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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Virtual Chenrezig Chant occurs weekly on Tuesday evenings. See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.
Virtual Midday Meditation occurs each Wednesday afternoon from 12:15-1:30. See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.
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 […]
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 […]
Virtual Chenrezig Chant occurs weekly on Tuesday evenings. See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.
Saka Dawa is the holiest day in the Buddhist calendar, as it commemorates three pivotal events in the life of the Buddha - his birth, his enlightenment, and his passing away into parinirvana. As such, it is said that the effects of virtuous actions done on this day are multiplied millions of times. To take […]
Virtual Midday Meditation occurs each Wednesday afternoon from 12:15-1:30. See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.
Half-Hour Pre-Vow Teaching, followed by one-hour ceremony - In-Person only In response to dharma students’ requests, KTC lamas will offer the Refuge Vow in a special program from 1 PM to 3 PM Saturday June 14 at Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling. The Refuge Vow Ceremony marks the beginning of a dharma student’s training. It is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Virtual Chenrezig Chant occurs weekly on Tuesday evenings. See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.
Virtual Midday Meditation occurs each Wednesday afternoon from 12:15-1:30. See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Virtual Chenrezig Chant occurs weekly on Tuesday evenings. See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.
Virtual Midday Meditation occurs each Wednesday afternoon from 12:15-1:30. See the Virtual Shrine Room for the most recent Zoom link.
Mantra practice (sometimes called “sadhana” practice in Sanskrit) is part of our weekly and monthly practice calendar here at Columbus KTC. These short but profound meditation practices can help us connect to our inner qualities of love, compassion, healing, and wisdom. But since many are chanted in Tibetan, they can be a little difficult to […]
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 […]
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 […]