Pine Island Buddhist Center set to open
With the help of the monks of Gaden Shartse Phukang, Gary Pierson and Jill Hammer will open the Pine Island Buddhist Center, Nying Je Lam, at 6715 Rockaway Drive, Bokeelia, Saturday, March 14, at noon. They will be helping the center open its doors to the public for Sangha (Spiritual Community) meetings. Everyone is invited to attend.
Gaden Shartse Monastic College is situated amid lush green hills and jungle in the remote countryside of southern India. It was founded in 1969 as an effort to re-establish one of the great monastic traditions of Tibet. A small group of elder monks and 15 young boys, all of whom had managed to escape the destruction in Tibet, settled on land given to them by the Indian government in Mundgod, Karnataka.
The Monks of Gaden Shartse Phukang tour each year to share their Tibetan Buddhist Cultural heritage with the American people and to raise money by donations to support their monastery in repairs and services. The monks will be available for individual and group healings, empowerments and lectures.
“Our Sangha (Nying Je Lam) will be meeting every Saturday at noon,” Pierson said. “We meditate, do a practice on compassion, followed by teachings each week. People may call Jill and I for healings, empowerments or teachings that may be available while they are here. They should be on Pine Island on March 11-14 and be available to the public on the 14.”
For additional information about the center, call Pierson or Hammer at 239-282-5652.
Pine Island Buddhist Center set to open
With the help of the monks of Gaden Shartse Phukang, Gary Pierson and Jill Hammer will open the Pine Island Buddhist Center, Nying Je Lam, at 6715 Rockaway Drive, Bokeelia, Saturday, March 14, at noon. They will be helping the center open its doors to the public for Sangha (Spiritual Community) meetings. Everyone is invited to attend.
Gaden Shartse Monastic College is situated amid lush green hills and jungle in the remote countryside of southern India. It was founded in 1969 as an effort to re-establish one of the great monastic traditions of Tibet. A small group of elder monks and 15 young boys, all of whom had managed to escape the destruction in Tibet, settled on land given to them by the Indian government in Mundgod, Karnataka.
The Monks of Gaden Shartse Phukang tour each year to share their Tibetan Buddhist Cultural heritage with the American people and to raise money by donations to support their monastery in repairs and services. The monks will be available for individual and group healings, empowerments and lectures.
“Our Sangha (Nying Je Lam) will be meeting every Saturday at noon,” Pierson said. “We meditate, do a practice on compassion, followed by teachings each week. People may call Jill and I for healings, empowerments or teachings that may be available while they are here. They should be on Pine Island on March 11-14 and be available to the public on the 14.”
For additional information about the center, call Pierson or Hammer at 239-282-5652.