>>>REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER NOW The traditional three-month Vajrayogini retreat will be offered beginning July 22, 2018. Her Eminence Sakya Jetsun Chimey Luding Rinpoche, with great kindness, will bestow the initiations and practice instructions and perform the traditional fire puja at the conclusion of [...]
Anne Moore became the new Retreat Manager at Sakya Kachod Choling on October 1, 2016. She is also President of Sakya Society, the Washington nonprofit corporation that manages the retreat center for Her Eminence Sakya Jetsun Chimey Luding Rinpoche. Anne has been studying in the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism since 2000, when she [...]
Sakya Kachod Choling is very happy to announce that Her Eminence Sakya Jetsun Chimey Luding Rinpoche, with great kindness, will bestow the White Tara empowerment this summer and place into retreat those who wish to perform the one-month White Tara retreat. This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the blessing by Jetsun Kushok of the [...]
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Group retreats with Jetsun Kushok are offered periodically at SKC. Descriptions, dates, and details will be posted here as soon as they are available. Time with Jetsun Kushok is precious and retreat space is limited! We encourage you to join our email list (click here) to receive the latest announcements and to register as early as possible. [...]
Would you like to learn Tibetan so you can read your sadhana in its original language? Dr. Kurt J. Schwalbe has developed a method for teaching anyone to read Classical Tibetan in only 15 to 20 classes. Classical Tibetan is different from modern spoken Tibetan but it comes to be very valuable to many practitioners. With [...]
Jetsun Kushok will bestow two initiations at the Center on Saturday, September 24th. Schedule 10:00 am Medicine Buddha initiation 12:20 pm Lunch 2:00 pm Vajrasattva initiation Costs The Initiations: $150.00 Food & Lodging Meals $5.00 each Lodging: tents $18.00 per night; retreat room $60.00 per night
Special Announcement: Jetsun Kushok will be in residence at the center in September and will lead the Green Tara Puja Sunday morning September 25th at 10 AM. The puja is open to everyone. It is not necessary to be a Buddhist practitioner to attend. There is no charge. Donations to the center are always welcome. Please see the [...]
