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SUMMARY:Visit to Stupa near Epuyen\, Argentina with Public Talk at CE Samantabhadra
DESCRIPTION:With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche \nWith great joy we announce that on October 2 Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche will be giving a day of public talks in the meditation hall of the Stupa Epuyen. \nBorn in India in 1970\, he is the son and spiritual heir of His Eminence Tertön (Treasure Discoverer Dharma)\, Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche\, Ripa Lineage Holder\, in the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions. Jigme Rinpoche was recognized by the extraordinary Dudjom Rinpoche\, as the emanation of Pema Lingpa Tertön\, one of the five main discoverers of teaching-treasure left by Guru Padmasambhava. In his previous life he was in charge of the monastery of Orgyen Mindroling in sacred land of Pemako. \nAlong with his father and brother\, he is spiritual director of Ripa International\, whose headquarters are in Switzerland\, with offices in several countries in Europe and North America. Thubten Mindrolling monastery\, located in Orissa\, India\, is a center of traditional training in different areas of philosophy\, art\, astrology\, medicine and a retreat center. Rinpoche has also developed humanitarian projects for potable water\, health centers\, children’s education and care of the elderly. \nDuring his two previous visits Rinpoche expressed his desire to visit the mountains and return to Patagonia. He will also be offering teachings in Buenos Aires and Puerto Madryn. \nSee facebook for details: https://www.facebook.com/cesamantabhadra/ \nor website: http://www.cesamantabhadra.com
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/visit-to-stupa-near-epuyen-argentina-with-public-talk-at-ce-samantabhadra/
LOCATION:Samantabhadra Education Center\, Epuyen\, Argentina
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161008T131500
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SUMMARY:Visit to Boulder\, Colorado: Wrathful Gesar Wang
DESCRIPTION:With His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche \nOPEN TO VAJRAYANA STUDENTS ONLY \nDORJE KASUNG WHO ARE TANTRIKAS ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND \nSakyong Mipham Rinpoche has requested His Eminence Terton Namkha Drimed to bestow the Wrathful Gesar Empowerment in Boulder. This empowerment is part of a larger cycle of mind termas revealed to Namkha Drimed Rinpoche by Akar Werma\, a deity that embodies the union of Gesar and Padmakara. \nThe practice of Wrathful Gesar (Gesar Trakpo) is intended to repel obstacles\, accidents\, and illnesses in order to practice the dharma. Gesar Trakpo is analogous to Dorje Trollo\, the wrathful manifestation of compassion that Padmasambhava assumed when he first entered the untamed land of Tibet. \nThe practices of Gesar are a means to quickly attain the state of a warrior’s mind which unhesitatingly benefits others. Gesar’s appearance in Tibetan history during a time of great negativity and is a parallel to the emergence of Shambhala in these times of speed\, aggression\, and materialism. \nInvoking the blessings of Gesar generally will protect you from all obstacles and harm\, will help accomplish everything you set out to do\, and will bring auspiciousness and fulfillment of all your aspirations.
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/visit-to-boulder-colorado-wrathful-gesar-wang/
LOCATION:Boulder Shambhala Center\, 1345 Spruce Street\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,Ceremony,Ritual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161009T131500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161009T180000
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SUMMARY:Visit to Boulder\, Colorado: Long Life Empowerment
DESCRIPTION:With His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche \nTHE LONG LIFE EMPOWERMENT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE\nHis Eminence Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoche will confer the Guru Rinpoche long-life empowerment from his collection of termas. Long-life empowerments are blessings of the lineage and the teacher\, in order to open the potential in our being to connect with deep principles of health\, healing\, and longevity. Traditionally\, long-life blessings are done at the conclusion of a series of empowerments as a way to seal the practice\, receive the blessings of the lineage\, to strengthen the health of the students and to clear obstacles for practicing the teachings. \nThis long-life blessing is available to all members and friedns of the Shambhala community. \nHis Eminence Tertön Namkha Drimed Rinpoche was born in 1939 in Eastern Tibet. He was recognized as a tertön\, or treasure revealer\, by both His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche and His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. From an early age he recalled his previous lives\, including his life as Bumpa Gyatsa Shelkar\, the elder brother of Gesar Norbu Dradül\, the enlightened ruler of the 10th century Kingdom of Ling in Tibet. His Eminence is most well-known for his vast collection of ‘mind terma’ revelations related to Gesar. For two weeks last October (2015) in Pharping\, Nepal\, His Eminence conferred this Gesar lineage of teachings on Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. \nWithin the Himalayan Buddhist community\, His Eminence is renowned for his wisdom\, his dedication to the practice tradition\, and the power of his practices for healing\, divination\, and pacification of obstacles. His worldwide community includes monasteries in Tibet\, India\, and Nepal and a large lay center in Switzerland. A more extensive biography can be found here. \nClick Here to Register\nSee the Boulder Shambhala website for further details: http://boulder.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=271073
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/visit-to-boulder-colorado-long-life-empowerment/
LOCATION:Boulder Shambhala Center\, 1345 Spruce Street\, Boulder\, CO\, 80302\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,Ceremony,Ritual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161016T160000
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SUMMARY:Promoting mental resilience and well-being
DESCRIPTION:WITH DIEGO HANGARTNER \nA scientific and experimental approach \nOne of the most persistent\, frustrating issues facing us today is that we lack mental wellbeing\, often feeling restless\, anxious\, and inattentive. \nOver the last 10 years a growing body of evidence from the highest level of scientific research has emerged\, and has confirmed the mental and physical benefits of mind training\, also known as meditation. \nThe main purpose of this programme called the “Wheel of Mental Balance” is to develop mental balance and resilience in a modern context. It combines techniques and processes found in classical Buddhist texts\, extracting the values of practical application without compromising the source materials. Based on traditional meditation practices\, the programme incorporates and builds on insights stemming from current neuroscientific and clinical research. \nBased on a profound conceptual framework\, the program represents a collection of proven\, practical methods whose purpose is to overcome hindrances in the midst of our daily lives\, and to enable and find mental balance. \nAddressed to individuals and professionals of all walks of life wishing to discover or to deepen their knowledge and experience of meditation and learn more about its role in promoting mental balance and resilience in daily life. \nIn order to fully benefit from the experience\, we strongly recommend participants to stay on the premises overnight. \nDiego Hangartner\, Pharm.D.\, [b. 1962] completed his studies in pharmacology at the ETHZurich. He lived for 11 years in Dharamsala\, India\, learned Tibetan\, and studied for 7 years at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics. He has completed many retreats\, worked as an interpreter\, translating Tibetan into many languages\, and published a few books. \nOn returning to Europe in 2003\, he taught widely\, and organized several large events with His Holiness the Dalai Lama\, and participated in research aimed at exploring the benefits of meditation as a long-term practitioner. \nDiego is associated and worked with the Mind and Life Institute (Dialogues between science and Buddhism) since the 1990’s: he was Mind and Life’s COO from 2009 – 2012 in the USA\, co-founded Mind and Life Europe\, and was its director until 2014. He was actively involved in research projects. \nDiego founded the “Institute of Secular Ethics and Mental Balance” (ISEMB)\, an interdisciplinary initiative to provide tools and programs that foster mental balance\, and created “The Wheel of Mental Balance”.
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/promoting-mental-resilience-and-well-being/
LOCATION:Ripa International Center\, Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172\, Bern\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Activity,Retreat,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161021T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161023T153000
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SUMMARY:YOGOM ® – Yoga / Meditation
DESCRIPTION:With François Bertolero \nThe targeted body and breathing exercises of YOGOM ® are a natural transition for the practice of sitting Shamatha meditation\, connecting body and mind directly.\nUnder the inspiration of Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\, Yogom® was developed through the Buddhist mindfulness method that we prefer to call presence of mind. Yogom® is the anteroom and the threshold of calm abiding meditation. This unique method starts before meditation to facilitate sitting in the physical sense as well as in the psychic sense. Adaptive training is done to ensure that postures are accessible to everyone\, as well as rhythmic breathing exercises and a working sitting position\, which opens the door to true yoga. The first benefit of the comfort provided in the sitting posture is to fully unlock the road to the more subtle meditation practices. The development of the seat thus naturally continues until achieving the mind of calming abiding through Shamata (Shiné) meditation.
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/yogom-yoga-meditation-2/
LOCATION:The Ripa International Center (RIC)\,  Hilfigweg 10\, CH – 3172 Niederwangen\,  Bern\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Activity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161022T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161023T170000
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SUMMARY:Visit to Ramatuelle\, Southern France: Opening one’s self to loving kindness
DESCRIPTION:With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche\nOctober 21 – 23\, 2016 \n\nAccording to Buddhist teachings\, the inherent nature of all beings is fundamentally good\, although temporarily veiled. Developing confidence in loving kindness\, and caring for others\, enables its expression. This is the theme that Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche will develop over teachings open to all. Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche is a meditation master and master of Buddhist philosophy\, in the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions\, and teaches worldwide. \nFriday\, October 21st at 8:00 pm: seminar “Listening to one’s heart in order to take care of our world” – Chateau de la Messardiere\, Route de Tahiti\, Saint Tropez.\n \nSaturday the 22nd and Sunday\, October 23rd from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: weekend seminar : “Opening up to loving kindness.” The practice of Medicine Buddha will be offered following the teachings\, please remember to bring texts if you have them. Dojo near the Cultural Space Albert Raphael in Ramatuelle. Doors open one hour before the teachings. Please plan to arrive a little early for us to welcome Rinpoche all together. We advise you to bring your meditation cushion. \n\nhttp://ripa-international.com/program/visit-to-ramatuelle-southern-france-opening-ones-self-to-loving-kindness/
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/visit-to-ramatuelle-southern-france-opening-ones-self-to-loving-kindness/
LOCATION:Chateau de la Messardiere\, Route de Tahiti\, Saint Tropez\, France
CATEGORIES:Talk,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161030T160000
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SUMMARY:Shiné/Shamata: The practice of calm abiding
DESCRIPTION:With Nathalie Bourquin \nBy using the breath as a guide\, the external and internal distractions are pacified\, so that the thoughts and emotional turmoil of the mind are brought to rest (SHI = pacify)\, and thus one returns to one’s internal center and abides there ( NE = remain). Learn how a calmer\, more relaxed and more spacious mind makes dealing with one’s self and with others easier and more enjoyable. We will do sitting practice\, and between sessions\, to support us – some movement (for body awareness)\, as well as listen to music\, and share wisdom stories. Included is a round of interpersonal exchange\, which brings us knowledge about ourselves\, and shows us how our mind works. \nExperienced meditators and newcomers are equally welcome!
URL:https://www.ripaladrang.org/event/shineshamata-the-practice-of-calm-abiding/
LOCATION:Ripa International Center\, Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172\, Bern\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Activity
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