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Spring Program with
His Holiness Shamar Rinpoche
April 6-8, 2007
We regret that the registration for the teaching program is now closed. However as there is no limit to the number who can attend the Bodhisattva Vows on Sunday morning April 8th, all who have previously taken Refuge Vows within the Karma Kagyu tradition can come. No pre-registration is required for this event.
Event Schedule and Fees
Friday and Saturday, April 6 & 7, 10 am - 12 noon & 2 - 4 pm Easter Sunday, April 8, 9 am - 2 pm Monday, April 9, 9 am - 5 pm Monday, April 9, 6 - 9 pm
Registration Information
Please note: registration is now closed for this event, and registration forms are no longer available. Entrance to the Stanford teachings on Friday and Saturday is strictly limited to the first 100 pre-paid registrants. This year it will not be possible to register at the door. To reserve a place at the Stanford teachings as well as at the other events, please fill out the appropriate registration form, using a separate form for each person. Please type in your information and then print the form. It is an Adobe fill-in form that can be opened and completed electronically using Adobe Reader. Please make all checks payable to "Buddhist Wisdom Foundation", and send them with your typed registration form to: Lama Khedrub, 11301 West Olympic Boulevard, #121-314, Los Angeles, CA 90064. For Bodhi Path Members, accommodations are still available at The Hidden Villa Hostel. Please enclose a separate check for the hostel accommodations. (See below for more information about the hostel.) Checks received after hostel accommodations are no longer available will be destroyed. A copy of the voided check will be returned with notification as soon as possible.
Helpful Information
His Holiness Shamar Rinpoche is 14th in this line of highly realized lamas who, since the 14th century, has reincarnated as teacher and disciple to the Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage. As predicted by Buddha Shakyamuni, "In the future, a great bodhisattva with a ruby red crown will come to help the suffering of the multitude, leading them out of their cyclic bewilderment and misery." In the Sharmapa or red hat lineage, the Buddha's prediction is fulfilled. Shamar Rinpoche is the founder of the worldwide Bodhi Path Karma Kagyu Buddhist Centers. Kunchen Pema Karpo (1527-1592), the most learned and famous of the illustrious line of Drukpa Kagyu Lineage holders, contributed 24 volumes of collected works on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, logic, literature, history and astrology which have been studied by all sects and traditions to this day. The Four Stages of Mahamudra Meditation is a text that elucidates the system of meditation called mahamudra. The term mahamudra is often explained as referring to the uncontestable validity of the experience. For example, if a document bears the Great Seal of the Emperor, then there is no question as to the authenticity of that document. Similarly, it is said that during the genuine experience of mahamudra, one has no question that one is directly glimpsing the true nature of mind and that recalling and stabilizing this experience leads to profound certainty and eventual enlightenment. There are four distinct stages of mahamudra meditation which are: simplicity, one-pointedness, one taste, and non-meditation. These stages are taught and realized progressively. Bodhisattva Vows are from the tradition of Shantideva in the lineage of Nagarjuna and will be given by Shamar Rinpoche in the shrine room of the Menlo Park Bodhi Path Center. The ceremony will consist of three parts with short breaks in between:
Accommodations for Out-Of-Town Guests
Hidden Villa Hostel (for Bodhi Path Members) Ten miles from Stanford University and the Menlo Park Center is Hidden
Villa Hostel.
It is a 1600-acre working organic farm and wilderness preserve and the oldest
The cost of staying at the hostel for the entire five days, if filled to capacity, would be $150 for a single person staying in the dorm or their own tent and $375 for a couple staying in one of the three private rooms. Food is not included but the hostel kitchen is available to guests who wish to prepare their own meals or organize cooking together. There will be a simple catered lunch at midday on Monday for the members' meeting. Monday evening's picnic will be hosted by the Menlo Park Bodhi Path Center. Please note: unfortunately, all places at the Hostel are now filled for this event. For those who would be more comfortable in a hotel, a list of nearby hotels is included below. Local Hotel Suggestions (for out of town guests other than Bodhi Path members) Below you will find a list of hotels in the area in a range of styles and prices. We hope you find it helpful. The prices listed below may be subject to change. For an easily-printable PDF of this table, click here (right/control click to download).
* Prices subject to special reductions for groups. Also cheaper through online services such as Expedia.
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