welcome
Charleston Tibetan Society is a non-profit religious and educational organization under the spiritual direction of Geshe Dakpa Topgyal. It was founded in 1994 with three missions: to increase the awareness of Tibet and its unique culture, to bring the major world religions together to make a more effective contribution to humanity & world peace through an individual’s cultivation of inner peace, and to raise funds to help Tibetan refugees living in India, Nepal and Bhutan.
The Dharma Center is regularly open for in person teachings on meditation on sunday’s at 8:30-9:30am, and the stages of the path or Lam Rim on Monday’s at 6 -7pm. everyone is welcome to join! for more event info see class schedule & special events under calendar on menu bar.
please keep in mind those in need of life’s essentials and consider donating to your local food bank. We are accepting food donations for the Neighborhood House (77 America Street) who will appreciate sliced bread, soups/stews (not cream of), canned fruits & vegetables, pasta, rice, and bottled water. Offerings can be placed in foyer on top of cabinet at Dharma Center.
The real value of wealth lies within the act of giving.
The value of wealth is ruined in miserliness when one fails to act generously.
*** UPCOMING EVENTS ***
Mothers Sunday May 11: No Meditation Class
Saturday May 17 @ 12noon: Annual Membership Meeting & Potluck
Monday May 26: saga dawa begins on new moon
Wednesday june 11 @ 6pm: Saga Dawa Ceremony on Full Moon
Saturday June 21 @ 3-4:30pm: Sangha Social: Brunch, Movie or Get-Together
Sunday, July 6: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday Celebration
Saturday July 19 @ 3-4:30pm: Sangha Social: Brunch, Movie or Get-Together
Monday July 28: Last day of teachings before Summer Break
July 29 - Sept 6: SUMMER BREAK
Sunday, Sept 7: Teachings resume
*** PAST EVENTS *** for more past events, see SPECIAL EVENTS under Calendar on menu bar
Sat Apr 26 Sangha Social Pancake Breakfast: we shared a delicious pancake breakfast served with a variety of fruit toppings, sausage as well as Geshe-la’s delicious & nutritious chai & OJ.
Sat Mar 15 @ 3-4:30pm: 3rd Saturday Sangha Social: Movie “Expelled from the Top: A Story of Tibetan Refugees” We shared this in remembrance of Tibetan National Uprising Day (March 10), and the reality 70 years later for Tibetan refugees. Expelled from the Top is a 2023 documentary including interviews with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, follows the Tibetan Refugees in Dharamsala, the Capital for the Central Tibetan Administration nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas, as well as Mundgod, in Southern India where Geshe-la went to the Drepung Loseling Monastery.
Mon Mar 10, 2025: 66th Tibetan National Uprising Day: We shared info on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way Approach for resolving tibet’s issue, recited Peace Prayers composed by His Holiness & Geshe-la, then meditated before reciting Mantras for all sentient beings Here’s a link to description of the Tibetan flag’s symbolism
Tibetan National Flag
Sat Mar 1: Losar celebration, Tibetan lunar new year 2152, Year of the wood snake
