BodhiPath Buddhist Center of Menlo Park
Announces
Public Talks & Retreat Opportunity
with the 14th Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
February 17-22, 2006
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Progressive Integration of the Meaning of Meditation, based on a text by Vimalamitra taught by the 14th Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
This February 2006, Shamar Rinpoche will begin a cycle of teachings, to be continued annually each February. This teaching belongs to the Tengyur and is based on a text by the great Indian scholar-translator Vimalamitra. It was through the efforts of Vimalamitra, Shantarakshita and Padmasambhava that the Nyingma Lineage was established in the early 7th century during the reign of King Trisong Detsen. Vimalamitra’s text emphasizes the importance of thoroughly integrating the Buddha’s teachings through practice in a systematic step by step manner, developing shamatha or calm-abiding meditation, vipassana or insight-meditation and bodhicitta or awakened mind.
The teachings will be hosted by the BodhiPath Karma Kagyu Buddhist Center of Menlo Park. They will be held at Stanford University. Please bring your own meditation cushions. |
Biography
The Shamarpa lineage is a line of incarnate lamas who
since the 14th century have reincarnated as teacher and
disciple to the Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu
lineage. The present-day 14th Shamarpa Mipham Chokyi Lodro
was born in 1952 in Derge, Tibet as the nephew of the 16th
Karmapa.
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 Shamarpa,
the Buddha’s prediction was fulfilled. Shamar Rinpoche
founded the worldwide Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers and recently
established the Shri Diwakar Vihara Institute, a Buddhist
Research and Educational Institute in Kalimpong, India where
many monks are being educated.
Among his many worldwide activities, Rinpoche has overseen
the reprinting of the Tengyur, a body of 214 volumes in
which prominent Indian and Tibetan masters elucidate the
teachings of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni.
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Programs Are Appropriate For Newcomers
And Students Of All Levels.
Program Schedule: February 17-20
February 17 - Friday evening opening talk 7-9pm
February 18 - Saturday 9-noon & 2-5pm
February 19 - Sunday 9-noon & 2-5pm
February 20 - Monday evening 7-9pm
February 17-20 Teachings held at:
Florence Moore Hall,
Main Lounge,
436 Mayfield,
Stanford University, CA 94305
Directions and Map
Program Schedule: February 21-22
February 21 - Tuesday evening 7-9pm
February 22 - Wednesday evening 7-9pm
February 21-22 Teachings held at:
BodhiPath Center
2179 Santa Cruz Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Program Fees:
$280 / entire program
$190 /Friday, Saturday & Sunday
$100 / 1 weekend day
$50 / 1 weekend half day
$35 / per evening
Pre-registration and pre-payment is required. Please fill out and make a photocopy of the on line registration form and send it to the following address:
Buddhist Wisdom Foundation
2179 Santa Cruz Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Please make checks payable to “Buddhist Wisdom Foundation”
For Chinese language questions please contact:
Tina Chuang - 408-464-4389
or Tony Su - 650-793-7093
For English language questions please contact:
Tony Su - 650-793-7093 or Lama Khedrub 818-497-8027
The following Hotel will offer us a group rate. Just mention, "Sophia
Tours".
Hotel San Antonio Inn (10 miles from Stanford)
2300 W. Camino Real
Mountain View CA 9404
Tel: 650-948-1036
$49.00 / single
$59.00 / 2 persons/ 2 beds
Restaurant on premises/pool
