Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling

KTC Kids Class
2025-09-21 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-05 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-10-19 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-02 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Detroit) | 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.

Chenrezig Chant
2025-09-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-04 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.

Midday Meditation
2025-09-24 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-10-01 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-10-08 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-10-15 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-10-22 12:15 - 13:30, 2025-10-29 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.

Saturday Sadhana Class: White Tara
2025-09-27 09:30 - 12:00 | 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.

IN-PERSON AND ON ZOOM
This 2 1/2 hour workshop will introduce the WhiteTara Practice as it’s recited at Columbus KTC on Sunday mornings. Tara is the awakened bodhisattva of compassion in action, and is associated with the removal of obstacles and protection from illness and untimely death.
Instructor Lama Kathy Wesley will explain the history and background of the prayer text, show us how to read Tibetan transliteration, and teach us elementary visualization techniques. The class will cover the main part of the White Tara prayer text by the 8th Tai Situ Rinpoche Tenpai Nyingje.
Participants will finish the workshop knowing how to read a Tibetan prayer text, and be prepared to participate in the White Tara practice at KTC.
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 a White Tara chant practice and a PDF of a teaching outline for the class.

ABOUT TICKETS: Attendance is by donation. 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://columbusktc.org/donate/

The White Tara text can be downloaded at this link:
https://www.columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/White-Tara-Situ-Rinpoche.pdf
And the Tashi Prayer can be downloaded at this link:
https://www.columbusktc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8-Auspicious-Tashi-prayer-1.pdf
An Outline of the Sadhana can be found here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wpbrrwh23hyd44urzguli/White-Tara-Outline.Situ.doc?rlkey=[REDACTED]&st=wd8y9zc3&dl=0

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Sunday Dharma Programs (Hybrid)
2025-09-28 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-05 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-12 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-19 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-10-26 08:00 - 12:30, 2025-11-02 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.

The Buddhist Path to Freedom with Khenpo Sangye Trinley
2025-10-27 19:00 - 2025-10-30 20:30 | Columbus KTC, 645 W. Rich St., Columbus, OH, 43215, United States
TEACHINGS AVAILABLE IN-PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Twenty-six hundred years ago, the young prince Siddhartha Gautama snuck out of his palace and saw firsthand the truth of the suffering of old age, sickness, and death.
While most of us prefer to distract ourselves from such subjects, the prince could not shake his awareness of these truths. Unable to ignore them, he set out on a journey to find the source of humanity’s suffering and a method for ending it.
He sought answers for six years before taking a seat beneath the Bodhi tree, where he found the resolution he was seeking. He spent the next forty-five years of his life teaching others that they too possessed the ability to free themselves from suffering.
On Monday evening, Khenpo Sangye will provide an introduction to the Buddha’s teachings, explaining how Buddhism differs from other religions and describing the different ways in which the Buddha taught to reach different types of students.
Then on Tuesday evening, we will look into one particular lineage of Buddhism – the one we practice here at KTC!
Khenpo Sangye will provide a teaching on the Dakpo Kagyu lineage prayer, a profound text that lays out the origins of our lineage and concisely describes the means of attaining the ultimate realization.
Finally, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Khenpo Sangye will teach about Buddha Nature as discussed in the first chapter of Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation. This opening chapter of Gampopa’s great work clearly explains how we possess the same potential for awakening as the Buddha, and how we too can attain enlightenment just like he did.
Please join us for any or all of the programs over the course of the week. We would love to share the blessings of these teachings with you!
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THE FOUR-SESSION WORKSHOP IS WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON at the Columbus KTC Center, 645 W. RIch Street, Columbus, OH.
WANT TO PARTICIPATE BY ZOOM? Zoom tickets also are available to attend all workshops for a donation to KTC’s Operations Fund. All three workshop sessions will be Zoom-cast.
IF YOU LACK FUNDS TO ATTEND, please send a “message to the organizer” using the message button below and request a free ticket. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
LIMITED INCOME? A donation option is available. Write to the organizer at kmwesley@me.com to sign up.
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ABOUT OUR TEACHER
Khenpo Sangye Trinley has been serving as a resident teacher, vajra master, and translator at our home monastery Karma Triyana Dharmachakra since 2018. Originally from Nepal, he received his novice monk vows at the age of 11 in 1980 and became a fully ordained Bhikshu in 1992.
During this time, he completed many years of Buddhist studies under great masters including H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, H.E. the 12th Chamgon Tai Situ Rinpoche, and the previous Kyabje Dilyak Dazang Rinpoche.
Since 1990, he has extensively traveled throughout Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe at the invitations of Buddhist centers and organizations.
In 2001, Khenpo Sangye completed the traditional three-year retreat at Palpung Sherabling retreat center under the guidance of Kyabje Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. After that time, he served the lineage in a variety of posts in Asia and the United States before being sent to KTD in 2018 by His Holiness Gyalwang Karmapa.
Khenpo Sangye is well known for his joy in practicing and sharing the dharma and for his great sense of humor.

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