Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan (L) and the Dalai Lama (R). Courtesy Panchen Lama-Tashi Lhunpo Project

In anticipation of a series of talks being presented this week by the eminent Tibetan Buddhist Lama, Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan and Colorado College Religion Professor and co-founder of the Bodhi Mind Center, David Gardiner, we invited the two of them to talk about the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

You can learn more about the Monastery where Khen Rinpoche serves as abbot, HERE, and the Siddhartha school he founded in 1995 in Ladakh, India, HERE. You can learn more about the Bodhi Mind Center, HERE.

Upcoming events (Thursday, April 12th through Monday, April 16th, 2012):

The Power of Meditation for a Peaceful Mind and
Compassionate Heart (public Dharma talk): Thursday, April 12,
7 PM • Marmalade at Smokebrush, 219 w. Colorado Ave. (under
the bridge) • Suggested donation: $15

Preserving Tibetan Culture Benefit Reception: Friday,
April 13, 5–6:30 PM • Inner Space, 322 n. Tejon St., no. 224
(above Poor Richard’s) • $25 per person; reservations required;
RSVP bodhimindcenter@gmail.com

Resilient Compassion: The Dedication to Preserving Tibetan Culture (public talk)
Friday, April 13, 7 PM
Colorado
 College Armstrong Theatre, 14 E. Cache la Poudre St.
Suggested donation: $15

A Blessing for Healing: White Tara Meditation in Tibetan Buddhism (meditation workshop): Saturday, April 14,
noon–2 PM • Carter-Payne Event Center, 320 S. Weber St.
Suggested donation: $25

Taking Refuge from the Storm: Buddhist Refuge Ceremony with a Tibetan Lama: Sunday, April 15, 1–3 PM
Colorado College Women’s Club, 20 Mesa Rd. • Reservations
required; RSVP bodhimindcenter@gmail.com • Open donation

A Discipline of Generosity: Buddhist Approaches to Being Awake (public talk): Monday, April 16, 6:30 PM
US Air Force Academy, Banquet Room in Arnold Hall
No cost

 

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