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SUMMARY:Summer Retreat - Nagarjuna's Precious Garland
DESCRIPTION:Summer Retreat – Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland \n10 Day Retreat: January 9th – 19th\, 2026 \nGeshe Tharchin will teach on Nagajunas  famous text Precious Garland \nA timeless guide to living with wisdom\, compassion and clarity \nThis classic text offers practical advice for a meaningful life\, covering ethics\, mindfulness\, relationships\, and the path to genuine inner peace. \nThis teaching will illuminate Nagarjunas profound insights in a way that speaks directly to daily life. \n \nThis retreat begins with a Guru Puja Tsog at 6:00pm on Friday 9 January and concludes Monday 19 January at 12 noon. Over ten days\, Geshe-la will guide us through Nagarjuna’s timeless text\, Precious Garland\, offering practical insights on ethics\, mindfulness\, relationships\, and cultivating genuine inner peace. \nWe are very pleased to welcome Mr Losang Dawa as guest interpreter for this special retreat. \nCost: $800 for the full retreat\, including delicious vegetarian lunches\, refreshments\, and all retreat materials. Accommodation available for an additional cost. \nRegistration for online participation via zoom available. \nAll are warmly welcome — no previous experience needed.\n \nAny questions\, please email – meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/summer-retreat-nagarjunas-precious-garland/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Weekly Events
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SUMMARY:Guru Puja Tsog
DESCRIPTION:Containing the whole path to enlightenment\, this Guru Puja Tsog is the foundation of all spiritual progress\, and is a profound and joyous event! Nurture the powerful potential for spiritual growth with a ceremony rich in symbolism. Reliance on our spiritual teacher is the foundation of all spiritual progress\, and this ceremony helps us create mountains of merit and purify broken samaya. \nTsok is more than just its literal meaning of “gathering.” It’s a sacred space created in the mind where practitioners unite with profound spiritual energies\, inviting the dakas and dakinis. When we create this special space through offerings and coming together—whether physically or virtually—it opens the door for spiritual insights to naturally arise. \nThe physical offerings we make are symbols that guide our minds toward deeper\, internal offerings. In Vajrayana Buddhism\, tsok is a specific feast offering practice done on the 10th (day of the herukas) and 25th (day of the dakinis) of each lunar month. Practitioners perform these offerings in connection with their personal sadhana. \nTo complete the path to enlightenment we need to maintain a strong and pure relationship with the guru. We do this by relating to the different aspects of the guru\, and to ultimately bring forth the inner guru\, the purity of our own mind. \nPlease bring a food offering – preferably something baked / fruit / something avoiding plastic. Thank you! \n  \nAll welcome to join us \n  \nIf you have any questions about this puja or would like to dedicate this puja to a person in need\, please email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz \n  \nSponsorship for this puja is most welcome – see here.
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/guru-puja-tsog/2026-01-09/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Pujas
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260122T113000
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SUMMARY:Medicine Buddha Puja
DESCRIPTION:Medicine Buddha Puja\n\nEvery Month –  10:00 am to 11:30 am\n\n\n\nDedicated to healing and removing obstacles – for yourself and others. \n\nEveryone is welcome! \n\n  \nMost commonly this puja is performed to assist in the recovery of illness\, or an operation. It is also done to achieve higher rebirth for the deceased. \nThe Medicine Buddha Puja can be performed extensively\, with the requests to Medicine Buddhas done seven times to each of the Buddhas. \nAdditional prayers are said for the dedication of the merit. \nBy creating extensive merit through the performance of the puja\, Medicine Buddha puja is also very helpful to bring success in all activities\, for example work related. \n  \nIf you have any questions about this puja or would like to dedicate this puja to a person in need\, please email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz \n  \nSponsorship for this puja is most welcome – see here.
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/medicine-buddha-puja-3/2026-01-22/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Pujas
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SUMMARY:Tara Puja
DESCRIPTION:  \nAlso called Four mandala Offering To Cittamani Tara\, this puja is requesting Mother Tara to protect us from all negativities\, bring success\, especially for family\, relationship\, success of business\, Career\, health and protect from all kinds of fears. \nTara’s name means “star” or “she who ferries across\,” and she appears in female form as a bodhisattva of compassion. Green Tara\, in particular\, represents compassion in action — always ready to step down from her lotus throne to help sentient beings. \nTara is swift to respond to prayers. Her practice brings immense merit\, protects against suffering in future lives\, and supports the path to enlightenment. Lama Zopa Rinpoche shares that many people experience tangible benefits from Tara practice — from healing illness and avoiding untimely death\, to finding jobs\, improving relationships\, and even conceiving children. \n  \nWelcome to all levels of experience\, \n10:00am at the Nalanda Hall with our teacher\, Geshe Jampa Tharchin and wider community. \n  \nIf you have any questions about this puja or would like to dedicate this puja to a person in need\, please email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz \n  \nSponsorship for this puja is most welcome – see here. \n 
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/tara-puja-2/2026-01-26/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Pujas
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260130T183000
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SUMMARY:Guru Puja Tsog
DESCRIPTION:Containing the whole path to enlightenment\, this Guru Puja Tsog is the foundation of all spiritual progress\, and is a profound and joyous event! Nurture the powerful potential for spiritual growth with a ceremony rich in symbolism. Reliance on our spiritual teacher is the foundation of all spiritual progress\, and this ceremony helps us create mountains of merit and purify broken samaya. \nTsok is more than just its literal meaning of “gathering.” It’s a sacred space created in the mind where practitioners unite with profound spiritual energies\, inviting the dakas and dakinis. When we create this special space through offerings and coming together—whether physically or virtually—it opens the door for spiritual insights to naturally arise. \nThe physical offerings we make are symbols that guide our minds toward deeper\, internal offerings. In Vajrayana Buddhism\, tsok is a specific feast offering practice done on the 10th (day of the herukas) and 25th (day of the dakinis) of each lunar month. Practitioners perform these offerings in connection with their personal sadhana. \nTo complete the path to enlightenment we need to maintain a strong and pure relationship with the guru. We do this by relating to the different aspects of the guru\, and to ultimately bring forth the inner guru\, the purity of our own mind. \nPlease bring a food offering – preferably something baked / fruit / something avoiding plastic. Thank you! \n  \nAll welcome to join us \n  \nIf you have any questions about this puja or would like to dedicate this puja to a person in need\, please email meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz \n  \nSponsorship for this puja is most welcome – see here.
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/guru-puja-tsog/2026-01-30/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Pujas
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SUMMARY:Steps to an Awakened Mind : A 7 - Day Lam Rim Journey
DESCRIPTION:Lam Rim Retreat \n7-Day Retreat: Jan 30th – Feb 6th at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre. \nSteps to an awakened mind : A 7- Day Lam Rim journey \nWith Geshe Jampa Tharchin \n \nThis teaching takes big Buddhist ideas and presents them in a clear structured way that anyone can follow\, no background needed. \nJoin Geshe Jampa Tharchin for a week-long Lam Rim retreat\, exploring the graduated stages of the path in a clear\, practical\, and inspiring way. Learn how to understand yourself and others more deeply\, nurture compassion\, and build inner strength and resilience. \nCost: $80 per day or $560 for the full retreat including delicious vegetarian lunches\, refreshments\, and all retreat materials. \nAccommodation\, meals and retreat price is available at $115/day \nPlease do not let finances get in the way of you receiving these teachings – all welcome at attend \nAny enquiries or to register please email us – meditate@chandrakirti.co.nz
URL:https://www.chandrakirti.co.nz/event/lam-rim-retreat/
LOCATION:Chandrakirti Meditation Centre\, 289 Sunrise Valley Road\, Upper Moutere\, 7173\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Retreats,Weekly Events
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