21 12, 2016

Science of Creative Arts (SoCA) in Mexico

2021-05-13T13:42:23-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Semester Course|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena October 2016 Morelia, Mexico Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl taught on the Heart Sutra for a weekend and also gave an excellent two hour overview of The Five Treatises of Maitreya*. 於二零一六年十月份,導師卡爾•賓賀素 (Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl)為墨西哥莫里利亞的同學教授了一個以<心經>為題的週末課程,並舉行了一個關於<彌勒五論>的講座。* To complement the Heart Sutra teachings, Stephanie Johnston, taught three classes based on the Science of Creative Arts curriculum entitled “Symbolizing the Awakened Heart: Buddhist Visual Literacy and the Heart Sutra.”  The classes introduced the three main principles of Buddhist Visual Literacy (BVL)—visual literacy, valid cognition, and iconography—and applied them to the dilemma of symbolizing prajaparamita and its qualities in action. The classes started with guided meditations that provided a

22 07, 2016

EMOTIONAL RESCUE with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

2021-05-13T13:39:22-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Semester Course|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena Friday, July 22, 2016 — A Public Event with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Emotions bring color and meaning to our lives, but they can also put us on an exhausting rollercoaster ride that takes us to blissful peak states, the depths of delusion and despair, and everything in between. Only by learning to relate to our emotions skillfully can we benefit from their richness and gain wisdom, instead of letting them control us. When we bring awareness to our emotions, something truly amazing happens – they lose their power to make us miserable. When you begin to open your heart to the suffering of the world,

10 05, 2016

The Science of Healing and Mindfulness

2021-05-27T12:12:16-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Semester Course|Tags: , |

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena A Nine-Day Program: August 4-12, 2016 Teaching mindfulness meditation and mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) in health care and society is a mind-body discipline joining experiential understanding, practice competencies, and conceptual knowledge the pedagogy integrating contemplative wisdom with evidence-based psychological and scientific inquiry. For those who facilitate or wish to facilitate mindfulness meditations and MBIs within healthcare, mental health, education, business, leadership and organizational settings, The Science of Healing and Mindfulness: Offers experiential learning, coaching and collective inquiry in the practice and facilitation of mindfulness meditations, compassion practices, and mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) in daily life. Provides clarity as to the origins, meanings,

6 05, 2016

Abhidharmakosha with Acharya Kelzang Wangdi

2021-05-27T12:10:28-07:00Categories: Abhidharmakosha, Acharya Kelsang Wangdi, Advanced Curriculum, Blog, Buddhist Studies, Semester Course, Summer Institute|Tags: , , , , , , |

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena At Nalanda West, Seattle: May 9-28, 2016 Join us for Acharya Kelzang Wangdi’s third year of teachings on Eighth Karmapa’s commentary for Vasubandhu’s Treasury of Higher Knowledge (Abhidharmakośha) at Nalanda West, in Seattle, Monday, May 9th through Saturday, May 28th. He will be teaching Chapter 6, which is on the path as presented by the Vaibhāṣhikas and Sautrāntikas. The chapter begins with the four noble truths and the two truths, and then goes into the details of the stages of the path, which are analogous to the five paths of the Mahāyāna tradition. For context, these teachings are part of Nitartha Institute’s Advanced Curriculum and are

12 11, 2015

Reopened! Self-Paced Online Courses

2021-05-13T13:11:32-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Self-Paced Online Course, Semester Course, Shedra|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena After a period of hiatus, Nitartha Institute is happy to announce that we have reopened our Self-Paced Online Courses! (SPOCs) Our entire Foundation and Intermediate curricula are available as SPOCs. These are full, complete, archived versions of courses that were previously taught by experienced and dedicated faculty members. You can take these classes online, at your own pace, in the comfort of your own home through streaming video or downloadable audio. You can take these classes online, at your own pace, in the comfort of your own home through streaming video or downloadable audio. By taking advantage of these self-paced

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