Peace Mandala Tour - 5 Days Long

5 days of gatherings, includes sacred sand mandala creation, Buddhist teachings, meditation, dialogue, sacred music, community conversations The Sera Jey Lawa Khangtsen World Peace Tour is a mobile educational journey led by Venerable Tashi Lama and five fellow monks from Lawa Khangtsen at Sera Jey Monastery in South India. This tour is organized and sponsored by Lion's Roar Dharma Center, a Buddhist temple in Sacramento, California, in the tradition of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Each stop is shaped in collaboration with its host community. Our program at Westminster includes a sacred sand mandala creation, Buddhist teachings, meditation, dialogue, sacred music, lama dance, community conversations, and a mandala dissolution ceremony. The purpose is not entertainment, but an invitation to become peacemakers by examining the inner causes of conflict and cultivating compassion, reconciliation, forgiveness, and nonviolence. The tour is offered in the spirit of bodhicitta: the wish that all beings be free from suffering and the commitment to help make that real. The tour is organized and sponsored by Lion's Roar Dharma Center in Sacramento, California. Join us for any or all segments of this 5 day experience! Day 1 • Monday, November 23 Compassion and Inner Peace 2:00–3:00 PM — Opening ceremony for the 21 Tara sand mandala 3:00–4:00 PM — Mandala construction begins; guests are welcome to observe Day 2 • Tuesday, November 24 Bodhicitta: Cultivating an Awakening Heart 10:00–11:00 AM — Morning prayers and meditation 11:00 AM–12:00 PM — 21 Tara mandala construction, viewing, and reflection 1:00–1:30 PM — Tsa lung practice 1:30–4:00 PM — 21 Tara sand mandala construction 6:00 - Talk on bodhicitta: cultivating compassion and the wish to awaken for the benefit of all beings Day 3 • Wednesday, November 25 Reconciliation and Sacred Movement 10:00–11:00 AM — Morning prayers and meditation 11:00 AM–12:00 PM — 21 Tara mandala construction, viewing, and reflection 1:00–1:30 PM — Tsa lung practice 1:30–4:00 PM — 21 Tara sand mandala construction 6:00 - Teaching and dialogue on reconciliation within and without: interdependence, forgiveness, and compassion Following the talk — Lama Cham sacred dance Day 4 • Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving: Gratitude and Community A day to reflect on gratitude, generosity, and our connections with one another. 10:00–11:00 AM — Morning prayers and meditation dedicated to gratitude and peace 11:00 AM–12:00 PM — Mandala construction, viewing, and reflection, all welcome 12:00–1:00 PM — Rest and preparation for the community meal 12:00 PM — Thanksgiving meal with the Westminster community. Gathering at 12, dinner at 2:30, all welcome. Day 5 • Friday, November 27 Carrying Peace and Compassion into the World 1:00–2:00 PM — Opening prayers and meditation dedicated to reconciliation and peace 2:00 – 4:00 PM — Mandala construction, viewing, and reflection 4:00 - 5:00 PM - Light refreshments served. All Welcome. 5:00 - 6:00 PM — White Tara empowerment, a blessing associated with compassion, healing, and long life 6:00- 7:00 PM - Peace circle and mandala dissolution ceremony Guests will be invited to write their personal prayers or wishes for inner and outer peace on slips of paper and place them in a bowl near the mandala. During the peace circle, the community will gather in shared reflection before the monks dissolve the mandala. Guests may receive sacred sand to carry blessings of peace and compassion into their homes and communities. 7:00 PM — Program concludes Questions? email [email protected] By registering you will let us know you expect to attend at least one session.