Jan
8
7:30 PM19:30
Navigating spirituality in an age of doubt
Discover how Buddhist wisdom is already echoing in Western literature and thought.
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Jan
18
10:30 AM10:30
Discriminating the Three Vows and Initiation of Red Saraswati
Discriminating the Three Vows by Sakya Pandita
10:30am - 1:00pm
Sakya Pandita’s masterpiece offers a brilliant examination of the spiritual disciplines found in the Three Vehicles. Topics dealt with in this work include the reality of the Buddha nature, the ethics of a bodhisattva and the correct practice of Vajrayana.
Initiation of Red Saraswati*
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Saraswati is famous as one of the principal wisdom deities in Vajrayana Buddhism and as a patroness of poetry and music. Thus many great masters have cultivated her meditation for the many qualities that it bestows.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please see the local website.
Feb
8
to Feb 9
Feb
14
to Feb 16
Feb
16
to Feb 17
Feb
22
to Feb 23
Mar
9
to Mar 17
Teachings at Karmapa International Buddhist Institute
Lama Jampa will once again be giving teachings as part of the Karmapa Public Course. Further details to follow.
See also the KIBI website
Mar
22
10:30 AM10:30
Apr
5
to Apr 11
May
3
10:30 AM10:30
May
21
6:00 PM18:00
Initiation of Chenrezik Mahamudra
Unification of Mahamudra and Dzogchen
This initiation bestows the authority to meditate on Chenrezik, the embodiment of compassionate energy, and on mahamudra - the great seal - which is the true nature of mind. It is one of the most widespread meditation practices in Vajrayana Buddhism. This initiation is connected with the famous sadhana composed by the great Sakyapa master Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup.
May
24
to May 25
Initiation, transmission and instruction for Vajrapani
Vajrapani is one of the Lords of the Three Families and is revered in all traditions of vajrayana Buddhism as the embodiment of the power of all buddhas.
The practice of Bhutadamara is usually undertaken in order to overcome negativities that obstruct spiritual progress in the Vajrayana. Along with the necessary initiation, Lama Jampa will teach the guide to the practice composed by the eminent master Zhuchen Tsultrim Rinchen, following this there will be the opportunity to do the practice.
May
28
6:00 PM18:00
May
30
10:00 AM10:00
Teachings on Parting from the Four Attachments
Lama Jampa will present the famous Sakya teaching on Parting from the Four Attachments - Zhenpa Zhidral - using Gormapa Sonam Senge’s commentary the Key to the Profound Meaning, Gorampa’s commentary
This set of guided meditations on the spiritual path is excellent for both beginners and those who are more experienced. For this course, Lama Jampa will use the The Key to the Profound Meaning, an explanation of Parting from the Four Attachments composed by the Buddhist philosopher Gorampa Sonam Sengge.
Jun
7
10:30 AM10:30
Jun
13
to Jun 15
Jun
21
10:30 AM10:30
Jun
28
to Jun 29
Sep
20
10:30 AM10:30
Oct
4
to Oct 5
Oct
11
10:30 AM10:30
Nov
15
10:30 AM10:30
Dec
4
to Dec 7
Dec
13
to Dec 14
Dec
14
to Dec 15
Aspiration Prayer of Mahamudra and Initiation of White Tara
Situ Dharmakara's Commentary on the Mahamudra Aspiration Prayer
Saturday 14 December 10:30am - 12:30pm and 2:30 - 4:30pm
Sunday 15 December 10:30am - 12:30pm
Situ Dharmakara's celebrated work is a guide to the Aspiration Prayer composed by the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje. In elucidating the prayer, the commentary provides an extraordinarily profound explanation of Mahamudra meditation and a defence of the special precepts preserved in the Kagyu tradition.
Initiation of White Tara*
Sunday 15 December 2:30 - 4:30pm
The goddess Tara is revered in all traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism as the embodiment of the liberating activity of all buddhas. White Tara is one of the three deities of longevity whose practice is renowned for bestowing the blessings of long life and thus increasing the opportunity for spiritual practice. This initiation is from the lineage of the great master Shakya Shribhadra.
Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For full details see the local website.
Dec
2
6:30 PM18:30
The Power of Wishes
Monday 1 December, 6:30 - 8:30pm
A public lecture suitable for anyone with an interest in following the Buddhist path.
Aspiration is an impulse that leads us towards an ideal. From this impulse we formulate wishes. Do they reinforce our ordinary tendencies or do they lead us towards the best of ourselves?
In Buddhism, wishes take on a whole new dimension: it is about developing all our qualities to bring them to their fullness. Wishes then become a skillful means that helps us to gradually transform our lives and direct our minds towards our own good and that of others.
The Geneva Centre for the Study of Tibetan Buddhism is a branch of Karma Minyur Ling (Montchardon), placed under the spiritual authority of His Holiness Thaye Dorje, the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, and Lama Teunsang.
For further information please see the local website.
Nov
30
to Dec 1
The Union of Dzogchen and Mahamudra in connection with the practice of Chenrezik
This major teaching comes in the form of a series of eight songs composed by the realized master Karma Chakme. Characterized by its frankness and clarity, this text is one of the most famous sets of meditation instructions in the Kagyu tradition, called in Tibetan “ Mar Tri ”. Karma Chakme first guides us through the common and uncommon preliminary practices of Vajrayana, then, focusing on Chenrezig meditation, he teaches the methods of Deity Yoga. He then introduces the combined practice of Mahamudra and Dzogchen – the latter also being called the Great Perfection.
For further details please visit the local website.
Nov
23
10:30 AM10:30
Discriminating the Three Vows and Initiation of White Dzambhala
Discriminating the Three Vows by Sakya Pandita
10:30am - 1:00pm
Sakya Pandita’s masterpiece offers a brilliant examination of the spiritual disciplines found in the Three Vehicles. Topics dealt with in this work include the reality of the Buddha nature, the ethics of a bodhisattva and the correct practice of Vajrayana.
Initiation of White Dzambhala*
2:30pm - 5:00pm
White Dzambhala or White Jambhala is a manifestation of the Chenrezik, the Buddha of Compassion. The practice is done to remove the suffering of poverty and sickness, purify non-virtuous karma and generate bodhicitta. The practice is said to originate from the great Indian Saint Atisha, who visited Tibet in the 11th Century CE.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please visit the local website.
Nov
16
10:30 AM10:30
Teachings on the Friendly Letter and Initiation of White Tara
The Telescope of Wisdom
10:30am - 1:00pm
Composed by the great philosopher Nagarjuna, The Friendly Letter is a supremely clear account of how we can practise the threefold path of morality, meditation and wisdom. To elucidate the text Lama Jampa will teach according to the detailed commentary The Telescope of Wisdom by Karma Thinley Rinpoche.
Initiation of White Tara*
2:30pm - 5:00pm
The goddess Tara is revered in all traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism as the embodiment of the liberating activity of all buddhas. White Tara is one of the three deities of longevity whose practice is renowned for bestowing the blessings of long life and thus increasing the opportunity for spiritual practice.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please see the local website.
Nov
13
6:30 PM18:30
Initiation of Green Tara
Initiation of Green Tara from the lineage of Atisha
6:30pm
The goddess Tara is revered in all traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism as the embodiment of the liberating activity of all buddhas. As such her initiation and meditation are especially effective means of awakening one’s innate capacity for enlightened compassion.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please visit the local website.
Nov
9
10:30 AM10:30
Teachings on the Friendly Letter and Initiation of Red Saraswati
The Telescope of Wisdom
10:30am - 1:00pm
Composed by the great philosopher Nagarjuna, The Friendly Letter is a supremely clear account of how we can practise the threefold path of morality, meditation and wisdom. To elucidate the text Lama Jampa will teach according to the detailed commentary The Telescope of Wisdom by Karma Thinley Rinpoche.
Initiation of Red Saraswati*
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Saraswati is famous as one of the principal wisdom deities in Vajrayana Buddhism. The practice of Red Saraswati cultivates the wisdom to both understand the teachings and to realise the true nature of things. From such wisdom all the seen and unseen qualities on the Buddhist path arise.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please see the local website.
Nov
6
6:30 PM18:30
Teachings on Mind Training
Mind Training in a Single Session
Wednesday 6 November
6:30 pm
This text was composed in the thirteenth century by Chim Namkha Drak, the great abbot of the Kadampa monastery of Narthang in Tibet. It comes from the mind training (Lojong) collection of teachings of which there are two main streams. Inspired by Atisha, this stream encapsulates the essential steps of the Mahayana, presenting them in a way that we can apply directly to our own personal situation – like all Lojong teachings. In fact, the only qualification we need to practise the teaching is, as Lama Jampa Thaye has said ‘our ordinary, confused mind, full of disturbing emotions, full of self-clinging and self-cherishing. With an unparalleled directness, they allow us to transform all situations, positive and negative, into the path of awakening.
For further details please visit the local website.
Nov
2
to Nov 3
Initiation of White Tara Chintamanichakra
Session 1: Saturday, November 2, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Session 2: Saturday, November 2 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Session 3: Sunday, November 3, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This is a rare opportunity to receive these extraordinary teachings, transmitted in the Tsarpa branch of the Sakya tradition. This system of practice is the principal vajrayana means of achieving longevity. Lama Jampa will bestow the initiation of White Tara of the Wish-Fulfilling Wheel from the lineage of Vagishvakirti and then go on to teach Ngawang Legdrup’s ‘Bestowing the Coolness of Longevity, the Oral Instructions of the Blissful Lord’. This text contains the tri (commentarial explanation) of the esoteric methods of accomplishing the Wishfulfilling-Wheel of White Tara.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please visit the local website.
Oct
31
7:00 PM19:00
Initiation of Medicine Buddha
19:00 21:30
Medicine Buddha, the buddha of healing, is one of the beloved deities of Buddhism. His practice heals the suffering of the disease whose root cause is greed, hatred and delusion. It is said that to just hear his name will clear away obscurations and can overcome mental, physical and spiritual sickness.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please visit the local website.
Oct
29
7:00 PM19:00
Access to the Wisdom of the Buddha
18:30 - 20:30
Lama Jampa Thaye offers this talk as an excellent opportunity for people interested in Tibetan Buddhism and a glimpse into the wisdom and compassion we can experience in our daily lives through its practice.
For further details please visit the local website.
Oct
27
2:30 PM14:30
Initiation of Chenrezik Mahamudra*
15:00 17:00
This initiation, transmitted exclusively in the Sakyapa Lineage, confers the authority to meditate on Chenrezik Mahamudra, the embodiment of the energy of compassion, and on Mahamudra—The Great Seal—which is the exact nature of our mind. This is one of the most widespread meditation practices in Vajrayana Buddhism. This initiation is connected with the famous sadhana composed by the great Sakyapa Master Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please visit the local website.
Oct
26
to Oct 27
Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering
Session 1: Saturday, October 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Session 2: Saturday, October 26th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Session 3: Sunday, October 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lama Jampa will teach this commentary on Karma Thinley Rinpoche’s Seven Points of Mind Training. It is a clear and authoritative commentary written by Geshe Chekhawa. This classic 12th-century text on Lojong is presented in the form of fundamental instructions that show the methods for transforming everyday life into the path to enlightenment, through the development of Bodhicitta based on loving-kindness and compassion. Rinpoche brilliantly illuminates these fundamental instructions, allowing us to apply them to any situation that may arise.
For further details please visit the local website.
Oct
11
to Oct 13
Teachings on Mind Training (Lojong)
Mind Training in a Single Session
Friday 11 October 19:30 - 21:00
Saturday 12 October 15:00 - 17:30 and 18:30 - 20:00
This text was composed in the thirteenth century by Chim Namkha Drak, the great abbot of the Kadampa monastery of Narthang in Tibet. It comes from the mind training (Lojong) collection of teachings of which there are two main streams. Inspired by Atisha, this stream encapsulates the essential steps of the Mahayana, presenting them in a way that we can apply directly to our own personal situation – like all Lojong teachings. In fact, the only qualification we need to practise the teaching is, as Lama Jampa Thaye has said ‘our ordinary, confused mind, full of disturbing emotions, full of self-clinging and self-cherishing. With an unparalleled directness, they allow us to transform all situations, positive and negative, into the path of awakening.
For further information see the local website.
Oct
5
10:30 AM10:30
Discriminating the Three Vows and Initiation of Manjushri Arapatsana*
Discriminating the Three Vows by Sakya Pandita
10:30am - 1:00pm
Sakya Pandita’s masterpiece offers a brilliant examination of the spiritual disciplines found in the Three Vehicles. Topics dealt with in this work include the reality of the Buddha nature, the ethics of a bodhisattva and the correct practice of Vajrayana.
Initiation of Manjushri Arapatsana*
2:30pm - 5:00pm
The initiation of Manjushri Arapatsana, the embodiment of enlightened wisdom. Meditation on this deity is an especially effective way of acquiring a profound understanding of the teaching.
*Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details please see the local website.
Sep
27
to Sep 29
Discriminating Consciousness and Primordial Wisdom by Karmapa Rangjung Dorje
The Shastra Distinguishing Consciousness and Primordial Wisdom (Tib: Namshe Yeshe) is an important work of Buddhist philosophy and practice written by the renowned Buddhist master Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339). It is one of the core texts of the Kagyu Tradition. The text is explained following Karma Thinley Rinpoche's commentary on it: 'The Lamp that dispels Darkness’.
For full details see the local website.
Sep
24
7:30 PM19:30
Initiation of White Tara
Lama Jampa will be bestow the initiation of White Tara from the lineage of the great master Shakya Shribhadra.
The goddess Tara is revered in all traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism as the embodiment of the liberating activity of all buddhas. White Tara is one of the three deities of longevity whose practice is renowned for bestowing the blessings of long life and thus increasing the opportunity for spiritual practice.
This is a private event: please address enquiries to Andrew Gutmann (andrew.gutmann@dechen.org).
Sep
20
to Sep 22
Discriminating the Three Vows and Initiation of Simhanada-Lokeshvara
Discriminating the Three Vows by Sakya Pandita
Friday 20 September, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday 21 September, 10:30 am - 12:30 am and 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Lama Jampa will continue with his teaching of Discriminating the Three Vows. Sakya Pandita’s masterpiece offers a brilliant examination of the spiritual disciplines found in the three vehicles. Topics dealt with in this work include the reality of the Buddha nature, the ethics of a bodhisattva and the correct practice of vajrayana.
Initiation of Simhanada-Lokeshvara (Chenrezik Lion’s Roar)*
Sunday 22 September, 10.30am - 12.30pm
Simhanada is a form of Chenrezik, the embodiment of the enlightened compassion of all the Buddhas and is particularly associated with the removal of sickness and disease. This initiation is contained both within the collection of The Thirteen Golden Dharmas of the Sakya school and The Hundred Sadhanas of Bari Lotsawa. Lama Jampa received the former lineage from His Holiness Sakya Trizin, and the latter from Karma Thinley Rinpoche.
Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details, see the local website.
Sep
14
1:30 PM13:30
The transmission of Phowa and Karma Chakme's Guide to Phowa Practice
Following on from his teaching on The Union of Mahamudra and Dzok Chen and the initiation of Buddha Amitabha this year in Yorkshire, Lama Jampa will extend this by giving the related transmission of Phowa (Transference) in September.
These form part of the famed cycle known as ‘Sky Dharma’ and are extraordinary skilful practices focussed upon rebirth in Amitabha’s pure spiritual environment known as Sukhavati (‘The Blissful’) the radiant light of the undying buddha-nature.
Please note that in order to attend this teaching you need to have previously received an Amithabha or Chenerezi initiation.
The transmission of Phowa and Karma Chakme's Guide to Phowa Practice
1:30 - 4:30pm
Phowa (‘transference’) is one of the most cherished practices of Vajrayana. Amongst the various cycles of Phowa, that of Amitabha is the most widespread since it provides the means for achieving rebirth in the realm of great bliss at the time of death.
Lama Jampa will give the transmission for the practice of Amitabha Phowa (Transference) according to the guide composed by Karma Chakme, and explicate its significance for the time of death.
See the local website for further details.
Aug
25
to Aug 30
The Sweet Drops of the Blooming Lotus of Great Bliss
The Sweet Drops of the Blooming Lotus of Great Bliss
Sunday 25th August to Friday 30th August
Lama Jampa will teach the extensive notes on the practice of the Uncommon Sadhana of the Goddess Vajra Yogini Naro Kachoma, one of the most important systems of practice. This text was composed in recent years by Karma Thinley Rinpoche and so this course represents its first transmission in the West.
*The prerequisites for attending this course are to have received a major (two-day) initiation of Chakrasamvara or Hevajra from a lama belonging to the Khon family of Sakya, and in addition, the blessing initiation of Naro Kachoma.
It is required that all those who receive this teaching must maintain observance of the Three Vows. Furthermore those who also choose to receive the optional teaching of the body mandala must make a commitment to maintain the unbroken daily practice of the full uncommon sadhana and the accomplishment of the basic retreat, during which there are four hundred thousand repetitions of the mantra to be completed.
For full details see the local website
Aug
18
to Aug 23
Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering, Initiations of Manjusri and Namgyalma
Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering
Sunday 18th August to Friday 23rd August
Lama Jampa Thaye will teach Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering, composed by Karma Thinley Rinpoche, a clear and authoritative, line by line commentary on The Seven Points of Mind Training written by Geshe Chekhawa. This classic twelfth century text on lojong (‘mind training’) is in the form of pith instructions that show the methods to transform everyday life into the path to enlightenment, by developing bodhichitta (‘enlightenment-mind’, the resolve to attain buddhahood for the benefit of others) on the basis of loving-kindness and compassion. Rinpoche brilliantly illuminates these pith instructions, enabling us to apply them to whatever situations we encounter.
During the course Lama Jampa will also bestow the initiations of Manjusri and Namgyalma. Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of each initiation.
For full details see the local website
Aug
10
to Aug 11
Introduction to Lojong - A Taste of Mind Training
Mind Training is a Buddhist method of the great vehicle that allows for change to occur in the mind that is ordinarily attached to its identity and lost in a form of self-complacency. This method allows for revealing the vast compassion and profound wisdom of enlightened mind.
The Eight Verses of Mind Training by Geshe Langri Tangpa (1054–1123 CE) is considered the most condensed text on this practice. Lama Jampa Thaye will base his approach to the subject on this work. If time permits, he will also present Mind Training in a Single Session by Chim Namka Drak (1210–1285 CE), which introduces this specific meditation.
For further details please visit the local website
Jul
29
to Aug 2
Discriminating the Three Vows by Sakya Pandita
Sakya Pandita’s masterpiece offers a brilliant examination of the spiritual disciplines found in the Three Vehicles. Topics dealt with in this work include the reality of the Buddha nature, the ethics of a bodhisattva and the correct practice of Vajrayana.
For further details please visit the local website
Jun
14
to Jun 16
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva by Tokme Zangpo
The way to enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism proceeds through a step by step development of compassion and insight. In this guide the great master, Tokme Zangpo, provides us with an indispensable set of instructions for this gradual path. The 37 Bodhisattva Practices is a practical guide to cultivating the awakening mind and generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience.
This text, which is presented in the form of personal meditations in verse, has been studied and practised continuously for centuries and describes the path of the bodhisattva, one who has made the commitment to achieve awakening for the benefit of all beings.
Schedule - tbc
For further details please see the local website.
Jun
8
10:00 AM10:00
Discriminating the Three Vows and Initiation of Green Tara
Discriminating the Three Vows by Sakya Pandita
10:30am - 1:00pm
Sakya Pandita’s masterpiece offers a brilliant examination of the spiritual disciplines found in the three vehicles. Topics dealt with in this work include the reality of the Buddha nature, the ethics of a bodhisattva and the correct practice of vajrayana.
Initiation of Green Tara
2:30 - 5:00pm
The goddess Tara is revered in all traditions of vajrayana Buddhism as the embodiment of the liberating activity of all buddhas. As such her initiation and meditation are an especially effective means of awakening one’s innate capacity for enlightened compassion.
Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For full details see the local website.
Jun
1
10:30 AM10:30
The Friendly Letter and Initiation of Yellow Dzambhala
The Friendly Letter
10:30am - 1:00pm
Composed by the great philosopher Nagarjuna, The Friendly Letter is a supremely clear account of how we can practise the threefold path of morality, meditation and wisdom. To elucidate the text Lama Jampa will teach according to the detailed commentary The Telescope of Wisdom by Karma Thinley Rinpoche.
Initiation of Yellow Dzambhala
2:30pm - 5:00pm
This initiation bestows the authority to meditate on Yellow Dzambhala from the collection of Bari Lotsawa. Dzambhala is one of the most important Vajrayana deities associated with the increase of prosperity and positive conditions for spiritual practice.
Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details see the local website.
May
30
6:30 PM18:30
Initiation of Green Tara
Initiation of Green Tara
6:30pm
Lama Jampa Thaye will bestow the initiation of Green Tara from the lineage of Shakya Shribhadra. Meditation on Green Tara is one of the most widely practised in Tibetan Buddhism. The goddess herself is the embodiment of the liberating activity of all the buddhas. As such her initiation and meditation are especially effective means of awakening one’s innate capacity for enlightened compassion.
Refuge and the bodhisattva vow will be given to everyone during the preliminary part of the initiation.
For further details see the local website.
May
25
10:30 AM10:30
Accessing Wisdom - the life and teachings of Sakya Pandita, and intiation of Sakya Pandita
Accessing Wisdom - the life and teachings of Sakya Pandita
10:30am - 1:00pm
Sakya Pandita was the fourth of the five founders of the Sakya Order and became one of the greatest scholars and meditators to take birth in Tibet. He mastered all the texts and tantras, plus many philosophical teachings such as Indian logic and secular studies such as poetry and arts.
Initiation of Sakya Pandita*
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Folloiwng the morning’s teaching, Lama Jampa will give the vajrayana initiation of Sakya Pandita.
*Please note that in order to attend this teaching one must have made a formal commitment to the Buddhist path through the act of Taking Refuge.
For further details see the local website.
May
18
10:30 AM10:30
The Friendly Letter and Initiation of Black Manjushri
The Friendly Letter
10:30am - 1:00pm
Composed by the great philosopher Nagarjuna, The Friendly Letter is a supremely clear account of how we can practise the threefold path of morality, meditation and wisdom. To elucidate the text Lama Jampa will teach according to the detailed commentary The Telescope of Wisdom by Karma Thinley Rinpoche.
Initiation of Black Manjushri
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Lama Jampa will give the initiation of Black Manjushri. This initiation belongs to the famed Golden Dharmas of the Sakya tradition. The system of meditation on the black form of Manjushri, the embodiment of wisdom, is especially valued as a remedy to many obstacles that can confront us in dharma practice and work.
*Please note that in order to attend this teaching one must have made a formal commitment to the Buddhist path through the act of Taking Refuge.
For further details see the local website.
May
3
to May 5
Discriminating the Three Vows and Initiation of Lion Speech Manjushri
Discriminating the Three Vows by Sakya Pandita
Friday 3 May, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday 4 May, 10:30 am - 12:30 am and 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Lama Jampa will continue with his teaching of Discriminating the Three Vows. Sakya Pandita’s masterpiece offers a brilliant examination of the spiritual disciplines found in the three vehicles. Topics dealt with in this work include the reality of the Buddha nature, the ethics of a bodhisattva and the correct practice of vajrayana.
Initiation of Lion Speech Manjushri*
Sunday 5 May, 11am - 1pm
Manjushri is the supreme embodiment of enlightened wisdom. Meditation on this deity is undertaken by those who seek to develop a profound understanding of the teachings.