to attend! * in person only *

Join us for this incredibly precious and rare opportunity to experience the creation and blessings of a peace & prosperity mandala through this beautiful practice.

Creation of the sand mandala takes place over the course of three days, as the monks painstakingly sprinkle sand to create the intricate patterns of the mandala.  The Sand Mandala of Peace and Prosperity is a representation of the pure land of Green Tara Buddha.  We begin with an opening ceremony on the first morning.  On the final day there will be an opportunity to view the mandala up close, followed by a ceremony where, in recognition of the impermance of all phenomena, the mandala will be deconstructed and the sacred sand will be taken to a body of water to be dispersed to benefit other living beings. Some of the blessed sand will be available for attendees to take home, including instructions on how to use it.

Bring friends and family of all ages ~ everyone is welcome!  There will be hands-on mandala activity tables for both adults and children.

SCHEDULE ~ All are welcome!

10 am - 4 pm, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, March 7, 8, 9

• Drop by Kadampa Center anytime between 10am and 4pm to witness the creation of the Mandala of Peace & Prosperity and to receive the blessings of this holy spiritual object.

• Browse the Dharma shop and purchase merchandise (religious and non-religious) brought from India and Nepal by the monks; purchases will help off-set the costs of their visit.

• Check out the mandala activity tables.

GET INVOLVED ~ Volunteer!

There will be many opportunities to volunteer, from set-up to take-down and everything in between! 

Learn more and SIGN UP HERE to get involved during the Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity event. (link will go live soon ~ please check back)

SPONSOR ~ The Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity

Sponsoring any Dharma activity is one of the highest forms of generosity, because you are giving the Dharma and making it possible for many to experience the benefits of these extraordinary sand mandalas.  Your financial support also helps cover the costs of travel and care of the monks during their visit.

Sponsors will be offered reserved seating and a special acknowledgement at the closing ceremony, and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship at least two days before the closing ceremony event to give us time to post your dedication and reserve your seat.  SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the sand mandala, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Sponsor all three days of a mandala -- $450

Sponsor the Green Tara puja -- $250

Sponsor any single day of a mandala -- $200

Sponsor opening or closing ceremony -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

Sand Mandala of Healing (Medicine Buddha) at Kadampa Center
	Thursday, Friday, and Saturday February 1, 2, & 3, 2024 10 am to 4 pm in the Kadampa Center gompa All are invited to attend! * in person only *

Join us for this incredibly precious and rare opportunity to experience the creation and blessings of a healing mandala through this beautiful practice.

Creation of the sand mandala takes place over the course of three days, as the monks painstakingly sprinkle sand to create the intricate patterns of the mandala. The Sand Mandala of Healing is a representation of the pure land of Medicine Buddha.  We begin with an opening ceremony on the first morning.  On the final day there will be an opportunity to view the mandala up close, followed by a ceremony where, in recognition of the impermance of all phenomena, the mandala will be deconstructed and the sacred sand will be taken to a body of water to be dispersed to benefit other living beings. Some of the blessed sand will be available for attendees to take home, including instructions on how to use it.

Bring friends and family of all ages ~ everyone is welcome!  There will be hands-on mandala activity tables for both adults and children.

SCHEDULE ~ All are welcome!

10 am - 4 pm, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, February 1, 2, 3

• Drop by Kadampa Center anytime between 10am and 4pm to witness the creation of the Mandala of Healing and to receive the blessings of this holy spiritual object.

• Browse the Dharma shop and purchase merchandise (religious and non-religious) brought from India and Nepal by the monks; purchases will help off-set the costs of their visit.

• Check out the mandala activity tables.

GET INVOLVED ~ Volunteer!

There will be many opportunities to volunteer, from set-up to take-down and everything in between!  

Learn more and SIGN UP HERE to get involved during the Sand Mandala of Healing event.

SPONSOR ~ The Sand Mandala of Healing (Medicine Buddha)

Sponsoring any Dharma activity is one of the highest forms of generosity, because you are giving the Dharma and making it possible for many to experience the benefits of these extraordinary sand mandalas.  Your financial support also helps cover the costs of travel and care of the monks during their visit.

Sponsors will be offered reserved seating and a special acknowledgement at the closing ceremony, and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship at least two days before the closing ceremony event to give us time to post your dedication and reserve your seat.  SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the sand mandala, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Sponsor all three days of a mandala -- $450

Sponsor the Medicine Buddha puja -- $250

Sponsor any single day of a mandala -- $200

Sponsor opening or closing ceremony -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

Closing Ceremony for the Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity
	Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 3:00 pm Community United Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh All are invited to attend! * in person only *

Join us for the Closing Ceremony as monks from India deconstruct the Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity!

The Peace & Prosperity Mandala is a representation of the pure land of Green Tara Buddha.  Creation of the sand mandala takes place over the course of three days.  On the final day there will be an opportunity to view the completed mandala up close, followed by the Closing Ceremony where, in recognition of the impermance of all phenomena, the mandala will be deconstructed and the sand will be taken to a body of water to be dispersed.  Some of the blessed sand will be available for attendees to take home with them, including instructions on how to use it.  Bring friends and family of all ages ~ everyone is welcome! 

LOCATION ~ Community United Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall

Note that the location of this specific sand mandala event will be held at an offsite location ~ not at Kadampa Center. 

Community United Church of Christ (CUCC) has graciously agreed to host the creation of the Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity in their Fellowship Hall.  We are thrilled to have the opportunity to share this incredibly auspicious experience with our greater community and neighbors!

Please join us at CUCC, located at 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607, just off the I-440 beltline at the Wade Avenue (east) exit.  Parking lots can be accessed via either Wade Ave or Dixie Trail (directions & parking info).  All events will take place in the CUCC Fellowship Hall.

GET INVOLVED ~ Volunteer!

There will be many opportunities to volunteer, from set-up to take-down and everything in between!

Learn more and SIGN UP HERE to get involved during the Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity event.

SPONSOR ~ The Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity

Sponsoring any Dharma activity is one of the highest forms of generosity, because you are giving the Dharma and making it possible for many to experience the benefits of these extraordinary sand mandalas.  Your financial support also helps cover the costs of travel and care of the monks during their visit.

Sponsors will be offered reserved seating and a special acknowledgement at the closing ceremony, and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship at least two days before the closing ceremony event to give us time to post your dedication and reserve your seat.  SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!  

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the sand mandala, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Sponsor all three days of the mandala -- $450

Sponsor any single day (Fri, Sat, Sun) -- $200

Sponsor opening  or closing ceremony -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

Opening Ceremony for the Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity
	Thursday March 14, 2024 begins at 10 am Community United Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh All are invited to attend! * in person only *

Join us for the Opening Ceremony as monks from India begin the creation of a Peace & Prosperity Mandala!

A Peace & Prosperity Mandala is a representation of the pure land of Green Tara Buddha.  The Opening Ceremony officially begins the process of creating the sand mandala, which will take place over the course of three days, as the monks painstakingly sprinkle sand to create the intricate patterns of the mandala.

Bring friends and family of all ages ~ everyone is welcome!  There will be hands-on mandala activites for both adults and children.

LOCATION ~ Community United Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall

Note that the location of this specific sand mandala event will be held at an offsite location ~ not at Kadampa Center. 

Community United Church of Christ (CUCC) has graciously agreed to host the creation of a Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity in their Fellowship Hall.  We are thrilled to have the opportunity to share this incredibly auspicious experience with our greater community and neighbors!

Please join us at CUCC, located at 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607, just off the I-440 beltline at the Wade Avenue (east) exit.  Parking lots can be accessed via either Wade Ave or Dixie Trail (directions & parking info). 

GET INVOLVED ~ Volunteer!

There will be many opportunities to volunteer, from set-up to take-down and everything in between! 

Learn more and SIGN UP HERE to get involved during the Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity event. 

SPONSOR ~ The Sand Mandala of Peace & Prosperity

Sponsoring any Dharma activity is one of the highest forms of generosity, because you are giving the Dharma and making it possible for many to experience the benefits of these extraordinary sand mandalas.  Your financial support also helps cover the costs of travel and care of the monks during their visit.

Sponsors will be offered reserved seating and a special acknowledgement at the closing ceremony, and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship at least two days before the closing ceremony event to give us time to post your dedication and reserve your seat.  SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the sand mandala, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

CLICK LINKS BELOW for SPONSORSHIP and DONATION OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsor all three days of a mandala -- $450

Sponsor any single day of a mandala -- $200

Sponsor opening or closing ceremony -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION!