Posted in Bodhisattva Vows, Buddhism on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some resources about the bodhisattva vows:
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teachings at Amitabha and White Tara Initiations and White Tara Retreat (Audio and Unedited Transcripts) Bodhisattva Vows, Amitabha Practice and Pure Land – contains a brief introduction to the refuge and bodhisattva vows ceremony
Root Vows — a short description of each vow by Alexander Berzin
THE [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Just for fun on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A friend included me in her circle of friends and circulated the following chain email about anger. My Buddhist spin on the text appears below:
NAILS IN THE FENCE
Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence. (Most importantly the last sentence)
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. [...]
Posted in Buddhism, FPMT News, tagged Lama Zopa Rinpoche advice on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s two week long Light of the Path retreat was truly unbelievable. Rinpoche’s intensity, energy, good humor and outpouring of loving kindness have to be experienced to really be understood. Having spent over 30 years teaching Westerners, Lama Zopa knows us better than we know ourselves. He teaches in English in a way [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Center news, Discovering Buddhism on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturdays: Oct 24, Oct 31, Mahamudra workshop Nov 14, Nov 21, Dec 5
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
The Unitarian/Universalist Church, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston VA 20190, lower level
Suggested offering: $10 per class, or $40 for the series
Assemble the tools you need to develop a successful daily practice and find out the elements necessary to generate realizations. [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Center news, Dharma Teachings And Events, Tantra on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amitayus Long Life Initiation
Sunday, September 27, 2009
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm — NOTE REVISED START TIME
The Unitarian/Universalist Church, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston VA 20190
Suggested donation: $25 – $ 35 members $50 -$60 nonmembers
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Losang Jampa will grant a special initiation of Amitayus on this, his last day of teachings in the DC area [...]
Posted in Buddhism, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Other Local Dharma Events, tagged His Holiness The Dalai Lama on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Four Important Events in Washington DC the First Week of October
(source: Snow Lion Publications email 9-05-09)
Light of Truth Awards hosted by the International Campaign for Tibet; Dalai Lama to confer awards.Visit www.savetibet.org/events/2009-light-truth-awards-washington-dc
Mind and Life Conference at the D.A.R. Constitution Hall, “Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century.” Visitwww.educatingworldcitizens.org
Dalai Lama Talk: “Open the Mind, Educate the [...]
Posted in His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tibet Discussion, tagged Free Tibet, His Holiness The Dalai Lama on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(this is posted for the International Campaign for Tibet; source: ICT email from Mary Beth Markey, 9-03-09)
Tickets for the International Campaign for Tibet’s 2009 Light of Truth Awards, featuring a special address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, are now available. Tickets are expected to sell out, so please purchase early to avoid disappointment.
The International [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Do Ngak Kunphen Ling, Holy Objects, tagged Do Ngak Kunphen Ling, relic tour on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UPDATED PRESS RELEASE: Heart Shrine Relic Tour, Westport, Connecticut:
November 6, 7, 8 2009
(this is not a Guhyasamaja Center event, please contact Ven Chimey (see below) for more information and to volunteer)
Times: Friday: 6-9 Opening Ceremony
Saturday 10 am to 7 pm, Sunday 1pm to 5 pm
Location: Unitarian Church 10 Lyons Plains Road Westport, Ct. [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Center news, Question of the Week on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We are gathering ideas for teachings and events for October 2009 – Fall 2010. Ven Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Losang Jampa plans on being with us for approximately five months in 2010.
How can the Guhyasamaja Center best serve you? Are there particular subjects or practices that you are interested in? Please keep in mind that this [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Sacred Sites, tagged retreat on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Many of you know Ven Tenzin Lhamo, she’s been a strong supporter, advisor, and guest teacher at the Guhyasamaja Center for many years. After much hard work, she has opened an incredible retreat house in Crestone, Colorado. The house is available for retreats to people of all Buddhist lineages (ordained and lay) at reasonable rates.
Ven [...]
