This event will be IN-PERSON and on ZOOM.. Our daily lives are full of busy-ness - work responsibilities, family needs and more - and we are very much in need of silence and calm. This one-day retreat will cover the basics of meditation for beginners and help intermediate practitioners expand and grow their practice. Periods […]
Learn about the Buddhist Ceremony of Taking Refuge in a workshop, followed by the Refuge Vow Ceremony itself. Refuge Workshop and Ceremony Since the time of the Buddha, aspiring students of his teachings have begun their path by taking the Vow of Refuge: taking the Buddha as their teacher, the dharma as their path, […]
Saka Dawa is the holiest day in the Buddhist calendar, as it commemorates two pivotal events in the lift of the Buddha - 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 advantage of […]
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 […]
What Is a Nyenne? For hundreds of years, Tibetan Buddhists have practiced something called “nyungne,” or the two Chenrezig Fasting Retreat. The Nyungne Retreat is a two-day practice focusing on the generation of the Bodhisattva attitude, the strict keeping of vows, and the recitation of the 1000-arm Chenrezig sadhana. Chenrezig is the Bodhisattva of Compassion, […]