Columbus KTC’s Virtual Dharma Center Activities for Sunday, March 29th

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Welcome to the Columbus KTC Virtual Shrine Room. We are using the Zoom conferencing service to help us practice together during this time of public health emergency. 


We appreciate your participation, and hope you enjoy your time with us. 
Please remember to mute your microphone so sounds from your home will not disturb the practice or teaching session.


We hope you will come visit us again. If you’d like to donate to help us with costs, please click here.

Instructions for Joining Columbus KTC Zoom Meetings

Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app from the Download Center. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click a Zoom Meeting Link.

For information on how to call in to a Zoom meeting, please click here. Otherwise, feel free to use the quick-links below to join a session.  


Green Tara on Sunday at 8:30 am EST

Time: Mar 29, 2020 08:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) https://zoom.us/j/2796283530

Group Meditation Practice on Sunday at 10:00 am EST

Time: Mar 29, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) https://us04web.zoom.us/j/512465844

Introduction to Meditation on Sunday at 10:00 am EST

Time: Mar 29, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) https://zoom.us/j/127257542

Pujas/Ngondro on Sunday at 10:00 am EST

Time: Mar 29, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) https://us04web.zoom.us/j/333116511

Introduction to Buddhism on Sunday at 11:30 am EST

Time: Mar 29, 2020 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) https://zoom.us/j/2796283530


Dharma Talk – Lama Kathy to Continue Sunday Dharma Talks on Facebook Live and YouTube

Please use the links to join Lama Kathy Wesley’s Sunday 1pm.

We will be meeting virtually until the public health emergency passes and meeting places reopen. 

Columbus KTC Expands Online Schedule

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Tuesday night Chenrezig Chant Starts TODAY

Wednesday Midday Meditation Starts THIS Week

Thanks to all our Sangha friends both near and far, who joined us this past Sunday for our first weekly “Virtual Dharma Center” meetings on the Zoom online conferencing website.


The experiment went so well we are ready to expand our offerings this week, starting with our first Online Chenrezig Chant TONIGHT, Tuesday March 24 at 7 p.m. and first Online Midday Meditation WEDNESDAY March 25 at 12:15 p.m.


Both sessions are scheduled to last one hour.

For Tuesday night’s Chenrezig chant, if you have your own Chenrezig text you can join in with the chanting, or just relax and listen to the umdze (chant leader). 

Need a text? You can order a Tibetan-style prayer text online from Namse Bangdzo Bookstore or download an 8 1/2 by 11 version here.


A copy of the Tashi Prayer can be found here.

Ready to Join the meeting? Here’s a link to Instructions for Joining these KTC Zoom Meetings.


Looking forward to seeing you soon.  May all beings benefit!

Columbus KTC’s Virtual Dharma Center Activities Start THIS Sunday!

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Like most people, our Columbus KTC sangha was sad to see churches and meeting places closing down due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. 

But our resourceful KTC Leadership Team has created a “Virtual Dharma Center” online at the Zoom Conferencing website, and will be opening it for our Sangha THIS coming Sunday for an “abbreviated” version of our Sunday dharma activity schedule.

Sunday March 22 on Zoom:

8:30 – 9:30 AM – Green Tara Chant
10 – 11 AM – Combined Meditation Instruction and Silent Meditation Session
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Introduction to Buddhism Class, “The Meaning of Lineage.” 

Click here to access instructions on how to join the chant, meditation, and Intro Class activities on Zoom.


ALSO – on Sunday March 22 on YouTube & Facebook Live:

1 PM – KTC Resident Teacher Lama Kathy Wesley will continue her Dharma Talk, “Prayers for a Pandemic, Part 2.”

Click here for Lama Kathy’s YouTube Channel.

Click here for Lama Kathy’s Facebook Page. 

We will be meeting virtually until the public health emergency passes and meeting places reopen. 


Comments? Questions? Write to us at info@columbusktc.org.

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Columbus KTC Continues Dharma Talks and Programs During Public Health Hiatus

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In light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling suspended its schedule of classes and meditations beginning March 15, 2020.


To help continue the Columbus KTC’s commitment to providing dharma instruction and practice for the public in the midst of the emergency, KTC teachers and chant leaders will be taking to the Internet to provide online classes, prayers and Dharma Talks for the foreseeable future.  A full schedule will be published as soon as it becomes available.

The first Dharma Talk during KTC’s public health hiatus was Lama Kathy’s “Prayers for a Pandemic.” Part 1 was webcast on Sunday March 15, and the second installment is scheduled to be webcast on Sunday, March 22.

The first installment covered simple practices to help reduce anxiety and promote inner stability. You can see it here.

The Breathing and Visualization Relaxation Exercise Lama Kathy described during the Part 1 of the class can be found here.

And the “Prayer that Saved Sakya from Sickness” can be found here.

A recording of Lama Karma Drodhul singing the Tibetan of “The Prayer that Saved Sakya from Sickness” can be found on SoundCloud.

Next week …
Next week, you can watch Lama Kathy’s “Prayers for a Pandemic Part 2” on her YouTube page.

And check back here next week for links for the downloads of prayers and other materials referenced in Part 2 of the class.

Stay safe, keep practicing, and keep dedicating that merit and virtue.

Together, we will see each other through.

May all beings benefit!

Update Regarding COVID-19 and Columbus KTC Sangha Activities

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March 13, 2020

Dear Dharma Friends:


Hope all of you are doing well. We are writing today to update you on how Coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting our Columbus KTC sangha activities.

As you know, our “home” monastery, Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in Woodstock NY, has closed its campus to day visitors, and has canceled all programs from now through the end of May.


In addition, out of an abundance of caution, Columbus KTC will postpone two upcoming events – Lama Tsultrim Yeshe’s nyungne visit at the end of March, and Khenpo Urgyen Tenzin’s visit in the middle of April. Existing reservations these events will be refunded.


Today, after Ohio government and health officials announced the closure of all Ohio schools (including K-12) and barred assemblies of more than 100 people, our hosts at Congregation Tifereth Israel took the decision to close their temple building, effective immediately, until early April.

This means all Columbus KTC regular Sunday and Tuesday programs will be discontinued until further notice. 


We apologize for this development, but these are extraordinary times, and the safety and health of our sangha is of paramount importance.

In the coming days, KTC’s leadership and technical teams will meet to design ways to deliver Sunday dharma talks and weekly chants to you via the internet. We also will try to create a “virtual prayer list” that will connect us all and allow us to share our joys and concerns with one another. 

Meanwhile, in an effort to keep everyone safe, we encourage our dharma friends to take reasonable precautions in regard to their health:

  • Remain at home if one is feeling unwell 
  • Practice “social distancing” while out and about
  • Wash hands frequently
  • Be mindful to not touch one’s face 


Here’s a rundown of all the COVID-19 advice from the World Health Organization:https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public


If you ask, “what prayers and practices can help us at this time?”
There are many spiritual practices that can lend us strength and comfort. Among the practices recommended by our teachers are the Tashi Prayer, the Chenrezig mantra OM MANI PEME HUNG, Medicine Buddha Mantra TAYATA OM BEKANZé BEKANZÉ MAHA BEKANZé RADZA SA MUNG GATÉ SO HA, and the Tara mantra OM TARÉ TU TARÉ TURÉ SO HA. 


In fact, shamatha meditation and any other spiritual practice can be dedicated to “the benefit of all sentient beings in general, but specifically for those experiencing illness.” 


If you have questions or concerns, write to us at memberatlarge@columbusktc.org. 


Please stay safe, and take care of one another. Thank you for being part of our dharma family. We will keep everyone in our prayers, this week and always.


Sincerely yours,
The KTC Leadership Team
Director Kim Miracle
Assistant Director Chuck Drake
Treasurer Gina Kim
Secretary Michael Stone
Member-at-large Eric Weinberg
Lama Kathy Wesley, adviser