The Seven Point Mind Training is a classic Mind Training text written by Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (1101–1175). This was a secret tradition only passed down orally to select disciples until it came to Geshe Chekawa, who wrote it down and began to teach it openly in order to keep the tradition from being lost. … [Read more…]
The Necklace of the Fortunate, also known as Jorchu, is a meditation practice for preparing the mind to contemplate the stages of the path to enlightenment. It connects us to the blessings of the lineage of teachers who have transmitted the instructions on the vast activities of bodhisattvas and the profound view of sages from … [Read more…]
Schedule for this event: 2:30 to 3:20 Speakers/Presenters Introductory Remarks by Hugh Byrne, PhD, Insight Meditation Community of Washington Chanting and Guided Meditation led by Venerable Bhante Uparatna, Abbot of Maryland Buddhist Vihara Group Prayer of Compassion led by Lorne Ladner, PhD, Guhyasamaja Center Concluding Remarks by Wilson Hurley, LCSW, Mahayana Sutra and Tantric … [Read more…]
In the afterglow of Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche’s incredible teachings on White Tara at the Mahayana Sutra and Tantra Center -Washington DC over the Labor Day weekend, we thought it a good time to reach out to members and friends to see what programs might be of interest this fall. We have been alternating between classes … [Read more…]
Open to all! The Bodhisattvacharyāvatāra or Bodhicaryāvatāra, sometimes translated into English as A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s[1] Way of Life, is a famous Mahāyāna Buddhist text written c. 700 AD in Sanskrit verse by Shantideva (Śāntideva), a Buddhist monk at Nālandā Monastic University in India. It has ten chapters dedicated to the development of bodhicitta … [Read more…]
This Buddhist holiday celebrates the day that Buddha Sakyamuni first taught the four noble truths in Sarnath and first turned the wheel of Dharma. It is one of the 4 great Buddhist holidays of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. Buddha taught that life is suffering and that suffering is unavoidable. Suffering is caused by afflicting emotions (attachment, … [Read more…]
White Tara weekend Registration is full. If you have heard back from on us, you are registered. You may still email us at sopanyima21@gmail.com to be placed on the waiting list. Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa has kindly agreed to bestow a White Tara Jenang or Blessing ceremony and then give teachings/commentary on White Tara. This … [Read more…]
Open to all! The Bodhisattvacharyāvatāra or Bodhicaryāvatāra, sometimes translated into English as A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s[1] Way of Life, is a famous Mahāyāna Buddhist text written c. 700 AD in Sanskrit verse by Shantideva (Śāntideva), a Buddhist monk at Nālandā Monastic University in India. It has ten chapters dedicated to the development of bodhicitta … [Read more…]
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa has kindly agreed to give teachings/commentary on White Tara. This weekend of teachings will be available only to those with a White Tara initiation empowerment. Further schedule info forthcoming. Email at sopanyima21@gmail.com
Lord Buddha’s Day or Saga Dawa Duchen, is the full moon day of the sacred month of Saga Dawa, the fourth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. This is the most sacred day of the year in Tibetan Buddhism, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana (death) of the Buddha, and it is believed that all positive … [Read more…]