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Bodhi Path Buddhist Center
Natural Bridge, Virginia
449 Galloping Path,
Natural Bridge, Virginia, USA 24578
Telephone: 540-464-5117
Fax: 540-463-4227
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Events
Early to Mid-July Shangpa Rinpoche
2 day teaching on "The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva"
May 14- June30 Dharma Teacher Tenpa
Informal teachings on Meditation practice and some weekend teachings to be announced
Upcoming May- June Khenpo Tsering
Teaching to be announced
Mid April-early May Dharma Teachers Dehla and Rachel Parrish
Informal teachings on meditation practice
BODHI PATH NATURAL BRIDGE ANNOUNCES UPCOMING TEACHING.
Refining the Mind:
Bringing spiritual practice into daily life.
A weekend mini-retreat with
Dharma Teacher Choepel
Bodhi Path Natural Bridge
April 5-6, 2008
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Through meditation and reflection we can enrich both our spiritual and everyday lives. In essence, our life experience enhances our spiritual path, and our spiritual path helps illuminate who we are and what we need for a richer, more meaningful life. Join us as Dharma Teacher Choepel illuminates the profound influence meditation practice can have in our daily lives.
Dharma Teacher Choepel was born and raised in Austria. Since 1994, he has been a student of the Mahamudra master, Lama Gendun Rinpoche. Choepel completed two 3-year meditation retreats in Kundröl Ling, France under the spiritual guidance of H.H. Shamar Rinpoche. Today, his activity includes translating classical Tibetan texts and teaching dharma throughout Europe and the United States. He is also currently preparing a meditation program for managers in collaboration with the University of Business and Economics in Vienna, Austria.
Date & times: Saturday-Sunday, April 5-6,
9:30 to 10:45 am, 11 am to 12:30 pm, 2:30 to 5:30pm.
Bring your lunch or run out for a bite on Saturday. Potluck lunch on Sunday.
Suggested donation:* $80 for the weekend or $40 per day. Students free.
Sponsorships greatly appreciated.
For further information: Call Terry at 540-463-2950; email naturalbridge@bodhipath.org.
*A voluntary donation for a “Teacher’s Gift” will be requested separately. Teachers are not paid for their services and rely on the generosity of students for support. The “Suggested Donation” covers costs for the program—airfare, food, etc.
Back by Popular Demand:
Dharma Teacher Tsony
2 PROGRAMS:
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THE ECOLOGY OF MIND
Free Public Talk: Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
Elrod Commons Room 345, Friday, March 7 at 7 pm
The source of our problems, as well as their solutions, can be found in the mind. Our capacity to work with these problems depends on our ability to understand our mind and its illusions. Through discovery of and introspection into the true nature of mind, we learn how to relate to the world from a position of compassion, wisdom and strength.
THE 10 VIRTUOUS AND NON-VIRTUOUS ACTIONS
Weekend Mini-Retreat: Bodhi Path Natural Bridge
Saturday-Sunday, March 8-9, 9 am to noon, 2:30 to 5:30 pm
Buddha taught that positive actions are the cause of happiness while negative, self-serving actions bring suffering. Join us as Tsony explores the depth and ramifications of this simple truth through both teaching and meditation. Tsony’s knowledge, experience, warmth and wit will inform and enliven the discussion!
Bring your lunch or run out for a bite on Saturday. Potluck lunch on Sunday.
Suggested donation:* $80 for the weekend or $40 per day.
Students free. Sponsorships greatly appreciated.
For further information: Call Terry at 540-463-2950 or email naturalbridge@bodhipath.org
*A voluntary donation for a “Teacher’s Gift” will be requested separately. Teachers are not paid for their services and rely on the generosity of students for support. The “Suggested Donation” covers costs for the program—airfare, food, etc.
449 Galloping Path
Natural Bridge, VA 24578
For more information call Terry at:
540-463-2950 or email naturalbridge@bodhipath.org
Quiet Mind, Clear Mind
One-day Teaching and Meditation Intensive
With Sabchu Rinpoche
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Bodhi Path Natural Bridge
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In the Buddhist tradition, the path to understanding is through meditation. One powerful practice is Shine, or calm abiding meditation. This practice naturally quiets the mind, which gradually leads to insight, understanding and clarity. As the busy, distracting, chatter in the mind subsides, limitless potential is revealed. Join us as Sabchu Rinpoche leads us into this profound practice.
Date and time:
Saturday, January 19, 2008
9 am to noon, 2 to 5 pm.
Bring your lunch or run out for a quick bite between sessions.
Suggested donation: $35
A voluntary donation for a “Teacher’s Gift” will be requested separately.
Sabchu Rinpoche is also available for individual conferences on Sunday afternoon and Monday, January 20 and 21.
For further information:
Call Terry at 540-463-2950 or email naturalbridge@bodhipath.org
BODHI PATH
KARMA KAGYU BUDDHIST CENTER
NATURAL BRIDGE
449 Galloping Path, Natural Bridge, Virginia, 24578.
www.bodhipath.org
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The 5th Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche
Recognized in infancy by HH Shamar Rinpoche, the 5th Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche began rigorous spiritual training accorded important incarnate teachers at age five. At 17, Sabchu Rinpoche entered into the traditional three-year where he received all the oral transmissions and empowerments of the Karma Kagyu lineage under the guidance of Lama Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche. Today, Sabchu Rinpoche serves as co-head of Sri Karma Raja Maha Vihar and teaches Buddhism throughout Asia and the US.
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DEATH AND REBIRTH
A Buddhist View
One day program by the
internationally renown Buddhist teacher
Lama Ole Nydahl
Sunday, December 2, 2007
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Lama Ole Nydahl, is a highly qualified Lama and meditation teacher in the Karma Kagyu Buddhist tradition. In 1969, Ole and his wife Hannah became the first Western students of H.H. the 16th Karmapa, completing three years of Buddhist philosophy studies and intensive meditation training under his guidance. A dynamic teacher, he has been traveling and teaching throughout the world for more than three decades. He is also a driving force in bringing Buddhism to the West. As one of the founders of Diamond Way Buddhism, he has helped to establish more than 450 Buddhist centers in 44 countries around the world.
Lama Ole’s depth of knowledge and dynamic teaching style has inspired thousands of people worldwide. Known for a modern, practical approach, his teachings provide a new understanding into the nature of mind as well as the world around us. Bodhi Path Virginia is delighted to bring Lama Ole to our area.
Date: Sunday, December 2, 2007
Time:10am to 1pm, and 3 to 6pm
Suggested Donation: $40
BODHI PATH
KARMA KAGYU BUDDHIST CENTER
449 Galloping Path, Natural Bridge, VA 24578
For more information and particulars, call Terry at 540-463-2950
or email naturalbridge@bodhipath.org
The Three Jewels
Mini Retreat with Dharma Teacher Choepel
Based on Bringing to Mind the Three Jewels Sutra by Ju Mipham
November 10-11, 2007
Bodhi Path Natural Bridge
The Three Jewels—the Buddha or Enlightened One, the Dharma or Buddhist teachings, and the Sangha or community of realized practitioners—are the core of the Buddhist path. We rely on them wholeheartedly for inspiration, method and direction in our quest for enlightenment. Join us as we explore the profound virtues of the Three Jewels and deepen our understanding of the magnitude of their importance to our practice.
Dharma Teacher Choepel was born in Austria. Since 1994, he has been a student of the Mahamudra master, Lama Gendun Rinpoche,. He completed two 3-year meditation retreats in Kundröl Ling, France under the spiritual guidance of His Holiness Shamar Rinpoche. Today, Choepel’s activity includes translating classical Tibetan texts and teaching dharma throughout Europe and the United States.
Program dates and times:
Saturday and Sunday, November 10-11, 9 am to noon, 2 to 5 pm.
Teachings will be combined with meditation sessions.
Bring your lunch or run out for a quick bite on Saturday.
Potluck lunch on Sunday.
Suggested donation:*
$75 for the two-day program or $40 per day.
For further information:
Call Terry at 540-463-2950 or email tburt@ntelos.net
BODHI PATH
KARMA KAGYU BUDDHIST CENTER, NATURAL BRIDGE, VA
449 Galloping Path, Natural Bridge, Virginia, 24578. www.bodhipath.org
*A voluntary donation for a “Teacher’s Gift” will be requested separately. Teachers are not paid for their services and rely on the generosity of students for support. The “Suggested Donation” covers costs for the program—airfare, food, etc. A gift of any amount will be greatly appreciated.
Relax Your Mind
“By simply relaxing the mind, which is bound by restrictions, it will undoubtedly be freed.”
–Saraha, Indian Meditation Master, 8th Century.
Mini Retreat with Dharma Teacher Tondrup
August 11-12, 2007
Bodhi Path Natural Bridge
The first step in Buddhist meditation is Shamata, or Calm Abiding meditation. Through this practice one begins to relax and train the mind, gaining both tranquility and focus. Gradually meditation deepens and progresses through several stages leading to a greater understanding of mind and a more satisfying, joyful life.
Join us for a two-day mini practice/teaching retreat as we explore and deepen our understanding of Shamata meditation. Tondrup, a Buddhist teacher from France, who has accomplished two three-year meditation retreats, will practice with us and illuminate the progressive stages of meditation, from the initial technique of counting breaths to the later phase of resting the mind.
Dates and times:
Saturday, Sunday
August 11-12
9 am to noon, 2 to 5 pm.
Teaching will be in the morning and practice sessions in the afternoon.
Bring your lunch or run out for a quick bite at noon.
Suggested donation:*
$75 for the two-day program or $40 per day.
*A voluntary donation for a “Teacher’s Gift” will be requested separately. Teachers are not paid for their services and rely on the generosity of students for support. The “Suggested Donation” covers costs for the program—air fare, food, etc. A gift of any amount will be greatly appreciated.
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BODHI PATH KARMA KAGYU BUDDHIST CENTER, NATURAL BRIDGE, VA
449 Galloping Path, Natural Bridge, Virginia, 24578.
When Mahamudra and Mind Training Merge
Bodhi Path Natural Bridge hosts
a meditation retreat with Lama Tsony
focusing on the 35 Buddhas Sutra
June 18-22, 2007
Come and sit with us! No expectation, no fear. Awareness!
Five day meditation retreat with Lama Tsony
June 18-22, 2007
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For those following the Bodhi Path curriculum, this special retreat with Lama Tsony is an excellent opportunity to deepen your understanding of the 35 Buddhas practice & Lojong
Dates: June 18 – 22
Time: 7 am to 8 pm. Program sessions are two hours long with a morning and afternoon tea break and a three hour break for lunch.
Place: Bodhi Path Natural Bridge, Virginia.
Cost:* Entire program $375 or $75 per day. Check or money order payable with registration to Bodhi Path Buddhist Center.
All meals will be provided, as well as tea and coffee. Please indicate vegetarian preference on registration form.
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Accommodations: Our center has limited overnight facilities. Call for space availability. $25 per night.
Other overnight suggestions:
Budget Inn Natural Bridge, 540-291-2896. Your basic motel about a mile and a half from the center.
Cabins available at South River Highlands, about 13 miles away, through Bodhi Path member Barney Brown at discounted rate of $30 per night. Limited space available.
E-mail: innkeepers@southriverhighlands.com Phone: 540-461-3711
Website: www.southriverhighlands.com.
Registration deadline: For entire program May 15. For daily sessions or partial week June 1. Mail registration along with check or money order to:
Brett & Amanda Hood
650 Collierstown Road,
Lexington, Virginia 24450
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Lama Tsony is Abbot of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling Monastery in France. He has accomplished two three-year retreats before beginning teaching throughout Europe and the United States. Back by popular demand, Lama Tsony is returning to the area, offering his great knowledge and experience, warmth and wit.
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For more information call:
Brett & Amanda at 540-464-3227
or e-mail the-hoods@comcast.net
Bodhi Path Buddhist Center
449 Galloping Path
Natural Bridge, Virginia, 24578
(directions)
* A voluntary donation for a "Teacher's Gift" will be requested separately.
Teachers are not paid for their services and rely on the generosity of students for support.
The Registration Fee covers costs for the program– air fare, food, etc.
A gift of any amount will be greatly appreciated.
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