Monlam Moments: Day One

Umdze Sonam Paljor (right) and

Lama Tashi Dhondup at opening vow ceremony

Prayer quote of the day:

“And thus, by all the merit I have gained,
“May every living being, leaving none aside,
“Abandon all their evil ways,
“Embracing goodness now and ever more.”

(From Shantideva’s “The Aspiration from The Way of the Bodhisattva,” Monlam Prayer Book, Second Edition, Page 137)



Monlam Moment:

The night before the event began, a lonely mosquito perched on the belly of the bronze baby Buddha statue sitting in a bowl of saffron water used in the “bathing of the Buddha” ritual. Was she waiting for Dewachen?

Credits: Photos by Stephanie Colvey, Robert Hanson-Sturm and Savile Sanders.

Who's Here?

The centers represented at the North American Kagyu Monlam include:

Kagyu Thubten Chöling

Mahavajra Dharma Center

Vajra Vidya Retreat Center

Nalanda West

Karma Thegsum Chöling New Jersey

Karma Sonam Dargye Ling

Karma Tekchen Zabsal Ling

Dallas Karma Thegsum Chöling (KTC)

Palpung Choekyi Gyaltsen Buddhist Study Group

Rigpe Dorje Center, Montreal

Kagyu Thegchen Ling

Albany KTC

Columbus KTC

KTC Jacksonville

Greenville (NC) KTC

Gampo Abbey

Kagyu Dzamling Kunchab KDK-NYC

Karma Rimay O Sal Ling, Maui

Did we leave anyone out? Let us know!