Regular Practices
Sunday - 10am - 12pm:
Compassion: Heart of Buddhism - Open to all.
Monday - 7pm - 8:30pm:
Evening Meditation and Pop-Up Class - Beginners welcome.
Tuesday - 7pm - 9pm:
Ngondro First Section - Refuge
Permission is required.
Wednesday - 7pm - 9pm:
Ngondro Fourth Section- Guru Rinpoche - Permission is required.
Thursday - 7pm - 8:30pm:
Green Tara Practice - Open to all.
Saturday -
1pm - 3pm: Center is open to visit and practice -Open to all.
3pm -4:30pm - Silent meditation practice - Open to all.
6pm -7:30pm - Achi Chokyi Drolma Practice - Open to all.
Sand Mandala Video
This is a special time-lapse video of the Vasudhara Sand Mandala that was created over the course of seven days in May of 2017 by the Venerable Lama Konchok Sonam of the Drikung Center, Venerable Khenpo Choephel from the Three Rivers Dharma Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Venerable Ani Rinzen Khando from the Gar Drolma Buddhist Learning and Meditation Center in Dayton, Ohio, each working eight hours a day with great concentration and dedication.
“A Sand Mandala is creating an outer environment that reflects the meditator’s inner reality of peace, harmony and health as developed through meditation and contemplation,” says Lama Sonam. “This wish will extend to the entire community and world through the visualization and actualization of the Sand Mandala.”
3D Mandala Creation
The Drikung Meditation Center is pleased to announce the construction of a unique three-dimensional mandala beginning
Thursday, May 24th and on view through Sunday, May 27th at the Tibetan Association of Boston’s Community Center (46 Clinton Street, Chelsea, MA) from 10am to 4pm each day. All members of the public are encouraged to come at some point during the construction of the mandala, or for the blessing ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 26th and 27th starting at 9:45am. A donation of $35 is requested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please also see our Facebook page for more information.
During the construction phase, the
Lamas will be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate the making of tormas.
Many special guests will also be on hand to help construct and bless the mandala, including His Eminence Tritsab Gyabra Rinpoche from Kathmandu, Nepal and Dr. Hun Lye, Spiritual Director of the Urban Dharma Center in Asheville, NC. Many people are familiar with the traditional Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala, but there are many different kinds of mandalas. A mandala is created as a support for
visualization during a meditation practice. Combining artistry, tradition, sacred
geometry and imagination, the Lamas create a colorful display to inspire the hearts and pacify the minds of those who contemplate the finished mandala. This time,instead of sand, the Lamas will be constructing a mandala out of traditional
auspicious offerings like flowers, incense, lights and tormas. Thousands of these
offerings will be assembled to create this multi-level mandala for the Buddha
Ushnisha Vijiya. This will be the first time that this particular mandala will be on
view in the New England area. The Venerable Lama Konchok Sonam, Spiritual Director of the Drikung Meditation
Center explains that the Ushnisha Buddha mandala is special for promoting
longevity. "Some people are here to benefit the earth, and we need them to have along life to do their work. And we need to balance the elements of the earth so that
we can stay here and enjoy it." So for this reason, this mandala is dedicated to long life for all the great spiritual teachers working for sentient beings at this time, and
all parents. It is also dedicated to world peace and a healthy environment.