Summit, NJ
Summit - World Peace Tour
Hosted by Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit
- Dates
- · EST
- Location
4 Waldron Avenue · Summit, NJ · 07901
- Admission
- Free, donations welcome
About this program
Join the monks of Sera Jey Lawa Khangtsen at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit, New Jersey, for five days of sand mandala art, meditation, teaching, and dialogue.
Throughout the five days, the monks will create a sand mandala of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig), the Buddha of Compassion, whom His Holiness the Dalai Lama embodies. People of every faith and no faith are welcome. You don’t have to be Buddhist. Visitors are invited to observe, listen, and ask questions.
Each day has a theme: compassion and inner peace, bodhicitta (cultivating an awakening heart), reconciliation within and without on New Year’s Day, sacred movement with the Lama Cham dance, and dissolution, carrying compassion into the world.
Food contributions for the monks: meal sign-up.
Highlights
· 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Opening ceremony for the Avalokiteshvara sand mandala· 4:00 PM
Lama Cham dance· 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Avalokiteshvara sand mandala dissolution ceremony
Daily schedule
All times are local (Eastern Time).
All times are local (Eastern Time, EST).
Mandala viewing hours
- 1:30–4:00 PM
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 1:30–4:00 PM
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 1:30–4:00 PM
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 1:30–4:00 PM
Show
Protector prayers and meditation
Meditation
Opening ceremony for the Avalokiteshvara sand mandala
Ceremony
Tsa lung (breath and movement) practice
Meditation
Avalokiteshvara sand mandala construction
Mandala viewing
Talk on compassion and inner peace
Teaching & talks
Protector prayers and meditation
Meditation
Avalokiteshvara mandala viewing and reflection
Mandala viewing
Tsa lung (breath and movement) practice
Meditation
Avalokiteshvara sand mandala construction
Mandala viewing
Talk on bodhicitta: cultivating compassion and the wish to awaken for the benefit of all beings
Teaching & talks
Protector prayers and meditation for reconciliation and peace
Meditation
Avalokiteshvara mandala viewing and reflection on reconciliation
Mandala viewing
Tsa lung (breath and movement) practice
Meditation
Avalokiteshvara sand mandala construction
Mandala viewing
Teaching and dialogue on reconciliation within and without: emptiness, interdependence, forgiveness, and compassion
Teaching & talks
Protector prayers and meditation
Meditation
Avalokiteshvara mandala viewing and reflection
Mandala viewing
Tsa lung (breath and movement) practice
Meditation
Avalokiteshvara sand mandala construction
Mandala viewing
Lama Cham dance
Performance
Protector prayers and meditation
Meditation
Avalokiteshvara sand mandala dissolution ceremony
Ceremony
Guests receive sacred sand in a healing ritual, carrying blessings of compassion and peace into their homes and communities.
Program concludes
Other
Plan your visit
- Admission
Free, donations welcome
Public events are free; donations are gratefully accepted and support the monks of Lawa Khangtsen and the tour.
- Meals
Food contributions for the monks can be arranged through the meal sign-up.
- Photography and recording
Still photography without flash is welcome during public creation hours unless otherwise noted. Please refrain from photography during closing ceremonies.
- If this is your first visit
You can come and go. You can sit on a chair or on a cushion. You do not have to bow. You do not have to be Buddhist. The monks may work in silence much of the day; quiet conversation around the edges is welcome.
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Host organization
Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Summit
A Unitarian Universalist congregation in Summit committed to spiritual growth, community, and social justice.
4 Waldron Avenue · Summit, NJ · 07901
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