An overview of the The Four Noble Truths (Oct. 17) and The Theravada Path (Oct 24), presented as part of our Fall 2010 Introduction to Buddhism series. Both sessions will by led by TBC Senior Teacher (and former TBC president) Bill Stauffer.
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Intro to Buddhism Series: The Four Noble Truths (Oct. 17), the Theravada Path (Oct. 24) (handout)
The Thirty Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas (cnt'd) Sunday, September 5, 2010 (audio)
Continuing from our Sundays in August of this year (2010), Rinpoche provides commentary on The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas. First though, some questions and answers.
Dharma Teaching and Practice on Vajrasattva. Part 1, Preliminary Practices.
Aug. 21, 2010 at The Farmhouse, Ven. Losang Rinpoche. Discussion of practices preliminary to meditating on Vajrasattva to cleanse all obscurations. Rinpoche draws from Chapter Three, "Meditating and reciting on the teacher as Vajrasattva to cleanse all obscurations," from The Words of My Perfect Teacher, by Patrul Rinpoche, as a basis for the practice.
Dharma Teaching and Practice on Vajrasattva, Part 2 (Preliminary Practices, cont'd)
Aug. 21, 2010 at The Farmhouse, Ven. Losang Rinpoche. Continuing from part 1 and practices preliminary to meditating on Vajrasattva to cleanse all obscurations. Begins with a discussion and suggestions about visualization and Vajrayana practice in general, and continues with a group reading of Padmasambhava Guru Yoga, and an extensive teaching on the Seven-Limb Prayer that is part of it.
Sunday Morning at TBC Aug. 8, 2010 (2nd Hour)
Continuing from the first hour. Breath and yoga; Homage to Green Tara (guided meditation), Venerable Losang's reflections on his retreat in Dharmsala, and new book.
Kalachakra Sand Mandala 2009: Four Weeks in 7:06.
A stunning time lapse photography view of the creation and (it goes by quickly) dismantling of the Kalachakra Sand Mandala, Philadelphia 2009.
Kalachakra Sand Mandala, Dismantling Ceremony. 11.22.09
The view from above as members of the public joined Venerable Losang for these beautiful prayers for peace and dismantling of the mandala.
Ngöndro Preliminary Practices, a Teaching by Venerable Losang Samten Rinpoche (Part 1)
Part 1 of 2 from our webcast of a one day teaching and retreat led by Ven. Losang at The Farm House on the preliminary practices known as Ngöndro Practice, June 11, 2010.
Sunday Morning at TBC, 5.23.10
Sunday Morning Sangha at TBC led by Losang Rinpoche, May 23, 2010.
The Six Yogas of Naropa
An Introduction to the practices known as The Six Yogas of Naropa, conducted by Venerable Losang and beginning with an homage and guided meditation on Manjushri, May 16, 2010.