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SUMMARY:Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) – Weekly meditation sessions
DESCRIPTION:With Amrit Wagner\nOpen Dates \n\n\n\n“Ripa Awareness Meditation” is a simple and effective method that helps stabilize the mind\, using the Shamatha technique or calm-abiding meditation; once the mind has settled\, the application of Vipassana meditation tools allows the practitioner to gain access to more subtle aspects of his mind\, thus allowing him a true exploration of the nature of phenomena and reality. \nThe method was conceived by the master of Tibetan Buddhism\, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche to benefit his students around the world. \nA new cycle of practice for beginners will open this year: \nBeginners: RAM-Shamata 8-week cycle \nThis 8-week cycle on Shamata meditation aims at familiarizing participants with the meditation technique of Shamata\, or calm-abiding meditation\, a traditional Buddhist method that uses the breath as a support to calm the mind. \nThe practice of this type of meditation results in a more calm\, focused\, and stable mind. \nIt is an ideal practice for those wishing to discover meditation for the first time. \nNo previous meditation experience needed \nEvery Tuesday from 19:30 to 21:00\, from April 23 to June 11 \nFee for the 8-week program: $ 240 \nInfo & registration: info@ripa-international.com \nThe current advanced group guided by Amrit Wagner will continue every Thursday \nAdvanced – RIPA AWARENESS MEDITATION \nRAM-(Shamata/Vipassana) 8-week cycle \nThis 8-week cycle on Shamata/Vipassana meditation aims to help participants deepen their meditation practice. Participants are guided through a methodic and progressive approach of exploration of the mind\, following the traditional Buddhist Sutra of The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.   \nIt is addressed to participants with previous meditation experience. \nEvery Thursday from 19:30 to 21:00\, from April 25 to June 13  \nFee for the 8-week program: $240  \nInfo & registration: info@ripa-international.com \n\n\nTHE IMPORTANCE OF MEDITATION: “The only way to know mind and to attain wisdom is through meditation. In repose\, in space\, in silent time\, answers can come. Wisdom and insight wash away problems. Transformation occurs in stillness. Through the practice of mindfulness\, the elementary harmony that creates wind horse – the Tibetan expression for positive energy – is created. Relaxation will then translate into everyday life and bring benefits. Internal change will bring external change. When we are clear and equipped with insight\, we are in a place to help others. It is by developing wisdom and compassion that we are able to be of the greatest assistance to others…. compassion heals.” – Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche \n\n\nAbout the Teacher\n\nAmrit Wagner\nAmrit Wagner is an approved meditation instructor under the guidance of Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche.
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/ripa-awareness-meditation-ram-weekly-meditation-sessions/
LOCATION:The Ripa International Center (RIC)\,  Hilfigweg 10\, CH – 3172 Niederwangen\,  Bern\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190513
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SUMMARY:Medicine Buddha Teaching and Empowerment
DESCRIPTION:With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche.\nIllness\, which is an integral part of our lives\, is caused by an imbalance of our vital energies and the best remedy lies within ourselves: help re-establish harmony within those energies through meditating techniques that evoke our own healing resources. \nThe practice of healing according to the Buddha of Medicine inspires us to work not only on an outer level\, but deep within ourselves\, thus balancing vital forces to bring inner harmony and outer health. \nFollowing the teachings are given on this topic last Autumn\, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche will develop further on the theme and will confer Medicine Buddha’s initiation. The weekend is open to anyone wishing to learn more about meditative practices that enhance one’s own healing abilities. \nGyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, is a master of Tibetan Buddhism\, recognized in both Kagyu and Nyingma schools\, he is the spiritual director of the Ripa International Center. He has taught for more than twenty years in Europe in a particularly lively\, practical and contemporary way. \nNormal price: $193 \nReduced price*: $182 \n(*students\, seniors\, unemployed or members of Ripa and Padma Ling)
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/medicine-buddha-teaching-and-empowerment/
LOCATION:The Ripa International Center (RIC)\,  Hilfigweg 10\, CH – 3172 Niederwangen\,  Bern\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191007
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SUMMARY:Ripa Awareness Meditation with Geneviève Hamelet
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER NOW\n\n\nRipa Awareness Meditation (RAM) is a simple and effective method to stabilize the mind using SHAMATA\, a millenary technique that uses breathing as a support to develop “mental calm”. Once the mind is settled\, aspects of VIPASSANA meditation\, or “penetrating vision”\, are introduced\, facilitating approaches that free the mind from conceptual fabrication.  Attentive presence and mindfulness work together to help us accept life situations as they are and make them the very object of our meditative practice. \nThe Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) method was developed by Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, authentic master of Tibetan Buddhism of the Ripa lineage. \nGeneviève Hamelet has been practicing meditation for over 25 years; a student of Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, she is the director of RAM programs in charge of development and training. Since 2009\, she has also been involved in the development of the Mindfulness and MBSR programmes in French-speaking countries\, within the ADM (Association pour le développement de la Mindfulness)\, of which she is a founding member and President. \nNormal: $160 \nReduced* : $140 \n(*students\, seniors\, unemployed or members of Ripa and Padma Ling)
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/ripa-awareness-meditation-with-genevieve-hamelet/
LOCATION:The Ripa International Center (RIC)\,  Hilfigweg 10\, CH – 3172 Niederwangen\,  Bern\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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SUMMARY:Silent Residential Vipassana Retreat
DESCRIPTION:With Charles and Patricia Genoud. \nThis residential retreat is dedicated to the intensive practice of meditation and will take place in silence. There will be no verbal contact with the other participants and no use of mobile phones. It is intended for beginners and people who want to deepen their practice. Sitting periods of meditation will alternate with walking meditation. Every day there will also be an hour of meditation in action. \nPatricia Genoud-Feldman has practiced and studied Buddhist meditation in Asia and the West since 1984. She has been teaching Vipassana practice since 1997 in Europe\, Israel and the USA. Patricia was trained at the Insight Meditation Society under the direction of Joseph Goldstein\, in Insight Dialogue with Gregory Kramer and in MBSR in Worcester -MA. \nCharles Genoud has been studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism since 1970. He studied with the venerable Geshe Rabten for several years\, then with Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche. He also attended the School of Dialectics in Dharamsala in 1975. He has also practiced Theravada Buddhism in Burma and the United States. Charles studied Sensory Awareness which greatly influenced his research on meditation in motion. He has developed an approach called “Gesture of Awareness”. He has been teaching Vipassana meditation since 1995. \nBoth Charles and Patricia are the co-founders of the Vimalakirti Meditation Centre in Geneva\, Switzerland \n\nPrices: Donation-based (Dana) program. \nAccording to the Theravada Buddhist tradition\, teachers do not ask for any fees. For their living\, they depend on donations offered freely by the participants at the end of the course. \nThe Dana or the practice of generosity is a key virtue in Buddhism\, a practice to be developed on the path to enlightenment. \n\nFees apply to accommodation and food \nRetreat held in French and/or English if necessary. \nEvent organized by Vimalakirti Center. \nRegister Now \n 
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/residential-vipassana-meditation-retreat/
LOCATION:The Ripa International Center (RIC)\,  Hilfigweg 10\, CH – 3172 Niederwangen\,  Bern\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201031T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201101T003000
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SUMMARY:Ripa Awareness Meditation LIVE With Geneviève Hamelet
DESCRIPTION:“Learning to live well with others involves living well with every aspect of our minds.”— Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche \nDear Friends\, \nRipa Awareness Meditation (RAM) is a simple and effective method to stabilize the mind using SHAMATA\, a millenary technique that uses breathing as a support to develop “mental calm”. Once the mind is settled\, aspects of VIPASSANA meditation\, or “penetrating vision”\, are introduced\, facilitating approaches that free the mind from conceptual fabrication.  Attentive presence and mindfulness work together to help us accept life situations as they are and make them the very object of our meditative practice. \nThe Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) method was developed by Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, authentic master of Tibetan Buddhism of the Ripa lineage. \nIn this online weekend\, Geneviève Hamelet\, a senior instructor and long time student of Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, will guide participants through the most salient aspects of this meditation technique\, to experience calm abiding and discover insight. \n\nRipa Awareness Meditation (RAM) is a simple and effective method to stabilize the mind using SHAMATA\, a millenary technique that uses breathing as a support to develop “mental calm”. Once the mind is settled\, aspects of VIPASSANA meditation\, or “penetrating vision”\, are introduced\, facilitating approaches that free the mind from conceptual fabrication.  Attentive presence and mindfulness work together to help us accept life situations as they are and make them the very object of our meditative practice. \n\nGeneviève Hamelet has been practicing meditation for over 25 years; a student of Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, she is the Director of Ripa Awareness Meditation programmes\, entrusted with the responsibility to develop and train RAM instructors. She has participated since 2009 in the development of Mindfulness and MBSR programmes in French-speaking countries\, within the ADM (Association pour le développement de la Mindfulness)\, of which she is a founding member and President. \n  \n\nSaturday\, October 31 & Sunday\, November 1 \n10:00 – 12:30 (GMT +2)\n16:00 – 18:30 (GMT +2) \nSessions are in English with translation into French\, German\, Spanish and Russian upon demand. \nFollow below link to register.\nThe Zoom link will be sent to registered participants a day before the start of the teaching.. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Love and Gratitude\,\nThe Ripa International Center and The Ripa Ladrang Foundation
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/free-online-live-ripa-awareness-meditation-with-genevieve-hamelet/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T193000
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CREATED:20240614T213852Z
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Calm: Buddhist Insights on Overcoming Anxiety and Depression with Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:Buddhist teacher\, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, will delve into the profound teachings of Buddhism to address the pressing issues of anxiety and depression. This 90-minute session will begin with a talk followed by a guided meditation. Rinpoche will share his wisdom on cultivating inner calm amidst the turbulence of modern life. He will explore Buddhist perspectives on mental health\, emphasizing the root causes of anxiety and depression and how these can be addressed through the principles of compassion\, mindfulness\, and self-awareness. Drawing on traditional teachings and contemporary applications\, Rinpoche will offer practical insights and advice on overcoming emotional distress\, finding resilience\, and nurturing a balanced mind. This talk is designed to provide not just philosophical understanding but actionable steps for individuals seeking to navigate their mental health challenges with grace and equanimity. \nEvent Registration
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/cultivating-calm-buddhist-insights-on-overcoming-anxiety-and-depression-with-gyetrul-jigme-rinpoche/
LOCATION:Tibet House\, 22 West 15th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240621T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240621T193000
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CREATED:20240614T215221Z
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SUMMARY:Meditation for the Modern World
DESCRIPTION:The consulate General of India New York cordially invites you to attend the Meditation for the Modern World\, a talk by Ven. Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, Master of Buddhist Meditation and Philosophy. The talk will take place on Friday June\, 21st\, 2024 from 6 to 7:30pm at the Indian Consulate of New York at 3 East 64th Street\, New York\, NY 10065. \nPlease RSVP to: culture.newyork@mea.gov.in
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/meditation-for-the-modern-world/
LOCATION:Indian Consulate of New York\, 3 East 64th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation,Talk
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