Completed for now–TIBETAN READING AND WRITING LANGUAGE COURSE with VEN. LAMA KUNGA RINPOCHE In Session

August 22, 2018 by  
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THIS CLASS MAY RESUME IN 2019. STAY TUNED.

We are very happy to announce that Ven. Lama Kunga Rinpoche has kindly offered to hold a series of weekly classes in Introductory Tibetan Language Reading and Writing.
Open to everyone, the classes start at the beginner level.  This session has six classes.

LOCATION:  Ewam Choden
TIME: 7:00 p.m. (to about 8:30 p.m.)
DAY:  Wednesdays, as follows
9/19, (no class 9/26), 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31
FEE:  $20 per class, or one payment of $120.
Pre-registration isn’t required, but it’s a good idea to email EC with your intention to attend.  info@ewamchoden.org

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Completed – TEACHING from KHENPO MIGMAR TSETEN, Monday, October 29, 2018 on Wisdom Gone Beyond

August 22, 2018 by  
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We are glad to welcome Khenpo Migmar Tseten, who will teach on PRAJNAPARAMITA  and TANTRA.

Lama Migmar will kindly discuss how the Heart Sutra is complementary to the four foundations of mindfulness meditation and how it is also indispensable in establishing the perfect view of emptiness to practice the creation and completion stages of Deity Yoga in Tantric sadhana practices.     Lama Migmar teaches in clear, fluent English with an empathy and understanding of the needs of students, and he is patient with all questions.

The teaching is on Monday, October 29, 2018 at 7:00 pm at Ewam Choden.     OPEN to EVERYONE.  Requested donation of $20.  (Offering to the lama is separate.)

ABOUT KHENPO MIGMAR TSETEN
Lama Migmar has been serving Harvard University as a Buddhist Chaplain since 1997. He received both a traditional and a contemporary education in India. He graduated with an Acharya degree in 1979 from Tibetan Institute of Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India, and with first position every nine years among four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He was awarded a medal for academic excellence by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. He was also recognized as Khenpo for his scholarship and service to the Dharma by His Holiness Sakya Trizin. Lama Migmar served as the head of Sakya Center in Rajpur, India, and the Sakya Monastery in Puruwalla, India, from 1981 to 1989, taking care of the well being of several hundred monastic residents. During this time he reintroduced the original form of the geshe educational system of Tibet, with degrees from kazhipa up to the rabjampa degree, with a curriculum that included all of the eighteen major texts, which are known as the Dragchen Chogyed. Additionally, Lama Migmar supervised the editing and publication of over 50 rare volumes of Sakya literature including the 31 volumes of Sakya Lamdre and the rare Golden Manuscripts of the Five Founding Masters of Sakya. He founded Sakya Institute for Buddhist Studies in Cambridge, MA in 1990. He leads retreats at Buddhist centers throughout North America and Europe. He has created online teaching programs, and he is the author, editor and translator of a number of books.

For more information about Khenpo Lama Migmar’s background, teaching programs,  and activities, please visit www.lamamigmar.net and www.mangalamstudio.com and 21tara.net
He is also a recent visiting teacher at 1440.org in California.

 

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Completed–Back to Original Topic: HIS HOLINESS SAKYA TRICHEN Rinpoche teaches on –PARTING FROM THE FOUR ATTACHMENTS– Wednesday, August 8, 2018, 6:00 pm

August 7, 2018 by  
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BY REQUEST,  THE TOPIC HAS BEEN RESTORED TO THE ORIGINAL PLAN.

His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche (the 41st Sakya Trizin) will kindly give a teaching on PARTING FROM THE FOUR ATTACHMENTS.

This teaching is free of charge and open to everyone.  There is no advance registration.

DATE:  Wednesday, August 8, 2018    TIME: 6:00 pm (to about 8:00 pm) 

LOCATION:  The Gyuto Foundation, 6401 Bernhard Ave, Richmond, CA 94805  DO NOT contact that Center for any information. 

For information, email:  info@ewamchoden.org

 

If you are attached to this life, you are not a true spiritual practitioner;
If you are attached to saṃsāra, you have no renunciation;
If you are attached to your own self-interest, you have no bodhicitta;
If there is grasping, you do not have the View.

 

Completed: HIS HOLINESS SAKYA TRICHEN Rinpoche teaches on –PARTING FROM THE FOUR ATTACHMENTS– MONDAY, August 6, 2018, 6:00 pm

August 5, 2018 by  
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The day and location of this teaching by His Holiness Sakya Trichen was revised from an earlier announcement.

LOCATION:  Sera Jey Foundation, 1525 Elm St, El Cerrito, CA 94530  

DATE and TIME:  Monday, 8/6/18 at 6:00 pm.

This teaching is open to all without charge, but you are asked to reserve your place by emailing:  serajeyfoundation@gmail.com

Phone contact: (510) 944-4136

 

Completed–HIS HOLINESS SAKYA TRICHEN GIVES MAHA GURU EMPOWERMENT on Sunday, August 5th, 2018

August 1, 2018 by  
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His Holiness Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Rinpoche will kindly bestow the Maha Guru Empowerment and tsok, and will also give a Dharma Talk (probably in Tibetan).

DATE:  Sunday, August 5, 2018,

TIME:  1:00 to 4:00 pm

LOCATION:   Berkeley Adult School 1701 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley, CA, 94702  (map)

Everyone is welcome.  A donation of at least $20 (for the Tsok) is requested.

SPONSOR:   Bay Area Pal Tsechen Ling

https://www.bayareapaltsechenling.org

3731 Bissell Avenue, Richmond, California 94805, United States , tel: +1-510-608-5355

 

COMPLETED – VAJRA NAIRATMYA EMPOWERMENT

August 1, 2018 by  
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Welcome to THE EMPOWERMENT OF VAJRA NAIRATMYA WITH HIS HOLINESS KYABGON GONGMA TRICHEN (the 41st Sakya Trizin)

IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO ATTEND BOTH DAYS OF THIS EMPOWERMENT.

SCHEDULE

Preparation Day
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
5:00 pm Required Registration check-in opens (outside the building)
6:00 pm Doors Open
7:00 pm Empowerment preliminary begins
9:00 to 10:00 pm (projected) Empowerment preliminary ends

Main Empowerment Day
Saturday, August 4th, 2018
12 noon Required Registration check-in opens (outside the building)
12:30 pm  Doors Open
1:00 pm Empowerment begins
6:00 pm (projected) Empowerment ends

NOTE:  If the weather condition is very uncomfortable, there will be an indoor room to wait in, outside of the shrine room.

REGISTRATION and ENTRANCE
Everyone who has pre-registered and paid will be on a list and checked in.
Everyone who has pre-registered and not yet paid is expected to pay in full by check or cash. Credit cards can’t be taken.
If there is room, new people may attend if they register and pay in full at the registration table.

PARKING
You may park in Gyuto’s lower level parking lot (on Cypress Ave.).  Otherwise, park on the street in the neighborhood, being considerate of neighbors.
People unable to walk from the parking area to Gyuto may be driven to the front door area for drop off.

OTHER INFORMATION
There are no dietary restrictions prior to this empowerment.
There will be chairs available inside the shrine room for people who would like to use them.
The Gyuto location is handicap accessible.
If you need a special accommodation, please send an email to Ewam Choden right away to let us know.
There will be an indoor room in which to sit and wait before the shrine room opens.

PLEASE EMAIL EWAM CHODEN WITH ANY QUESTIONS.  info@ewamchoden.org