“What greater act of generosity is there than dedicating one’s life to the welfare of all sentient beings? The group survives, not the individual. We know we are all going to die. Life goes on. Amazing.” – Qapel
As the one year anniversary of Qapel’s passing approaches, it’s a special time to come together with Sensei and the Sangha to celebrate and honor our incredible teacher.
It’s also a time to step back and reflect on how the last year has been for us, what has shifted, and how we each see ourselves growing and contributing to Dharma. What do we want to co-create together in service of the planet and awakening, as we step forward?
We will mark this occasion with a series of online meditations, teachings, Sangha reflections and celebrations over the weekend of October 4th and 5th.
Catherine Sensei is generously offering a Namgyal Empowerment on October 4th. To attend, make sure to register for the wongkur with the button below.
Along with all of this, there will be some exciting further unveilings around the temple and a chapter of Psynaut, Qapel’s autobiographical, science fiction, Dharma novel series!
Register and come to join with us online, onsite at Clear Sky, or gather with your local Sangha.
Participation is by dāna (pay from the heart).
How to attend
If you are in the region of Clear Sky, we warmly invite you to attend in person.
If you are based internationally, we’d love to see you at the online portions of the weekend. We also encourage you to take this opportunity to come together in person with your local Sangha and celebrate this special weekend together with them.
For online participants, while we’d love to see you at all the weekend events, you are also welcome to solely attend the sessions that you can.
Please note that a separate registration is required to attend the Namgyal Wongkur.
Schedule
Below is the approximate schedule. This is evolving and is subject to change. All times are in Mountain Time. Session lesson may vary slightly.
| Sat 4th 9 am | Namgyal Wongkur |
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| Sat 4th 2.30-3.45 pm | Sangha-led reflection and sharing; including creative ways of working with grief with Kylee Gies |
| Sat 4th 7.30 pm | Qapel Karaoke playlist – onsite at Clear Sky only, or get together with your local Sangha for your own event! |
| Sun 5th 10 – 11.15 am |
Message from Sensei on the year since Qapel died, and vision stepping into the future Temple, crystal and other exciting new developments Psynaut chapter release! |
| Sun 5th 2.30-3.45 pm |
Dharma Trips: Message from Sensei on role and importance of Dharma Trips Celebrating the Stans Dharma Trip – trailer! Livestream of Qapel Dharma trip video clips Future Dharma Trips Closing Message |
| Sun 5th 7.30 – 8.15 pm | Namgyal Meditation |
Ways To Celebrate Qapel
This is an important and poignant time for us all to take a step back, and reflect on the many lessons and gifts we’ve received from our dear teacher Qapel. There are lots of ways to do this and to share your reflections with others. Here are just a few:
- Post to Qapel’s Facebook tribute page here: https://www.facebook.com/doug.duncan.587. This can be anything from words from your heart, stories of teachings you received, precious photos with Qapel, a video, a poem, a song! Or just tag Qapel in any regular FB post.
- Now that we’re a year since Qapel passed, what’s landed for you? How are you applying and living teachings and trainings that Qapel gave you? Take time to reflect and share with Sangha.
- Reflect and share on this question: What do you imagine is your role in the Dharma of the future
- Come up with your own ideas and ways to honor what you received from Qapel!
