What: Monlam: Prayer Service for Self-immolation Martyrs of Tibet 

Dates: Saturday June. 1st 2013 

Where: @ Sakya Gompa

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

2013 Sponsors: (JAN) Thupten Sherpa and Thinley (FEB) Dorjee Khando (MAR) Kelsang and Sherab Dorjee (APR) Tsering C. Yuthok (MAY) Tsewang Chamatsang (JUN) Yangchen Dolam (JUL) Dolma and Thupten Jampa Family

TAW monthly prayer (first Sat every month) will continue for this new year, if your interested in sponsoring, contact our boardmember to sign up.

As we continue to hear the heart breaking news of Tibetans burning themselves for the worlds attention. One cannot help but to feel pain and sorrow of the situation in Tibet. No other in Tibetan history have we witness such desperate viral acts of self-immolations in the name of freedom and for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama back to Tibet. It is an extremely critical time in our history now, more than ever a time for us all to unite and show solidarity to our breathens.  Please do join us for once a month prayer service to all the recent pawos and pamos of Tibet. Light refreshments will be served after each services, any donations will be greatly appreciated. We like to thank Sakya Monastery for allowing us to hold these prayer gatherings.


THANK YOU to our 2012 Monlam Sponsors: April 7th: Lobsang and Dorjee Khando Family, May 5th: Pemba and Lobsang family, June 2nd: Jampa Jorkhang Family and Lobsang Therchen Family, August 4th: Thupten/Chonzom Nyishar family, Sept. 1st: Tsering Yuthok, Oct. Tenzin Yangchen/Thinley Dorjee ~ Nov. Tsering Choedon ~ Dec. Kelsang and Sherab Dorjee

“Our Tibetan Language and Culture Class will be holding their first fund raising dinner dance on Saturday, May 18 at North Seattle Community College.  Please mark your calendar now.   Put on your dancing shoes and COME ONE, COME ALL!” ~ Tsewang Chamatsang (TLLC’s Director)

What: 1st Annual Spring Benefit Dinner Dance
When: Saturday 18th, May 2013
Where: North Seattle Community College (Main Cafeteria)
Time: 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Tickets: $25 adults $10 Children 10-17 yrs old (9 and under free)

(source www.dalailama.com)

Special Tibetan audience information: “Audience for the Tibetans will be on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 8:45 am. Please note that our Auditorium seats roughly 600-700 and members will be given priority seating which will mean that we will house the remaining Tibetans in our Prayer Hall (seats about 250) and multipurpose room (seats about 100). We will ensure that everyone will see His Holiness as he tours our community center and we will have several big screen monitors. To cover our costs of metal detectors, projection screens etc., this will be a ticketed event and the rates are as follows. Auditorium rate: $25/- adult - $15/- children upto 18 - Children under 2 - Free. Choekhang and multipurpose hall: $15/- adult - $10/-children upto 18 Children under 2 - Free” - (NWTCA’s President Dechen Bhartso)

Interfaith Event in Portland, OR, USA on May 9: His Holiness will participate in an interfaith event on Spirituality and the Environment in the morning organized by the University of Portland and Maitripa College. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net

Lecture in Portland, OR, USA on May 9: His Holiness will give a lecture on Universal Responsibility and the Inner Environment: The Nature of Mind in the afternoon organized by the University of Portland and Maitripa College. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net

Symposium in Portland, OR, USA on May 10: His Holiness will participate in a symposium on Life After Life in the morning organized by Maitripa College. Contact Website:www.dalailamaportland2013.net

Public Talk in Eugene, OR, USA on May 10: His Holiness will give a public talk on The Path to Peace and Happiness in the Global Society in the afternoon organized by the University of Oregon and Nyengyud Samten Choeling. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net

Summit in Portland, OR, USA on May 11: His Holiness will participate in an environmental summit on Universal Responsibility & the Global Environment in the morning organized by Maitripa College. Contact Website: www.dalailamaportland2013.net

Public Talk in Portland, OR, USA on May 11: His Holiness will give a public talk on Compassion and the Global Environment in the afternoon at Memorial Coliseum.

Contact Website:www.dalailamaportland2013.net

(*SPECIAL AUDIENCE FOR LOCAL TIBETAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON MAY 8th 6:30pm @ GOMPA)

WHITE MAHAKALA INITIATION 
Given by H.H. Sakya Trizin
Tuesday, May 7th, 7:00 PM

Location: Sakya Monastery Shrine Room
Limited Seating Available
Please arrive early 

Tickets:  
Adults: $50 each
Seniors: (65+) $45 each
Children: (Under 12) $15 each  
Monastics: Free (please contact the Monastery to register)

Please Preregister!
Mail by May 1st
In person or thru Paypal by May 5th

SCHEDULE:
5:45 pm: Early Check-in
6:00 pm: H.H. Sakya Trizin arrives. Attendees are invited to participate in a processional katag greeting
7:00 pm: White Mahakala Initation begins

Known in Tibetan as Gonpo Yi-Shin Norbu (Wishfulfulling Tatagata Gem), this is Mahakala in his wealth deity form. White Mahakala is an emanation of Noble Chenrezi (Skt: Avalokitshvara) and thus is the single embodiment of compassion of all the Buddhas. We pay homage and invoke this Six-Armed Protector in order to remove material and spiritual poverty and to bestow wealth and to liberate us into a state of Buddhahood.

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