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
Contact: bodhicittagroup@gmail.com
For general queries call +27 (0)84 760 4630
Botswana | September 21st - September 23rd
Friday, September 21st | Radio Gabz: Message to the Youth
Saturday, September 22nd, 20:00-21:30 |Innovation Panel Discussion |University of Gaborone, Library Auditorium
Sunday, September 23rd 10:00-16:00| “Meditation and Mindfulness, Teaching and Practice” | National Botanical Gardens, Gaborone
Contact: donaldmolosi[at]gmail.com
India | Fall Term Teachings
From October 8th 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.
October 15th – November 3rd, 2018: Morning Class
9-11am, Monday to Saturday, at the Bodhicitta Dharma Centre
TOPIC: Words of My Perfect Teacher – Part III
Morning class features advanced teaching topics. Participants are required to attend all the sessions. Another commitment is to have taken refuge in the Three Jewels (For those who have not, it will be possible to take it with Rinpoche during the retreat days).
For further requirements and to register, please write: bodhicittacentre1[at]gmail.com