August 16, 2016 - Gurgaon, India Following the advice of the Gyalwang Karmapa to practice the ten Dharma Activities, this evening everyone gathered again in the main hall to practice the first one: writing out the letters of the Dharma. On the tables in front of every cushion was an... read more →
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August 16, 2016 - Gurgaon, HY, India This afternoon, the Karmapa continued to discuss the eight sections and focused on the fifth point, the question Shariputra posed: Son of a noble family, how should any son or daughter of a noble family train when they wish to practice the profound... read more →
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16 August, 2016 - Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, The session began with an invocation to Incense Cloud Buddha, whose golden image beamed down from the screen above the stage. This is the traditional Chinese way to begin all teachings, because when Incense Cloud Buddha lights his incense all the buddhas are... read more →
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August 15, 2016 - Gurgaon, Haryana, India. Today’s teachings represent two major firsts for the Gyalwang Karmapa: it is the first time he has taught a sutra of the Buddha, and it is the first time that he has given a course of teachings in Chinese. This event is taking... read more →
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July 25, 2016 - Sidhbari, HP, India For over twenty years now university students have been coming to Dharamshala under the auspices of the Gurukul program to receive an extended introduction to Tibetan spirituality and culture. They live in nunneries and monasteries as well as meeting with Tibetan artists and... read more →
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July 18, 2016 - Dharamsala, India According to Tibetan tradition, Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) was born on a lotus in Dhanakosha Lake on the tenth day of the monkey (fifth) month in Year of the Monkey. This reappears every twelve years in the Tibetan Calendar, and the western year of 2016... read more →
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Thursday the 14th of July, 2016, is a special day of Padmasambhava - one of the most important masters in history of Tibetan Buddhism. Also known as Guru Rinpoche, he is regularly referred to as 'the second Buddha' such is his importance to buddhists around the world. According to the... read more →