Tsoknyi Rinpoche is a brilliant and dynamic Dzogchen teacher who was recognized by H.H. the 16th Karmapa. He is a reincarnate lama of both the Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma lineages born into the family of the late Dzogchen Master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche teaches in the United States, South America, Europe, Malaysia, and Nepal and is the head of a monastery and two nunneries in Nepal as well as the largest nunnery in Tibet.
Rinpoche is the author of Carefree Dignity, an excellent introduction to the practice of Dzogchen.
The cost of the Garrison retreat is $325 plus accommodations. This fee pays for the retreat and includes an offering to Rinpoche, his attendant and translator.
To register download a form from the Pundarika Foundation web site, www.pundarika.org You may also contact Mary Beth at the Garrison Institute : 845.424.4800 or email marybeth@garrisoninstitute.org
Friday evening April 25th and Saturday April 26th Tsoknyi Rinpoche will be teaching at the Shambhala Center in Manhattan. These teachings are being organized by the New York Insight Meditation Center, pre-registration is not required though recommended. For more information check the Pundarika web site. www.pundarika.org
The first week of September Rinpoche will again visit us on the east coast to teach an advanced retreat (qualifications apply) in Litchfield Connecticut. Check the Pundarika web site for more information.
Padmasambhava prescribed a special practice for the dark age when there would be many wars and other tragic deaths. Those who die in such circumstance experience great shock and fear. Unless they are awakened from their illusions, the fear will continue in their mindstreams and create future mental afflictions. This practice of compassion will quell the fear of those who have so tragically died, and bring them peace and liberation from the illusion of life and death.
This peaceful Vajrapani practice was hidden as a terma and recently revealed in Tibet. Venerable Dru-gu Choegyal Rinpoche first taught this practice in New York just prior to 9/11. He has made an urgent request that all Buddhists engage in this practice.
We will listen to a recording of Rinpoche’s teaching and then practice together. All are welcome. Bring your heart of compassion for those who are dying on all sides.
If it is convenient, bring a cushion, though we can make do with what we have available.
If possible, send a brief email to nypractice@choegyalrinpoche.org to let us know if you intend to come – so we have an idea of how many to expect. There is no charge.
Send an email to nypractice@choegyalrinpoche.org with the subject line “subscribe” if you would like to be informed of future opportunities to learn this practice and to practice together.
Hope to see you soon! Sherab Nyingje / Will Boorstein (wrb@choegyalrinpoche.org)
DATE: WEEKLY on Mondays throughout the war . Next meeting is April 7th.
(If you are coming for the first time at a future date, please email nypractice@choegyalrinpoche.org to confirm the time.)
TIME:
7:00 pm: For those who have not attended previously – a recording of the teaching will be played weekly at 7:00 PM 7:30 pm: Practice Begins. Please do not arrive after 7:30 as this will disrupt the practice.
LOCATION: 673 10th St. #3 Park Slope, Brooklyn Between 8th Avenue and Prospect Park West. Take the F train to 7th Avenue. Exit at the front end of the train (if coming from Manhattan) which is 8th Avenue and 9th street. Walk one block south on 8th Ave. Turn Left on 10th street (towards the park).
NOTE: Venerable Dru-gu Choegyal Rinpoche will be visiting New York this summer. He will share his experience through several talks – and there will be an exhibition of his extraordinary artwork. Send an email to nyevents@choegyalrinpoche.org with the subject line “subscribe” to be notified of the details of Rinpoche’s visit. (if you are already on our mailing list, there is no need to subscribe again). Rinpoche’s new web site www.choegyalrinpoche.org is not yet on-line. An article about Rinpoche’s artwork can be found at www.wildheartjournal.com/dc_rinp.pdf You can remove yourself from either list at any time by sending an email with “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Dear friends,
Palyul Changchub Dargyeling Ohio Invites you to come and receive the blessings of a lifetime with His Holiness Penor Rinpoche
Chagrin Falls, Ohio June 27 - July 1, 2003
Empowerment and Teaching Schedule
Friday, June 27, 2003 7:30 pm Explanation of the Guhyagarbha Tantra, The Magical Net A public talk by Khenpo Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche
Saturday, June 28, 2003 2-5:30 pm Initiation Empowerment into the Guhyagarbha Tantra Essence teaching on Refuge Refuge Ceremony offered
Sunday, June 29, 2003 2-5:30 pm Peaceful Deities Empowerment of the Guhyagarbha Tantra
Monday, June 30, 2003 7-10:30 pm The Wrathful Deities Empowerment of the Guhyagarbha Tantra
Tuesday, July 1, 2003 7:00 pm The White Umbrella Empowerment
Additional Community Activities The monks from Namdroling Monastery will be building a traditional sand mandala, as well as performing the Black Hat Lama Dance.
Contact us: email: info@palyulohio.org Visit our website for further details at www.palyulohio.org
As an offering from the Ohio Sangha, all ordained monks and nuns can attend free of charge.
Cost of event: $150 if registered before June 1, 2003. Online registration will be available late April.
Fly into Cleveland-Hopkins airport, or for cheaper flights use Airtran into Akron-Canton airport. Check Mapquest for driving details. Accommodation information is posted on our website.
We hope you can join us! Palyul Changchub Dargyeling Ohio
Dear Dharma Friends,
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be holding a two day retreat entitled The Five Elements in the Healing Practices of the Primordial Mother, on June 21-22, in Amherst, MA. If you are interested please to to the following web site for information and registration: http://www.whitepinehealingarts.com
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, the director of Ligmincha Institue, was one of the first lamas to bring the Bon Dzogchen teaching to the West. Recognized as the reincarnation of a famous master and scholar, he practicied Dzogchen from the age of 13 under the guidance of masters from both the Bon and Buddhist schools. Tenzin Rinpoche is an authentic Bon lineage holder and a highly respceted and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Fluent in English, he is known for his clear, lucid and insightful teaching style and his ability to make Tibetan practices easily accessible to the Western student. Rinpoche is the author of Healing with Form, Energy and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra and Dzogchen, Wonders of the Natural Mind and The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep.
Hope to see you there, Sharon Weizenbaum