The Stages of Meditation–Session 1
On the request of the Tibetan King Mutig Tsenpo, son of King Trisong Detsen, the great 8th-century Indian pandita Kamalashila composed The Steps of Meditation (Bhavanakrama). The first of the three parts describes the steps of familiarization with mental calm, then higher vision, and lastly the paths and the grounds in detail. All later writings on meditation composed by Tibetan masters are based on this text. Khenpo Chödrak Tenphel Rinpoche will begin to explain this text in detail this year, allowing each of us to deepen our learning of Buddhist meditation.
Khenpo Chödrak Tenphel Rinpoche. Born in 1950 in the Kham province of Western Tibet, he began his studies at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, India at the age of nine. Following the traditional twelve-year cycle of philosophical studies, the karmapa conferred the title of Khenpo (scholar) upon him. After this, Khenpo Chödrak studied the Buddhist tantras for six years and then became director of the Nalanda Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies and KIBI (Karmapa International Buddhist Institute) in Delhi. He is currently one of the principal teachers of Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa.
Course Organisation
• It is possible to attend a single week of the course; there will be a review session offered for students arriving midway through the course.
– Tuesday, July 9–Friday, July 12
– Sunday, July 14–Friday, July 19
– Sunday, July 21–Thursday, July 25
Sunday, July 21–Thursday, July 25
• Complementary Activities to the Morning Teaching:
– A Study Session;
– Tibetan Classes of Varying Levels (for at least three people);
– Reading of the Heart Sutra.
Important
• This course begins Tuesday, July 9th at 10:30 am.
• While open to all, this teaching requires some familiarization with Buddhist philosophical ideas.
• Translations: This teaching is given in Tibetan and translated into English and French. If you wish to listen to this course in another language (German or Spanish), please complete this form prior to Tuesday, June 18th.
Course Fee: 24€/day
