Celebration Guide
Session timetable
Friday November 24
7:30 pm - 9 pm: Introduction with Gen Kelsang Chögyan
Saturday November 25
9 am - 9:50 am: Guided Meditation with Kelsang Zhine
11 am - 1 pm: Empowerment with Gen Kelsang Chodor
4 pm - 5:30 pm: Teaching #1 with Gen Kelsang Chodor
7 pm - 8:30 pm: Offering to the Spiritual Guide puja (chanted prayers with tsog offerings)
Sunday November 26
9 am - 10 am: Guided Meditation with Kelsang Zhine
11 am - 12:30 pm: Teaching #2 with Gen Kelsang Chodor
3 pm - 4:30 pm: Teaching #3 with Gen Kelsang Chodor
Shop opening hours
Friday November 24
4 - 7pm
Saturday November 25
10 - 10:50am | 2:30 - 4pm | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Sunday November 26
10 - 10:50am | 1:30 - 4:50pm | 4:30 - 5:30pm
Café opening hours
Friday November 24
4 - 7:15pm | 9:9:30pm
Saturday November 25
8 - 8:45 | 9:50 - 10:45 | 2:30 - 3:45pm | 5:30 - 6pm
Sunday November 26
8 - 8:45am | 10 - 10:45am | 2 - 2:45pm
Meals
*for those who have booked them online
Saturday November 25 : served at 1:15 pm at the Champagnat school (opposite the center)
Sunday November 26 : served at 12:45pm at the Champagnat school (opposite the center)
Family and rest area
The meditation room in the basement is a dedicated space for families and special needs. You can use it to rest between sessions.
Volunteering
The Celebration is entirely organized by the energy of a large number of volunteers. Volunteering is a wonderful way to contribute to the event. To offer your help, please come to the reception desk.
Meditation room
Please:
Wear your celebration pass to gain entry;
turn off the sound on your electronic device or put it in airplane mode as soon as you enter;
do not take photos, videos or audio recordings during the sessions (recordings are available at the shop, and photos of the event are taken by a designated photographer).
Offerings
If you wish to make offerings for the empowerment, for the Offering to the Spiritual Guide and for the Celebration Teachers, you can purchase them at the shop and leave them in the baskets provided at the shop entrance.
Sadhanas
The sadhanas (prayer booklets) used during the Celebration are as follows:
Prayers for Meditation
Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, from his faithful disciples
Offering to the Spiritual Guide
The Yoga of White Tara Buddha, the Buddha of long life
Available at the shop.
Celebrations Diaries
For photos, testimonials and sharing from the Celebration, click here.