Let’s turn the wheel some more
A special announcement for SF/Bay Area readers who are interested in the Dharma, or Tibetan Buddhism:
Continuing today, July 4th in Berkeley and at various locations around the SF Bay Area through mid-July, Venerable Wangdor Rimpoche will be teaching from the complete text of Kaden Sho Lap, translated as “Flight of the Garuda,” a Dzogchen heart text of the Nyingma lineage. Rimpoche traces the core text back to the words of Padmasambhava himself. He has agreed to do “Flight of the Garuda” in its entirety, including commentaries and transmission of the Direct View of Mind. He will be teaching this over the course of nine or ten sessions (final number depends upon suitable locations.)
NOTE: All sessions are open to the public, and you do not have to attend all sessions to receive these teachings. Wangdor Rimpoche sincerely hopes that those of you who are in the Bay Area will try to attend as often as possible to receive the transmission and pointing out and hear this beautiful, poetic text for yourselves. As a Dzogchen Heart Text, Flight of the Garuda prepares the dedicated student of Dzogchen meditation to achieve full realization.
Here’s more info about the weekend teaching:
July 4, 2009
10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Berkeley, CA — Flight of the Garuda Parts 6 & 7
Teachings from the Flight of the Garuda
Times:
10:30 am - 12:00 pm (Saturday)
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm (Saturday)
10:30 am - 12:00 pm (Sunday)
Location:
Dondrup Ling Center (2nd flr)
2748 #D Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA 94703
Please arrive by 10am to be seated. Some cushions and folding chairs are available.
Flight of the Garuda Songs #9 “Mist Dream and Optical Illusions “; #10 “The Mind Created Universe “; #11 “The Natural State of Freedom “.
and possibly:
#12″The Crystal Metaphor and the Dynamic of Being”; #13 “Instructions in working with emotions”; #14 “Instruction in the Recognition of One Taste”; and #15 “The Nonduality of Stillness and Movement”; if Rimpoche decides to go that far this weekend. How many songs he decides to give in a given session is decided at the time of the teaching. These teachings will continue on July 7, in Oakland, CA, 7:00 pm at 1039 6th St.
The Garuda is a mythical bird renowned for its speed and martial prowess. The Flight of the Garuda is a Tibetan Buddhist text consisting of 23 poetic songs to help meditators attain Dzogchen (Great Perfection) realization—beyond the Karmic wheel of causation.
The aim is to cut through the root of the mind attached to the appearance of phenomena and experience the true nature of mind—the Primordial Awareness. The more experience you have in meditation, the more you will gain from this teaching, however even beginners will benefit from participating in a teaching from such an accomplished Dzogchen Master as Lama Wangdor. We are honored that he has agreed to teach this material.
