WISDOM CENTER
OF SANTA CRUZ
Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, born in Eastern Tibet, became a monk at a young age and trained with many fully qualified great beings. From these masters he received Pratimoksha, Bodhisattva, and Tantric vows as well as initiations, instructions, and transmissions of many practices from the scriptures, from termas—hidden treasure teachings— and from vision teachings, Mahamudra and Dzogchen.
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MILAREPA
Song, Teaching & Tsok
with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche
Sunday, June 28, 2026. 1-4 pm
In person at the Wisdom Center
Join Khenpo Karten Rinpoche for this immersion into the life, songs and teachings of the Great Tibetan Saint Milarepa, whose tragic childhood led him to train in black magic, eventually unleashing a tide of killing and destruction.
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But he came to regret his actions and sought and found his teacher, Marpa, who, being aware that Milarepa had to purify his negative karma, exposed him to many extremely difficult trials. Eventually, Marpa gave Milarepa full transmissions of all the Mahamudra teachings from Naropa, Maitripa and other Indian masters.
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Practicing these teachings for many years in isolated mountain retreats, Milarepa attained enlightenment. He gained fame for his incredible perseverance in practice and for his spontaneous songs of realization.
Khenpo will also preside over a Milarepa ganachakra /tsok.