Wednesday, February 18th
4:30 pm Learn to make Divination soup and assist Yeshe-la and Phuntsog-la if you like
6:00 pm Divination soup! Please RSVP to karenprestwood@yahoo.com by Monday, Feb 16 at 12 pm if you are planning to attend so we know how many dumplings to make.
7:00 pm Vajra Dance Tun
8:00 pm New Moon Ganapuja
Thursday, February 19th - Losar: Wood Sheep year
7:00 am Long Life Practice
8:00 am Breakfast
5:00 pm Pot luck dinner and Bagchen
Saturday, February 21st
9:00 am Lungta raising
We could use a couple of strong volunteers in particular to help set up ladders and hang lungta.
Update on sewing Lungta:
The sewing machine at the schoolhouse is no longer usable in its current state. It needs to be taken in for maintenance (any volunteers?). We are still making progress on lungta by hand sewing and by those who have a sewing machine that they bring. So come and hand sew if you like or BYOSM (Bring Your Own Sewing Machine). We are about halfway done.
Tashi delek and Happy Losar to all!
Jeremy Keaton
Tsegyalgar East Geko
geko@tsegyalgar.org
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Divination Soup
Please join us for Divination Soup on Wed Feb 18 at 6 pm at the Schoolhouse. This is a Tibetan tradition celebrated at Losar. Everyone receives a dumpling with a message for the new year.
Here are some of the symbols of divination soup as told to us by Dr Phuntsog Wangmo several years ago. For example, if there is a piece of wool in your dumpling, it means that one is calm, soft and smooth. If there is a bone, it means that one is very strong. Chili pepper means that one has intense energy and speech, sometime harsh. There are many more interesting divinations!
If you want to learn how to make divination soup and help Yeshela and Phuntsogla make the soup, come to the Schoolhouse at 4:30 pm Wed Feb 18.
Please RSVP to karenprestwood@yahoo.com by Monday, Feb 16 at 12 pm if you are planning to attend so we know how many dumplings to make.
