| Love, Compassion & Bodhicitta
with Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Gainesville, Florida - April, 2007 See press release below or download press release here register below The Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche is respected and beloved as an accomplished scholar, meditation master, teacher, translator, and author. Students worldwide are inspired by his wisdom, compassion, strength of mind, warmth, and humor. Rinpoche is known for his great wealth of knowledge and skills in communicating the deepest insights in simple English without losing the original meaning. His teachings are done in a style that will truly change your life if you take them to heart. Anyone so fortunate as to meet such a lama is truly blessed. Schedule and Locations: Friday April 27 (6 PM) Public Talk - Unity of Gainesville - 8801 NW 38th Ave Saturday April 28 (9AM -12 Noon and 2PM - 5 PM) teaching/practice - Unity of Gainesville - 8801 NW 38th Ave Sunday April 29 (9AM -10:30) refuge, private interviews- Tibetan Meditation Center - 2000 NW 63rd Terr. (map) When you choose the days you will be coming below you will "purchase" a registration on the Vajra Publications Website. You will have the option to pay now or "Print and Call" which can be used for paying later or for requesting to volunteer. If you choose to "Print and Call", you will be contacted to work out your preferences. Payments can be mailed to:
PRESS RELEASE - please distribute Information/Press Release Gainesville , Florida , April 27-29, 2007 Eminent Tibetan Buddhist Scholar April 27-29, 2007 , the Tibetan Meditation Center of Gainesville hosts the eminent Tibetan Buddhist scholar, teacher, translator and author, Khenchen (high abbot) Konchog Gyaltshen at Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39 th Ave.
Saturday April 28 (9AM -12 and 2PM - 5 PM) Teaching/Practice Unity of G’ville Sunday April 29 (9AM -10:30) teaching/practice at TMC Center Suggested offering $10 Friday, $75 each Sat/Sun or $125 all days. Sunday Celebration offering at church. http://www.FloridaDharma.org or call 352-316-3457 for more information & registration. Khenchen is a globally renowned Dharma and meditation master and teacher. “Khenchen” is a Tibetan title meaning Great or High Abbot. He has served His Holiness the Dalai Lama by assisting at his teaching events in Dharamsala, India and provides rare and treasured direct access to authentic ancient Buddhist lineage teachings for western students. With his excellent ability to speak English and transmit his vast knowledge of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice, he travels and lectures extensively worldwide and has translated ancient Buddhist treatises from past millenniums as well as published many contemporary books, CDs and tapes for the western world.
Khenchen will be discussing the subject of Loving Kindness, Compassion and Bodhicitta. By learning specific practices, a greater capacity for compassion can be developed that allows one to find an abundance of joy in life through helping others. “Bodhicitta” is a term that translates as the Enlightened Mind that serves for the benefit of others. His teaching will discuss the practical application of mind training practices that have been used for many centuries to clarify mental obscurations and cultivate the correct view of reality. These practices allow one to eliminate emotional and mental afflictions and develop a greater sense of peace and happiness. By achieving a realization of the true nature of all worldly phenomena, a sense of a ‘lack of self’ can arise that frees one from much of today’s modern western stress and anxiety and allows one to feel a higher level of happiness in their everyday life. These practices are presented with purpose, to encourage us to pursue mind training through meditation, for ourselves, for others and for the benefit of the entire world.
Khenchen’s books and other works can be found at http://www.VajraPub.org. Private interviews are available upon request. This is a rare and extremely valuable opportunity to have such a master of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice in the Gainesville area. Khenchen will be teaching in California, Arizona, Ohio, Maryland and Florida in the U.S. this year. |
