Israel | January 31st - February 18th
Wednesday, Jan. 31st | 8 – 10 pm | “Compassion in the Recovery Process – the Buddhist View” | The Dojo at Broshim Campus, Tel Aviv University
Thursday, Feb. 1st,8 – 10:15 pm | “Introduction to Buddhist Tantra” | Studio Kanta, 14 Carlebach St., 2nd floor, Tel Aviv
Friday, Feb. 2nd, 10am – noon | “Introduction to Buddhist Meditation” | A Place for Yoga, 2 HaTzedef St., Hofit
Saturday, Feb. 3rd, 10am – 3pm (with lunch break) | “The Four Marks of Existence” | Meditation Factory, 27 Maskit St, 2nd floor, Hertzliya Pitu’ach
Sunday, Feb. 4th, 8 – 10 pm | “Calm Abiding Meditation” | Studio Tilia,24 Saadiah Ga’on St., Tel Aviv
Monday, Feb. 5th, 7:30 – 9:30 pm | “How to Transform Suffering and Happiness into Practice” | Gilad House Dhamma Center, Tel Aviv
Tuesday, Feb. 6th, 8 – 10 pm | “Tonglen Meditation: Teaching and Practice” | Unicorn Club, The Third Encounter, Pardes Hanna
Thursday, Feb. 8th, 8 – 10:15 pm | “The Death Process according to Tibetan Buddhism” | Studio Kanta, 14 Carlebach St., 2nd floor, Tel Aviv
Saturday, Feb. 10th, 10:30am-12:30pm (with short break) | “Prajna Paramita – the Perfection of Wisdom” | Venue has changed to: Studio Samasatti, 1 Hogla St, Pardes Hanna
Saturday, Feb. 10th, 18:00 – 20:00 pm | “Mental Yoga” | Soham Yoga Studio, 120 Yeffeh Nof St., Haifa
Sunday, Feb. 11th, 7:30-9:30 pm | “The Characteristics of Dharma” | Yokne’am Illit
Monday, Feb. 12th, 7:30-9:30 pm | “In Search of the Meaning of Life” | The Ficus Club, Bet Zera (Jordan Valley)
Wednesday, Feb. 14th – Saturday, Feb. 17th | Nyen-ne retreat with 7 Point Mind Training Teachings and Practice | Kibbutz Yehiam. By registration only – please contact bodhicitta.community[at]gmail.com
Sunday, Feb 18th, 7:30-9:30pm | “Benzar Guru mantra and Life Stories of the Longchen Nyingthik Lineage” | 6 Miriam St., flat #5, Ramat Gan
Additional details about Rinpoche’s visits in Hebrew can be found here: www.chamtrul-rinpoche.co.il
To contact the coordinators in Israel, please write: bodhicitta.community[at]gmail.com
Germany | February 20th - March 1st
Tuesday, February 20th, 19:30 – 21:30 | “Introduction to Chöd Practice” | “Einführung in die Chöd-Praxis” |Bodhicharya Center, Kinzigstr. 25-29, 10247 Berlin
Wednesday, February 21st, 19:30 – 21:30 | “The View of Tantra” | “Die Sicht im Tantra” Bodhicharya Center, Kinzigstr. 25-29, 10247 Berlin
Thursday, February 22nd, 19:30-21:30 | “Distinguishing Sem and Rigpa” | “Sem und Rigpa unterscheiden” | Bodhicharya Center, Kinzigstr. 25-29, 10247 Berlin
Contact: maijoi@gmx.de
Friday, February 23rd, 19:00 – Sunday, February 25th, 16:00 | Vajrasattva Retreat | Jigme Kunsangling, Nieperfitz 12, 21369 Nahrendorf
Registration is needed, please contact: nike-ann.schroeder@gmx.de
Friday, February 26th, 20:30 – 22:30 | “Researching the Root of Happiness and Suffering” | „Die Wurzel von Glück und Leid erforschen“ | Place: Fokko Gesundheitszentrum, Kronsforder Allee 126A, 23560 Lübeck
Contact: bodhicitta-germany@gmx.de
Tuesday, February 27th, 20:00 – 22:00 | “Bodhicitta Mind to Open the Mind” | „Mit dem Erleuchtungsgeist das Herz öffnen“ | Tor28, Machabäerstraße 28, 50668 Köln
Wednesday, February 28th, 20:00 – 22:00 | “Shamata (Calm Abiding) Meditation” | „Shamata Meditation (Ruhiges Verweilen)“ | Tor28, Machabäerstraße 28, 50668 Köln
Greece | March 1st - 8th
Athenes
Friday, March 2nd, 19:00-21:00 | “Meditation on Great Equanimity Bodhicitta Mind” | “Ο Διαλογισμός της Αφύπνισης της Καρδιάς και της Μεγάλης Ισοψυχίας” | 2 Dilou St. and Mikras Asias, Goudi district, 2nd floor
Saturday, March 3rd, 11:00-13:00 and 15:00-17:00 | “Selflessness Four Mindfulness” Part I “ο μη ε” Η τετραπλή επίγνωση” μέρος 1 | 2 Dilou St. and Mikras Asias, Goudi district, 2nd floor
Sunday, March 4th, 11:00-13:00 | “Four Mindfulness” Part II | “Η τετραπλή επίγνωση” μέρος 2 | 2 Dilou St. and Mikras Asias, Goudi district, 2nd floor
Contact: harrismitsouras@gmail.com
Thessaloniki
Tuesday, March 6th, 19:00 – 21:00 | “Avalokiteshvara Meditation & Mantra Recitation” Part I | “Διδασκαλίες Αβαλοκιτεσβάρα, Διαλογισμός και Μάντρα”, ημέρα 1η | Karma Gyaltsen Ling, Aristotelous 24, Thessaloniki 54636
Wednesday, March 7th, 19:00 – 21:00 | “Avalokiteshvara Meditation & Mantra Recitation” Part II | “Διδασκαλίες Αβαλοκιτεσβάρα, Διαλογισμός και Μάντρα”, ημέρα 2η | Karma Gyaltsen Ling, Aristotelous 24, Thessaloniki 54636
Contact: www.thessalonikibuddhistcenter.org
Netherlands | March 8th- 12th
Friday, March 9th, 18:00 – 20:00 | “Union of Emptiness and Compassion” | Leef-Yoga, Derde Oosterparkstraat 86, 1091 KB Amsterdam Oost
Saturday, March 10th, 15:30 – 18:30 (with a short break) | “Seven Point Mind Training” – Part I | Leef-Yoga, Derde Oosterparkstraat 86, 1091 KB Amsterdam Oost
Sunday, March 11th, 17:30 – 20:30 (with a short break) | “Seven Point Mind Training” – Part II | Leef-Yoga, Derde Oosterparkstraat 86, 1091 KB Amsterdam Oost
Contact: carolinaivanescu[at]gmail.com
Sweden | March 12th- 15th
Tuesday, March 13th, 18:00-21:30 (with a break) | “The View, Meditation, Conduct and Result of Dharmic Way” Part I | Yeshe Norbu Mind Training Centre, Roslagsgatan 62 – ENTRÈ | Birger Jarlsgatan 131B, 113 56 Stockholm
Wednesday, March 14th, 18:00-21:30 (with a break) | “The View, Meditation, Conduct and Result of Dharmic Way” Part I | Yeshe Norbu Mind Training Centre, Roslagsgatan 62 – ENTRÈ | Birger Jarlsgatan 131B, 113 56 Stockholm
Contact: hannasahlman@gmail.com
Denmark | March 15th - 19th
Thursday, March 15th, 17:00 – 19:00 | “Introduction to Dzogchen, The Great Perfection” | Hennigsens Alle 22b, st. 2900 Hellerup, Copenhagen, Denmark | Registration is required at: chamtrul108@gmail.com
Friday, March 16th, 19:00 – 21:00 | “Finding Meaning in Everyday Life” | “At Finde Meningen i Hverdagslivet” | Venue has been changed to: Gernersvej 15, 3000 Helsingoer
Saturday, March 17th, 11:00 – 13:00 and 14:30 – 16:30 | “Dream Yoga” | “Drømme Yoga” | Gernersvej 15, 3000 Helsingoer
Sunday, March 18th, 11:00 – 13:00 and 14:30 – 16:30 | “The Six Perfections” | “De Seks Perfektioner” | Gernersvej 15, 3000 Helsingoer
Contact: crinpoche.visit.dk@gmail.com
Italy | March 19th - 26th
Rome
Tuesday, March 20th , 18:30-20:00 | “Compassion and Universal Responsibility according to Tibetan Buddhism” | “Compassione e responsabilità universale secondo il buddismo tibetano” | Istituto Samantabhadra, Via di Generosa, 24 – 00148 Roma
Wednesday, March 21st, 18:30-20:00 | “How to Transform Suffering into Happiness” | “Come trasformate sofferenza e felicità in pratica” | Istituto Samantabhadra, Via di Generosa, 24 – 00148 Roma
Thursday, March 22nd, 19:00 | “Finding Happiness in Everyday Life” | “Trovare la felicità nella vita di ogni giorno” | Tso Pema Non-Profit | Contact for Rome and Tso Pema Non-Profit: 0039 347 2273691 or www.tsopemanonprofit.org
Milano
Friday, March 23rd , 20:00-22:00 | “Reincarnation – Past and Future Lives” | Mandala Centro Studi Tibetani, Via Martinetti 7, 20147 Milano
Saturday, March 24th, 10:00-17:00 (with a break) | “The Six Bardos” (Part I) | Mandala Centro Studi Tibetani, Via Martinetti 7, 20147 Milano
Sunday, March 25th | 10:00-17:00 (with a break) | “The Six Bardos” (Part II) | Mandala Centro Studi Tibetani, Via Martinetti 7, 20147 Milano
Contact: centromandalamilano@gmail.com
Malta | March 26th - 29th
Monday, March 26th, 18:00-20:00 | “Preliminary Teachings of Dream Yoga” | University of Malta, Valletta Campus Theatre | St. Paul’s Street, Valletta
Tuesday, March 27th, 18:00-20:00 | “Actual Teachings of Dream Yoga” | University of Malta, Valletta Campus Theatre | St. Paul’s Street, Valletta
Wednesday, March 28th, 18:00 – 20:00 | “Buddhism and Science” | University of Malta, Valletta Campus Theatre | St. Paul’s Street, Valletta. Contact: colette.sciberras@gmail.com
Portugal | March 29th - April 2nd
Rinpoche visited “Samten Dzong” a place for the study and practice of Dharma that is being actualized for the benefit of all beings under Rinpoche’s blessing and guidance. For more information and volunteering opportunities, visit: www.samtendzong.net.
Slovakia |April 2nd - 5th
Tuesday, April 3rd, 10:00 – 12:00 | “Samatha” | “Samatha meditacia” | Lotos joga centrum, Kuzmanyho 4, 811 06 Bratislava
Same day – April 3th, 18:00 – 20:00 | “Karma – Cause and Effect” | Open mind – Centrum otvoreneho vzdelavania, Mickiewiczova 2248/2, 811 07 Bratislava
Wednesday, April 4th, 10:00 – 12:00 | “Samatha Meditation” | “Samatha meditacia” | Lunares – tanečný priestor, Myslenická 4800/1G, 902 03 Pezinok
Wednesday, April 4th, 18:00 – 20:00 | “Wisdom and Compassion” | “Mudrost a porozumenie” Mestská knižnica v Bratislave, Galéria Artotéka, Kapucínska 1, Bratislava
Registration is required at / Registracia na tuto akciu na adrese: katkatesarova@gmail.com
Contact for Slovakia – katkatesarova@gmail.com
Czech Republic | April 5th-9th
Friday, April 6th, 19:00-21:00 | “Four Infinite Bodhicitta Minds to Open the Heart” | Tibet Open House, Školská 693/28, Praha 1, 110 00
Saturday, April 7th, 10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00 | “Vajrasattva Teaching” | Tibet Open House, Školská 693/28, Praha 1, 110 00
Sunday, April 8th, 3pm-6pm | “Vajrasattva Empowerment and Gana Puja Offering Ceremony (Tsog)” | Tibet Open House, Školská 693/28, Praha 1, 110 00
To receive the empowerment, students have taken the following three commitments: 1. to take Refuge in the Three Jewels 2. To avoid killing. 3. To complete 100,000 recitations of the mantra of Vajrasattva in this lifetime.
Contact: www.tibetopenhouse.cz
Poland | April 9th - 17th
Szczecin
Tuesday, April 10th, 18:00 | “The Three Excellents for a Perfect Practice” | “Trzy Doskonałości bezbłędnej praktyki” | Świątynia Sanboin, ul. Bogusława 3
Wednesday, April 11th, 18:00 | A Teaching on Dharma Protectors – Dispelling Obstacles on the Path for Dharma Practitioners | “Nauki o opiekunach Dharmy – usuwanie przeszkód na drodze praktykujących nauki Buddy” | Świątynia Sanboin, ul. Bogusława 3
Poznań
Thursday, April 12th, 18:00 | “How to Find the Essence of Life” | “Jak odszukać istotę życia” | Ośrodek Misyjny Engakuin, ul. Głęboka 6/3
Friday, April 13th, 18:00 | “How Can We Join and Continue Our Dharma Practice from This Life in Our Next Life?” | “W jaki sposób możemy połączyć oraz przenieść naszą praktykę Dharmy z tego życia w następne?” | Ośrodek Misyjny Engakuin, ul. Głęboka 6/3
Saturday, April 14th | 10:00 am-12:00: “An Introduction to Dream Yoga” | “Wprowadzenie do Jogi Snu”
14:00-16:00: “A Theoretical and Practical Guide to Meditation with Chamtrul Rinpoche” | “Teoretyczny i praktyczny przewodnik po medytacji z Chamtrul Rinpoche” | Ośrodek Misyjny Engakuin, ul. Głęboka 6/3
Warszawa
Sunday, April 15th, 11:00-13:00 | “Healing with the Mind’s Power” | “Uzdrawianie mocą Umysłu”
15:00-17:00: “Karma and Reincarnation in the Tibetan Buddhism” | “Karma i reinkarnacja w buddyzmie tybetańskim” | ul. Raszyńska 22, sala 23 (Szkoła)
Monday, April 16th, 18:00 | “The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo and a Teaching on Buddha Nature” | | “Modlitwa Kuntuzangpo i nauka o naturze Buddy” | ul. Raszyńska 22, sala 23 (Szkoła)
India | Spring Term Teachings
April 23rd – May 25th, 2018: Afternoon Teachings
3-5pm, Monday to Friday at the Bodhicitta Dharma Centre, McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala
270 Dharamkot Rd, House No 270, 2nd floor
A different dharma topic covered each week.
April 30th – May 26th, 2018: Morning Class
9-11am, Monday to Saturday, at the Bodhicitta Dharma Centre
TOPIC: Words of My Perfect Teacher – Part II (from chapter 5).
Teachings in Tibetan, with English translation.
Contact information: bodhicittacentre1@gmail.com
United Kingdom | June 4th - July 2nd
London
Wednesday, June 6th, 6.30pm to 8pm | “Body and Mind” | Buddhist Society, 58 Eccleston Square, London, SW1V 1PH
Thursday, June 7th, 7pm to 9pm | “Generating the Mind of Enlightenment” | Colet House, 151 Talgarth Rd., Hammersmith, London, W14 9DA
Friday, June 8th, 7pm to 9pm | “Meditation Techniques to Alleviate Disturbing Emotions” | Buddhist Vihara, The Avenue, Chiswick, London, W4 1UD
Glastonbury
Friday, June 16th, 7pm to 9pm |“Healing with the Power of Mind” | Avalon Room, 2 to 4 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DU
Saturday, June 17th, 7pm to 9pm |“Compassion and Emptiness” | Avalon Room, 2 to 4 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DU
Sunday, June 18th, 10am to 12pm | “Meditation Instructions with Guided Practice” | Avalon Room, 2 to 4 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DU
Plymouth
Tuesday, June 12th, 7pm to 9pm | “How Our Perception of Reality is an Illusion Created by Our Mind” | Roland Levinsky Lecture Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University, PL48AA
Wednesday, June 13th, 7pm to 9pm | “Pure Motivation – the Way to Benefit Others” | Roland Levinsky Lecture Theatre 1, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University, PL48AA
Totnes, Devon
Thursday, June 14th, 7pm to 9pm | “To Live and Die in Peace” | Civic Hall, High Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5SF
Friday, June 15th, 7pm to 9pm | “Healing with Mind – How Our Mind Can Help Heal Ourselves and Others” | Civic Hall, High Street, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5SF
Glastonbury, Somerset
Saturday, June 16th, 7pm to 9pm | “Connection between Mind and Body” | Avalon Room, 2 to 4 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DU
Sunday, June 17th, 3pm to 5pm | “Selflessness of Self and Selflessness of Phenomena” | Avalon Room, 2 to 4 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DU
Holt, Wiltshire
Monday, June 18th, 7pm to 9pm | “Dealing with Negative Emotions and Generating Positive Qualities for a Happy Life” | Holt Village Hall, The Street, Holt BA14 6RW
Wales
Tuesday, June 19th, 7pm to 9pm | “What is Bodhicitta Meditation?” | First Space, Chapter, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QE
Wednesday, June 20th, 7pm to 9pm | “The Stages of Bardo from One Life to the Next” | Palpung Changchub Dargyeling, 96 King Street, Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales NP23 4SY
Thursday, June 21st, 7pm to 9pm | “Why and How to Meditate” | Barnabas Arts House, New Ruperra Street, Pillgwenlly, Newport, NP20 2BB
Friday, June 22nd, 10 am to 11:30 am | “How to Deal with Changing Realities” | Share Centre, 88 Stow Hill, Newport, NP20 4DW
Friday, June 22nd, 7pm to 9pm | “How Our Perception of Reality is an Illusion Created by Our Mind” | Barnabas Arts House, New Ruperra Street, Pillgwenlly, Newport, NP20 2BB
Birmingham
Saturday, June 23rd, 7pm to 9pm | “The Union of Emptiness and Compassion” | New Meeting Church, 31 Ryland Street, Five Ways, Birmingham, B16 8BL
Nottingham
Sunday, June 24th, 7pm to 9pm | “Karma – the Natural Law of Cause and Effect”
Buddhist Centre, 9 St Mary’s Place, Nottingham, NG1 1PH
Kettering
Monday, June 25th, 2pm to 4pm | “Teachings on Emptiness” | Friends’ Meeting House, Northall Street, Kettering, NN16 8DS
Same place, same day:
Monday, June 25th, 7pm to 9pm | “Meditation and the Nature of Mind” | Friends’ Meeting House, Northall Street, Kettering, NN16 8DS
Doncaster
Wednesday, June 27th, 7pm to 9pm | “Dream Yoga” | School for the Deaf, Leger Way, Doncaster, DN2 6AY
Northampton
Thursday 28th June to Sunday July 1st | “Guided Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat” | (The Union of Shamatha and Vipashyana) | Miller’s Yard Cafe, Welford Road, Northampton NN6 8AB.
Peru | July 2nd-16th
Thursday, July 5th, 7pm – 9pm, Jueves 5 de Julio, 7pm a 9pm | “Buddha Nature” | “La Naturaleza Búdica” | San Isidro Inn Hotel, Av. Gral. Juan Antonio Pezet 1765 – San Isidro | Hotel San Isidro Inn, Av. Gral. Juan Antonio Pezet 1765 – San Isidro
Friday, July 6th, 7pm to 9pm | Viernes 6 de Julio, 7pm a 9 pm | “View, Meditation, Conduct and Result according to Buddhism” | “Visión, meditación, conducta y resultado según el budismo” | “Hana Salud y Bienestar” Center, Sucre alleyway 179 – Miraflores / Centro Hana Salud y Bienestar, Psje. Sucre 179 – Miraflores.
Saturday, July 7th and Sunday, July 8th, both days 10am to 1pm, and then continues 3pm to 5pm | Sábado 07 y Domingo 08 de Julio, 10am a 1pm y continua de 3pm a 5pm | Longchen Nyinting Ngondro (Preliminary Practice of the Heart Essence) – PART I | La primera parte de Longchen Nyinting Ngondro – La práctica preliminar de la esencia del corazón | (First part: 1. The four thoughts that turn the mind. 2. Refuge 3. Bodhicitta 4. Vajrasattva)
| Clemente X Street 138, Dpto. 202, Magdalena del Mar.| Calle Clemente X 138, Dpto. 202, Magdalena del Mar.
Thursday, July 12th, 6:30pm | Jueves 12 de Julio, 6:30pm | “Opening the Heart with Four Immeasurables Bodhicitta Mind” | “Abriendo el corazón con los Cuatro Inconmensurables: la Mente de Bodhicitta” | “Library of the Pukllasunchis Association”, Awaqpinta Street 563, Imperial City of Cusco |
Saturday, July 14th, 10am to 1pm and continues 3pm to 5pm, and Sunday, July 15th, 10 am to 1pm | Sábado 14 de Julio, 10am a 1pm y continua de 3pm a 5pm, y el Domingo 15 de Julio, 10am a 1pm. | Longchen Nyinting Ngondro (Preliminary Practice of the Heart Essence) – PART II | “La segunda parte de Longchen Nyinting Ngondro (La práctica preliminar de la esencia del corazón)” | (Second part: 1. Mandala offering 2. Guru yoga) | Clemente X Street 138, Dpto. 202, Magdalena del Mar.| Calle Clemente X 138, Dpto. 202, Magdalena del Mar.
For other requirements and registration, please write: chamtrulrinpocheperu@gmail.com
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USA | July 16th - August 27th
New York
Tuesday July 17 and Wednesday July 18 7pm – 9pm | “Lojong Mind Training” | Tiger House, 317 Allen St, Hudson, NY 12534. For more information and to RSVP, contact: hello@tigerhousehudson.com
Thursday, July 19 7pm – 9pm | Shamatha Instructions and Meditation | Meditation Studio in Woodstock, NY. For more information and to RSVP, contact: angelalhamo@gmail.com
Friday, July 20 7pm – 9pm | “Dream Yoga Instructions” | 875 Route 28, Kingston, NY 12401. For more information, contact Angela: info@tibetancenter.org
Saturday, July 21 – Sunday, July 22 9am – 12pm & 2pm – 6pm (with breaks) | “Dream Yoga Retreat” | The Tibetan Center | 875 Route 28, Kingston, NY 12401. For more information, contact Angela: info@tibetancenter.org
New Orleans, LA
Tuesday, July 24, 10am – 12:15pm Relationship between Body, Mind and Energy | 1:30pm – 3:45pm Meditation on Selflessness. For more information, contact: info@clearwatersanctuary.org or (985) 630-1009
Wednesday, July 25, 10am – 12:15pm | “Meditation Teaching with Guided Practice” | 1:30pm – 3:45pm “Overview of Vajrayana and Dzogchen” | Clearwater Sanctuary in Covington. For more information, contact: info@clearwatersanctuary.org or (985) 630-1009
Thursday, July 26, 7pm-9pm | “Practicing the Union of Emptiness and Compassion” | Mid-City Zen Center | 3248 Castoglione Street., New Orleans, LA. Contact: midcityzennola@gmail.com
Friday, July 27, 7pm-9pm | “Tong-Len: the Healing Power of Compassion” | LHA Community Center | 623 North Rendon, New Orleans, LA
Saturday, July 28 – Sunday, July 29 | “Tonglen Teachings with Guided Meditation” | LHA Community Center | 623 North Rendon, New Orleans, LA
Saturday, July 28, 11:00am-1:00pm & 3:00pm-5:00pm | Sunday, July 29, 11:00am-1:00pm & Monday, July 30, 6:45pm-8:00pm | “Meditation on Emptiness” | Samten Choeling Dharma Center. For more information and to RSVP, contact: Ngawang Legshe at (504) 723-1317 lha.neworleans@lhanola.com
Portland, OR
Wednesday, Aug 1, 7-9pm | “Prayer of Kuntuzangpo and the Nature of Mind” | Dorje Ling Temple | 3200 NW Skyline Blvd, Portland, OR 97229-3815. Contact: yangchen@startmail.com
Thursday Aug 2 – Saturday Aug 4 | Relaxing in the Natural State of the Mind (In Tibetan only; no English translation) | Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association | 4401 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230. Contact: nwtca.preside@gmail.com
Thursday, Aug 2 & Friday, Aug 3, 6:00pm – 9:00pm (with 15 min tea break)
Saturday, Aug 4, 8:00am – 12:30pm & 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Spokane, WA
Thursday, Aug 9, 6pm – 8pm | “Neuroscience Proves the Benefits of Meditation, a Public Talk” | Unitarian Universalist Church | 4340 West Fort George Wrigth Drive, Spokane, WA
Friday, Aug 10 –Sunday Aug 12 | “Neuroscience Proves the Benefits of the Bodhisattva Path- Retreat” | Tsinta Mani Choling Center | 2902 N. East Oval Street, Spokane, WA. Contact: tsintamani@gmail.com
Friday, August 10, 6pm – 8pm
Saturday, August 11, 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 4pm
Sunday, August 12, 10am – 12pm & afternoon potluck lunch
California
Tuesday, Aug 14, 7:30pm – 9pm | “Dealing with Negative Emotions and Generating Good” Qualities for a Happy Life | Joan Pisani Community Center | 19655 Allendale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070 | Contact: sandhya_k@yahoo.com
Wednesday, Aug 15th, 7pm – 9pm | “The Science of the Heart: Mind and Emotions as Viewed by Tibetan Buddhism” | Silicon Valley Asian Art Center. 3777 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara, CA | Contact: luminousmeditation@gmail.com
(The retreat previously scheduled for this date has been cancelled)
Friday, Aug 17, 7pm – 9pm | “Introduction of Phowa – The Transference of Consciousness” | Sky Creek Dharma Center | 120 Three Oaks Ct, Chico, CA
Saturday, Aug 18 and Sunday, Aug 19, 9am – 12pm & 2pm – 5pm (with breaks) | “Phowa Retreat” | Sky Creek Dharma Center | 120 Three Oaks Ct, Chico. For more information, contact: casiragsdale@gmail.com
Monday, Aug 20 – Wednesday, Aug 22 | Manjushri Dhama Center | 724 Forrest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA.For more information, contact: 831-917-3969
Thursday, Aug 23, 7pm – 9pm | “The Dharma Protectors of Larung Lineage” | Silicon Valley Asian Art Center | 3777 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara, CA. Contact: luminousmeditation@gmail.com
Friday, Aug 24, 11am – 12pm | Private Talk at Google Headquarters
Friday, Aug 24, 7pm – 9pm | “Life Without Regrets: Buddhist Advice on Living Meaningfully” | The Hive Marin (upstairs) | 703 3rd St., San Rafael, CA (entrance on Tamalpais Road) For more information and to RSVP, contact: chamtrulbayarea@gmail.com
Saturday, August 25 – Sunday, Aug 26 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 5pm | “Drops of Advice from My Heart by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche” | Private residence in San Rafael
Contact email: chamtrulbayarea@gmail.com
South Africa | August 27th - September 20th
Johannesburg
Wednesday, August 29th, 7-9pm | “The View, Meditation, Conduct and Result according to Buddhism” | Shantikaya, 93 Rd No 3, Victory Park
Thursday, August 30th, 7-9pm | “Buddha Nature” | Shantikaya, 93 Rd No 3,Victory Park
Friday, Aug 31st – Sunday, Sept 2nd | “Retreat: Vajrasattva Teaching & Practice” | Sediba Retreat, Magaliesberg
Monday, September 3rd | 7-9pm | “Buddha Nature” | Shantikaya, 93 Rd No 3,Victory Park
Contact person JHB: studenka@stuandstu.co.za
Kwazulu Natal
Wednesday, Sept 5th | 5:45 – 7:45 pm | “The Five Elements and Five Emotions according to Tibetan Buddhism” | Uvongo Library, Uvongo
Thursday, Sept 6th | 5:45 – 7:45 pm | “About Karma and Reincarnation” | Uvongo Library, Uvongo
Ixopo
Friday to Sunday, Sept 7th-9th | Retreat | “Opening the Heart: the Four Immeasurables and Tonglen Teaching & Practice” | Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo. To register: bookings@brcixopo.co.za
Hill Crest (Durban)
Monday, September 10th, 7-9pm | “The Five Elements and Five Emotions according to Buddhism” | Drikung Samtenling Buddhist Centre, Hillcrest
Tuesday, September 11th, 7-9pm | “About Karma and Reincarnation” | Drikung Samtenling Buddhist Centre, Hillcrest
Contact: noelkelly@saol.com
Cape Town
Wednesday, September 12th, 7-9pm | “Buddha Nature” | Kagyu Samye Dzong Centre, Kenilworth
Friday, Sept 14th to Monday, Sept 17th | “Phowa Retreat” | Blue Butterfly Retreat Centre, Tulbach | Starting time: Friday at 6pm. End: Monday, 1pm
Obligatory to attend all of the retreat, thank you.
Tuesday, September 18th, 7-9pm | “Refuge and Compassion Mantra Transmission” | 4 Anette Close, Constantia
Tuesday, September 18th, 8-9:30pm | Public Talk: “Finding Happiness in Troubled Times” | 8 0 Clock Club, Erin Hall, Erin Rd, Rondebosch
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