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Grasping the essence of this precious life and what it means to take Refuge

Extracted from "Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand" by Pabongka Rinpoche

Ven. Geshe Jampa Gelek will guide us to a deeper understanding of Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand by Pabongka Rinpoche, a Lam Rim text (literally: Stages of the Path) which integrates all the teachings of Buddha Sakyamuni in a gradual path towards image1745enlightenment, a way to easily understand, contamplate and convey such teachings.

Ven. Geshe Gelek will not follow the structure of the text thoroughly, he will extract the main points, organising them in 8 subjects to be addressed in 8 meetings. Each subject will be dedicated one weekend, making it possible for those who cannot participate at the whole teaching cycle to attend one or more courses.

These teachings offer a great opportunity for everybody, as they are meant to outline a map of the main points that articulate the introspection and the Buddhist mindset, and they will try to give answers to the most frequent questions which arise when approching Buddhism:

  • which indications to follow in order to give meaning to our existence?
  • why Buddhism talks so much about happiness?
  • how does Buddhism understand death and what comes next after it?
  • what does karma mean?
  • how does one become a Buddhist?
  • what methods does Buddhism offer in order to generate a compassionate mind?
  • what does mind of enlightenment mean?

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT LIBERATION IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND

pabonka-rinpochePabongka Rinpoche, Jampa Tenzin Trinlay Gyatso (1878–1941), was one of the great lamas of the twentieth century. He attained his geshe degree at Sera Monastic University, Lhasa, and became a highly influential teacher in Tibet. He was the root guru of Kyabje Ling Rinpoche and Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, the two tutors of the present Dalai Lama, and the teacher of many other Gelug lamas who brought the Dharma to the West after fleeing Tibet in 1959.

Pabongka Rinpoche’s book Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand is one of the primary lam-rim texts in the Gelugpa tradition, and is often recommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In this famous twenty-four-day teaching on the lamrim, or stages of the path, Pabongka Rinpoche weaves together lively stories and quotations with frank observations and practical advice to move readers step by step along the journey to buddhahood. When his student Trijang Rinpoche first edited and published these teachings in Tibetan, an instant classic was born.

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2-4 Dicember 2016

  • Grasping the essence of this precious life and what it means to take Refuge

3-5 February 2017

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3-5 March 2017

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14-17 April 2017

  • How to generate the mind of enlightenment: the two meditation techniques that lead to it

12-14 May 2017

  • Six qualities to cultivate for the freedom of the mind and of the heart

23-25 June

  • 7 day Retreat – Learning to develop inner peace and universal responsability by practising Shinè and Tong-Leng meditation

23 July – 30 July

  • Tantra and Emptiness. White Tara Jenang

31 August – 3 September

 

The teachings start at 20.30 on the first day and finish after noon (12.30/ 13.00) on the last day.

The morning and afternoon sessions are usually scheduled:

from 10.00 to 12.30

from 15.00 to 17.00

 

The schedule can be subject to changes, with the exception of the starting and finishing time of the first and last session of each course.

For those staying at the Institute or at the Borgo, the course is upon free offer.

For those who only attend the course, a 30 € minimum offer is advised, for each weekend (from Friday to Sunday).

Insegnante

Ven. Geshe Jampa Gelek

Geshe Jampa Gelek was born in 1966 in Tibet. He received the Geshe Lharampa degree from Sera Je Monastic University in South India, graduating first in his class in 1999.

Focusing on tantric studies, Geshe Jampa Gelek is also qualified to give initiations and commentaries. He currently teaches in the Masters Program at the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute.

Dettagli

Inizio:
3 February 2017 | 20:30
Fine:
5 February 2017 | 12:30
Categorie:
Offerta minima consigliata
30

Luogo

Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa
via Poggiberna 15
Pomaia, Santa Luce (PI), 56040 Italia

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