Ahimsa is the Buddhist term for the doctrine of non-harming.
The Zone of Ahimsa will be a day long celebration comprised of three separate but related events:
3:30 to 5:30 PM Peace Empowerment/Blessing
Venerable ZaChoeje Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of the Emaho Foundation, will lead a Peace Empowerment/Blessing. In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, an empowerment is a ritual which grants the participant permission to practice specific forms of meditation. This very special Peace Empowerment is non-denominational, open to everyone and aimed at awakening latent seeds of compassion in all who take part in this illuminating and inspiring ceremony.
5:30 to 7:30 PM Tibetan Bazaar
Following the Peace Empowerment, the courtyard of the New Vision center will be transformed into a colorful Tibetan Bazaar. The Emaho Peace Store will offer traditional Tibetan art, handicrafts, jewelry and other items of beauty and devotion for sale—just in time for Holiday gift giving. Food and other refreshments will be available, as will soothing massage, Tibetan astrological readings and other peaceful pursuits. Come relax under a traditional Tibetan tent and mingle with fellow Zone of Ahimsa Attendees.
7:30 to 9:30 PM Wish Fulfilling Jewel Concert
The event will open with a dedicatory poetry recitation by Za Rinpoche. Then Spirit Voyage recording artist Sat Kartar Khalsa will lead us in chants to awaken compassion and joy. A noted singer in the Sikh tradition and Kundalini yoga instructor now resident in Phoenix, Sat Kartar is deeply versed in the practice of Naad Yoga, the yoga of sound. Yoga Journal magazine has praised Sat Kartar’s “crystalline voice...an instrument imbued with a welcoming, almost maternal warmth and an evocative style of phrasing.” Other, very special musical guests will be announced as the Zone of Ahimsa Celebration draws near.
Event Resources:
Map to the New Vision Spiritual Growth Center
How You Can Help:
Emaho Foundation will host its 6th annual Zone of Ahimsa Peace Celebration on December 6, 2008. This will be an opportunity for Emaho friends, philanthropists, business leaders and community volunteers to enjoy and celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His work inspires us to participate as a community, to come together and show our appreciation to the many who are working to find solutions for humanity in peace.
Become a Sponsor/Donate to the Silent Auction
As our fundraiser approaches, we invite you to support Emaho with a contribution for the silent auction or as an event underwriting sponsor. Your donation is tax-deductible and we will be pleased to recognize your support of Zone of Ahimsa Peace Celebration 2008 in the event program, at the silent auction display.
For printing purposes, we would like confirmation of auction donations by October 31, 2008, and receipt of all auction items by November 15, 2008. Thank you for your kind consideration of our request.
Click Here to Download the Donation Form
Contact Gabriella Cicuca for Silent Auction gabriella.c@cox.net or 602.628.3613
Contact Donna Wood to become an event sponsor pr@emahofoundation.org
Click Here to Download the Sponsor Benefits Form
Volunteer at the Event
We give a hearty thank you to each and every Emaho Volunteer as we know they are motivated
out of devotion to the Dharma Wisdom we seek and deserve. All volunteers are guaranteed free
admission to the events in return for their efforts. However, as the Zone of Ahimsa is a fund raising event, we would like to suggest that volunteers make an offering to pay for
one ticket or more, as your heart directs you.
Contact Ira Pettit irapettit@yahoo.com
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Emaho Foundation presents its annual Zone of Ahimsa fund raising celebration.
The festivities will commemorate the 1989 awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama, the world’s best-known Tibetan Buddhist leader and international figurehead in the cause for peace on our planet.
Join us for an inspirational day and evening that will transform your life and world in the year to come.
All proceeds will go to benefit Emaho Foundation’s general programs and operating costs. Emaho Foundation is dedicated to the preservation and sharing of Tibetan Culture and operates solely through the generous donation of all interested.
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Emaho Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization led by its spiritual director, ZaChoeje Rinpoche and a volunteer board of directors based in Scottsdale, Arizona.