{"id":2942,"date":"2014-08-03T18:31:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T01:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2014-09-22T16:22:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T23:22:20","slug":"khenpo-migmar-tseten-teaches-at-ec-on-aug-16-17-heart-sutra-and-four-noble-truths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ewamchoden.org\/?p=2942","title":{"rendered":"Completed–KHENPO MIGMAR TSETEN TEACHES AT EWAM CHODEN The Heart Sutra and The Four Noble Truths on AUGUST 16 & 17"},"content":{"rendered":"

Khenpo Migmar Tseten <\/em><\/span>will kindly explain the profound meanings of two essential Buddhist texts—the Heart Sutra, which underlies the Mahayana path, and the Four Noble Truths, the basis for all Buddhism.\u00a0 These events are suitable for everyone and open to the public. \u00a0 They are an excellent introduction to Buddhist philosophy and views for beginners, and an opportunity for practitioners to reinforce and deepen their understanding.<\/span>
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THE HEART SUTRA (Prajnaparamita) or Perfection of Wisdom<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Heart Sutra is the most important Mahayana\u00a0 wisdom training of the Buddha. The Sutra explicitly explains the ultimate truth of emptiness and implicitly shows the graduated path of meditation to go beyond samsara and nirvana. Learning the Heart Sutra also helps to perfect the Mahayana and Vajrayana sadhana practice. Khenpo Migmar will explain the essence of The Heart Sutra based on his forthcoming book, The Wisdom Gone Beyond<\/em>.<\/p>\n

———DETAILS———-<\/span><\/strong>
\nSaturday, August 16th–from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
\n<\/strong>There will be a break for lunch with some snacks provided by the Center and potluck from people attending.
\nRequested donation of $50. for the day.\u00a0 Dana (offering) to the Lama is separate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Four Noble Truths are regarded as the central teaching of the Buddhist tradition and provide the framework upon which all other Buddhist philosophy and meditation are based. These Noble Truths are the truth of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path leading to nirv\u0101\u1e47a. Although we may already be familiar with this core doctrine, by repeatedly studying the Four Noble Truths and their sixteen corresponding aspects, our realizations on the spiritual path can become more transformative and profound. To further study about the Four Noble Truths, please read Lama Migmar’s newest book Awakening to the Noble Truth<\/em>, which can be purchased on Amazon.<\/p>\n

———DETAILS———–<\/span><\/strong>
\nSunday, August 17th\u2014from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.<\/strong>
\nRequested donation of $30. for the afternoon.\u00a0 Dana (offering) to the Lama is separate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR BOTH DAYS<\/span><\/strong>
\nEveryone is welcome.
\nPlease arrive early and be considerate of neighbors when parking in our residential neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0ABOUT KHENPO MIGMAR TSETEN<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Lama Migmar has been serving Harvard-wide student, faculties, and staff 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.
\nLama 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.
\nAdditionally, 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.<\/p>\n

He is the author, editor and translator in a series of four\u00a0 Vision<\/span> books and of the Treasures of the Sakya Lineage.<\/span>\u00a0 His newest book,\u00a0 just published last month, is called Awakening to the Noble Truth<\/span>.\u00a0 It’s a teaching on the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.<\/p>\n

Visit his website at www.LamaMigmar.net <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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