Drikung Namgyal Ling

Study Group - Maintaining Mindfulness in Daily Life
2007-06-10 00:00 (America/Phoenix)
This discussion group will review practitioner’s notes from Traga Rinpoche’s “Maintaining Mindfullness in Daily Life” teachings held on Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3. Please bring light, healthy finger foods to share.

Sunday, June 10 @ 5:30pm

1141 Saddlewood Ranch Drive
Tucson, Arizona 85745
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For More Information:
Zehra Conner: 299-1083

Tara Practice
2007-06-09 00:00, 2007-05-12 00:00, 2007-04-14 00:00, 2007-03-24 00:00, 2007-03-10 00:00
Tara embodies the female wisdom activity of the mind.She is often called the mother of all the Buddhas.
2nd and 4th Saturdays Each Month 5210 N. Nina Drive Tucson, Arizona 85704
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For More Information: Jacki Elder at 292-6070

Sangha Meditation: Practice, Study and Discussion
2007-06-09 00:00
This summer program will be an opportunity for folks who are new to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation practice, to receive introductory meditation instruction, guidance and support in establishing a meditation or Dharma practice in their day-to-day lives. Veteran meditation practitioners are encouraged to come and contribute to the group meditation environment, as well as deepen in their own practice.We will be practicing calm-abiding, bodhicitta (awakened-heart), taking refuge in the three jewels, and contemplating the four thoughts that turn the mind. Together these practices form the basis to all other advanced meditation practices. By listening and discussing related teachings and commentary given by Khenpo Sherab Rinpoche, Garchen Rinpoche, Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche and others, we will learn how to apply the Holy Dharma. The intention is to stabilize our body, speech and minds through sangha meditation practice. We will examine how to apply this in our daily lives, so as to ease suffering and be a lamp unto the world.
The curriculum for this group has been organized by Khenpo Sherab Ozer Rinpoche and Khenchen
Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche specifically for their students in Tucson. If enough people express interest in this group it will become a weekly group at summerís end, so as to abide by Khenpo Ozerís wishes tocome together as a sangha while he is away teaching in Tibet the next couple of years.
These sessions will be facilitated by fellow sangha member, Matthew Vasquez at the request of Khenpo Sherab Ozer Rinpoche. If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to contact him at 884-0554 or matthew@drikungkagyutucson.org. Individual meditation instruction is available upon request.
These sessions are free and open to the general public. Any donations offered will be contributed to Drikung
Namgyal Ling.

Saturday’s June 9, July 14, and August 18 @ 10am-1pm

Matthew and Rachel’s House
3935 North Country Club Road, #36A
Tucson, Arizona 85716
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For More Information:
Matthew Vasquez: 884-0554

Maintaining Mindfulness in Daily Life
2007-06-02 00:00 - 2007-06-03 00:00
We may experience many things when practicing meditation. An openness, a feeling of connection, thankfulness, peace, bliss, clarity, and compassion are just a few of the benefits of meditation. However, very often, the sense of peace we feel is lost after we rise from meditating to resume our busy western lives.To fully realize the benefits of our meditation, it’s important that we learn and practice mindfulness when we leave our cushion. During this weekend teaching, the venerable Traga Rinpoche from Garchen Buddhist Institute will guide us with his common sense wisdom and sage advice in strengthening and maintaining a sense of clarity, compassion and peacefulness in our daily lives.(Click here to download a teaching flyer.)(Click here to register.)

1871 N. King Street
Tucson, Arizona 85749
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Achi Practice
2007-05-22 00:00, 2007-05-08 00:00, 2007-04-10 00:00, 2007-03-27 00:00, 2007-03-13 00:00, 2007-02-27 00:00
Achi was the grandmother of Lord Jigten Sumgon, who founded the Drikung Kagyu Lineage. Achi is considered chief protectress of the Drikung Kagyu.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays, Every Month
Pati Stein 1871 N. King Street Tucson, Arizona 85749 (Click here for a map)
For More Information: Pati Stein: 465-1882

Vajrasattva Practice
2007-05-20 00:00, 2007-05-06 00:00, 2007-03-18 00:00
Vajrasattva is the Buddha of purification, whose practice helps sweep away subtle and not-so subtle obscurations and karmic propensities.

1st and 3rd Sundays @ 10:00am

1141 Saddlewood Ranch Drive
Tucson, Arizona 85745
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For More Information:
Zehra Conner: 299-1083

Achi Practice
2007-05-15 00:00, 2007-05-01 00:00, 2007-04-17 00:00, 2007-04-03 00:00, 2007-03-20 00:00
Achi was the grandmother of Lord Jigten Sumgon, who founded the Drikung Kagyu Lineage. Achi is considered chief protectress of the Drikung Kagyu.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Every Month
St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church 3809 E. 3rd Street Tucson, Arizona 85716 (Click here for a map)
For More Information: Frank Cole: 321-9689

Study Group - Loving Kindness, Compassion, and Bodhicitta
2007-04-22 00:00
This discussion group will review practioner’s notes from Khenchen Gyaltsen’s Loving Kindness, Compassion, and Bodhicitta teachings held on Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1. Please bring light, healthy finger foods to share.

Sunday, April 22 @ 5:00pm

1141 Saddlewood Ranch Drive
Tucson, Arizona 85745
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For More Information:
Zehra Conner: 299-1083

Vajrasattva
2007-04-15 00:00

Study Group - Loving Kindness, Compassion, and Bodhicitta
2007-04-08 00:00
This discussion group will review practioner’s notes from Khenchen Gyaltsen’s Loving Kindness, Compassion, and Bodhicitta teachings held on Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1. Please bring light, healthy finger foods to share.

Sunday, April 8 @ 5:00pm

1141 Saddlewood Ranch Drive
Tucson, Arizona 85745
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For More Information:
Zehra Conner: 299-1083

Loving Kindness, Compassion, and Bodhicitta
2007-03-31 00:00 - 2007-04-01 00:00
ìWe begin the spiritual path by cultivating a strong mind wishing to achieve enlightenment for the sake of others; that mind is bodhicitta. Without it – all meditation practices are futile; with it- the eventual attainment of enlightenment is certain. The only way to develop loving-kindness, compassion, and bodhicitta is through deep concern for sentient beings; if they did not exist, love would remain a mystery. Thus, it is clear that oneís own enlightenment depends on other sentient beings; without them to cherish, one can make no progress on the path.î
– Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche
After an absence of almost five years, Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche will be returning to his students in Tucson. It is very rare to meet a Lama with such extensive training in Buddhist philosophy and such profound meditation experience. In addition, Rinpoche’s complete fluency in English makes him exceptionally capable of communicating the profound meaning of the teachings.
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Embassy Suites Hotel
5335 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, Arizona 85711
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Loving Kindness and Compassion: Finding Happiness in an Imperfect World
2007-03-30 00:00
This Event is a Public TalkìWe begin the spiritual path by cultivating a strong mind wishing to achieve enlightenment for the sake of others; that mind is bodhicitta. Without it – all meditation practices are futile; with it- the eventual attainment of enlightenment is certain. The only way to develop loving-kindness, compassion, and bodhicitta is through deep concern for sentient beings; if they did not exist, love would remain a mystery. Thus, it is clear that oneís own enlightenment depends on other sentient beings; without them to cherish, one can make no progress on the path.î
– Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche
After an absence of almost five years, Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche will be returning to his students in Tucson. It is very rare to meet a Lama with such extensive training in Buddhist philosophy and such profound meditation experience. In addition, Rinpoche’s complete fluency in English makes him exceptionally capable of communicating the profound meaning of the teachings.
This event is free.

University of Arizona
CESL Building, Room 102
Tucson, Arizona 85716
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Achi Practice
2007-03-06 00:00
Achi was the grandmother of Lord Jigten Sumgon, who founded the Drikung Kagyu Lineage. Achi is considered chief protectress of the Drikung Kagyu.
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Every Month
St. MarkÔøΩs Presbyterian Church 3809 E. 3rd Street Tucson, Arizona 85716 (Click here for a map)
For More Information: Frank Cole: 321-9689

Vajrasattva Practice
2007-03-04 00:00
Vajrasattva is the Buddha of purification, whose practice helps sweep away subtle and not-so subtle obscurations and karmic propensities.
A Study Group will be held at 5:00 pm at the same location. Please let Zehra know if you’d like more information or wish to attend.
1st and 3rd Sundays @ 10:00am

1141 Saddlewood Ranch Drive
Tucson, Arizona 85745
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For More Information:
Zehra Conner: 299-1083

Seven Point Mind Training
2007-02-24 00:00 - 2007-02-25 00:00
This teaching spans two consecutive weekends: February 17/18, and 24/25. This text (known as lo jong in Tibetan) discusses mind training, and arrived in Tibet in the eleventh century. One of hundreds of instructions brought to Tibet by Atisha, this particular text was compiled by his student who condensed it into the present form of seven points. The seven chapters consist of preliminaries, the main practice, how to carry the practice on to the path, the practice of mind training in daily life, the evaluation of mind training, commitment of mind training, and the guidelines of mind training.

1871 N. King Street
Tucson, Arizona 85749
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