Upcoming US Relic Tour Dates thru June, 2015: CA, CO & NM

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Upcoming US Relic Tour Dates thru June, 2015: CA, CO & NM

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Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour
Upcoming US Tour Dates thru June, 2015


Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour, a free to attend public exhibition of ancient and sacred relics of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and 44 other Buddhist masters from India, Tibet & China is currently touring the world.

“People are deeply moved when they come in contact with the relics...there are so many stories. This is definitely one method for bringing people to enlightenment. The relics have incredible benefit to the world...people want them very much...and there is greater and greater benefit now....”
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Spiritual Director, Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour

In all there are 3,000 relics in this collection including those offered to the tour by His Holiness the Dalai Lama which are more than 2,600 years old, a collection from the Sakya Reliquary in Tibet and also from Meiktila Museum in Burma. Most of the relics in this collection resemble multi colored pearl-like crystals that in Tibetan are called 'ringsel' and in Sanskrit they are known as ‘Sarira.’ It is believed that relics embody the master’s spiritual qualities of compassion and wisdom and are deliberately produced by the master at his death. The crystal relics were found among the cremation ashes of these masters.

The tour was founded by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2001. The Tour has visited 68 countries and 2.5 million people have viewed the relics to date.

For more information Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour please see the website http://www.maitreyarelictour.com
For information about a specific tour event please contact the local organizer for that event (listed below).

May 22-24, 2015
Redlands, California, USA
Friday: 6pm to 8pm Opening Ceremony
followed by viewing of the relics
Saturday: 10m to 7pm
Sunday: 10am to 5pm
Casa Loma Room
University of Redlands
1200 East Colton Avenue
Redlands, California 92373
Email: Meditation_room (at)* redlands.edu
Telephone: 909-748-8345

May 29-31, 2015
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Friday: 6pm to 8pm Opening Ceremony
followed by viewing of the relics
Saturday: 10am to 7pm
Sunday: 12 noon to 6pm
Center of the Heart
487 N. Turnpike Rd.
Santa Barbara
California 93111
http://centeroftheheart.com/
Contact: Roxy
Email: info (at) centeroftheheart.com

June 12-14, 2015
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Friday 6pm to 8pm Opening Ceremony
followed by relic viewing
Saturday 10am to 7pm
Sunday 10am to 5pm
Boulder Shambhala Center
1345 Spruce Street
Boulder
Colorado 80302
Telephone: 303-444-0190
http://boulder.shambhala.org/
Contacts:
Karen Smith
Email: kareninindia (at) yahoo.com
Telephone: 303-449-0167, 720-233-1426
Noel Smith
Email: community (at) boulder.shambhala.org
Telephone: 303-444-0190

June 19-21, 2015
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Friday: 6:00pm to 8:30pm Opening Ceremony
followed by relic viewings
Saturday: 11am to 7pm
Sunday: 11am to 5pm
Southwest Acupuncture College
1622 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
http://www.acupuncturecollege.edu
Contact: Thubten Norbu Ling Tel: 505-660-7056
Email: info (at) tnlsf.org

June 26-28 2015
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Friday: 6pm to 8pm Opening Ceremony
followed by viewing of the relics
Saturday: 11am to 6pm
Sunday: 11am to 5pm
Quang Minh Temple
420 Pennsylvania St SE
Albuquerque
New Mexico 87108
Contact: Kim Nguyen
Email: knguyen (at) cabq.gov
Telephone: (+1) 505 299 2441

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I went to see this yesterday. It was great. Highly recommended. My whole family had quite an experience.
"The world is made of stories, not atoms."
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You're right: yesterday was great. But today was even better! This is such a rare and golden opportunity. I know many Boulder/Denver area Buddhists who didn't come this weekend. I keep wondering, "What the _____ are they thinking?" To be in the same room with Buddha Shakyamuni's relics, not to mention all the other relics of past great Masters, is so incredibly precious and then to even get to touch them (through their glass stupa encasement) or be touched by them. And when I say "touched by them," I mean both having them placed on your head but also having a powerful emotional experience from that. There was a point today where maybe 10 people in a row all broke down in wrenching sobs and tears. With heart-felt devotion like that, I believe these people were purifying eons of karma. We're talking 50, 60, and 70-year-olds and both men and women. Actually, in my 45 years as a Buddhist, I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like this in terms of the numbers of displays of devotion/emotion.

If the relic tour is coming to a city near you, you really shouldn't miss it.

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July

San Francisco, California, USA
10, 11 & 12 July 2015
Friday: 6pm to 8pm Opening Ceremony
followed by viewing of the relics
Saturday: 10am to 7pm
Sunday: 10am to 5pm
Tse Chen Ling
300 – 302 Jules Avenue
San Francisco, California 94112
www.tsechenling.org
Contact: Lisa Nystrom
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (+1) 415 535 1905

Reno, Nevada, USA
17, 18 & 19 July 2015
Friday 6pm to 8pm Opening Ceremony
followed by viewing of the relics
Saturday 10am to 7pm
Sunday 10am to 5pm
Dharmakaya Center
501 W. 1st Street, Suite A
Reno, Nevada 89503
http://www.dharmakayacenter.com/
Contact: Trey Ligon
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (+1) 775 232-8067

Portland, Oregon, USA
24, 25 & 26 July 2015
Friday: 6pm to 8pm Opening Ceremony
followed by viewing of the relics
Saturday: 10am to 7pm
Sunday: 10am to 5pm
Buddhist Henjyoji Temple
2634 SE 12th Ave
Portland, Oregon 97202
Contact: Brian Hochhalter
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (+1) 503-349-4159
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