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SUMMARY:The 4 Dharmas and Abandoning the Faults of the Vessel
DESCRIPTION:10am-12pm \n12pm-1:30pm (Lunch\, included with registration)\n1:30pm-4:30pm \nKhenpo Samdup Rinpoche will begin a 7 month course of teaching of his commentary on Jigten Sumgon’s Essence of Mahayana. This text presents the philosophy and practice of the Mahayana in a systematic manner\, beginning with the 4 common preliminary contemplations and proceeding through the generation of bodhicitta\, the generation and completion stages of Vajrayana\, and the Five-fold Mahamudra. \nThe initial weekend of teachings from the Essence of Mahayana will include a presentation of the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind\, here called “Abandoning the Faults of the Vessel” they are: \n\nThe Precious Human Birth\nImpermanence\nKarma\nThe Defects of Samsara\n\nInternalizing the meaning of these contemplations provides an indispensable foundation for all further buddhist practice. \nRetreat Fee: $25 per day $40 for weekend\nStudents: $12 per day  $20 for weekend \nRegistration is at the door. Lunch is included. \nIf you are interested in attending the retreat and need any financial assistance\, we can accommodate your needs. Contact us at info@gardrolma.org for more information. \nSee Full Curriculum Schedule Here.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/essence-mahayana-4-dharmas-abandoning-faults-vessel/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Journey to India -The 800th Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a welcoming Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche back to Dayton after his recent travels to Hong Kong\, India and Nepal. This evening Khenpo will share his journey to India and Nepal highlighting the holy sites as well the Commemoration of the Lord JIgten Sumgon’s 800th Maha Parinirvana Celebration at Drikung Kagyu Institute\, Jangchubling\, Dehradun\, in India. \nThis is a wonderful time to connect with the Gar Drolma community\, welcome Khenpo back to Dayton and share in his journey to India. \nWe will share in a dinner together in the lower level of Gar Drolma beginning at 6:30pm. Please bring a vegetarian covered dish to share. After dinner we will begin the slide show in the shrine room. Looking forward to seeing you at the event!
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/journey-india-800th-year-celebration/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special
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SUMMARY:Shamatha/Vipshayana 2 day retreat
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo will lead a 2 day practice retreat on shamatha/vipshayana meditation. This retreat will include instructions\, group practice sessions\, and time for individual feedback from Khenpo. Students may either stay at the temple or commute for sessions. \nSchedule\n10:00 am – 12:00pm: Teachings and meditation practice\n12:00pm – 1:30pm: Lunch\n1:30pm – 4:00pm: Teachings and Meditation \nRetreat Fee: $25 per day $40 for weekend\nStudents: $12 per day  $20 for weekend\nLunch is Included. \nRegistration is at the door. \nAs this is a practice commitment retreat\, it is recommended to attend both days\, but if this is not possible you are encouraged to attend whatever amount of time your schedule permits.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/shamatha-vipshayana-2-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buddhist and Western Concepts Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at Gar Drolma for the continuing study group; Buddhist and Western Concepts Study Group.  The group will meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.  \nThe discussions will include reflecting on Buddhist and Western philosophical thinking about the mind\, reviewing neurophysiological evidence concerning the body and mind\, and discussing recent theories and ideas from physics. We will provide web links each month that provide relevant background information on the topics to be discussed to make it easier for everyone to participate in the discussion. \nThe principal focus of the group is to attempt to reconcile Buddhist ideas and concepts about the body\, mind\, and universe with Western knowledge.  The Discussion Topic for the meeting is provided below.  If you would like to participate but cannot attend at Gar Drolma please consider participating via Skype at: mike-young-skype \nTuesday\, January 9\, 2018 : DREAMS\nDo you dream?  Actually\, everyone dreams\, although approximately only half of all individuals asked say they can remember their dreams.  Why do we dream? A popular Western scientific belief is that we dream to consolidate memory traces from the previous day.  The hippocampus generates synchronized firings of neuronal ensembles that strengthen connections among them\, resulting in the laying down of memories.   \n An alternative Western idea is that dreams embody meaning\, and that they are sent to us in our sleep. But by whom? In the analytic depth psychology of Carl Jung\, there are different types dreams: random dreams\, subjective dreams\, and objective dreams.  Random dreams are a collection of events from the last couple of days and do not convey any meaning (like the scientific model above).  Subjective dreams have a structure and message that conveys meaning about the dreamer’s personal situation. Elements of the dream relate to individuals and places the dreamer knows.  The dream\, if understood\, provides insight into a personal relationship or problem.  In contrast\, objective dreams seem to address issues that a society is facing as it adapts to a changing environment (e.g.\, women moving into the workforce in mass in the 60s-70s which required learning new gender roles and adjusting the care of children). One might say that societal dreams deal with our collective karma.  \n In talking to Tibetan Buddhists they seem to have a different dream taxonomy.  They say there are dreams that relate to an individual (similar to Jung’s subjective dream)\, and societal dreams (similar to objective dreams).  This latter type of dreams\, however\, is normally associated with oracles who have had special training to make them ready to receive and understand such dreams. In addition\, Tibetans discuss how meditation practice during the day can influence a practitioner’s dreams at night.  Specifically\, if the practice went well you might see auspicious signs in your dreams (which should be ignored).  \n Random and subjective dreams probably arise from an individual’s mind.  But where do societal dreams come from?  Jung postulates the existence of a collective unconscious that we all connect to in the deeper layers of our mind.  More specifically\, Jung proposes that the collective unconscious contains archetypes that could be thought of as programs built up over evolutionary time that contribute to\, or guide\, our adaptation to the changing world.  \n What about the Tibetans\, do they have anything similar to archetypes?  They\, of course\, have deities that can influence individuals.  It is not clear where these deities reside physically\, but they seem to play a similar role to Jung’s archetypes. Interestingly these deities are linked to specific types of meditation practice called deity yoga.  What is interesting about this practice is that in the beginning the deity is external to the practitioner but over time the practitioner becomes the deity.  This has some similarity to the Jungian concept of individuation\, where a patient can identify with the archetype and use it to produce adaptation of an attitude which leads to a more fuller sense of self. \n In this session we will look at how dreams are thought of in Western and Buddhist societies.  We will consider how dreams arise\, the purpose of dreams\, the process through which dreams influence behavior\, and the role archetypes/deities play in influencing individuation/spiritual growth via dreams.  Next month we will likely stay with the topic of dreams and look at the Buddhist practice of dream yoga and the Western concept of lucid dreaming. \nBackground material: \nArchetypes:  \nhttps://www.psychologistworld.com/cognitive/carl-jung-analytical-psychology \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_archetypes \nhttp://www.carl-jung.net/archetypes.html \nTibetan Deities: \nhttp://www.khandro.net/deities.htm \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_deities \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrathful_deities
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/buddhist-and-western-concept-study-group-2017-01-09/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beginner's Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:We are fortunate to have our teacher Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche offer these teachings and participate in the discussion when available. When Khenpo is unable to attend a senior student will facilitate and lead the discussions. \nEach week the class consists of two parts:\nBasic Concepts and Meditation.  \nIn the first half of each class we hold a casual and informal discussion of the concepts that form the core of the Buddhist path.  These basic concepts are the first steps for all Buddhist practitioners\, and include topics such as: \n\nRefuge To take refuge in the Buddha\, Dharma and Sangha\, the basis of Buddhism.\nFour Noble Truths contain the essence of the Buddha’s teachings. It was these four principles that the Buddha came to understand during his meditation under the Bodhi tree.\nFour thoughts that turn the mind. 1) Precious Human Life 2) Death and Impermanence 3) Karma (Cause and Effect) 4) Suffering (Unsatisfactory Nature of Samsara).\nThe Two Truths. This doctrine tells us that existence can be understood as both ultimate and conventional (or\, absolute and relative). Conventional truth is how we usually see the world\, a place full of diverse and distinctive things and beings. Ultimate truth is that there are no distinctive things or beings. To say there are no distinctive things or beings is not to say that nothing exists; it is saying that there are no distinctions.\nSix Paramitas. The six perfections (paramitas) are: generosity\, ethics\, patience\, enthusiastic perseverance\, concentration and wisdom. For each perfection we will be looking at its meaning\, the method of following it\, its divisions and what should be done in the practice of that perfection.\nKarma Cause and Effect. The fundamental law of karma\, cause and effect\, is that the result of a virtuous deed is always happiness\, and the result of a non-virtuous deed is always suffering.\nBodhichitta. In Sanskrit\, bodhi means “awakened” and chitta means “mind” or “heart.” Bodhichitta — “awakened heart-mind” — is the compassionate wish to realize enlightenment for all beings\, not just oneself. Through Bodhichitta\, the desire to attain enlightenment transcends the narrow interests of the individual self.\nThree Roots and the Dharma Protectors. The three roots are the Guru\, Yidam and Dakini. The Guru is the root of blessings\, the Yidam of accomplishment\, and the Dakini of activity.  A Dharma Protector is an emanation of a Buddha or a Bodhisattva whose main functions are to avert the inner and outer obstacles that prevent practitioners from gaining spiritual realizations\, and to arrange all the necessary conditions for their practice.\nSeven Branches which involves seven different ways of accumulating merit\, each of which serves a specific purpose. The offerings are: prostration\, offering\, confession\, rejoicing\, requesting the turning of the wheel of the dharma\, asking Buddha not to pass into parinirvana\, and dedication of merit.\nThree Vehicles. The three vehicles or paths of Buddhism which are: Hinayana\, Mahayana and Vajrayana.\nVajrayana Empowerments. This is the process by which a lama with experience in the particular practice confers on others the description\, explanation\, visualization and order of the practice\, along with appropriate offerings and specific mantras.\nSix Bardo. In Tibetan Buddhism\, a bardo is an in-between state. The word is often used to mean a state between death and rebirth.\n\nEach week the beginning concept class consists of a teaching one of the above topics along with open discussion time for questions and answers. It is important to have a solid foundation to fully understand the continuing path of Buddhism and this is the perfect\, open atmosphere in which to begin. \nIn the second half of the class each week meditation is taught: \n\nShamatha\, or Calm Abiding\, meditation helps to free the mind from disturbing emotions and conceptual thinking processes. It brings the mind under control\, under discipline\, with some degree of single pointed focus\, with full alertness of mind. By doing this meditation\, the individual is able to suppress disturbing emotions and gain inner peace\, harmony and balance. The basics of how to practice are discussed each week.\n\nThe study of concepts and the practice of meditation are core components of the Buddhist path. Combining the two greatly facilitates the practitioner’s progress.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/beginners-buddhism-2017-12-20-2017-12-20/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beginners Class,Weekly
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171211
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SUMMARY:“Anger”\, Your Compassionate Guru with Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma
DESCRIPTION:We would like to invite you to register for the weekend by Monday\, December 4th to help us with our planning. Thank you! \nThere will also be a public talk on Friday (click for more info) – no fee\, donations are welcome. \nMany are finding these chaotic times challenging. As practitioners\, life is our best teacher. Because we have mind\, we have emotions and they can and do become our guru as we apply the Dharma. Khenmo will give meditation instructions and teach from the three yanas on anger and related states of mind. She will use three sources: Buddha\, who in the sutras\, gave very specific teachings on relating to anger; Shantideva’s Courage of Patience chapter that illuminates a wise and compassionate response to understanding the sources of anger and the value of taming it and Pema Chodron’s teachings on anger from Go to the Places that Scare You. \nThis retreat will incorporate Dharma talks with group sitting and walking meditation. Every day will have two Dharma talks and several hours of Calm Abiding silent meditation. In this way\, you will be able to safely observe anger within the context of sitting meditation and directly experiment with techniques of pacification\, learning the wisdom of facing our fears and the healing balm of the Dharma. It is recommended that you come for the whole retreat as the Shantideva chapter will be woven throughout the weekend. You may come for the day only but please read the complete Shantideva Chapter on Patience so you are prepared if you miss the early talks. \nAbout Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma\nAbbess of Vajra Dakini Nunnery\, Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma has trained with the foremost spiritual teachers of our time including H.H. Dalai Lama\, H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche (the head of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage) and Ani Pema Chodron. After her novice ordination by Drikung Kyabgon in 1997\, she spent two years in training at Gampo Abbey guided by Ven. Pema Chödrön. In 2002 she took full ordination as a Buddhist nun in Taiwan. In 2004 she was installed as a Khenmo (Abbot) in the Drikung lineage\, becoming the first woman and first westerner in her lineage to officially hold this responsibility.  Since then she has worked continuously to establish Vajra Dakini Nunnery and teach the Dharma internationally. \nSCHEDULE\nSaturday December 9th\n6am : Wake-Up Bell\n6.30 am: Meditation\n7.30 am: Breakfast*\n8.00 am: Clean-Up Breakfast  / Personal Time\n9.00- 11:30am:  Dharma Session\n12 pm: Lunch*\n2 – 4:30 pm: Dharma Session\n5:30 pm: Lite Dinner\n7 pm: Meditation \nSunday December 10th\n6 am: Wake-Up Bell\n6.30 am: Meditation\n7.30 am: Breakfast*\n8.00 am: Clean-Up Breakfast  / Personal Time\n9.00- 11:30 am: Dharma Session\n12 pm: Lunch*\n2 pm: Closing Session\n4 pm: Lama Chopa Tsog & Closing \n*Breakfast and Lunch will be provided \nFEES\nFor planning purposes please register by December 4th\, 2017.\nThere will be space available at the temple (indoor camping) for those who would like to stay. Please contact us at info@gardrolma.org if you are interested. \nRegistration:  \n$70 – 100 for the weekend\n$35 – 50/day \n(Includes Breakfast and Lunch) \nAs this is a practice commitment retreat\, it is recommended to attend both days but if this is not possible you are encouraged to attend whatever amount of time your schedule permits. \n\nWe would like to invite you to register for the weekend by Monday\, December 4th to help us with our planning. Thank you!
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/anger-compassionate-guru-khenmo-konchog-nyima-drolma/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Roots of Mindfulness with Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma
DESCRIPTION:HH Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche encouraged us to look to the sutras for the direct words of the Buddha in his advice for 21st Century practitioners. In the sutras we find detailed instructions on mindfulness\, the key building block of all meditation and of our understanding of the fruition of mahamudra. \nKhenmo Drolma will give an illustrated Dharma Talk on the foundations of mindfulness from the perspective of both the early Buddhist and Lord Jigten Sumgon’s view. The presentation will focus on enhancing our understanding of mind and practice! \nNo fee: Donations are welcome \nIf you will be attending the Saturday December 9th & Sunday December 10th retreat (click to read more)\, we would like to invite you to register for the weekend by Monday December 4th to help us with our planning. Thank you! \nAbout Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma \nAbbess of Vajra Dakini Nunnery\, Khenmo Konchog Nyima Drolma has trained with the foremost spiritual teachers of our time including H.H. Dalai Lama\, H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche (the head of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage) and Ani Pema Chodron. After her novice ordination by Drikung Kyabgon in 1997\, she spent two years in training at Gampo Abbey guided by Ven. Pema Chödrön. In 2002 she took full ordination as a Buddhist nun in Taiwan. In 2004 she was installed as a Khenmo (Abbot) in the Drikung lineage\, becoming the first woman and first westerner in her lineage to officially hold this responsibility.  Since then she has worked continuously to establish Vajra Dakini Nunnery and teach the Dharma internationally.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/roots-mindfulness-free-talk/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Beginner's Buddhism
DESCRIPTION:We are fortunate to have our teacher Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche offer these teachings and participate in the discussion when available. When Khenpo is unable to attend a senior student will facilitate and lead the discussions. \nEach week the class consists of two parts:\nBasic Concepts and Meditation.  \nIn the first half of each class we hold a casual and informal discussion of the concepts that form the core of the Buddhist path.  These basic concepts are the first steps for all Buddhist practitioners\, and include topics such as: \n\nRefuge To take refuge in the Buddha\, Dharma and Sangha\, the basis of Buddhism.\nFour Noble Truths contain the essence of the Buddha’s teachings. It was these four principles that the Buddha came to understand during his meditation under the Bodhi tree.\nFour thoughts that turn the mind. 1) Precious Human Life 2) Death and Impermanence 3) Karma (Cause and Effect) 4) Suffering (Unsatisfactory Nature of Samsara).\nThe Two Truths. This doctrine tells us that existence can be understood as both ultimate and conventional (or\, absolute and relative). Conventional truth is how we usually see the world\, a place full of diverse and distinctive things and beings. Ultimate truth is that there are no distinctive things or beings. To say there are no distinctive things or beings is not to say that nothing exists; it is saying that there are no distinctions.\nSix Paramitas. The six perfections (paramitas) are: generosity\, ethics\, patience\, enthusiastic perseverance\, concentration and wisdom. For each perfection we will be looking at its meaning\, the method of following it\, its divisions and what should be done in the practice of that perfection.\nKarma Cause and Effect. The fundamental law of karma\, cause and effect\, is that the result of a virtuous deed is always happiness\, and the result of a non-virtuous deed is always suffering.\nBodhichitta. In Sanskrit\, bodhi means “awakened” and chitta means “mind” or “heart.” Bodhichitta — “awakened heart-mind” — is the compassionate wish to realize enlightenment for all beings\, not just oneself. Through Bodhichitta\, the desire to attain enlightenment transcends the narrow interests of the individual self.\nThree Roots and the Dharma Protectors. The three roots are the Guru\, Yidam and Dakini. The Guru is the root of blessings\, the Yidam of accomplishment\, and the Dakini of activity.  A Dharma Protector is an emanation of a Buddha or a Bodhisattva whose main functions are to avert the inner and outer obstacles that prevent practitioners from gaining spiritual realizations\, and to arrange all the necessary conditions for their practice.\nSeven Branches which involves seven different ways of accumulating merit\, each of which serves a specific purpose. The offerings are: prostration\, offering\, confession\, rejoicing\, requesting the turning of the wheel of the dharma\, asking Buddha not to pass into parinirvana\, and dedication of merit.\nThree Vehicles. The three vehicles or paths of Buddhism which are: Hinayana\, Mahayana and Vajrayana.\nVajrayana Empowerments. This is the process by which a lama with experience in the particular practice confers on others the description\, explanation\, visualization and order of the practice\, along with appropriate offerings and specific mantras.\nSix Bardo. In Tibetan Buddhism\, a bardo is an in-between state. The word is often used to mean a state between death and rebirth.\n\nEach week the beginning concept class consists of a teaching one of the above topics along with open discussion time for questions and answers. It is important to have a solid foundation to fully understand the continuing path of Buddhism and this is the perfect\, open atmosphere in which to begin. \nIn the second half of the class each week meditation is taught: \n\nShamatha\, or Calm Abiding\, meditation helps to free the mind from disturbing emotions and conceptual thinking processes. It brings the mind under control\, under discipline\, with some degree of single pointed focus\, with full alertness of mind. By doing this meditation\, the individual is able to suppress disturbing emotions and gain inner peace\, harmony and balance. The basics of how to practice are discussed each week.\n\nThe study of concepts and the practice of meditation are core components of the Buddhist path. Combining the two greatly facilitates the practitioner’s progress.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/beginners-buddhism-2017-12-20/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171030
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CREATED:20170905T215112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170922T192316Z
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SUMMARY:White Dzambhala and One Thousand Arm Chenrezig Empowerments and Nyungne Teachings
DESCRIPTION:Gar Drolma is thrilled to welcome back Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. Rinpoche is a beloved teacher from the Nyingma and Karma Kagyu traditions. He has taught in the west since 1977\, guiding countless students on the Buddhist path. Rinpoche is main lineage holder of the treasure teaching of Terchen Barway Dorje\, a visionary 19th century Tibetan master. He is the founder and director of Kunzang Palchen Ling\, a retreat center in Red Hook\, NY where he teaches extensively. \nFriday October 27th\n7:00pm – 9:00pm\nWhite Dzambhala Empowerment \n*Refuge is required for empowerments. If you are interested in the empowerment but have not taken refuge. Rinpoche will be available to give refuge. Please contact Linda McCart at 614-397-3484 to make arrangements. \nBardor Tulku will bestow the empowerment of the Buddha White Dzambhala. White Dzambhala is a connected with wealth\, prosperity\, and good fortune. Empowerment is a beautiful ritual that introduces participants to their true nature as enlightened body\, speech\, and mind. This introduction connects participants with their primordially enlightened nature and grants permission for developing the connection via the methods of visualization\, mantra recitation\, and meditation. Engaging in the practice of White Dzambhala is said to create causes for material wealth and success\, allowing one to more effectively practice generosity to benefit other beings. \n\nSaturday October 28th \n10:00am – 12:00pm\nWhite Dzhambala Teachings \nBardor Tulku will explain the method of practicing White Dzambhala. \n12:00pm – 3:00pm: Lunch Break* \n3:00pm – 5:00pm\n1000 Arm Chenrezig Empowerment \n*Refuge is required for empowerments. If you are interested in the empowerment but have not taken refuge. Rinpoche will be available to give refuge. Please contact Linda McCart at 614-397-3484 to make arrangements. \nChenrezig is renowned as the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas. We develop the enlightened quality of compassion through Chenrezig practice and mantra recitation as well as by compassionate conduct toward all beings. \n\nSunday October 29th\n10:00am – 12:00pm\nNyungne Teachings \nThe Nyungne Retreat is a Tibetan Buddhist practice designed especially for lay practitioners to purify negative karma and accumulate merit and wisdom. It is a one day (Nyingne) or two day (Nyungne) practice focusing on keeping strict vows\, generating the Bodhisattva attitude\, and reciting the sadhana of the 1000-armed Chenrezig\, the Bodhisattva of compassion. In this way\, the Nyungne practice cultivates all three vehicles of Buddhism. The vows or 8 precepts that we take include not killing\, stealing\, or lying\, and abstaining from sexual activity\, intoxicants\, luxury\, ornaments\, and entertainment for the duration of the retreat. \n12:00pm – 2:00pm : Lunch Break* \n2:00pm – 5:00pm\nNyungne Teachings \n*Lunch will be offered \nFEES: \n$50 – 100 per day\n$150 – 300 for full weekend\nFees are on a sliding scale to accommodate all who would like to attend. \n\n\nIf you are interested in attending but need financial support\, please feel free to contact us at sangha@gardrolma.org or 937-252-2220. \n 
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/white-dzambhala-and-one-thousand-arm-chenrezig-empowerments-nyunge-teachings/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171006
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171009
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20170905T212435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170906T211737Z
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SUMMARY:Your Mind Is Your Teacher: Self Awakening Through Contemplative Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo Gawang will give four sessions of teaching about contemplative meditation on the Four Seals based on his excellent book “Your Mind is Your Teacher“.\nPreview his book by clicking here. \nKhenpo Gawang has been a monk for more than thirty years and trained with many eminent Tibetan masters\, most notably His Holiness Penor Rinpoche\, who was the supreme head of the Nyingma tradition for many years. Khenpo has completed the traditional  nine year monastic study curriculum\, in recognition of his achievement he was enthroned as Khenpo or “Abbot” by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in 2006. He has taught in the United States since 2004 and speaks fluent English. Khenpo has translated several important traditional texts. He lives and teaches at the Pemakarpo Meditation Center in Memphis\, Tennessee. \nFriday\, October 6th\,  7 – 8:30pm\nDeveloping a Peaceful Mind Thru Mindfulness Meditation \nKhenpo will give teachings on calm abiding or Shiné meditation. This simple practice develops mindfulness and focus\, allowing the mind to gradually come to rest in a relaxed\, calm state. This process has countless benefits including more stable focus\, a general sense of relaxation\, and increased positive feelings. This stability is an indispensable aid for a happy life and the further development of wisdom and compassion. \nNo fee for Friday talk – donations are welcome \n\nKhenpo Gawang \nSaturday October 7th and Sunday October 8th\nYour Mind Is Your Teacher: Self Awakening Through Contemplative Meditation \nThe Four Seals are: \n\nAll compounded phenomena are impermanent\nAll defiled states are suffering\nAll phenomena are empty\nNirvana is peace\n\nKhenpo will explain these profound statements in clear language and teach how to use them as the basis of contemplative or analytical meditation that gradually reduces and eventually eliminates disturbing emotions and suffering. Regarding the benefits of such contemplation Khenpo Gawang states: \n“ Through contemplative practice we learn to investigate reality by looking carefully at our own mind and everyday life. Through this we transform our view-the reality that we take to be truth-and this new outlook will transform our experience of everyday life.” \nTeaching schedule (repeated both days) \n10:00am-12:00pm:  Teachings & Meditation Practice \n12:00pm-1:30pm:  Lunch* \n1:30pm-4:30pm: Teachings & Meditation Practice \n*Lunch will be provided \nFees: \n$30 per day\,  $50 for the weekend \nRegistration will be at the door beginning at 9:00am
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/mind-teacher-self-awakening-contemplative-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170910T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170910T163000
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SUMMARY:Flight of Garuda Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Dzogchen teachings based on the classic text “The Flight of the Garuda.” This text presents the key point of the Dzogchen view and practice in the form of beautiful\, spontaneous songs of realization sung by the 19th century non-sectarian wandering yogi Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol. \nKhenpo Samdup Rinpoche received these incredible teachings directly from Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche\, a peerless master of the Dzogchen tradition. He has agreed to teach the entire text over the course of several years. \nSept. 10 \n10:00am – 12:00pm : Flight of Garuda\n12:00pm – 1:30pm : Lunch\n1:30pm – 4:30pm : Flight of Garuda \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/flight-of-garuda-teaching-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170909T163000
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SUMMARY:Completion Stage Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Generation Stage is one of the principal techniques of Buddhist Tantra. In these practices\, by means of visualization and mantra recitation we gradually shift our perceptions away from confusion and re-align them with the actuality of our true\, enlightened nature. \nSeptember 9\n10:00am – 12:00pm : Teachings on Completion Stage and Meditation\n12:00pm – 1:30pm : Lunch\n1:30pm – 4:30pm : Completion Stage \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/completion-stage-teaching-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170818T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170818T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20170816T162107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170817T143733Z
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SUMMARY:Khenchen Tsultrim Lodro Public Talk Live Stream
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Gar Drolma for an incredible evening of  teachings\, live from Washington D.C. ! \nAfter an extraordinary teaching from Khenchen Tsultrim Lodrö\,  Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche and Gar Drolma Buddhist Center would like to invite you to join us — as our guest — at Gar Drolma on ‌F‌ri‌d‌ay\, August\, 18th\, 6:30 pm ET‌ to participate via live stream for Khenchen’s public talk on Exceptional Living from Washington\, DC. \nKhenchen’s impact in the world is transformative. \nIf you are unable to join us at Gar Drolma\, we welcome you to learn more and register via the Event Page to view as an individual or a group from your location. One registration is sufficient for as many guests as you would like to have join you. \n 
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/khenchen-tsultrim-lodro-public-talk-live-stream/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170731
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T195136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170707T153106Z
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SUMMARY:Buddha White Tara Empowerment and Generation Stage Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will bestow the White Tara Empowerment. White Tara represents the embodiment of enlightened perfection of wisdom and the true nature of mind\, as well as health and longevity. Ultimately\, she is the very nature of the dharmakaya\, and her practice is a means for attaining liberation. \nGeneration Stage is one of the principal techniques of Buddhist Tantra. In these practices\, by means of visualization and mantra recitation we gradually shift our perceptions away from confusion and re-align them with the actuality of our true\, enlightened nature. \nJuly 29:\n10:00am – 12:00pm :  White Tara Empowerment\n12:00pm – 1:30pm : Lunch\n1:30pm – 4:30pm : Generation Stage Teaching & Meditation \nJuly 30:\n10:00am – 12:00pm : Generation Stage Teaching & Meditation\n12:00pm – 1:30pm : Lunch\n1:30pm – 4:30pm : Generation Stage Teaching & Meditation \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/buddha-white-tara-empowerment-generation-stage-teaching-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170724
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T195012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170707T153306Z
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SUMMARY:Vipassana Insight Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo will explain how to use traditional techniques of analysis and investigation to come to understand and directly experience the fundamental nature of mind and phenomena.  \nJuly 22 and July 23 \n10:00am – 12:00pm : Vipassana\n12:00pm – 1:30pm : Lunch\n1:30pm – 4:30pm : Vipassana \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/vipassana-insight-teaching-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170612
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T194904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T004653Z
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SUMMARY:Shamatha Calm-abiding Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo will give detailed instructions in shamatha meditation. This practice allow us to gradually develop the minds ability to stay focused on a chosen object. This induces a state of mental tranquility and supports all other meditative practices we may engage in.  \nTime:   10:00am – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm\nTime:    1:30pm – 4:30pm \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/shamatha-calm-abiding-teaching-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170529
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T194743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T004140Z
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SUMMARY:Bodhisattva Vows and Bodhicitta Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo will explain the method for generating the two types of bodhicitta (aspiration and application). Additionally\, he will confer the bodhisattva vows and explain how to uphold the conduct of a Mahayana practitioner.  \n\nTime:   10:00am – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm\nTime:    1:30pm – 4:30pm \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/bodhisattva-vows-bodhicitta-teaching-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170501
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T002851Z
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SUMMARY:Compassion Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo will explain the traditional contemplations for generating and strengthening compassion.  \nTime:   10:00am – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm\nTime:    1:30pm – 4:30pm \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/compassion-teaching-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170327
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T194458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170208T152258Z
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SUMMARY:Great Drikung Phowa Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Teachings and Practices on Living and Dying \nby Venerable Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche  \n4-Day Closed Commitment Retreat  \nThis retreat will also include special teachings from Garchen Rinpoche via Skype on Friday March 24th 11:00AM. \nDownload Complete Information Here: \n[ddownload id=”4650″ text=”Great Drikung Phowa Retreat Flyer”] \nGreat Drikung Phowa Chenmo Practice  \n“The Standing Blade of Grass”  \nThe Phowa practice is the most direct and quickest method by which one may be assured of a positive rebirth and possible enlightenment at the time of death. During this retreat\, attendees will have the same opportunity of receiving and practicing the Phowa transmission and teachings as did many hundreds-of-thousands of Tibetans and other practitioners around the world. Also included in the retreat will be the Nyingma Lineage Phowa transmission that Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche received from Khenpo Munsel. \nKhenpo will explain the stages of death from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective\, including the signs that accompany each stage and techniques that allow practitioners to use the process of death as an opportunity for realization. Additionally\, Khenpo will give the transmission for Phowa (transference) this technique allows accomplished practitioners to die consciously and transfer their consciousness to the pure realm of Amitabha Buddha.  \nAfter receiving this transmission\, students engage in diligent practice until unmistakable physical signs of accomplishment occur\, the arising of these signs indicate that the practitioner will be able to successfully implement the practice at the actual time of death.  \n[dropshadowbox align=”center” effect=”lifted-both” width=”75%” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ] \nRetreatants are recommended to commit to continuous 4-days and nights at Gar Drolma.\nDaily commuting to the retreat will be permitted if all teachings and practices are attended.\nBring clothing\, toiletries\, medications\, bedding\, mats\, mattresses\, etc.\nSimple vegetarian meals will be provided.\nFee includes study and practice books.\n$200 per person/entire retreat (payment below).\n[/dropshadowbox]
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/bardo-phowa-teaching-practice-4-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Special
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170320
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T194259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170109T003150Z
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SUMMARY:Chenrezig Empowerment Loving Kindness Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo will bestow the empowerment (wang) verbal transmission (lung) and practice instructions (tri) of Chenrezig\, the Buddha of Compassion. This practice helps us to access or innate nature of wisdom and compassion through visualization and mantra recitation. Additionally\, Khenpo will explain the traditional contemplations that are used for giving rise to and strengthening compassion. \n\nTime:   10:00am – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm\nTime:    1:30pm – 4:30pm \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/chenrezig-empowerment-loving-kindness-teaching-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170219T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170219T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T193928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170108T235536Z
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SUMMARY:Defects of Samsara Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Instructions will be given on the method of contemplating the sufferings experienced by beings in the 6 realms of existence.  \nContemplating the defects of samsaric experience further strengthens our resolve to use our lives constructively\, increases diligence in practice\, and supports the development of compassion for other beings.   \n\nTime:   10:00am – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm\nTime:    1:30pm – 4:30pm \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/defect-of-samsara-teaching-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170218T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170218T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T193825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170128T151458Z
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SUMMARY:Karma Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo will give detailed teachings on the functions of karma\, including descriptions of positive actions to adopt and negative actions to abandon.  \nWhen we develop trust in the principles of karma- cause and effect through listening to and contemplating teachings our actions of body and speech naturally become more disciplined and positive. This refinement of conduct causes happiness to arise in our lives and further strengthens our diligence in Dharma practice. \nTime:   10:00am – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm\nTime:    1:30pm – 4:30pm \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/karma-teaching-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170129T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161220T201916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170707T212103Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Practice
DESCRIPTION:Beginning in January we will implement an exciting change to our long standing Sunday morning. These practices will reinforce the content presented by Khenpo during his monthly teachings and help purify the factors which prohibit us from recognizing our innate\, primordially enlightened nature.  \n\nWe will begin practicing “The Excellent Path to Enlightenment A Practice of the Preliminaries of the Fivefold Mahamudra”. This is a concise version of the tantric preliminary practices (tibetan: ngondro)  that was composed by Garchen Rinpoche and transmitted to our sangha at the conclusion of the 6 Yogas of Naropa teachings last year. This short text contains all of the main points of the path of practice in our lineage and can be recited in just a few minutes. During group practice we will recite the practice and spend a few minutes contemplating and accumulating repetitions each of the main sections of the text. \nFollowing this recitation there will be a guided meditation focusing on a topic from Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche’s Stages of Meditation curriculum. The topic of the guided meditation will change once a month following Khenpo’s teaching.\n\nNote: On Dates when the Stages of Meditation Course is being taught\, the Sunday Morning Practice will be suspended.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/sunday-morning-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Weekly
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170122T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170122T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T193631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170108T235117Z
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SUMMARY:Impermanence Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Khenpo will teach the method for contemplating Impermanence and Death. \nUnderstanding impermanence and the certainty of death and developing a deep appreciation for these truths through sustained contemplation inspires us to use our lives in a constructive way and increases our diligence in Dharma practice. \nTime:   10:00am – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm\nTime:    1:30pm – 4:30pm \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/impermanence-teaching-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170121T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170121T163000
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20161213T193518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170108T234943Z
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SUMMARY:Precious Human Birth Teaching and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:This teaching points out the factors that must be present in our lives for us to encounter and practice Dharma. Contemplating this helps us develop gratitude for the incredible fortune that we all possess\, and inspires us to use the exceedingly rare circumstances we now enjoy to bring lasting benefit to ourselves and others.  \nTime:   10:00am – 12:00pm\nLunch: 12:00pm – 1:30pm\nTime:    1:30pm – 4:30pm \nCost $25 per day or $40 weekend
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/precious-human-birth-teaching-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly,Stages of Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161121
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20160722T181244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160722T181244Z
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SUMMARY:Bardor Tulku (Palchen event)
DESCRIPTION:More details to be announced.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/bardor-tulku-palchen-event/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161108T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20160705T214255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161231T142820Z
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SUMMARY:Buddhist and Western Concept Study Group
DESCRIPTION:1st Friday of each month. We are on break and will continue our study group March 3\, 2017. \nThe discussions will include reflecting on Buddhist and Western philosophical thinking about the mind\, reviewing neurophysiological evidence concerning the body and mind\, and discussing recent theories and ideas from physics. \nWe will provide web links each month that provide relevant background information on the topics to be discussed to make it easier for anyone to participate in the discussion. \nThe principal focus of the group is to attempt to reconcile Buddhist ideas and concepts about the body\, mind\, and universe with Western knowledge.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/buddhist-and-western-concept-study-group/2016-11-08/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Monthly
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161024
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20160722T181119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160722T181119Z
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SUMMARY:Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche - Flight of the Garuda
DESCRIPTION:More details to be announced.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/khenpo-samdup-flight-of-the-garuda/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special
GEO:39.741206;-84.1541782
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160926
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20160722T181006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160722T181006Z
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SUMMARY:Lama Thubten Nyima and Guru Rinpoche
DESCRIPTION:More details to be announced.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/lama-thubten-nyima-and-guru-rinpoche/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special
GEO:39.741206;-84.1541782
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160829
DTSTAMP:20260430T162136
CREATED:20160722T180843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160722T181027Z
UID:10002337-1472256000-1472428799@gardrolma.org
SUMMARY:Khenpo Chopel - Chenrezig
DESCRIPTION:More details to be announced.
URL:https://gardrolma.org/programs/khenpo-chopel-chenrezig/
LOCATION:Gar Drolma Buddhist Center\, 1329 Creighton Ave.\, Dayton\, OH\, 45420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special
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