Sep
02
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 2 September 2021 The Gyalwang Karmapa opened by revising a comment he had made on Day Six that the Upanishads present views on the ultimate nature of the world and karmic cause and effect. Upon further reflection, His Holiness said, it was more accurate...
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Aug
31
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 31 August 2021 It is because of the profound and vast philosophies that had already developed in India that when the Buddha gave his teachings, people were ready for it. His Holiness began by setting out the three parts of the late Vedic period:...
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Aug
30
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 30 August 2021 His Holiness continued today’s teachings with a presentation of the later Vedic Period which lasted from the 11th to the 6th century BCE. The Spread of Philosophical Literature Around the tenth or eleventh century BCE, all the non-Aryan people who had previously...
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Aug
28
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 28 August 2021 The previous day’s teachings had touched on the literature of the Vedic period, during which the Karmapa had spoken about the gods in heaven as well as the gods in the air, he now continued with today’s teachings, speaking about the...
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Aug
27
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 27 August 2021 The Early Vedic Period The Vedas first appeared in the original language spoken in Central Asia by the Aryan people, then gradually developed into what was called the Vedic language which became Sanskrit in the 7th and 6th c. BCE. In...
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Aug
25
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 25 August 2021 The Gyalwang Karmapa began the second day’s teaching by illustrating how the physical geography of India has shaped its history and culture. India is like a natural fortress. The Hindu Kush and Himalayas lie to the north. Their high peaks and...
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Aug
24
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 24 August 2021 The Gyalwang Karmapa introduced the summer teachings by detailing his overall intention to increase the knowledge of Vajrayana and related topics among the monks and nuns in all the Kagyu centres, but particularly among the monks and nuns in tsok-dra –...
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