| PEMA CHOLING DHARMA CENTER ST. PETERSBURG/ GULFPORT, FLORIDA A LONGCHEN NYING-THIG NYINGMA DHARMA CENTER THE VENERABLE LAMA LHANANG RINPOCHE LINEAGE HOLDER |
| The Venerable Lama Lhanang Rinpoche preparing for Riwo Sang Chod at Ft. Desoto Park, Florida |
| Pema Choling Dharma Center is a practice center for Tibetan Buddhist Dharma of the Longchen Nying-thig Dzogchen Lineage of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. Our practice is located in Gulfport. Click here for more information: Longchen Nying-thig Link PRACTICE LOCATION: The Longhouse, Inc. A community well-being centre 2309 49th Street South Gulfport, Florida 33707 The Longhouse is a community meeting and gathering place where yoga, meditation, and complementary health practices are held. Pema Choling Dharma Center meets in the back building. The Venerable Lama Lhanang Rinpoche visits several times per year. OUR PRACTICE: Note-Please click the schedule link for updates Weekly: Click Events and Schedule Link below for dates and times We meet every Sunday for traditional Tibetan Buddhist sadhana meditation practice and instruction such as Healing Medicine Buddha, and Tara Compassion Practice but also the tantric preliminary practices of our lineage of the Longchen Nyingthig Ngondro and other practices of the Dudjom lineage. Newcomers are always welcome. If you prefer to sit on the floor, please bring your own cushion. Chairs are available. Twice Monthly Tsog Practices: Click Events and Schedule Link below for dates and times The Great Dzogchen Master Longchen Rabjam taught: " the supreme method to the accumulation of merit is tsog feast offering." All the tantric practitioners best form of daily practice of confession is also tsog feast offering. In the past, due to the offering of tsog feast in the Orgyen Buddha realm, hundreds of thousands of dakinis attained Buddhahood. We perform Tsog practice twice a month on the 10th day and 25th day of the Tibetan Calender. The dates are set in advance and available on the Schedule Link below. We also practice Red Tara Tsog for those who have the empowerment of Red Tara. Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) Tsog Practice: 10th day of Tibetan Monthly Lunar Calender Dakini Tsog Practice: 25th day of the Tibetan Monthly Lunar Calender Red Tara Tsog: scheduled on the Events Calender in Advance Practice is led by an experienced practitioner. Bring a Food Offering to all Tsog Practices to offer to all the enlightened ones for the sake of liberation of all sentient beings from the dualistic trap of samsara mind. For this reason, the food offering is selected and offered from the heart with pure intention. Practitioners also share in the offering feast that is offered from the purified body, speech, and mind of the practitioners. New Comers are always welcome. Call ahead if you have questions. There is a suggested voluntary donation of $5.00 for all practices. Nobody will be turned away due to lack of funds Call 727-384- 6670 for specific information and directions. |
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