Ahoy! Feb. will be chock-full of special events, including Losar (Tibetan/Buddhist New year), 3 sets of new Dharma teachings by Tulku Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche, Yoga Michele Bulgatz Valentine's Day, Boundless Love Yoga Gala, the Asian Celebration, Saraha Children's School Open House, BHASA developments, and more... read through to catch a glimpse,  and see our online calendar for more details... 

It is important to start the year off right by cleaning up negative karma from the previous year and launching the new with positive, fresh aspiration and activities for the year ahead... This is done by ritual practices of confession and averting negativity, on the one hand, and offering rituals, and positive prayers of long life and virtuous aspiration, celebration and community gathering on the other... 

And by the way, while we're at it, note to self, wouldn't it also be right and kind if we used this ready reminding thought of the piggy year to come to terms with that species in a better light, perhaps by abstaining from eating them,  now, ever... right? 

As for starting things out right in the New Year ... We are extremely fortunate in this department that resident teacher Tibetan Lama Tulku Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche is offering his help by presenting 3 separate series of Dharma Teachings starting this month, and continuing into the future... these are:

 

1... Teachings on How to Meditate ---
When:  Mondays from 6-7 pm, starting Feb. 18...

2... Teachings On the Madhyamika, Realizing the Middle Way, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 4:30 - 5:30 pm, starting Feb. 12.

3... Teachings on The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva,  on Wednesdays & Fridays, from 6-7 pm, starting Feb. 13...

Thursday, Feb. 14, 6-8 pm, this Valentine's day evening, longtime Saraha friend and local yoga master Michele Bulgatz will offer guided group yoga instructions and wise words on the nectar of boundless love, backed up by chocolate, in this non-profit Boundless Love Yoga Benefit Event and fundraiser for Saraha Buddhist Temple and Saraha Children's School... $10-$20 suggested love offering per... pls bring flowers for the shrine and take chocolate when you go... advance tickets available at Saraha...

With now being the crucial recruiting season for next school year's incoming class at Saraha Children's School, our on-site non-profit, State-registered elementary school, we will be hosting a series of events this month and throughout the Spring... you can help by contacting us, if you are interested, or referring people you think might be to come visit us at these public events, including:  

1. Eugene Alternative Education Fair, at Eugene Public Library, Sat. Feb. 2, 1-4 pm...
2. Eugene Asian Celebration, Booth # 22, at Lane County Fairgrounds, Sat. & Sun. Feb. 16-17, 10 am - 6 pm 
3. Saraha Children's School Open House Event, at Saraha, 477 E. 40th Ave., Eugene, Sat. Feb. 23, 10 am - 2 pm

Visit Saraha Children's School at www.sarahaschool.org

It is a thing. We constantly attempt to cultivate and grow the libraries at Saraha for all beings, with every wisdom and every loving care... We get kind book donations frequently, but sometimes we have target books that are hard to find, or hard to pay for... We can grow the library by buying these at half-price wholesale which is great, but we still need the $ to do that...

Those books above, starting with Thomas Cleary's epic translation of the massive Flower Ornament (Avatamsaka) Sutra, are a list of current hopes... The "1" qty items, like that sutra, are intended for library acquisition... They are big treasures... The multiple qty items go to replenish stock in our onsite book store... We sell them and the profit goes back to fund library expansion again... Win win, it is a good idea... These particular books total at $308.65.  If you would like to help us build the library pls make your non-profit donation check or online (website), HERE (click)... in all or any amounts... In this way we can build our Saraha libraries together...

First Monday's Orientation
(note... THIS MONTH THERE WILL BE NO ORIENTATION EVENT)

Learn about the background, purpose and activities of Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute in our monthly "First Mondays" orientation event. Free and open to the public... (NO EVENT THIS MONTH, FEB. 2019)

M-F 7:00 - 8:00 pm Saraha Temple Daily Practice  Tibetan Language Recitation of the Preliminary Practices of the Dudjom Lineage of the Nyingma School of Buddhism, which is the native tradition of Saraha Temple, followed by brief Tsok offering practice, longevity prayers and dedication of merit...

Recitation of the Tibetan practice "For the Benefit of Sentient Beings, as Vast as the Sky," and tales from the life story of its author, Buddhist master Thangtong Gyalpo, and other prayers of compassion... Sundays from 1-3 pm... all welcome...

with your kind donation... Dharma friends, please make your non-profit donation to support the continued existence of Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute... Link below for online donation.  For larger amounts pls contact office@saraha.org directly to save online transaction fees.
 
Here is the Saraha online DONATE LINK...

The Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute, or "Saraha" for short, is a registered 501(c)(3) status non-profit religious organization based in Eugene, Oregon, USA.  Following the Buddha's teachings of Enlightenment, and practicing according to the Dudjom Lineage of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Saraha offers a full schedule of daily temple meditation and ritual events, special teachings, and educational courses. 

 

Open to the public, everyone welcome.

Location (click for map)

Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Temple
477 E. 40th Ave. (40th & Donald)
Eugene, OR 97405
USA