The two-week observance of “The Waxing Moon of Miracles,” which begins with Losar (the day after the New Moon), concludes with Chötrul Duchen (the Great Occasion of the Buddha’s Miracles) on March 3- the Full Moon in the First Month of the Lunar Year. Virtuous acts done during this time are multiplied many thousand-fold because […]

Our mind is central to our experience of life and death, so it makes sense to nurture our minds to experience more wakefulness and love. In his book, “The Great Path of Awakening” Jargon Kontrul teaches that facing death with courage, compassion, and wisdom transforms the dying experience.  By embracing impermanence, practicing kindness, and nurturing […]

KTC Welcomes the Year of the Horse After celebrating the Gregorian calendar New Year on Jan. 1, Columbus KTC is observing the Tibetan New Year (Losar) on Wednesday Feb. 18.. As the “old year” comes to a close, it is a Tibetan cultural tradition to clean one’s shrine and home in preparation for the “new […]