1 10, 2018

A Lullaby to Awaken the Heart

2021-05-27T12:09:29-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Karl Brunnholzl, Summer Institute|Tags: , , |

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena The new book “A Lullaby to Awaken the Heart -The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra and Its Tibetan Commentaries” by Nitartha faculty member and renowned translator Dr. Karl Brunnhölzl will be available in November! In this book Karl offers translations of three versions of The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra. He accompanies them with translations of commentaries by three famous Tibetan masters: Jigmé Lingpa, the Fifteenth Karmapa, and Tsültrim Sangpo. Typical for Karl’s works, you will find rich annotation and appendices in this book, including additional translations from Jigmé Lingpa, Longchenpa, and Patrul Rinpoche. This publication offers you the opportunity to deepen our understanding

27 01, 2018

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche teaching at the Summer Institute 2018!

2021-05-17T10:50:48-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Summer Institute|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena We are delighted that Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche will teach two classes at the Summer Institute 2018! The classes will be held during Module 1 (July 6-14) and Module 2 (July 16-24) and will be offered on alternating days. Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies: A Lamp of Essential Points This course is a systematic overview of Mipham´s teachings on the Middle Way by the influential scholar of the twentieth century Bötrül (1898-1959) of the Nyingma tradition. Bötrül’s root text, Distinguishing the Views and Philosophies, and his auto-commentary, Ornament of Mañjughoa´s Viewpoint, provide a meaning commentary on Mipham’s Beacon of Certainty. Bötrül sets forth

8 01, 2018

Save the dates for Gomdra & Shedra at the Summer Institute 2018!

2021-05-17T10:44:09-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Summer Institute|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena Please find below the exact dates for the Shedra sessions and the Gomdra modules at the Summer Institute 2018: Shedra Shedra Session 1 (14 days) July 6 (Friday) – July 19 (Thursday) Travel Day: July 20 (Friday) Shedra Session 2 (14 days) July 21 (Saturday) – August 3 (Friday) Travel Day: August 4 (Saturday) Gomdra Gomdra Module 1 (9 days) July 6 (Friday) – July 14 (Saturday) Travel day: July 15 (Sunday) Gomdra Module 2 (9 days) July 16 (Monday)- July 24 (Tuesday) Travel day: July 25 (Wednesday) Gomdra Module 3 (9 days) July 26 (Thursday) – Aug 3 (Friday) Travel Day:

5 01, 2018

Renowned Thangka Painter RD Salga will be back at the Summer Institute!

2021-05-17T10:21:56-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Summer Institute|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena In the Science of Creativity and the Arts track of the Summer Institute 2018, master thangka painter RD Salga will offer hands-on studio classes which focus on drawing and painting Buddhas using the guides and techniques of the Karma Gadri tradition, the painting tradition of the Karmapas noted for its elegance of form, colour, and composition. RD Salga has more than thirty four years’ experience in composing and painting Tibetan thangkas of every major Tibetan Buddhist subject and tradition. This is an unparalleled opportunity to get one-on-one instruction from one of the few masters of this tradition left in the world today. For

1 01, 2018

Join us for Tibetan Language Classes at the Summer Institute 2018

2021-05-17T10:11:49-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Summer Institute|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena We are happy to announce that we will again offer Tibetan language classes at the Summer Institute 2018! The Introduction to Tibetan class is oriented toward beginners who have little knowledge of Tibetan butwould like to gain some familiarity with the language and how it is translated into English. You will learn the alphabet and pronunciation and learn some songs of Milarepa and how to chant them, while at the same time investigate their meaning in both Tibetan and in English. You will gain a richer understanding of the songs composed by one of Tibet’s great masters. The Tibetan Reading Class is

30 12, 2017

Smiling Radiance of the Laughing Mañjugośa — 12–21 January 2018 in Warsaw, Poland

2021-05-13T14:16:37-07:00Categories: Acharya Kelsang Wangdi, Blog, Buddhist Studies, Intermediate Curriculum|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena Karma Dechen Choling is honoured to host this historical, very first presentation of the 6th Shamarpa’s Presentation of a Summary of the Common Teachings, Smiling Radiance of the Laughing Mañjugośa in the West. Acharya Lama Kelsang Wangdi will present the teachings with translation into English by Ani Chöying and Polish by Tomasz Szczygielski. 12–21 January 2018 Karma Dechen Choling Center of Buddhism Mahayana Jana Nowaka Jeziorańskiego Street 49/U12 Poland, 03-982 Warsaw Schedule Opening lecture: 12 January 2018, 19:00–20:30 (CET) 13–21 January 2018 9:00–18:00 daily : 3 sessions + discussion group Registration €100 payable via bank transfer or in cash at the beginning

28 12, 2017

Mudra Space Awareness with Mitra Lee Worley at the Summer Institute 2018!

2021-05-13T14:08:54-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Shedra, Summer Institute|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena We are happy to announce that Mitra Lee Worley will again offer Mudra Space Awareness at the Summer Institute 2018! Mudra Space Awareness is a series of physical and vocal exercises derived from the Mahamudra and Maha Ati traditions of Tibetan Buddhism as presented in the West by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Mitra Lee Worley studied Mudra Space Awareness directly under the guidance of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. In 2017, for the first time, Mitra Lee had offered Mudra Space Awaress at the Summer Institute and students enjoyed this unique practice and her guidance. In 2018, Mudra Space Awareness will be offered in modules

1 12, 2017

Save the date! Summer Institute 2018

2021-05-13T14:05:33-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Shedra, Summer Institute|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena The Summer Institute 2018 will be held from July 6 – August 2, 2018 in Bellingham, Washington! Join us for another summer of incredible teachings. The two primary tracks at the Summer Institute are complementary and feed back into each other. The Shedra track emphasizes learning the crucial distinctions about mind and processes of consciousness – like a decoder key to the pith instructions for training on the path. The Gomdra track emphasizes meditative practice as the method to discover, experience, and integrate new possibilities for being, sanity, and wisdom. As learning and insight develop in the Shedra, this enhances meditative experience.

21 12, 2016

9-Day Intensive in Poland

2021-05-13T13:55:14-07:00Categories: Blog, Buddhist Studies, Intermediate Curriculum, Semester Course|

Manifest & Hidden Phenomena 30 Sept–8 Oct 2016 Warsaw, Poland A nine day intensive Nitartha program was held Friday 30 Sept – Saturday 8 Oct, 2016 in downtown Warsaw’s beautiful, brand new, Dharma center. Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen has said that the center, known as Karma Dechen Choling, “delights all the Buddhas of the three times.” More than twenty students from Poland and Greece participated in the program. For seven students, this was their final course of the Intermediate Curriculum and they obtained the certificate of completion signed by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche at the celebratory ceremony which marked the end of the program. 9月30日至10月8日於波蘭華沙市中心,在嶄新的佛學中心卡瑪德謙秋林,迎來了九天密集式佛學研習營。有來自波蘭及希臘二十幾位同學圓滿完成,其中7位同學同時完成了正知學院佛學中級系列課程,在課程結束典禮上榮獲了本樂仁波切簽署的畢業證書。隨喜讚歎! 此期佛學營共設《五道十地:通向證悟的菩薩道》及《分析性禪修》倆課。由導師葉卡·哈迪斯(Jirka Hladiš)主講,教師培訓生托馬斯·史奇基爾斯基(Tomasz

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