| September 10, 2010 | to | September 24, 2010 |
Sept. 10-12: Joy and Spaciousness
Gentle Kum Nye movement and breathing practices enhance a sense of spaciousness and develop joyous feelings. Practicing mostly outdoors, we invite the beauty of nature to foster and expand inner joy. Read More
| September 10, 2010 | to | September 12, 2010 |
Gentle Kum Nye movement and breathing practices enhance a sense of spaciousness and develop joyous feelings. Practicing mostly outdoors, we invite the beauty of nature to foster and expand inner joy. Read More
| September 10, 2010 | to | September 12, 2010 |
Weekend retreat at Great Vow Zen Monastery
79640 Quincy-Mayger Rd.
Clatskanie, OR 97016
Zen Buddhism offers tools to harmonize the body and mind , allowing us to appreciate the freedom and spaciousness of life in the present moment. Read More
| September 11, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
The Dharma Publishing Bookstore in downtown Berkeley, CA, will begin a family-oriented series with the presentation of a title from our bestselling Jataka Tales. Parents and children alike will appreciate these ancient teaching stories. Each Jataka Tale teaches a lesson, highlighting values like cooperation, patience, and courage. Read More
| September 12, 2010 | to | September 26, 2010 |
Held in Berkeley, CA, Tibetan Nyingma Institute
Sundays, 5-6 PM: chanting & meditation session; 6-7 PM: Dharma talk
Cost: Free Read More
| September 18, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
Prayer wheels are a ubiquitous part of Tibetan culture, spinning out mantras, texts, and prayers to benefit our world. They link us to the most fundamental Buddhist teachings, compassion and wisdom. Read More
| September 20, 2010 | to | October 18, 2010 |
At Rudramandir, in Berkeley, CA
Five Monday nights, from 7:15 – 9:15 PM
With Carolina Mingolla, Authorized 2nd Level Instructor by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Read More
| September 24, 2010 | to | September 26, 2010 |
A Three-Day Exploration into Who and How We Are
Living in our fast-paced, supercharged world, we lose touch with our own spirit, our own capacities for joy and wisdom. Always looking outside ourselves for fulfillment, we use up the resources of our precious planet and waste our own capacities. Read More
| September 24, 2010 | to | October 17, 2010 |
Berkeley, CA
With Carolina Mingolla, certified second-level Yantra Yoga teacher and student of Chogyal Namkai Norbu since 2002.
Yantra Yoga, or the Yoga of Movement, is one of the oldest recorded systems of Yoga in the world, coming to us through Tibet. Read More
| September 28, 2010 | to | September 30, 2010 |
Join Tibetan Buddhist master Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche for three nights of teachings on the profound meaning of lineage and transmission on the path of enlightenment. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche defines what it means to be a spiritual person in modern times. Read More
| October 8, 2010 | to | October 10, 2010 |
Meditation and visualization exercises from the Tibetan tradition bring a special awareness into the dream state that helps us use dreams to cultivate insight. The instructors will introduce practices that stimulate lucid dreaming, along with exercises that release tension in the head and neck, enhancing our ability to listen well and speak truly. Read More
| October 12, 2010 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 3:30 pm |
The Gyuto Vajrayana Center is honored to host a teaching by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on October 12, 2010 in San Jose, CA.
His Holiness will give a teaching entitled, “Eight Verses of Training the Mind: Awakening the Heart of Compassion.” Written by 11th-century master Langri Tangpa, Eight Verses of Training the Mind is a classic text in the genre of lojong, or mind training. Read More
| October 15, 2010 | to | October 17, 2010 |
A retreat uniting Western and Eastern approaches to healing
Set amid the coastal redwood groves of northern Sonoma County, this retreat will combine a Western medicine perspective, a focus on increased understanding of the practitioner/patient relationship, and Tibetan traditional practices to develop a refined and holistic approach to healing. Read More
| October 21, 2010 | to | October 24, 2010 |
“Since everything is but an apparition, perfect in being what it is, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out in laughter.” — Longchenpa, Kindly Bent to Ease Us
A mind that dwells on the flaws of the world encounters them inwardly as well. Read More
