Riverside Church Theater New York, New York -- June 1, 2018 In front of the stage, draped in curtains of red, blue, and white, the theater’s hall was filled with tables for eight, accommodating over 220 guests. For the last three days, they have attended the Karmapa’s teachings on the... read more →
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Riverside Church, New York, New York -- May 31, 2018 The Vajrasattva empowerment begin in the middle of Thursday afternoon as His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa emerged from the rear of the church to an evocative chorus of melodic Karmapa Khyenno chanting. On the left just below the altar,... read more →
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Riverside Church, New York, New York // May 30, 2018 After the lunch break on Wednesday, the Gyalwang Karmapa summarized the morning’s teaching. “Today we looked at the cultivation of absolute bodhichitta and began the third section of the main body of the text concerning how to cultivate the various... read more →
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The Riverside Church, New York, New York -- May 30, 2018 His Holiness began today’s teachings in noting that yesterday he had finished an explanation of relative bodhichitta and today he would present the corresponding absolute bodhichitta. “The main difference between relative and absolute bodhichitta,” he began, “is in the... read more →
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Riverside Church, New York, New York May 29, 2018 On this Tuesday afternoon, the Gyalwang Karmapa continued his discussion of the path of the three types of individuals, now focusing on the greater path or the path of the great individual. “From among the three, the lesser, intermediate, and greater... read more →
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Riverside Church, New York, New York May 29, 2018 Ten years ago His Holiness published Traveling the Path of Compassion, his commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, which he had taught to a group of nuns on the other side of the globe in a small village of... read more →
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Queens College, Flushing, New York May 27, 2108 On this Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, His Holiness the Karmapa returned to the Colden Auditorium to bestow the empowerment of the Buddha Akshobhya, who is known as the Imperturbable or Unchanging One. The over 2,000 seats were filled with Tibetans and... read more →
