On Saturday morning, May 4th, His Holiness will bestow the empowerment of Vajrapani Bhutadamara.

This will take place at
The Arlington Community Church in Kensington, CA at 10:30 a.m.  The requested donation is $30.00. Dana (offering) to the Lama is separate. Please arrive early to register.

On Saturday evening, May 4th,  at  7:00 p.m., His Holiness will give a public talk on the subject, “Freeing the Heart and Mind: Introduction to the Buddhist Path“.
Everyone is welcome.
The admission is $20.00, $10.00 seniors and students.
This will also take place at The Arlington Community Church in Kensington, CA.

LOCATION  of both (above) events — The Arlington Community Church is at 52 Arlington Ave. in Kensington.  Wheelchair accessible with convenient parking nearby (in the area and across the street).

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On Sunday, May 5th, His Holiness will meet the Tibetan community.  He will bestow a Long-Life Empowerment and give a talk in Tibetan.  The organizer is the SF Bay area Tibetan Sakya group (presented by Bay Area Tsechen Ling).

The location is the Berkeley Adult School, 1701 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
The time is 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and the doors open at noon.

His Holiness Sakya Trizin is the 41st throne holder of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism, and has been the supreme head of its many disciples for over fifty years. He is a descendent of the great masters who founded the order in 1073 and is considered to be an emanation of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of transcendental wisdom. 
He has been praised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as ‘King of Vajrayana practitioners,’ and is renowned throughout the world for the brilliance and clarity of his teachings and his fluency and precise command of English.
Receiving teachings directly from His Holiness carries a special lineage of blessings from the founders of the Sakya Order, as well as from Manjushri himself.

                                                                                             His Holiness the Sakya Trizin

                                                                                               Vajrapani Bhutadamara

                                                                His Holiness Sakya Trizin’s Book

Please arrive early in order to register, and as usual, be considerate of our neighbors when parking.  This event is open to anyone. The requested donation is $30.   Dana (offering) to the Lama and to the monastics (our assisting nun and monk) is separate.

Empowerments of White Mahakala and Medicine Buddha will be given on Saturday, April 13, 2013.

Chenresig Meditation and Tsok Offering will take place on Sunday, April 14, 2013.

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Drikung Kyobpa Choling , Escondido, CA 

Please arrive early in order to register, and as usual, be considerate of our neighbors when parking.  This event is open to anyone. The requested donation is $30.   Dana (offering) to the Lama and to the monastics (our assisting nun and monk) is separate.

Saturday, 4/6 from 1 to 4 p.m. Lama Jampa will speak on The RiMe approach to Buddhist Practice     

Sunday, 4/7 from 1 to 4 p.m. Lama Jampa will speak on Rangtong and Shentong: 2 Approaches to Ultimate Reality

Requested Donation for this Event is $30 for one day or $50 for both days, and
$20 per day for youth (24 years and under), seniors and EC members.

See below for more information about the teachings and 

for Lama Jampa Thaye’s biographical information

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ABOUT THE TEACHINGS

Rime – The Inclusivist Approach

The Rime or ‘boundaryless’ movement began in the 19 century. It was not a new school but rather a move away from the narrow mindedness of sectarian rivalry and  a recognition of the power inherent in the teachings of all the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
Lama Jampa will guide us through the Three Vehicles that are common to all the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism and explain how the Rime spirit is so important for the proper development of Tibetan dharma in the West today. Lama Jampa will also focus on the three major figures who introduced the Rime movement: the Sakyapa Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo; the Kagyupa Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye; and the Nyingmapa terton Chogyur Dechen Lingpa.

Rangtong and Shentong

In this teaching, Lama Jampa will explore the highest view regarding the true nature of mind and reality, the Middle Way View (Skt. Madhyamaka).  A correct understanding of the view is essential to the development of meditative realization in both the ordinary (Paramitayana) and extraordinary (Vajrayana) meditative practices of Buddhism.  Lama Jampa will illustrate the profundity of the view through delineating two subtly different presentations, the view of intrinisic emptiness (Rangtong) and the view of extrinsic emptiness (Shentong).  Great Buddhist masters in Tibetan spiritual history have held either one or the other position.

ABOUT LAMA JAMPA THAYE

Lama Jampa Thaye is a scholar and meditation master trained in the Sakya and Kagyu traditions by his two principal teachers,  His Holiness
Sakya Trizin and Karma Thinley Rinpoche.  Born in England in 1952, he became a student of Rinpoche at the age of 20 and met His Holiness a year later.
Lama Jampa obtained his PhD in Tibetan Buddhist history and served as Lecturer of Buddhist Studies and the History of Ideas for over twenty
years at the University of Manchester. He was appointed by Karma Thinley Rinpoche as his dharma-regent in 1977 and given the authority to bestow vajrayana initiations in 1988.  Since then he has traveled extensively giving teachings and initiations and is the author of numerous books and dharma treatises. His many dharma activities include a YouTube channel where his teachings can be heard.
The main website for his centers is www.dechen.org.