Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling

Medicine Buddha Workshop (Part 2)
2026-01-17 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Mantra meditation is one of the easiest and most accessible practices of Tibetan Buddhism.
Visualizing oneself as a Buddha or bodhisattva while reciting a mantra and making aspirations for the benefit of beings is a powerful way to connect to our own inner goodness and send love, compassion and wisdom to other beings.
Since many mantra meditation texts (called “sadhana” texts) are recited in Tibetan, they can be a little difficult to approach. But KTC wants to help everyone feel comfortable and welcome to attend our weekly sadhana practices, so we are offering regular Sadhana workshops to acquaint people with the practices.
This session will cover the Medicine Buddha healing mantra practice. It will be led by Cathy Lhamo Jackson.
Practitioners of all experience levels are welcome to attend. There are no special prerequisites for this class. Students will receive links to download a PDF of the Medicine Buddha chant practice and a PDF of a teaching outline for the class.
ABOUT TICKETS: We offer tickets on a donation basis to benefit the Columbus KTC Operations Fund. You can donate any amount you wish – even as little as $1. It is all appreciated!
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE financial means, or have difficulty registering online, please write lamakathy@columbusktc.org and she will register you at no cost.
Students must have an internet connection, email capability, and download the Zoom application in order to attend. Zoom software is available here: https://zoom.us
Can’t attend but want to help KTC’s operations fund?
Hop over to our KTC donations page at this link:
https://www.columbusktc.org/donate/

Link to download the Medicine Buddha sadhana:
https://columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Menla-KTD-Book.Medicine.Buddha.pdf

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Midday Meditation
2026-01-14 12:15 - 13:30, 2026-01-07 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-12-31 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-12-24 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-12-17 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-12-10 12:15 - 13:30 | Zoom Meeting
Virtual Midday Meditation occurs each Wednesday afternoon from 12:15-1:30.
See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.

Chenrezig Chant
2026-01-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Meeting
Virtual Chenrezig Chant occurs weekly on Tuesday evenings.
See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.

Sunday Dharma Programs (Hybrid)
2026-01-11 08:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-04 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-12-28 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-12-21 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-12-14 08:00 - 12:30 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
After six years of waiting – after an arson fire moved us into borrowed spaces for four years, and a pandemic kept us from meeting in person for two years more – Columbus KTC opened its new location on Sunday March 20, 2022!
Although we’re returning to in-person programs, we will still be serving our Zoom and livestream audiences. So you might see signs in the Classroom and Shrine Room reminding you that by entering the room, you agree to be seen on camera for the folks watching from home.
You can find the full schedule for the current week and instructions to join our online sessions in our virtual shrine room.

To help support these virtual programs and other activities sponsored by Columbus KTC, please consider making a donation.

Shamatha Retreat
2026-01-10 09:30 - 15:00 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Mindfulness Meditation is our foundation as practicing Buddhists. By practicing basic quiet sitting meditation (called Shamatha in Sanskrit), we develop more awareness of our thoughts and motivations. As a result, an innate gentleness toward ourselves and others emerges.
Extended periods of shamatha meditation help us deepen our practice by giving us a chance to work with thoughts, distractions, and resistance that may not come up in shorter meditation sessions.
Lama Tom Broadwater will present brief talks prior to the morning and afternoon portions of this event. During the retreat, Lama Tom will also be available for interviews with participants who would like to discuss their practice.
Paul Goldstein and other KTC Meditation Instructors will act as umdzes.
The program will be offered in-person only at KTC. Those attending should bring a vegetarian sack lunch. Water, coffee, and tea will be provided.
To promote a mindful atmosphere, Functional Talking (i.e., only for essential quick communication) will be strongly encouraged.
If you’d like to attend only part of this retreat, you are welcome to do so. When you arrive, quietly join the retreatants in the shrine room.
ABOUT LAMA TOM
Lama Tom Broadwater became a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche in1999. He completed a 3 year retreat in 2012. He currently serves as an Associate Lama at Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling Buddhist Meditation Center in Columbus OH. Coal miner 4 years. Social worker and social administrator 35 years. Married 45 years. Father of two daughters and 3 grandchildren.
ABOUT PAUL GOLDSTEIN
Paul Goldstein is a meditation instructor for Columbus KTC and leads the volunteer meditation instructor team. Paul tried several types of meditation before finding a spiritual home at KTC more than twelve years ago. Paul is married and has two daughters.
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KTC Kids Class
2026-01-04 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-12-21 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-12-07 11:30 - 12:30 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
Thanks to the work of a dedicated core of volunteers, the KTC Children’s Class started with smiles and applause in October 2023.

Meeting in the Children’s Room on the lower level of the KTC from 11:30 to 12:30 on the First and Third Sundays of the month, youths ages 5-10 practice meditation together, hear stories told by the Buddha about virtuous actions (called Jataka Tales), do yoga poses, make crafts, play games and light candles on the special Youth Shrine and pray for those in need.

Activities are aimed at younger children, but those up to age 12 are welcome to attend.

Please register your child ahead of time through our Eventbrite link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/ktc-childrens-program…

Questions or interested in volunteering? Please email kids@columbusktc.org.

First Light Prayers for World Peace
2026-01-01 07:30 - 10:00 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
On Thursday January 1, 2026, please join the Columbus KTC Sangha and begin the New Year with a First Light Prayers for World Peace Ceremony at 7:30 AM.
We will meet in person in our beautiful shrine room, and will webcast our annual prayers on Zoom . We hope you can join us as we offer lamps and pray for the light of awakening to pervade the world.
Following the Lamp Offering prayer program, in-person guests are invited to join us for a simple breakfast in the Community Room, followed by a short Dharma Talk given by Lama Kathy in the KTC Shrine Room, which will be webcast on YouTube and Facebook.
Program will conclude at 10. Stay as long as you wish, or join us on Zoom and on our webstream.
For those attending First Light Prayers “virtually,” we encourage you to have a candle ready in a candle holder to hold in offering while reciting our yearly Lamp Offering Prayers for World Peace.
NOTE: We will need volunteers to assist with greeting and hospitality (snacks!) for this event. Write to welcome@columbusktc.org and
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Looking forward to seeing everyone!

KTC Christmas Morning Chenrezig and Potluck Brunch
2025-12-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
It’s back! After a short hiatus and continuing a KTC tradition, we will meet at 10 AM Christmas morning in-person and online for a Chenrezig chant led by Lama Kathy Wesley, to bring light and goodness into our homes & hearts on a day that is sacred to our Christian brothers and sisters.
Chenrezig is the bodhisattva of compassion, who made the radical vow to remain in Samsara (cyclic existence) until all beings have been liberated.
After the one-hour chant, feel welcome to stay for a light potluck brunch and conversation in the community room. This portion of the event will be in-person only.
If you’re staying for the potluck, please bring a vegetarian brunch-appropriate dish to share – no specific signup for this potluck, here are some ideas –

Fruit, veggie, or cheese platter
Salad (green salad, pasta or grain salad, etc.)
Egg-based dish (quiche, frittata, etc.)
Breads & spreads
Sweet treats or light dessert
Donuts or pastries

As a reminder, KTC is always vegetarian and alcohol-free. As potlucks return to KTC events (perhaps more regularly), please ensure dishes contain no meat, poultry, fish, seafood, or alcohol. Vegan dishes aren’t required but are appreciated by some sangha members.
We look forward to celebrating with everyone who can join us in-person or online!
There are no prerequisites, anyone may attend.
Prayers can be downloaded from our “Dharma Downloads” page
https://www.columbusktc.org/dharma-downloads/
Tashi Prayer:
https://www.columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8-Auspicious-Tashi-prayer-1.pdf
Chenrezig sadhana text:
https://columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/KTD-chenrezik-amitabha.pdf
Sakya Nedrol Prayer:
https://columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sakya-nedrol-bookletclean.pdf
Lama Rinpochema Prayer:
https://columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Lama-Rinpochema.Both-translations.pdf
ABOUT TICKETS: Attendance is by donation. You can donate any amount you wish – even as little as $1. It is all appreciated!
Online participants must have an internet connection, email capability, and download the Zoom application in order to attend online. Zoom software is available here: https://zoom.us
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE financial means, or have difficulty registering online, please write assistant@columbusktc.org and we will register you at no cost.
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The Manjushri Prayer and Sadhana for Wisdom Part 2 with Lama Kathy
2025-12-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
IN-PERSON and ON ZOOM!
We all want and need wisdom in our lives. It is said that when the Buddha attained his spiritual awakening, he realized what are called the Two Wisdoms – the Wisdom that Knows How Things Appear, and the Wisdom that Knows How Things Really Are.
But how do we as beginning students of the Buddha approach these two wisdoms? How do we know what to study, and how to study?
Using a teaching by KTC Founder Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche as a guide, Lama Kathy Wesley will continue her instructions on a prayer and mantra practice of Manjushri Bodhisattva, said to be the embodiment of the Buddha’s wisdom.
These prayers are said to produce good conditions (both inner and outer) for the study of dharma and the development of wisdom.
The first Manjushri workshop in November covered the text and chanting; this second session will cover visualizations and mantra recitation for the prayer and practice.
Missed Part 1? No problem! You can check it out on KTC’s YouTube Channel:
The workshops are being held to introduce these prayers, which are now recited at 10 AM Every Fourth Sunday at KTC.
ABOUT TICKETS: Both In-Person and Zoom participation is by donation. All donations benefit Columbus KTC’s Operations Fund. You can donate as little as $1, or any amount you wish – it is all appreciated!
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE financial means, or have difficulty registering online, please write lamakathy@columbusktc.org and she will register you at no cost.
WANT TO READ AHEAD?
We will send all participants a link to our new Manjushri Prayer Book.
CAN’T ATTEND, but want to help KTC’s Operations Fund?
Hop over to our KTC donations page at this link: https://columbusktc.kindful.com
ABOUT LAMA KATHY: A student of buddhism since meeting Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche in 1977, Lama Kathy participated in the first 3-Year Retreat conducted by Khenpo Rinpoche in the United States. Since graduating from retreat in 1996, Lama Kathy has served as the Resident Teacher of the Columbus KTC.
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