For those of you who can attend, I can’t recommend this enough.  If I wasn’t in Canada right now, I would be at Lucy’s as much as possible.

TUESDAY, NOV. 17

RED TARA TSOG

Within the context of the Shi-tro Sand Mandala ceremonies

6:00PM

His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche Maha- Paranirvana anniversary and Venerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nubpa, Fifth week anniversary @ Lucy’s El Adobe  5536 Melrose Ave. (just east of Gower)

SATURDAY, NOV. 21

Q & A

With Master Mandala Artist Ven. Lama Ngawang Thogmed

4:00PM – 5:00PM

Please come with all of your Sand Mandala Questions for our visiting mandala master

Ven. Lama Thogmed.

TUESDAY, NOV. 24

6:00 PM

Tsog offering and closing prayers for the Mandala

followed by the raising of the Shi-Tro Sand Mandala

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25

11:00 AM – 1:00PM

Final Viewing of the Completed Shi-tro Sand Mandala

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25

1:00PM

MANDALA DISOLUTION CERMONY (the sweeping of the sand)

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25

2:00PM -5:00PM

Procession with the Lamas’ to the Los Angeles River

This year’s Mandala carries a special dedication in honor of theVenerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nupba.

Please come share your memories, redoubble your comitments, and rejoice in the vast accumulation of merit during this time of the forty-nine-day rain of blessings.

LAMAS’ DAILY SCHEDULE

Tuesday – Saturday

11:00 AM to 2:00PM

4:00 PM to 8:00PM

MANDALA VIEWING HOURS

NOON to 10:30PM Daily (closed Sundays)

Our Tibetan mandala artists are visiting America from T’hubten Choeling, the Monastery of His Holiness Trulshik Rinpoche located in Pharping ,  Nepal . They are: Master Mandala Artist the Venerable Lama Ngawang Thogmed; First Mandala Artist Lama Lhundrup; and Assistant Mandala Artist Lama Dorjee. Special guest Venerable Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche–former Vajra Master of Rigdzin Drub-Pai Ghatsal, retreat center of His Holiness Chatral Rinpoche also in Nepal .

Ven. Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche will also be participating in this year’s sand mandala ceremonies and construction.

Additionally, daily ceremonies, informational talks on Mandalas by the Venerable Lama Ngawang Thogmed, and related events will be held at Lucy’s throughout the sand mandala’s construction.

For more details visit www.thondupling.org or call 323-953-0755

There are a few events that I have participated in my life that I treasure more than anything.  In 2007 I was able to spend almost every day at the creation of the Rig’Dzin Dub-Pa Mandala.  I watched as the Lamas worked tirelessly everyday creating this beautiful Mandala.  This year under the Auspices of  Venerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nubpa, Chagdud Gonpa T’hondup Ling and Lucy’s El Adobe everyone is invited to join the creation of the Shi-Tro Sand Mandala, the fifth sacred Sand Mandala offered at Lucy’s !

NOVEMBER 11th – 25th 2009

AT LUCY’S EL ADOBE CAFÉ

5536 Melrose Ave. (just east of Gower)

This year’s Mandala carries a special dedication in honor of the Venerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nupba. Please come share your memories, redoubble your comitments, and rejoice in the vast accumulation of merit during this time of the forty-nine-day rain of blessings.

LAMAS’ DAILY SCHEDULE

Tuesday – Saturday

11:00 AM to 2:00PM

4:00 PM to 8:00PM

MANDALA VIEWING HOURS

NOON to 10:30PM Daily (closed Sundays)

The Tibetan mandala artists are visiting America from T’hubten Choeling, the Monastery of His Holiness Trulshik Rinpoche located in Pharping ,  Nepal . They are: Master Mandala Artist the Venerable Lama Ngawang Thogmed; First Mandala Artist Lama Lhundrup; and Assistant Mandala Artist Lama Dorjee. Special guest Venerable Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche–former Vajra Master of Rigdzin Drub-Pai Ghatsal, retreat center of His Holiness Chatral Rinpoche also in Nepal .

Ven. Gelong Kalsang Rinpoche will also be participating in this year’s sand mandala ceremonies and construction.

Additionally, daily ceremonies, informational talks on Mandalas by the Venerable Lama Ngawang Thogmed, and related events will be held at Lucy’s throughout the sand mandala’s construction.

For more details visit www.thondupling.org or call 323-953-0755

I will be working with the American Foundation for Tibetan Cultural Preservation this Sunday at the Pan Asian Museum. We will construct a traditional sand mandala that kids can watch and participate in. Please come join us!

Where:Pan Asian Museum high priestess of soul nina simone mp3
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena California 91101
Sunday September 28, 11:00am-5:00pm

Free Family Day – Himalayan Festival We’re celebrating the people of the world’s highest region with the biggest FREE Family Festival of the year! Enjoy hands-on crafts, music, dance, exhibitions, demonstrations, and food and crafts for sale from Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Tibet.

The Himalayan Festival is presented in association with the Tibetan Association of Southern California and is made possible in part by the City of Pasadena Arts and Culture Commission and Cultural Affairs Division, Pasadena Art League, Target, Dharma Arts, Tibetan Arts, India Sweets and Spices and Bodhi Tree Bookstore. In-kind support provided by Dolphin Rents, Sierra Club, and Whole Life Times. Special thanks to the volunteers of Pacific Asia Museum’s Himalayan Arts Council and Pakistan Arts Council.