"I bow down to the youthful Arya Manjushri. You lions among humans, Gone to freedom in the present, past and future In the worlds of ten directions, To all of you, with body speech, and sincere mind, I bow down. " KING OF PRAYERS The Extraordinary Aspiration of the Practice of Samantabhadra

Happy Valentines Day!    Feb 13-19, 2017 MONDAY, FEB 13  7:00-8:30p, Discovering Buddhism: Presenting the Path WEDNESDAY, FEB 15 7:00-9:15p, Developing the Altruistic Attitude: Lamrim Teachings in the Guru Puja THURSDAY, FEB 16 7:00p, Kadampa Center Prison Project Event: Movie "The 13th" FRIDAY, FEB 17 Noon-1:00p, Lunch Bunch  7:00-8:30p, Intensive Dharma Study (FPMT's Basic Program)-Heart Sutra  (Registration complete) SATURDAY, FEB 18 6:00-8:30p,  The Practice of Tara That Fulfills All Wishes SUNDAY, FEB 19 9:00-10:00a, Sunday Morning Meditation 10:30a-11:15, Dharma for a Happy Life with Geshe Gelek or Geshe Sangpo 11:15-12:15p,  2017 Annual Membership Meeting 12:15-12:45p, Newcomer Orientation FULL CALENDAR

Pujas This Week

TARA PUJA Sat, Feb 18; 6:00-8:30p

Upcoming Pujas

GURU PUJA WITH TSOG Tue, Feb 21, Noon-1:30p

Special GURU PUJA WITH TSOG FOR LAMA YESHE Mon, Feb 27, 7:00p

GURU PUJA WITH TSOG Tue, Mar 7, Noon-1:30p MORE ON PUJAS

MEDICINE BUDDHA PUJA Sun, Mar 12, 5:00-6:00p SPONSOR A PUJA

Upcoming Holy Days LOSAR, THE TIBETAN NEW YEAR Sun, Feb 26, 10:30a

Merit Makers

Our gompa is sporting spiffy new storage for our spiritual materials. Big thanks to Mike Flaherty for installing the new cabinets. Thanks also to Joey Gooch for moving White Tara to the other wall and hanging the new Shankyamuni Buddha and Manjushri thangkas. Y'all are rockin' the gompa! MORE MERIT MAKERS

Bookstore Corner

THE BOOK OF JOY by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama look back on their lives to answer a burning question: How do we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering? They traded stories, teased each other, and shared their spiritual practices. By the end of a week filled with laughter and tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our time and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy.

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Side Note

Your CM had 5 days of FSS (Foundation Service Seminar) Training. Wow! Amazing people from Centers all around the world attended including: France, Spain, Mexico, England, Austria and even our own Sarah Brooks from New Zealand. We learned, we laughed, we cried, we drank bucket loads of tea while the California deluge nestled us in the dining room during breaks. It was surprising to say the least... MORE SIDE NOTES

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WEDNESDAYS: 5:30p, Al Baraka, 3815 Hillsborough St. FRIDAYS: Noon, Lunch Bunch at the Center (BYOL); 5:30p, Biryani Xprx, 748 East Chatham St. SUNDAY:(last one/month) Noon-1:00p, Sunday Tea Time

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