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The most comprehensive study of the Sky-gazing meditation known as thod rgal has been written by Flavio A. Geisshuesler. Although the term thod rgal is generally translated as "Direct Transcendence" or "Leap Over," Geisshuesler argues that the expression really means "Skullward Leap" as it consists of the Tibetan words thod ("above," "over," but also "head wrapper," "turban," "skull") and rgal ...
Tibetan Freedom Concert is the name given to a series of socio-political music festivals held in North America, Europe and Asia from 1996 onwards to support the cause of Tibetan independence. The concerts were originally organized by Beastie Boys and the Milarepa Fund .
Tögal is practiced in a completely dark setting or through sky gazing. [7] The practices engage the subtle body of psychic channels, winds and drops ( rtsa rlung thig le ). [ 8 ] These practices aim at generating a spontaneous flow of luminous, rainbow-colored images (such as thigles or circles of rainbow light) that gradually expand in extent ...
The Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco; Russell City Blues Festival; San Francisco Blues Festival; San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade; San Francisco Jazz Festival; San Francisco LovEvolution; San Francisco Juneteenth Festival [2] San Francisco Marathon; San Francisco Pop Festival; San Francisco Pride; San Jose Holiday Parade ...
Festival Notes 1st Month: 1st-7th: New Year Festival Losar: A week-long drama and carnivals, horse races and archery: 1st Month: 4th-25th: Monlam Prayer Festival: The Great Prayer Festival, a tradition begun by Tsong Khapa. Many pilgrims gather at Jokhang in Lhasa: 1st Month: 15th: Lantern Festival: Commemorates Buddha's miracle at Sravasti.
The monks came to town this week to spend four days creating the intricate artwork — before destroying it. Tibetan monks create colorful sand mandala in SLO. Here’s a look and how to see it
The Tibetan calendar (Tibetan: ལོ་ཐོ, Wylie: lo-tho), or the Phukpa calendar, known as the Tibetan lunar calendar, is a lunisolar calendar composed of either 12 or 13 lunar months, each beginning and ending with a new moon. A thirteenth month is added every two or three years, so that an average Tibetan year is equal to the solar year ...
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