Erie Karma Thegsum Choling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center

03/30/2025

Our Sangha will miss our friend, Emily.
May she and all beings have happiness & be free from suffering.

07/31/2023

We are happy to announce the consecration of a new stupa honoring Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche ( 1924 – 2019 ).

07/12/2023

https://karmapastupa.org/enlightenment-stupa-consecration/
Erie KTC was very fortunate to host Rinpoche for a weekend of magnificent teaching 10 years ago. Two of us from Erie will be attending this blessed event - All are welcome!

We are happy to announce the consecration of a new stupa honoring Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche ( 1924 - 2019 ).

02/22/2023

Happy Losar to all from us folks at Erie KTC!

HAPPY LOSAR from All of Us at KTC!

Tashi Delek (Auspicious Good Wishes) to one and all for the Year of the Rabbit - Losar 2023!

Lama Kathy recommends that we try to spend some extra time practicing mantra or meditation of offerings on the Losar holiday (Tuesday Feb. 21) because of the old Tibetan saying, “What you do on Losar, you will do all year long.”

Adding some extra practice on Losar Day will help you get the year off to a good start and help you connect with sentient beings in an auspicious way!

Want to start with an outdoor incense offering of your own? Check out the Short Lojong Smoke Offering Practice here.

And remember that the first 15 Days of the New Year correspond to the 15 Days of Miracles performed by the Buddha during a debate he engaged in with non-Buddhist scholars. During these 15 days, the positive and negative effects of actions are particularly magnified, so it’s a good time to do lots of virtue and refrain from non-virtue 🙂

THIS coming Saturday Feb. 25 Lama Kathy and Lama Tom will preside over a Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony at 11:30 AM. It will be preceded at 10 AM by a one-hour class on the Bodhisattva Vow and a NEWLY ADDED Refuge Ceremony at 9 AM! There is no need to register for the Refuge Ceremony, but you can sign up for the Bodhisattva Vow class here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-the-bodhisattva-vow-teaching-and-ceremony-with-ktc-lamas-tickets-522291567137

The 15 Days of Miracles will culminate at KTC with a 9 AM Morning prayer service on Tuesday March 7, the “official” day to celebrate Chötrul Duchen, the Great Occasion of the Buddha’s Miracles.

May all beings benefit!

02/12/2023

No Sangha today @ Erie KTC - Out of town

12/23/2022

Members of Erie KTC will join our friends in Columbus on Zoom Christmas morning at 9 AM- Everyone is invited! Peace on Earth!

See You :Christmas Morning!

Thanks to our wonderful KTC volunteers, we will be gathering for our annual Christmas Day Chenrezig puja, breakfast and Dharma Talk at KTC on Sunday Dec. 25.

Doors will open at 8:30 for coffee and snacks, and Chenrezig puja will begin (in person and on Zoom) at 9 AM.

After Chenrezig, we will gather for pastries, bagels, granola and other breakfast treats in the Community Room, followed by a short (30 minute) Dharma Talk by Lama Kathy.

Introduction to Meditation WILL meet at 10 AM, but there will be no Introduction to Buddhism class this week or next due to the holidays.

We look forward to seeing you. May all beings benefit!

11/29/2022

Happy Thanksgiving! May we be grateful for our precious teachers, the precious dharma, our precious community, our family and friends, and all sentient beings!

Quote from Dharma Paths by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche

10/06/2022

Pervasive, like the sky; majestic, like the mountain; flowing like the river, you are everywhere and nowhere at all, an eternal flame within our hearts. Rinpoché, refuge for suffering wanderers, you taught us every good thing for the benefit of ourselves and others. May you return soon, to relieve the sorrows of the world.

Today is the 3rd Anniversary of the passing of our Lord of Refuge, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoché; let’s all do some prayers and practice in his honor and memory today ❤️ . May all beings be liberated from suffering and come to the ultimate goodness. -Lama Kathy Wesley