(Everyone is welcomed, registration form below) (ยินดีรับผู้ปฏิบัติทุกระดับ ลงทะเบียนด้านล่าง)
Lama Rinchen Phuntsok will be continuing the teaching on Dependent Origination (प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद pratītyasamutpāda) on Wed 30th January evening, Sukhumvit/Asoke area in Bangkok
!!!Please register in advance so we can make proper preparation.!!! กรุณาลงทะเบียนล่วงหน้า Registration form/ลงทะเบียนที่นี่:https://goo.gl/forms/VcOTn6Jjhf9a2IxV2 กรุณานำหมอนรองนั่ง และเอกสารจากการบรรยายครั้งแรกมาด้วย (ถ้ามี)
Bring: Sitting cushion, notes from the first part (if you have)
Schedule: Wednesday 30 January มกราคม 2019 —6pm-930pm Snacks and Dinner will be provided during the session
Dependent Origination (प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद pratītyasamutpāda) Pratītyasamutpāda – A name given by the historical Buddha to the arising of samsaric phenomena, variously rendered into English as “dependent origination”, “conditional genesis”, “dependent co-arising”, “inter dependent arising”.
“Commonly translated as dependent origination, or dependent arising, is a key principle in Buddhist teachings, which states that all dharmas (“phenomena”) arise in dependence upon other dharmas: “if this exists, that exists; if this ceases to exist, that also ceases to exist”.
The principle is expressed in the links of dependent origination (Pali: dvādasanidānāni, Sanskrit: dvādaśanidānāni) in Buddhism, a linear list of twelve elements from the Buddhist teachings which arise depending on the preceding link. Traditionally the list is interpreted as describing the conditional arising of rebirth in saṃsāra, and the resultant duḥkha (suffering, pain, unsatisfactoriness). ” (from wikipedia)
Venue/สถานที่: Windsor tower apartments, unit 20B, Sukhumvit soi 20, Sukhumvit road, Bangkok Map แผนที่:https://goo.gl/maps/FwJAsvxjoKM2 Cost: ไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย Free, snacks and light dinner will be provided, you can bring some vegetarian snacks/food to share Donation: not required, but if you find the session valuable, you can make donation directly to the teacher
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Lama Rinchen Phuntsok will be giving teaching on Dependent Origination (प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद pratītyasamutpāda) on Sun 27th January afternoon, Sukhumvit/Asoke area in Bangkok
!!!Please register in advance so we can make proper preparation.!!! กรุณาลงทะเบียนล่วงหน้า Registration form/ลงทะเบียนที่นี่: https://goo.gl/forms/mMBNRD8jQ7paDXk93
Schedule: Sunday 27 January มกราคม 2019 —2pm-930pm Snacks and Dinner will be provided during the session
Dependent Origination (प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद pratītyasamutpāda) Pratītyasamutpāda – A name given by the historical Buddha to the arising of samsaric phenomena, variously rendered into English as “dependent origination”, “conditional genesis”, “dependent co-arising”, “inter dependent arising”.
“Commonly translated as dependent origination, or dependent arising, is a key principle in Buddhist teachings, which states that all dharmas (“phenomena”) arise in dependence upon other dharmas: “if this exists, that exists; if this ceases to exist, that also ceases to exist”.
The principle is expressed in the links of dependent origination (Pali: dvādasanidānāni, Sanskrit: dvādaśanidānāni) in Buddhism, a linear list of twelve elements from the Buddhist teachings which arise depending on the preceding link. Traditionally the list is interpreted as describing the conditional arising of rebirth in saṃsāra, and the resultant duḥkha (suffering, pain, unsatisfactoriness). ” (from wikipedia)
Venue/สถานที่: Windsor tower apartments, unit 20B, Sukhumvit soi 20, Sukhumvit road, Bangkok Map แผนที่:https://goo.gl/maps/FwJAsvxjoKM2 Cost: ไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย Free, snacks and light dinner will be provided, you can bring some vegetarian snacks/food to share Donation: not required, but if you find the session valuable, you can make donation directly to the teacher Bring: Sitting cushion (if you have)
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Buddhism – Introduction to Selflessness and Emptiness teaching in Bangkok 18 January 2019 บรรยายธรรม อนัตตา และ ศูนยตา 18 มกราคม 2562 (Everyone is welcomed, registration form below) (ยินดีรับผู้ปฏิบัติทุกระดับ ลงทะเบียนด้านล่าง)
Lama Rinchen Phuntsok will be giving teaching the Introduction to Selflessness and Emptiness on January on Fri 18th evening, Sukhumvit/Asoke area in Bangkok
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Selflessness and Emptiness Anattā/Selflessness: Beside the assembly of the 5 aggregates (Skandha) there is no independent self. On the these 5 aggregate (Skandha), self manifests temporarily due to grasping.
Śūnyatā/Emptiness: a passage from the Heart sūtra states: Form is emptiness, emptiness is form Emptiness is not separate from form, form is not separate from emptiness Whatever is form is emptiness, whatever is emptiness is form.
Venue/สถานที่: Windsor tower apartments, unit 20B, Sukhumvit soi 20, Sukhumvit road, Bangkok Map แผนที่:https://goo.gl/maps/FwJAsvxjoKM2 Cost: ไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย Free, snacks and light dinner will be provided, you can bring some vegetarian snacks/food to share Donation: not required, but if you find the session valuable, you can make donation directly to the teacher Bring: Sitting cushion (if you have)
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Lama Rinchen Phuntsok will be giving teaching of The Pith Instructions on The Garland of Views [ མན་ངག་ལྟ་བའི་ཕྲེང་བ་ उपदेशदृष्ट्यावाली upadeśadṛṣṭyāvalī ] by Padmasambhava [ པདྨ་སམྦྷ་ཝ་ पद्मसम्भव ] in January on Fri 11 evening, Sat 12 afternoon, Sun 13 afternoon in Sukhumvit/Asoke area in Bangkok
!!!Please register in advance so we can make proper preparation.!!! กรุณาลงทะเบียนล่วงหน้า Registration form/ลงทะเบียนที่นี่:https://goo.gl/forms/S11sZXKueX1E8P2m1
Schedule in January มกราคม 2019: Friday 11th ศุกร์ 11 .: 7pm-9pm Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th เสาร์-อาทิตย์ 12-13: 2pm-7pm
Venue/สถานที่: Windsor tower apartments, unit 20B, Sukhumvit soi 20, Sukhumvit road, Bangkok Map แผนที่: https://goo.gl/maps/FwJAsvxjoKM2 Cost: ไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย Free, snacks and light dinner will be provided, you can bring some vegetarian snacks/food to share Donation: not required, but if you find the session valuable, you can make donation directly to the teacher
The Garland of Views “In A Garland of Views, Padmasambhava compares the different vehicles on the basis of three criteria–view, meditation, and result. He devotes the final section of the text to a comparison using a fourth criterion–spiritual training and yogic discipline or conduct. Of all these, the view is of paramount importance. The way we look at the world decides the path we will take, whether spiritual or otherwise. When we see things erroneously, we create our own (and others’) suffering, and if we are to change our condition, we need to make radical changes to our view of reality. Once the view has been established, we can meditate on it, training our minds by means of spiritual practice and tuning our activities through appropriate conduct, until we finally achieve the result. The particular view with which a person thus sets out on the spiritual path depends on his or her particular mental disposition. It is because individuals present such a variety of dispositions, with different degrees of ability and readiness to understand and accept certain views, that the Buddha and his spiritual heirs taught the different vehicles that are outlined in this text and described in order of the increasing subtlety and profundity of their corresponding views.”
“A Garland of Views presents both a concise commentary by the eighth-century Indian Buddhist master Padmasambhava on a chapter from the Guhyagarbha Tantra on the different Buddhist and non-Buddhist philosophical views, including the Great Perfection (Dzogchen)” (cr. A Garland of Views A Guide to View, Meditation, and Result in the Nine Vehicles)
Buddhism – meditation retreat – Lama Rinchen‘s Introduction to Meditation and Compassion / Chod retreat 29 December 2018 – 2 January 2019
There will be 2 sections for this retreat. Everyone is welcomed to the Introduction to Meditation and Compassion. Chod section continues last year’s retreat
Limited places available, first come first serve basis. Please register immediately. Please help share/forward to anyone you know that might be interested.
The retreat on Introduction to Meditation and Compassion by Lama Rinchen Phuntsok (http://dongakcholing.org/LamaRinchen.html) retreat. What is meditation and how can it lead us to end suffering and end causes of suffering? What is compassion and why is it essential? These question will be addressed in great detail along with introduction to the actual practices of meditation and the cultivation of compassion.
This program will start from preliminary with in-depth detail. All levels of practitioner are welcomed, from new-comer to advanced.
Cost/ราคา: 4 nights with meals 4คืนรวมอาหาร *traveling cost not included *ไม่รวมค่าเดินทาง
-Single room ห้องเดี่ยว – Baht 5500 บาท per person ต่อท่าน
-Double room ห้องคู่ (share with another participant ห้องร่วม2ท่าน) – Baht 3500 บาท per person ต่อท่าน
Registration deadline/สิ้นสุดวันลงทะเบียน:
Please register ASAP, very few places left
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Today, we are continuing our series on the Tukdrub Barché Künsel Twelve Manifestations. To start, I want to review what I taught in past messages. First, I talked about the practices of Long Life Amitayus including releasing life and being happy. Second, I talked about Avalokiteshvara. I spoke about how to be compassionate, release life, and remind you to be eco-friendly, animal-friendly, and to have good motivation. Then I talked about Guru Padmasambhava and the practices of having certainty, having trust, and especially making supplications.
Then we began with the Twelve Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche. The first manifestation is magnetizing: Gyalwey Dungdzin. I reminded you that developing self-confidence is very important. Then after that, I talked about the wisdom or intelligence of Mawey Senge. Important practices include offering candles, being focused, and not forgetting things. Try to notice things clearly and practice the breathing exercise I shared.
So today in order to magnetize things as Guru Rinpoche taught, you need wholeness of wealth. You may have intelligence, but if your wholeness of wealth is not there, then you cannot achieve things. Wholeness of wealth includes life, family, income, success, and whatever you wish to achieve. Here, Guru Padmasambhava manifests as Lama Norlha, who is Dzambala (the deity of wealth) and Guru Rinpoche inseparable.
Guru Rinpoche taught that to increase wealth, it’s very important to know how to make offerings and practice generosity. Start with small things so you learn how to give. If you are a Buddhist, then knowing how to do altar offerings as well as how to offer to others and give support is very important.
The second part that I want to mention to you is that contentment is very important in life. Without contentment, you are always poor. So it is very important to have contentment. But only having contentment is not enough. You need to do what you need to do, while always being aware of the right time. Taking the right opportunity is very important. Many of us forget to take the right opportunities. So listen to your gut and most importantly, when an opportunity comes, think decisively and take the opportunities. OK?
I am happy to announce that there are now subtitles in Polish and Romanian! This month’s video message also has subtitles in English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Indonesian, Thai (coming soon), Vietnamese, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Ukranian. Please click the settings wheel in the bottom right corner of the video to access these options.
Thank you very much for listening. I send many love and prayers to you all and I hope it helps you. Thank you. Bye bye.
Please share this event with others who might be interested as well and if you wish, you could bring some vegetarian snacks and drinks which will be shared with others.
Location: Welcome palace apartment (ram’s home). For directions please see below.
These events are free of charge and suitable for everyone from beginner to advanced practitioner.
Welcome palace apartment (ram’s home). For directions please see below. Please feel free to call ram at 0819855564 orcontact us for more info and feel free to invite others who might be interested as well.
Date/Time: 9:30am-12:30pm, Saturday 28th July 2012
This event is free of charge suitable for everyone from beginner to advanced practitioner.
Directions
Welcome Palace apartment on Naret rd. (a one way street), off of Sriphraya road. If you are coming by Sub-way (easiest) you can take the Samyan station exit in front of the temple then catch a Taxi or take a Motorbike Taxi (20 Baht) from there by telling them to go to Bangrak Police station. If coming by BTS you can get off at Saladaeng station and take a taxi from there as well. You can just tell the taxi to come to the Bangrak police station if you are coming directly from elsewhere. Once at the police station, my building is an old white building just before the station, come on the 12th floor on the right side and you’ll see a big door and I’ll be in there. If you see a lot of Africans in the building it means that you are in the right building.
You can bring some food for this puja which will be shared by everyone for lunch. For more information about what Ganachakra puja/Tsok offering is please check:http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Tsok
Please share this event with others who might be interested as well.
Please come and join us, and if you wish, you could bring some food and drink which will be shared with others.
These events are free of charge and suitable for everyone from beginner to advanced practitioner.
Welcome palace apartment (ram’s home). For directions please see below. Please feel free to call ram at 0819855564 orcontact us for more info and feel free to invite others who might be interested as well.
Date/Time: 10am-12:30pm, Saturday 28th July 2012
This event is free of charge suitable for everyone from beginner to advanced practitioner.
Please share this event with others who might be interested as well and if you wish, you could bring some vegetarian snacks and drinks which will be shared with others.
Directions
Welcome Palace apartment on Naret rd. (a one way street), off of Sriphraya road. If you are coming by Sub-way (easiest) you can take the Samyan station exit in front of the temple then catch a Taxi or take a Motorbike Taxi (20 Baht) from there by telling them to go to Bangrak Police station. If coming by BTS you can get off at Saladaeng station and take a taxi from there as well. You can just tell the taxi to come to the Bangrak police station if you are coming directly from elsewhere. Once at the police station, my building is an old white building just before the station, come on the 12th floor on the right side and you’ll see a big door and I’ll be in there. If you see a lot of Africans in the building it means that you are in the right building.
Invitation to be co-host in Tod Pha Pa ceremony and making contribution for construction of monk education hall at Wat Thap Luang, Ampur Wang Nam Yen, Sa Kaew province on Saturday 30th June (for more information and to make contribution for this please contact ram@pluslab.com or call 081-9855564
Please note that the weekend of the retreat is a long-weekend public holiday so would be good to book your travel early. Please try to arrive at the retreat venue on August 1st evening or early morning on August 2nd.
“Shamatha” or Calm Abiding takes the meditator to the stage where emotional conflict and disturbing trains of thought are eliminated in a state of thoughtful concentration which is calm and peaceful. In this peaceful and calm condition nothing disturbs equanimity, whether coming from outside or inside the mind. It is a state untroubled by attachments and aversions.
At the same time the insight which is engendered by one pointed absorption allows clear vision of one’s own mind and the nature of things. This is called “Vipashyana” or Insight, which is a clear mind with an incisive insight into the nature of reality. Calmness and clarity allow the mind freedom to be in the here and now.
The other teaching programs are yet to be finalized. We will keep you posted and you can check at Mongkol Sri facebook page and also at www.mongkol.org
We are also raising fund for the payment of his flight ticket and other traveling expenses so if you would like to make a contribution please contact us here or call me at 081-9855564. The balance from the contribution will be directly donated to Lama Rinchen.
Here is a brief biography of Lama Rinchen:
Venerable Lama Rinchen Phuntsok is a skillfull teacher with a light and joyful manner. He is a scholar and meditation master of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Born in Tibet, Lama Rinchen began receiving instruction in the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism at the age of six in Tsasum Chokhorling Monastery in Tibet. After he left Tibet in 1958, he studied at Young Lama’s Home School in Dalhousie, The Buddhist Monastic School in Rewalsar, Nyingmapa Lama’s College in Dehra-Dun, and Zongdog Palri Monastery in Kalimpong. Lama Rinchen graduated from Sanskrit University in Varanasi India where he completed advanced studies in Sutrayana Buddhist philosophy and scriptures, commentaries, logic, literature, history, and the major sciences of the Tibetan curriculum.
To complete his training in Vajrayana Nyingma School studies, he served as private secretary to the late His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, supreme Head of the Nyingma order of Tibetan Buddhism for over fifteen years. During that time he received all the important empowerments, transmissions, essential instructions, the oral teaching of Nyingma Kama, and the Profound Rediscovered Teachings of Terma of the great Lotus Born Teacher, Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Vajravana Buddhism. For many years Lama Rinchen was in charge of Zangdog Palri Monastery in India and also Urgyen Dongag, Choling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. In 1980, His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche asked him to come to the United States to teach in his New York center where Lama Rinchen was director and resident Lama for four years. Since then he has lectured widely throughout the United States and Europe at centers, colleges, and universities. Lama Rinchen visits his students every year and stays in St. Louis to give teachings and empowerments for several weeks during his U.S. tour. He also has students in New York, California, Colorado, New Mexico, etc., as he continues to spread the teachings of the Dudjom Lineage.
