Sonam
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
Sonam
Originally uploaded by KtcMinneapolis.
Sonam la on the new Meditation Garden steps.
Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Megavolcanos on Planet Earth
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006There are at least four mega or supervolcanos on Earth. When they erupt most, if not all, plant and animal life on our planet is wiped out. The largest of these megavolcanos is under Yellowstone National Park. It has a 600,000 year cycle. That is, it erupts every 600,000 years. It has been 640,000 years since its last eruption.
Nova, TPT Channel 2, 26.9.2006
2006 Garage Sale
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006Thanks so much to everyone for the great donations again for our 2006 garage sale!!! Most people reading this probably know that the garage sale was held, for the first time this year, at Suzanne & Russ’s home in their phenomenal “Prayer Barn.” Use the search box in the right hand column at the top of this page if you would like to see a picture of the barn. Even with the dramatic change in location, receipts from the sale came within a couple hundred dollars of breaking our record year holding the sale at the Center. The money from the garage sale goes into our operating budget, which supports the people studying and practicing at the Center.
It was wonderful to be able to plan for the garage sale without being concerned about whether we would get rained out. Instead, what we got was that scorching, hot weather. The barn provided shade and lots of great space. We were able to set up ahead of time and we could leave everything set up overnight for the first time. Suzanne cooked fantastic food for the workers’ lunches - a big bonus. You might want to sign up to work next year just for the lunch - really.
Most of the KTC sangha work in one role or another at the garage sale, and many of our patrons donate wonderful things year after year. Every one of you matters. Everything you do makes a difference. Special thanks to Carolyn Peterson for pulling it all off with a fantastic coordinator effort!
The 2007 garage sale is out there, headed our way…
Ven Bardor Rinpoche Visit Cancelled
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006It is with regret that we announce Bardor Tulku Rinpoche’s Midwest Tour has been cancelled. He will not be at KTC over Labor Day weekend due to his translator, Lama Yeshe Gyamtso’s health problems.
Garage Sale 2006 July 27-29
Thursday, June 8th, 2006 Garage Sale 2006 July 27th - 29th
Donations Needed | Great New Location
We have a great new location for our 4th annual garage sale - Suzanne Rooney & Russ Vogt’s Prayer Barn! This means we can set up ahead of time in a location with good energy and plenty of space, and we don’t have to worry about bad weather. What a great deal. Mark your calendars to visit the garage sale, and check out Russ & Suzanne’s excellent art at the same time. The address is 17210 Co Rd 47, Plymouth, 55446. Take 169 North to Bass Lake Road West. From Bass Lake Road West take a left at the 3rd stop light, Northwest Blvd. From NW Blvd take a right at the first stop light, County Road 47. Stay on Cty Road 47. You’ll go under 494 and through a 4-way stop at Vicksburg Lane. Russ & Suzanne’s is about 3/4 miles on the right. You can see their barn & ceramic art from the road.
Donations, donations and more donations are needed for our 2006 garage sale. Drop them off at the Center anyday of the week or contact us (see below) for someone to pick up your donation. If you bring your donation and no one is around, leave things in front of the garage door or on the front porch.
Your donations are our treasures!! We really appreciate them. Consider donating to our “White Elephant” table or donate a gift certificate to your favorite place - perhaps restaurants, coops, bookstores are popular examples of gift certificates.
Contact us to arrange for a pick up or a special time to drop off.
We had a very successful July, 2005 garage sale. In addition to lots and lots of good things to sell, several items were donated that were on our wish list. We would like more nice chairs, tables, lamps - furniture for 2006. We sold out of everything we had this year quite rapidly and could definitely have used more. And, of course, the quality older furniture pieces do the best. CDs also went very well, and good books, DVDs, movies, nice clothing, t-shirts of all sizes, kids toys and clothing in very good condition, and things for 7-12 year old boys, jewelry, knick knacks, kitchen items, dishes, candles, gardening things and gardening tools, other tools… We’re hoping for a repeat performance in 2006!
Please…. Only clean, useable items that do not need repair and no office furniture or exercise equipment.
Donations are tax deductible and go directly to benefit the Center.
Long Amitabha Sadhana Graduates
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006
Long Amitabha Sadhana Graduates
Originally uploaded by KtcMinneapolis.
Happy hearts at the conclusion of the 2nd weekend of the teaching on the Long Amitabha Sadhana.
Lama WuuFang - The Long Amitabha Puja
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Lama WuuFang - The Long Amitabha Puja
Originally uploaded by KtcMinneapolis.
Permanent Tara Offering Torma
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Permanent Tara Offering Torma
Originally uploaded by KtcMinneapolis.
Tormas for the Long Amitabha Puja
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Tormas for the Long Amitabha Puja
Originally uploaded by KtcMinneapolis.
Daily tormas that will be offered during the Long Amitabha Puja.
Permanent Amitabha, Chenrezik and Vajrapani Tormas
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Permanent Amitabha, Chenrezik and Vajrapani Tormas
Originally uploaded by KtcMinneapolis.
Top Levels of Shrine Set Up to Begin Long Amitabha Puja
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Top Levels of Shrine Set Up to Begin Long Amitabha Puja
Originally uploaded by KtcMinneapolis.
Welcome
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006Web logs, short for web (internet) based logs have sprung up almost over night. Today it is simply called “Blog” or “Blogging”. The reason for its virtual over night success are the tools and features provided, giving internet users the ability to organize mountains of information into manageable content.
My hope is to provide information (as non-geeky as possible) to gently instruct you in your use of the new KTC Minneapolis Web Log, or KtcBlog for short.
Native Americans & Tibetans
Monday, April 24th, 2006“We always compare the records and the prophesies when we get together with Tibetans. They’re pretty much the same because we’re the same people-you know, from the same original roots.”
Mad Bear
From MAD BEAR Spirit, Healing, and the Sacred in the Life of a Native American Medicine Man by Doug Boyd. Simon & Schuster, 1994.
Green Tara Thanka
Thursday, February 9th, 2006
Green Tara Thanka
Originally uploaded by merjess.
Green Tara at KTC Minneapolis - Losar 2006
Green Tara Pecha
Thursday, February 9th, 2006
Green Tara Pecha
Originally uploaded by merjess.
Tibetan pecha for the Green Tara Sadhana chanted on Losar.