Gaden Shartse 2011 Austin Tour
~ All times subject to change
- please check here for latest updates ~
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The Monks will offer
gift items for sale at most events
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All events are public - You are already invited!
(except *)
Donations are accepted at all events
April 4 (Monday) ~
10am - Sand Mandala Inception:
Opening ceremony in City Hall Atrium
301 West 2nd Street
(click
here for
City
Hall website)
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What is a Sand Mandala anyway?
(click here) -
The Mandala will continue daily 10 am - 5pm, until Friday April 8 (also see below).
6:30pm -
Empowerment: Chenrezig (compassion) & Vegetarian
Pot-luck.
Come join this community event and bring a covered
dish. Hosted in a south Austin home (near Ben White)
For more information, call 512.736.9700 - leave a message.
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What is an Empowerment? (click here)
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April 5 (Tues) ~
11am - Monks live on KUT-fm (90.5) with John Aielli*
(click
here for KUT website)
4:30 - 9:30pm Presentation and hosted Dinner
Asian American
Cultural Center (AACC)
11713 Jollyville Road
Children's event - language and culture at 4:30pm
Healing Prayer offerings for Japan at 5:30
7pm - Pot-Luck dinner and TBA presentation
(click
here for AACC website)
April 6 (Wednesday) ~ 7:30 - 9:30pm
"Inside Job: Journey of a Western
Buddhist Monk."
Hosted by Whole Life Books
Hear this compelling true story of one mans journey
from homelessness to corporate management to High
School teacher to an ordained Buddhist Monk!
1006 South
Lamar.
(click here
for Whole Life Books website)
April 7 (Thursday) ~
5:30pm Mayors Proclamation at City Hall council chamber
6pm - 10pm First Thursday Booth - South Congress
(location: next to
Vaspio - 1610 S. Congress
Monks will have a table selling great gift items!
Stop by visit and have some tea.
(click
here for more information)
April 8 (Friday) ~ 1pm - Music on the Plaza -
City Hall
(The Monks will offer a short chant)
5:30pm - Sand Mandala Dissolution Ceremony
- (open to all)
7:30pm - "Tibetan Culture" - Presentation & Meet/Greet
Hosted by The Islamic Ahlul Bayt Association (IABA):
12460 Los Indios Trail
To attend, call Nahid at 512.415.8603 (limited space available)
(click
here for the
IABA website)
April 9
(Saturday) ~ 1pm - Barton Springs Blessing
- 2101 Barton Springs Road
(you
will have to pay admission to the Springs - we tried!)
(click here for more
information)
3 - 5pm -
Chenrezig Mediation Workshop
- session #1
Yoga Yoga - 4477
S. Lamar Blvd, #420
This is the first of four sessions incorporating the practice
of purification, contemplation and mind-training. Each
participant also receives a DVD of the text and practice.
Click 'register' link below to sign-up.
(click
here for Yoga Yoga website)
7:30pm
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Journey to the Roof of the World: Sacred Chant &
Dance - 900 Chicon St.,
King-Seabrook Chapel
-
General Admission
- suggested donation $20 - $30.
We cannot take credit card purchases at the door!!!!
To make credit card purchases, click on 'register' button at
the bottom of the page.
Be sure to print your email conformation page and bring it with you as your
ticket
Plenty of free parking in lot off of Chalmers Ave.
April 10 (Sunday) ~
10am - 12pm
- Chenrezig Mediation Workshop -
session #2
1:30 - 3pm - Session #3
Zen Shinji Centre located- near Barton Springs
Click 'register' link below to sign-up.
(click
here for Zen Shinji website)
6:30pm -
Journey to the Roof of the
World: Sacred Chants
&
Dance, St. Stephens Helm Auditorium
- 6500
St. Stephens Dr.,
General Admission
- suggested donation $20 - $30
We cannot take credit card purchases at the door!!!!
To make credit card purchases, click on 'register' button at
the bottom of the page.
Be sure to print your email conformation page and bring it with you as your
ticket
(click
here for St. Stephens web site)
April 11
(Monday) ~ 3pm - Classroom visit at Eastside Memorial High School*
7 pm - "The Inside Story: "Images of Tibetan Monastic Life
Hosted by St John's
United
Methodist Church
Get a rare peek into the world of a Buddhist Monastery
and the sacred lifestyle of the Monks who live there.
- video presentation, short chanting and q&a
2140 Allendale Road
(click
here for
St. John's
website)
April 12
(Tuesday) ~ 5 - 7pm - Chenrezig Mediation Workshop - final session
Yoga Yoga - 4477
S. Lamar Blvd, #420
7:30pm - Menla - "Medicine Buddha" Empowerment
Hosted at AOMA - 4701 West Gate Blvd, bldg "C"
Click 'register' link below to sign-up.
-
What is an Empowerment? (click here)
-
(click here for AOMA's
website)
April 13 (Wednesday) ~
9am -
10:30 am -
Monks visit Austin Waldorf School*
Butter Sculpture with 5th graders
Thank you for your participation!
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