Events and Ceremonies

Ven. Lama Karma Namgyel
  Drukpa Mila Center - Salem

November 29 - December 9, 2012
Teachings and Ceremonies

December 2 - December 9, 2012
Green Tara Retreat

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The Drukpa Mila Center - Salem is pleased to announce the rare opportunity for a week long Green Tara retreat with Ven. Lama Karma Namgyel of Bhutan. The retreat will begin on Sunday, December 2 at 5 pm and end on Sunday, December 9th at 11 am followed by lunch.

During Ven. Lama Karma's stay in Oregon, there will be an opening Tea Ceremony prior to his teachings, blessings, and healing ceremonies, please see the itinerary below for a current schedule. For more information, please contact Donna Selby at 503.363.3560 or email DonnaSelby@comcast.net.

Your monetary donations are an expression of gratitude for the Lama, his teachings and healings, and help to cover costs incurred to make these available to you. Although there are “suggested monetary offerings” associated with these events, all are welcome and no person will be turned away for financial reasons.

Drukpa Mila Center and Ven. Lama Karma Namgyel invite you to the Thunder Dragon Boutique Sale of high quality arts and crafts handpicked by Lama Karma. The crafts from Nepal, India and Bhutan are available before and after scheduled events.


For more information:
Drukpa Mila Center, Colorado - www.drukpamilacenter.org

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Welcoming Tea Ceremony & Tsok

Thursday, November 29, 2012 : 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Drukpa Mila Center - Salem @ 872 Belmont Street N.E.; Salem, OR
For information: Donna Selby, (503) 363-3560 or donnaselby@comcast.net
Suggested Offering: $10
The Tea Ceremony is to welcome Lama Karma Namgyel who is has recently returned from his teaching schedule in Canada. The tea ceremony brings auspiciousness to the upcoming events, purification, removal of obstacles, and blessings for all who attend. Following the Tea Ceremony, Lama Karma will answer any of your questions. For people wishing to receive a blessing by Lama Karma, katas, traditional white scarves will be provided.
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Chenrezig 'Buddha of Compassion' Fire Ceremony

Sunday, December 2, 2012
Hitch and Sharon's House - 10010 SE Vrandenburg Road, Happy Valley, OR 97016
For information: Jeff Soule, (503) 956-541 or jasper03@spiritone.com or www.MountShastaFriendsOfTibetanCulture.org
Suggested Offering $20
Lama Karma will conduct a Chenrezig 'Buddha of Compassion' Fire Ceremony, a sacred ritual in Vajrayana Buddhism, which invokes the power and blessing of the deity. The power and inspiration of the ceremony is dedicated to world peace and the spiritual benefit of all beings.
Mantra prayers chanted throughout the ceremony increase wisdom and compassion. The life force that helps to protect and heal us from disease or imbalance is strengthened by the fire ceremony. The power of the fire ceremony helps to protect the land and people from natural disasters or dangers such as war. For those who are dying or deceased, the ceremony brings peace and comfort during their transition.
If you have lost a loved one, please write their name on a piece of paper and bring it with you. Any difficulties you are experiencing can be written on a piece of paper as well. These will be offered to the fire with special prayers recited by Lama Karma.
The fire ceremony is outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Bring a cushion or lawn chair, and your favorite potluck dish to share after the ceremony. All are welcome.
Directions
From Portland (North): Take 205 S to Foster Road (heading east. Take a right on 162nd and follow to 162nd to the “T”. Turn right on Vrandenburg Road and go ¾ mile up the hill to 10010 SE Vrandenburg Road (you will see mailboxes to the left. Pull in through the gate and go ¼ mile to the brick house).
From Salem (South): Take 205 N to Sunnyside Road (Sunnybrook exit). Take Sunnyside road past the New Seasons Market and take a left on 172nd. Go about 2 miles (go past the Abundant Life Church and a “Welcome to Pleasant Valley” sign). Turn left on Sager road (Sager road becomes Vrandenburg road. Go ¾ mile up the hill to 10010 SE Vrandenburg road (you will see mailboxes to the left ~ pull in through the gate and go ¼ mile to the brick house.
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Green Tara Retreat

Sunday, December 2 - 9, 2012 : 5 p.m. Arrival
Drukpa Mila Center - Salem @ 872 Belmont Street N.E. Salem, OR
For information: Donna Selby, (503) 363-3560 or donnaselby@comcast.net
Cost: $350 (Retreat, food, and lodging
The Drukpa Mila Center - Salem is pleased to announce the rare opportunity for a week long Green Tara retreat with Ven. Lama Karma Namgyel of Bhutan. The retreat will begin on Sunday, December 2 at 5 pm and end on Sunday, December 9th at 11 am followed by lunch.
During the week we will have four two hour practices per day led by Lama Karma. This retreat is a beautiful gift to deepen our understanding of Green Tara and to nourish our consciousness with an intensive focus on Tara qualities. Green Tara is known as the Mother of all Buddhas and She grants healing in all aspects of our lives as well as bestows enlightenment.
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Kago Water Blessing Ceremony

Friday, December 7, 2012 : 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
H.O.M.E. Center (Main building), 3892 Lancaster N.E., Salem, Oregon
For information: donnaselby@comcast.net or 503.363.3560 or Madge Pinecoffer
Suggested Offering $20
Ven. Lama Karma Namgyel, spiritual head of the Drukpa Mila Buddhist Center in Salem, Oregon, and Longmont, Colorado will perform the Vajrapani ‘Kago’ Healing ceremony with phurpa. Vajrapani is a bodhisattva who symbolizes compassion. Ven. Lama Karma will chant healing prayers and bless each participant with a ‘phurpa’ ritual implement which symbolizes pure conscious Buddha-nature. This sacred ceremony will bless each participant and transmute obstacles, purify sickness, promote good karma and success of goals. The phurpa used during the ceremony is a 700 year old treasure.
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***LAMA KARMA HEALING & PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS

The Sacred Design Sanctuary
Drukpa Mila Center
872 Belmont Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301
For information: Donna Selby, 503-363-3560 or donnaselby@comcast.net
Divinations - Lama Karma uses meditation, his mala, dice (if indicated), and he consults a special prayer book and Tibetan Astrological Charts. A response is given and remedies are suggested. Some of the remedies can be performed by the individual and in some cases the remedies will be performed by Lama Karma.
Suggested offering - $50 for 30 minute session
Mantra Healing - Lama Karma performs a mantra over the individual. Lama then uses his mala that is empowered with healing mantras and touches part of the body that needs healing.
Suggested offering - $50 for 30-45 minute session.
Stone Mantra Healing - Lama Karma recites healing mantras while placing a heated medicine stone on problem areas of the body. The medicine stones are said to help bone diseases, joint and skin problems.
Suggested offering - $20 to $30
Om Mantra Ghee - This clarified butter has been infused with many mantras (prayers). The salve is used for skin diseases, wounds or body pain.
Suggested offering - $15
Blessed Water - Lama Karma blesses the water with a special ceremony which infuses it with healing mantras. Lama Karma will instruct you in how to use the water.
Suggested offering - $2 to $4
Buddha Statue Consecration - According to Buddhism, when a person has a statue on a shrine it is important for it to be filled with mantras, incense, special herbs and a personal item such as precious stones or jewelry. This process empowers the statue.
Suggested offering - Small statue $40; Large statue $100
Prayer Ceremony for Living and Dead - A special prayer ceremony is done by Lama Karma for those who have lost a loved one and to help the deceased in their transition.
Suggested offering - $75 to $100 for a 1 hour session
Refuge Ceremony - Taking refuge with a lama is the process of officially becoming his student thereby entering into a teacher-student relationship. Refuge represents reliance on the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha for guidance on the path to enlightenment. Refuge helps to empower your meditation and spiritual practices.
Suggested Offering - $20-$40
Animal Blessing - Lama Karma performs blessings for the general health and well being of the animal(s), as well as divinations, mantras and salves for sick or wounded animals.
Suggested offering - $20
House and Business Blessings - Lama Karma performs prayer ceremonies and offerings for clearing negativity or bringing blessings to a new home or business.
Suggested offering - $75 to $150 for a 1.5 hour session, plus reimbursement for mileage and travel time outside city limit.
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