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tenzom — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:21:28 +0000

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General Body meeting.

tenzom — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:35:15 +0000

It has been almost 6 months since the new term began for the fourteen board members of TANC. Board members are elected directly by the community members to serve and represent the needs of the Tibetan community. Therefore, TANC board would like to solicit opinions from community members on strengths and weakness of the community at the General Body meeting which will be held on Saturday, Feb 4^th from 4pm.

Agenda.

TANC financial report from September, 2011.
Renovation project of our community center.
Solicit opinions on our Sunday School Program and Youth development programs.
Bring together viewpoints on Greenbook and membership.
Gather fundraising ideas.
Open forum.

General Body meeting.
Venue: Dhey She Phuntsogling, 5200 Huntington Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
TIme: Saturday, February 4th from 4pm.

TANC Board request every one’s participation.

Candle light Vigil on Friday, January 13th, 2012

tenzom — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:28:46 +0000

TANC, on behalf of SF Team Tibet, will hold a candle light vigil in solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet who self-immolated. Just recently, on Jan 8th, Sopa Tulku from Golog succumbed to his injuries after setting himself on fire. Two days prior, Tsultrim and Tennyi around 20 years of age from Ngaba county also passed away after setting their bodies on fire in the center of Ngaba town. This brings us to 15 Tibetans who have set themselves on fire protesting China’s occupation of Tibet and demanding the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama since March 2011.

Please join us with your family and friends:

To remember all the martyrs,

To honor all the martyrs,

and also to increase awareness of situation in Tibet!

Candle light Vigil for Tibet’s Martyrs.

Location: Downtown Berkeley BART Station

Time: Jan 13th, 2012 from 7pm.

Bhod gyalo!

Monlam for Two Pawos who self-immolated and Full moon Tsok offering.

tenzom — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:51:05 +0000

Two more Tibetans, a monk and a lay person self-immolated in Ngaba region on Jan 6th, 2012 protesting against chinese occupation of Tibet and return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet. They are the 13th and 14th cases of self-immolation in Tibet since March 2011. Their names and well-being are not known.

TANC will host a prayer service for the two Tibetans who selflessly set themselves on fire and a full moon tsok offering on January 9th, 2012 from 7pm. Please invite your friends and family to the tsok offering and monalm at Dey Shey Phuntsogling.

What: Full moon Tsok Offering and Monlam for two Pawos who self-immolated recently.
Venue: 5200 Huntington Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
When: Monday, January 9th, 2012 from 7pm.

Please contact us If anyone would like to sponsor tea and tsok this Monday,

Dedication Quilt for Tibetans who Self-Immolated for Free Tibet!

WebMaster — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:57:32 +0000

Dear Community,

The news from inside Tibet has been extremely distressing and heartbreaking for many of us as we continue to hear news of deaths due to monks (some former) who set themselves on fire as a sign of ultimate desperation and sacrifice in light of the tightening crackdowns in the monasteries. Since 1998, there has been NINE Tibetans who have self-immolated as a desperate measure to gain international attention to the plight of Tibetan people inside Tibet, particularly within the monasteries such as Kirit Monastery, where most of the monks who recently self-immolated have come from. Just now, news came in confirming the teenager Choepel’s (19) death on October 11 due to burns suffered after he and another teenager, Khaying (18), who is also reported dead, self-immolated for Free Tibet and return of His Holiness to Tibet.

The latest increase in the number of self-immolations by Tibetans inside Tibet goes to show how absolutely intolerable the repression must be for them inside Tibet and in the remote monasteries and villages. We have to use every possible means available to us to get mass public’s attention to this situation and that means protests, letters of appeal and memorial projects such as TANC’s memorial quilt project. People are generally moved when names and images are visually displayed in some form of art form.

As Tibetans living in a free country so far from Tibet and with limited political influence, many of us may be feeling very sad and at-times hopeless about the dire situation inside Tibet, which seems to be getting worse for our fellow Tibetans there. Many are looking for all the ways we feel we can make a difference including protesting, vigils and letter writing.

To that end and with approval from the TANC Board, the Tibetan Memorial Quilt Project Committee members are organizing a Dedication Quilt for Tibetans who Self-Immolated so that their names and faces will never be erased from the hearts and minds of Tibetans for generations to come! The committee members believe that the special dedication quilt for the Tibetan Pawos and Pamos is one additional way TANC community can show our solidarity and action for the Tibetans inside Tibet at large.

Community members are requested to join in this special quilt-making event:

When: October 16, Sunday 10-noon

Where: Berkeley Adult School, Sunday School

Please see the attached poster of all the NINE Tibetans for whom the special quilt will be sewn. We don’t yet have images for 3 of the Tibetans.

Thank you,

TANC’s Tibetan Memorial Quilt Committee

Chaksampa Presents Epic Tibetan Opera on Oct. 22

WebMaster — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:50:34 +0000

Synopsis: Choegyal Norsang

In ancient India, there were two Kingdoms, the Northern Abode of Prosperity ruled by the Buddhist King Norchen and his son Norsang, and the Southern Abode of Racial Purity ruled by the despotic Shakya Shony. When Shakpa Shony strayed from the righteous path of Buddhism to consult with demons and imps, his kingdom was so plagued with drought and disease that even the Nagas (water spirits) fled to the Northern Abode of Prosperity.

Hoping to avert further catastrophe and convince the Nagas to return, Shakpa Shony sought the help of the great sorcerer, “Holder of the Black Serpent in the Mouth,” who then went to Great Lotus Life Force Lake to bring the Nagas back. The Naga Queen entreated a fisherman to help the Nagas. The brave man agreed and the Queen gave him a magical whetstone to sharpen his sword. Aided by this magic, he slayed the sorcerer.

To express their gratitude, the Nagas gave the fisherman a “wish-fulfilling gem.” Mystified about what to do with so precious a gift, he sought the advice of the old Brahmin couple who lived with him. They said to take it to the holy hermit of Happy Mountain Cave who had lived more than five hundred years. When the fisherman asked how such immortality was possible, the hermit confided that he regularly swam in the “Brahma Bathing Pool” where even goddesses bathed occasionally.

The fisherman begged the hermit to lead him to the pool and, on an auspicious day, they went together. There he saw the most beautiful goddess, Yidrok Lhamo. With the Naga’s help, he captured her with a magical lasso. The hermit sagely advised the fisherman to make an offering of the goddess to young Prince Norsang. The royal family and ministers were amazed at the wisdom and bravery of the humble fisherman. Norsang and Yidrok married and lived blissfully for a while. But Norsang’s five hundred other wives were jealous. With the help of the evil priest, Black Hari, they invented a story of impending war, and Norsang set off with his army, leaving the goddess queen vulnerable.

The jealous queens then conspired to kill Yidrok. Black Hari sent a dream to the mind of the sleeping King Norchen. Asked for his interpretation, Black Hari said the dream meant his kingdom was threatened by a great evil that could be subdued only by a magic rite whose ingredients included the heart of a celestial being. When the jealous queens marched to the palace screaming for the goddess’s heart, Yidrok begged the Queen Mother for her crown and flew away to the Happy Mountain Cave. She told her sad story to the hermit, gave him a ring that was a gift from the Prince, asking him to return it to Norsang, and left for her heavenly home.

Norsang was filled with grief and anger when he returned home to find his beloved gone. With help from the gods, Norsang found the hermit’s cave. The hermit gave him the ring and Yidrok’s instructions. Norsang endured many hardships before he arrived at Yidrok’s heavenly home, only to find her father reluctant to let her return to earth. Her father devised a series of tests to determine if Norsang was worthy of such a heavenly prize. He triumphed in all the competitions and Yidrok was allowed to return with him to their earthly kingdom. Black Hari and the jealous wives were punished and a joyful King Norchen relinquished his throne to Norsang. The Dharma King (Choegyal in Tibetan) Norsang ruled the kingdom wisely and he and his celestial queen lived happily ever after.

Fundraising Event for TANC Community Building

WebMaster — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:22:21 +0000

Please join us on this coming Fundraising event for TANC community Building!!!!

The event will include Cultural shows, raffles, auctions and dinner.

WHEN : 6:30 PM onwards on August 13, 2011
WHERE : Berkeley Adult School, Berkeley, CA

TANC Benefit Event

WebMaster — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:35:18 +0000

TANC warmly invites members and friends to a benefit event on August 13, 2011 at the Berkeley Adult School Auditorium. The event, an evening of Tibetan cultural performances and delicious dinner, is a fundraiser for TANC’s community center which is currently undergoing renovation. All proceeds from the event will go towards renovating the center.

Please join us!

Himalayan Youth Summitt 2011

WebMaster — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:26:24 +0000

TANC members, particularly the youth, are invited to participate in the 2011 Himalayan Youth Summitt. This August 20th event is being jointly organized by a consortium of community organizations including TANC. Please RSVP now!

Long Life Empowerment by His Holiness’ Sakya Trizin –

WebMaster — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:47:41 +0000

His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin is the supreme head of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism. Embodying the complete qualities of a highly accomplished meditator, he is one of the most learned among Tibetan Buddhist masters. His Holiness the Sakya Trizin has been praised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as “King of Vajrayana practitioners’, He is renowned throughout the world for the clarity of his teachings and his precise command of English.

The Bay Area vistit of His Holiness Sakya Trizin is in coordination with Ewam Choden Tiberan Buddhist Center, Kensington, CA www.ewamchoden.org
Tsewang (Long Life Empowerment)
WHEN : July 30, 2011 AT 9:30 AM
WHERE : Albany High School Gymnasium
603 Key Route Boulevard, Albany, CA 94706

* Please bring cushions to sit on and leave your shoes by the door.

Public Talk from 4pm. For more info on public talk event, please contact TANC.

NOTE : There is no charge for these events.
Voluntary donations will be gratefully appreciated.
Hosted by the Bay Area Tsechenling and the Tibetan Association of Northern California.