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Discovering Buddhism classes every Tuesday morning 10am- 12 noon with Ven.Jampa Youdon. The group is following the course as created by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for beginners and is taught by a variety if teachers on CD.
This months topic is Karma.Thursday evening Meditation Group - every Thursday from 7-9pm. If you would like to meet us and listen to some great teachings, we are studying the Lam Rim or path to enlightenment with Geshe Tashi Tsering from Chenrezig Institute at present. Everyone ismost welcome to join our study group or just come and experience Nalanda Hall.
Medicine Buddha Prayers- every Tuesday at 4pm. Come and join this wonderful healing energy which we dedicate to all those who are sick, in need, dying or have passed away, to help their passage through life or whatever it may be.
Please also send us the names of those friends and family you have who would benefit from these powerful prayers. All welcome - no experience necessary. For $25 you can get all the merit of sponsoring the puja. Give us a call at 5432021.
Tsog Offering Pujas are done twice a month also on the 10th and 25th of the Tibetan Calendar month and also on the occasion of holy auspicious days.
Three Principal Aspects of the Path with Ven. Choden Rinpoche
31 Aug - 6 Sept
Ven. Choden Rinpoche will be visiting and teaching at Chandrakirti Centre from August 31st to September 6th. It is a very rare and special priviledge for Nelson and New Zealand to host such an accomplished meditator. Born in 1933 in eastern Tibet, Choden Rinpoche was recognized at three as the reincarnation of a very high lama. At eight he entered Rabten Monastery, and seven years later entered Sera Je monastery near Lhasa where he mastered the five main texts and gained the highest degree of Lharampa Geshe. Choden Rinpoche was one of two Sera Je lamas to debate with His Holiness the Dalai Lama during His Holiness’s Geshe exams in Tibet prior to his exile.During the invasion of Tibet Choden Rinpoche stayed in a small dark room in solitary retreat for 19 years. In 1985 he was allowed to leave for India and has since taught for many years at Sera Je monastery in South India, and is regarded as one of the greatest masters alive today, particularly famed for his pure moral conduct. At Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche's request he has taught at FPMT centres worldwide. His great insight into the Dharma, and his peerless and compassionate conduct have inspired many western students.
Ven. Choden Rinpoche is a teacher of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Geshe Tashi Tsering and Geshe Wangchen and is one of the greatest lamas in our world at this time. It our extreme good fortune to have him visit New Zealand and Chandrakirti Center for the first time – So be sure to meet him and create a profound connection to the Dharma.
The “Three Principal Aspects of the Path” is a teaching that encompasses all the major points of the path and is suitable for everyone.
Teaching times:
Wednesday 31 Aug / 5:30pm
Thursday 1 Sept / 5:30pm
Friday 2 September 2nd / 5:30pm
Saturday 3 Sept / 4:00pm
Tuesday 6 Sept / 5:30pm
Green Tara Initiation with Ven. Choden Ripoche
Sunday 4 Sept / 4pm.Be empowered to do the practice of Tara the liberator, the energy of swift accomplishment and success, the compassionate mother who takes care of us all. Everyone is welcome, there will be a commitment to recite the Tara mantra daily to become closer to the deity and her energy.
Cost is $20 for this empowerment.
Please call 5432021 for bookings and details.
Our Interdependent Lives with Ani Jampa Kunzang
29 Sept - 2 Oct
Ani Jampa Kunzang from the Dhargyey Buddhist Centre in Dunedin will be teaching a series of five sessions on the 12 interdependent links, the foundation of how we create our reality and world. This magnificent teaching is a fundamental insight into how we live and die and create our lives in between.Teaching times:
Thursday 29 Sept / 7pm
Friday 30 Sept / 7pm
Saturday 1 Oct / 10am – 12 noon and 2pm – 4pm
Sunday 2 Oct / 10am to 12 noon
All most welcome to attend. Ven Jampa Kunzang is a regular visitor to Chandrakirti Centre and has a very clear and open teaching style with lots of insights into the world of mind.
Dealing with Emotions: A weekend with Ven. Robina Courtin
7-9 Oct
Ven. Robina Courtin needs no introduction, a worldwide personality known for her great insight, skill, humour and compassion. Founder and director of the Liberation Prison project, Ven Robina has brought the Buddha dharma to prisoners for many years giving them the opportunity to lead happy lives even in such arduous circumstances. You may have seen her award winning film “Chasing Buddha”. We have a copy if you’d like to see it – give us a call 5432021.
Teaching times
Friday 7 Oct / 7pm
Saturday 8 Oct 8th 10am- 12noon & 2pm – 4pm
Sunday 9 Oct / 10am – 12 noon & 2pm – 4pm
Join this very insightful, fun weekend and you’ll be so pleased to have your emotional upsets lightened forever!
Geshe Wangchen
11-13 Nov
Geshe Wangchen returns for another wonderful weekend of Buddhist teaching.
Public Talk: How to Pratise Dharma
Friday 11 Nov / 7pm
Weekend Teachings: Discovering the Awakening Mind
Sat & Sun 12 & 13 Nov/ 10am - 12noon, 2pm - 4pm.
Geshe Wangchen is the resident teacher at the Dorje Chang Institute in Auckland, and is becoming a regular visitor to Chandrakirti Centre. He loves it down here in the South Island. Geshe-la is a wonderful teacher, very straight forward lots of information.
10-day Middle Way Retreat with Geshe Tashi Tsering
11-21 Dec
Geshe Tashi Tsering from Chenrezig Institute in Queensland is continuing the teaching on Chandrakirti’s great text “Entering the Middle Way”. We are up to the second half of the sixth chapter on Wisdom, and this promises to be a very profound teaching on emptiness for the keen student. A rare insight into the true nature of reality and how we can view our world in a more correct way. This retreat is a highlight in our teaching calendar, and Geshe Tashi Tsering is one of the most acclaimed Tibetan Dharma teachers in the West.
The retreat is full time from Dec 12th to 21st with Geshe-la teaching twice a day for 10 days. Please call for bookings. Accommodation can be arranged.
Public talk Sunday December 11th 7pm. All welcome.
Lam Rim Retreat with Ven. Kirti Tsenshab
17 Jan - 12 Feb 2006Ven. Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche will visit Chandrakirti Centre giving 3 weeks teaching on Lam Rim from Lama Tsong Khapas text “Lines of Experience”, and the oral transmission of the Golden Light Sutra with some commentary followed by the profound Kalachakra Initiation.
Kalachakra Initiation with Ven. Kirti Tsenshab
10,11 & 12 February 2006.
This is the highest tantric initiation in Tibetan Buddhism and the first time it has ever been bestowed in New Zealand. Kalachakra is a highest Yoga Tantra intiation and gives enormous blessings that one will meet the dharma in future lives and have a happy death. We are very fortunate to be able to host this event in at Chandrakirti Centre. Full details to come.
" If you neglect to protect your mind, you can neither close the door to suffering nor open the door happiness" Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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