Israel | Feb. 4th - 24th, 2014
Tuesday, Feb. 4th | “Healing with the Mind’s Power” | evening talk, Broshim Medical College, Tel-Aviv
Wednesday, Feb. 5th | “Dream Yoga” | evening talk, Kanta Yoga Studio, Tel Aviv
Thursday, Feb. 6th, 8-10pm | “Passing from Life to Life: the Death Process in Tibetan Buddhism” | Kanta Yoga Studio, Tel Aviv
Friday, Feb. 7th, 9:30-2pm | “Four Types of Heart Essence Refuge and Bodhicitta” | Ramat Gan
Saturday, Feb. 8th, 9:30-2pm | “Vajrasattva Meditation for Purification” | Ramat Gan
Feb. 9th, 19:30-21:30 | “How to Deal with Changing Reality” | Einav Club, Kibbutz Afikim, Jordan River Valley
Feb. 11th , 12:30-14:30pm | “Integrating Compassion with Health Care” | talk to health practitioners at Lin Medical Center, Haifa
Feb. 12th, 19:00-21:00 | “The Five Elements and the Five Emotions According to Tibetan Buddhism” | Dau Chinese Medicine College, Ramat Yohanan
Feb. 13th, 7-9pm | “Phowa Practice – the Transference of Consciousness” | Teaching and Practice in Yokne’am – for practitioners who have already received an empowerment.
Friday, Feb. 14th, 10:30-15:30pm | “The Power of Mantra – Om Mani Padme Hung” – BaDerech Yoga and Chinese Medicine Center, Kibbutz Evron. On this occasion, Rinpoche also blessed a large prayer new wheel for peace in the region, and beyond.
Saturday, Feb. 15th, 10am-3:30pm | “Finding Inner Space: Meditation on Emptiness and Love” | Pardes Hanna
Monday, Feb. 17th , 6:30-8:30pm | “Chod: the Practice of Severing the Demonic Forces” | for practitioners only; in Yokne’am
Wednesday to Saturday, Feb 19th-22nd | “Chenrezig and Tara Retreat with the 8 Mahayana Precepts” | Retreat at Kibbutz Yehiam
Sunday, Feb. 23rd, 7-9 pm | “The Vajra Guru Mantra & the Three Excellences” | Ramat Gan
Contact info for the organizers of Rinpoche’s tour in Israel: bodhicitta.community [at] gmail.com
Netherlands | Feb 26th - March 3rd, 2014
Wednesday, Feb. 26th | “The Four Immeasurable Practices to Open the Heart” | 7-9pm, Centrum Karunika, Meerhuizenplein 38, 1078 TB Amsterdam Rivierenbuurt
Thursday, Feb. 27th | “The View, Meditation, Conduct and Result According to Buddhist Philosophy” | 7-9pm, Centrum Karunika, Amsterdam Rivierenbuurt
Friday, Feb. 28th | “How to Prepare for a Meaningful Death and Rebirth” | 7-9pm, Leef-Yoga, Derde Oosterparkstraat 86, 1091 KB Amsterdam Oost
Saturday, March 1st | “The Benefits of the Six Perfections” | 11am – 1pm and 3pm-5pm; Leef-Yoga, Amsterdam Oost
Sunday, March 2nd – Tibetan New Year (Losar) | “The Healing Power of Tonglen Meditation” | 10am-12pm and 2pm – 5pm ; Centrum Karunika, Amsterdam Rivierenbuurt
Contact person for the Netherlands: Carolina Ivanescu – yamahacarol [at] yahoo.com
Germany | March 3rd - 12th, 2014
Tuesday, March 4th to Friday the 7th, each day from 7pm to 9pm | “The Essence of ‘The Words of My Perfect Teacher’ | Bodhicharya Center, Kinzigstraße 25, Berlin
Saturday, March 8th, 10:00am-noon and 2pm-4pm | “The Essence of ‘Uttaratantra'” | at Bodhicharya Center, Berlin
Sunday, March 9th | “The Four Immeasurables of the Bodhicitta Mind” | at Auetal (near Hannover)
Monday, March 10th | “How to Prepare for a Meaningful Death and Rebirth” | at Goettingen
Tuesday, March 11th | “The Healing Power of Tonglen Meditation” | Goettingen
Contact information of organizers in Germany: Berlin: maijoi[at]gmx.de | Hannover: lklauenberg[at]web.de | Goettingen: nike-ann.schroeder[at]gmx.de
Poland | March 12th - 19th, 2014
Wednesday, March 12th, 7-9pm | “The Four Immeasurable Practice to Open the Heart” | the Buddhist mission Three Jewels, Szczecin
Thursday, March 13th, 7-9pm | “The View, Meditation, Conduct and Result according to Buddhist Philosophy | the Buddhist mission Three Jewels, Szczecin
Friday, March 14th, 7-9pm | “Love and Compassion, the Root of Peace and Happiness” | Public talk in Warsaw
Saturday, March 15th, 10am-4pm | “The Four Great Seals of Buddhist Philosophy” | Warsaw
Sunday, March 16th, 10am-4pm | “Drops of Advice from my Heart” (by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok) | Warsaw
Monday, March 17th, 4-6pm | “Pure Motivation: the Way to Benefit Self and Others” | Krakow – University
Same day, 7-9pm | “Dream Yoga” | Krakow – Buddhist Center
Tuesday, March 18th, 11am-2pm | Individual meetings in Krakow
Same day, 7-9pm | “How to Practice the Inner, Outer and Secret Vows” | Krakow – Buddhist Center
Contact: Donata Trapkowska – acala.acala[at]wp.pl (replace [at] with @)
Switzerland | March 19th - 24th, 2014
Thursday, March 20th, 7-9 pm | “The Four Immeasurable Practices to Open the Heart” at Yuthog Mineralien, Hertensteinstrasse 10, Luzern
Friday, March 21st, 2014, 7-9 pm | “How to Follow the Path of the Three Beings” at Freiraum Allerhand, Leonhardsberg 14, Basel
Saturday, March 22nd, 10:30-12:30 and 2-4 pm | “The View, Meditation, Conduct and Result according to Buddhist Philosophy” at Freiraum Allerhand, Leonhardsberg 14, Basel
Sunday, March 23rd, 10:30-12:30 and 2-4 pm | “The Twelve Links of Interdependent Origination” at Freiraum Allerhand, Leonhardsberg 14, Basel
Contact: ikara[at]sunrise.ch (Ingrid)
Greece |March 24th- 31st, 2014
Tuesday, March 25th, 7-9pm | “Lojong – Seven Instructions to Train the Mind” | Thessaloniki
Wednesday, March 26th, 7-9pm | “How to Practice the Path of the Three Beings” | Thessaloniki
Thursday, March 27th, 7-9pm | “The Four Immeasurable Practices to Open the Heart” | Athens
Friday, March 28th, 7-9pm | “The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva” | Athens
Saturday, March 29th, 11am-6pm | “The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva” | Athens
Sunday, March 30th, 11am-1pm | “The Healing Power of Tonglem Meditation” | Athens
Contact people in Greece: Aria Gerouki – ariadni_g[at]hotmail.com | Panos Sfyris – panos109[at]hotmail.com
Italy | March 31st- April 7th, 2014
Thursday, April 3rd, 9-10:30pm | “How to Generate the Spiritual Qualities of the Mind”
at Centro Mindfulness Project, Via Cenisio 5, Milan
Saturday, April 5th, 10:30am-4pm | “Eight Aspects of the Noble Truths of Suffering and Origin”
at Metiss’art, Via Morbelli 7, Milan
Sunday, April 6th, 10:30am-4pm | “Eight Aspects of the Noble Truths of Cessation and Path”
at Metiss’art, Via Morbelli 7, Milan
Contact address in Italy: barbara.cagnola[at]gmail.com
India | Spring Term at Bodhicitta Centre, McLeod Ganj
April 21st – May 17th, 2014 | “Uttaratantra” – 4 weeks of morning class teachings for Buddhist practitioners.
April 14th – May 24th | Afternoon teachings open to all interested, each week a different Dharma topic was covered.
Contact in India: bodhicittacentre1 [at] gmail.com
UK |May 28th - June 25th
Friday, May 30th | “The Four Immeasurable Practices to Open the Heart” – St Clare’s Prayer and Retreat Centre, Porthcawl, Wales
Sunday, June 1st, 3-5pm, | “Finding Meaning in Everyday Life” – Wye Valley Arts Centre, Llandogo, Wales
Monday, June 2nd, 7-9pm, | “The Healing Power of Tonglen” – Friends’ Meeting House, Bridgend, Wales
Wednesday, June 4th, 8-10pm | “The Ten Worldly Dharmas” – Kailash Centre, St John’s Wood, London
Friday, June 6th, 7-9pm | “Mind Can be the Root of Suffering and Happiness” – Isle of Avalon Foundation, Glastonbury, Somerset
Saturday, June 7th, 7-9pm | “Meditation, Conduct and Result according to Buddhist Philosophy” – Camino Centre, Glastonbury
Sunday, June 8th, 11am-4:30pm | “The Twelve Links of Interdependent Origin” – Camino Centre, Glastonbury
Wednesday, June 11th, 7-9pm | “Dream Yoga” – Golden Buddha Centre, Totnes, Devon
Thursday, June 12th, 7-9pm | “How to Practice the Path of the Three Beings” – Golden Buddha Centre, Totnes, Devon
Friday, June 13th, 7-9pm; Saturday & Sunday, June 14th & 15th, 9:30am-5pm | “Longchen Nyingthig Ngondro” – Golden Buddha Centre, Totnes, Devon
Tuesday, June 17th, 7-9pm | “The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma” – Kailash Centre, St John’s Wood, London
Wednesday, June 18th, 7-9pm | “The Healing Power of Tonglen” – Dharma School, Brighton, Sussex
Friday, June 20th, 7-9pm | “Seven Instructions to Train the Mind” – Tarset Village Hall, Lanehead, Tarset, Northumberland
June 21st – 23rd | Three Day Retreat: “Calm Abiding Teachings with Guided Meditation” – The Old Rectory, Thonreyburn
United States |July 31st - September 15th, 2014
The 2014 visit to the US featured teachings in San Francisco; Washington State; Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles and Hawaii. Here is the list of teaching topics, venues and dates for the 2014 US tour:
California
Saturday, August 2nd, 10am – 4pm (with lunch break) | “View, Meditation, Conduct and Results” – Sky Creek Dharma Center, Chico, CA
Sunday, August 3rd, 10am – noon | “Tonglen Meditation” – Sky Creek Dharma Center, 120 Three Oaks Court, Chico, CA
Saturday, August 9th, 10am – 4pm (with lunch break) | “The Four Immeasurables of Bodhicitta and Tonglen Meditation” – 539 Lexington Ave, El Cerrito, CA
Tuesday, August 11th, 7pm – 9pm | “Karma, the Law of Cause and Effect” – 134 Laurel Ave, San Anselmo, CA
Washington
Friday, August 15th, 6pm – 8pm | “Meditation Techniques to Alleviate Disturbing Emotions” – Spokane Buddhist Church, 927 S Perry St, Spokane, WA
Saturday & Sunday, August 16th&17th, 9am-5pm both days (with lunch break) | “Transforming Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment” – 2902 N. East Oval, Spokane, WA
Oregon
Friday, August 22nd, 6:30pm – 8:30pm | “The Heart Essence Lineage: Teachings, Lineage Stories of Longchen Rabjam and Jigme Lingpa” – First Congregational Church, 1126 Park Ave, Portland
Saturday and Sunday, August 23rd & 24th, 10am to 4pm both days | “Essence of the Words of My Perfect Teacher” – World Forestry Center, Mt. Hood Room, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland
Hawaii
Thursday, August 28th, 7-9pm | “Karma, the Law of Cause and Effect” – private yoga studio, Kilauea Farms, Kauai
Friday, August 29th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm | “Finding Meaning in Everyday Life” – Bodhitree Dharma Center, 654 A North Judd Street, Honolulu
Saturday, August 30th, 10am – 4pm (with break) | “Emptiness and Compassion” – Bodhitree Dharma Center, Honolulu
Sunday, August 31st, 10am – 11am | “View, Meditation, Conduct and Result according to Buddhist Philosophy” – Kailua Shambhala Meditation Center, 25 Kaneohe Bar Dr., Kailua, HI
Sunday, August 31st, 4pm-6pm | “Dream Yoga” – Bodhitree Dharma Center, Honolulu, HI
Monday, September 1st, 10am-4pm (with break) | “The Four Immeasurables” – Bodhitree Dharma Center, Honolulu
New Mexico
Friday, September 5th, 7pm-9pm | “Finding Meaning in Everyday Life” – Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center, 118 Este es Rd, Taos, NM
Saturday & Sunday, September 6th&7th, 10am-4pm (with break) both days | “Essence of Words of My Perfect Teacher” – Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center, 118 Este es Rd, Taos, NM
California:
Wednesday, September 10th, 7pm-9pm | “Overcoming Obstacles” – InsightLA, 1430 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA
Thursday, September 11th, 7pm-9pm | “Tranquil Abiding Meditation” – 28914 Roadside Drive #204, Agoura Hills
Saturday, September 13th, 3-5pm | “The Natural Law of Cause and Effect” – 4951 Nagle Avenue, Sherman Oaks
Sunday, September 14th, 11am-5pm (with lunch break) | “The Four Seals” – 4951 Nagle Avenue, Sherman Oaks
Contact person for the US tour: Julie Beal – jkbeal[at]gmail.com
South Africa: September 15th - October 6th, 2014
Rinpoche again visited Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, leading two “Nyungne” Chenrezig and Tara retreats, and bestowing the 100 Deity Empowerment. Here are the details:
Johannesburg:
Thursday, September 18th, 3pm to 4:30pm | “The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind from Negative Emotions” – Snowlion, 7th Ave, Melville
Same evening, 7pm to 9pm | “Buddha Nature” – Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, Vrededorp
Friday, September 19th – Sunday the 21st | Retreat: “Nyungne with Chenrezig and Tara Practice” – Parys
Monday, September 22nd, 7-9pm | “Overview of Ngondro” – Lam Rim Buddhist Centre, Vrededorp
Cape Town
Tuesday, September 23rd, 7 to 9pm | “Training the Mind” – Hout Bay Library
Wednesday, September 24th, 2 to 4pm | Empowerment of the 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Deities at 17 Crassula Str, Milnerton
(The prerequisites for receiving the empowerment were taking refuge; committing to complete 100,000 recitations of the Vajrasattva mantra in this lifetime, and taking the vow not to kill.)
Friday, September 26th – Monday the 29th | Nyungne with Chenrezig and Tara Practice retreat – Blue Butterfly Retreat Centre, Tulbach
Tuesday, September 30th, 10:30am-12pm | “How to Practice Dharma” at Slow Life, Muizenberg
Same evening, 7 to 9pm | “Karma: Cause and Effect” at 17 Windermere Str. Muizenberg
Durban
Thursday, October 2nd, 7-9pm | “How to Find the Essence of Life” – 1st floor Aldrovande Palace, Millenium Drive, Umhlanga Ridge
Friday, October 3rd, 7-9pm | “Tonglen Meditation” – 1st floor (mezzanine) Aldrovande Palace, Millenium Drive, Umhlanga Ridge
Saturday, October 4th, 10am-12pm and 2-4pm (2 sessions) | “The Four Noble Truths”, 1st floor (mezzanine) Aldrovande Palace, Millenium Drive, Umhlanga Ridge
Sunday, October 5th, 10am-12pm | “How to Understand Past and Future Lives” – 1st floor Aldrovande Palace, Millenium Drive, Umhlanga Ridge
For general information on RSA teachings please contact Karen at – kar[at]mymtnmail.co.za
India: Fall Term at Bodhicitta Centre, McLeod Ganj
October 20th – November 15th, 2014 | “Bodhicharyavatara” by Shantideva – morning class teachings for Buddhist practitioners.
October 14th – November 24th | Afternoon teachings open to all interested, with a different Dharma covered each weel.
Contact: bodhicittacentre1 [at] gmail.com