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Great Eastern Sun: The Shambhala Community in Nova Scotia

Yönten — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:44:12 +0000

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, will be hosting an exhibit on the Shambhala community there. The exhibit will run until April 21st.

Here is the blurb from the museum’s website: Discover how the international headquarters of the Shambhala Buddhist community came to be established in Nova Scotia and about the traditional Tibetan teachings that inspire the community today. Learn about the contemplative practices of meditation, calligraphy and photography.

Official Public Opening on Thursday, February 23 at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome.

Special programming, also free of charge, will accompany the exhibitions, including a community-led tour of Great Eastern Sun on Feb. 25, a mindfulness meditation workshop on March 3 and a film screening on March 14.

The museum’s winter hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information about the museum’s exhibitions and programs, visit www.pier21.ca.

Tibetan Buddhists mark 25 years in Edmonton

Yönten — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:11:39 +0000

From the Edmonton Journal: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Tibetan+Buddhists+mark+years+Edmonton/5627053/story.html

“What makes you not a Buddhist” retreat, BC: 11.4-6.11

Yönten — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:12:08 +0000

Join us for a weekend meditation retreat on the forested shores of Daisy Lake at Sea to Sky Retreat Centre. This event is designed to provide guidance and support to develop familiarity with our mind’s processes. There will be group instruction, group discussions, and guided instruction of sitting and walking meditation. The retreat will be led by Bruce Ashton, a practice instructor of Siddhartha’s Intent and senior student of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. In this retreat Bruce will discuss “What Makes You Not a Buddhist” a title of a book written by Rinpoche.

The charge for this program including accommodation and meals is $150. If you are interested in attending, please see the registration details below. To see the full list of SSRC programs currently scheduled for 2011, visit the SSRC Schedule web page:http://www.siddharthasintent.org/centres/retreat-centres/ssrc/index.html

“Most of the time we are not in control of ourselves. Our mind is always distracted with something – our enemies, our lovers, our friends, hope and fear, attachment, aggression – there is always something. The world controls our minds; we have little control over it.

Even though the real essence of mind is not rigid, our mind has become rigid because of our basic insecurity. But we can train our mind. We can make this rigid mind flexible, workable…”

–Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

REGISTRATION DETAILS

1. If you would like to register or obtain additional information on the What Makes You Not A Buddhist retreat, please send an email to Retreat Managerssrc@siddharthasintent.org

2. After contacting us by email, to register for this retreat, please mail a cheque for $150 Canadian or US Dollars made payable to SIDDHARTHA’S INTENT to Sea To Sky Retreat Centre, Eastside Daisy Lake, Whistler, BC, V0N 1B1, Canada. Please make sure to write on the memo of the cheque “ Retreat Nov 4-6, 2011”.

3. The program begins with arrivals on afternoon of Friday Nov 4th (around 2-4 PM) and concludes with after lunch departures on Sunday Nov 6th.

Shambhala Lineage Festival, Halifax: 9.24/25.11

Yönten — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:43:04 +0000

From the Shambhala Times: http://shambhalatimes.org/2011/09/06/shambhala-lineage-festival/

Lama Chöpa, by Panchen Lozang Chökyi Gyaltsen, the 4th Panchen Lama

Yönten — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:50:13 +0000

Lama Chöpa (The Guru Puja) is a central practice in the Gelugpa Vajrayana tradition, often incorporating a Tsog Offering (ritual tantric feast). One of the most beloved versions of this prayer service is one that was written about 360 years ago by the fourth Panchen Lama (or sometimes referred to as the first Panchen Lama), Panchen Lozang Chökyi Gyaltsen.

Until recently, the only English version of this important liturgy has been a 1979 edition from the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in a bi-lingual format. However, that scholarly translation does not follow the beautiful, traditional melodies of the service or include any information about the ritual gestures associated with particular passages.

Fortunately, Robert Preece, a western practitioner, undertook the task of creating a new translation that would capture the essence of the text, while parsing exactly to the traditional melodies of the different sections of the service. Rob is an excellent translator and writer, as can be seen from his other books about Tibetan Buddhism (The Courage to Feel: Buddhist Practices for Opening to Others; The Psychology of Buddhist Tantra; and The Wisdom of Imperfection: The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life), in addition to his being a professional psychotherapist.

The Sumeru Press Inc. is excited and proud to announce that we will be publishing Rob Preece’s Lama Chöpa translation in a new edition, including musical and mudra notations. It is our hope that this new edition will open a wonderful new dimension for practitioners of this profound puja sadhana.

More details as they become available…

Vancouver Gala Première – Journey of a Dream: 9.16/17.11

Yönten — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:54:46 +0000

Journey of a Dream is a heavy metal story of a Tibetan refugee, directed by Shenpenn Khyamsar (who lives in Vancouver). It is a feature length documentary that will take audiences on an epic, global journey into heavy metal music, exile, Buddhism and Tibetan roots.

Here’s a link to the official movie website: http://www.journeyofadreammovie.com/

They are also on Facebook at: Journey of a Dream

Wisdom Over Knowledge Productions, Vancouver (who made the film):
778.237.2993
info@journeyofadreammovie.com
shenpenn@gmail.com

Presskit: http://raeaberdeen.com/JOADMovie/wp-content/themes/movie/images/JOAD_PressKit_Website.pdf

Details about the gala première will be available shortly. Check the “Upcoming Events” section of the Canada-Tibet Committee website: http://www.tibet.ca/en

Victoria – Tibetan Feast 9.10.11

Yönten — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:41:28 +0000

A chance to get together, enjoy traditional food and music, and help raise funds to support Tibetan refugees coming to settle in Canada.

6-8:30 PM, Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Church of St. John the Divine, 1611 Quadra St, Victoria

Adults: $25 children under 7: free

The Vancouver Island Tibetan Community will prepare a feast in Victoria. We would like to invite everyone to come and share the feast, sip Tibetan tea, listen to Tibetan songs and share in the spirit of supporting this important event.

For tickets, please contact Tsering (tdolma at shaw.ca), Jampal (jampalgyaltsen at gmail.com) or Pema (pemaw.chen at yahoo.ca).

Kagyu Monlam North America text now available

Yönten — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:06:46 +0000

The Kagyu Monlam North America took place in Vancouver, July 13-17, 2011. See our previous posts for details about the events.
The sadhana text for the event is now available in a Tibetan/English edition (8.5×11, 456 pages) from Namse Bangzdo bookstore.

Videos of the event are available for free online viewing from Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, North American seat of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa.

Glenn Mullin in Mongolia

Yönten — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:44:33 +0000

Glenn Mullin is a Canadian Buddhist author, teacher and tour guide living in Mongolia. Here he is in a humorous but fascinating video tour of Erdeni Zuu Monastery in Mongolia:

Kidding aside, however, Glenn has been involved in more than 20 Buddhist-inspired development projects in Mongolia and is currently working on 10 more. Here is a link to his official website for more information… http://www.glennmullin.com/new/mongolia_projects_001.php

Key Buddhist texts translated by Geshe Thubten Jinpa for free download

Yönten — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:19:54 +0000

Geshe Thubten Jinpa, PhD, is one of Canada’s treasures. He is the former translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and founder of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montréal where he lives.

On the ITC website are offered a selection of texts translated . . . Read More.