Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness Level II
We are excited to welcome back Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen to Nalanda West to continue teaching on Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness. Stay tuned for more news leading up to the event. We will be holding special sessions to review teachings by Acharya given in January. All are welcome!
The Buddha described the genuine reality of our experience as “emptiness.” While this word may be daunting for those living regular lives, even the most ordinary of us can, in gradual stages, access this understanding that brings genuine joy and fulfillment. We are fortunate to have Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen at Nalanda West again to give us practical, down-to-earth tools to help anyone begin the journey of discovering who they truly are.
In level II of the Progressive Stages on the Meditation of Emptiness, we begin to look at how integral our own minds are in the creation of our own world. Using the Buddhist philosophical tenet system of the Cittamatra, or Mind-Only, as a basis for our investigation, we come to see how our objective reality is not so solid and fixed as it may appear to be.
Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness Level I Review Course in August
Leading up to the event – Nalanda West will be hosting a 4 week guided review course on Progressive Stages of Meditation Level I. Join local teachers as they get you up to speed with the practices covered in the teachings given at the beginning of this year.
August 2, 16, 23, 30 – register in advance on drop in as inspired
Register for the August review
About Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen
Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was born in Nepal and entered a monastery at the age of thirteen. In 1981, Lama Tenpa was enrolled in the first class of the Karma Shri Nalanda Institute at Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, India, together with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. He completed his studies with an Acharya degree in 1991 and following his graduation taught Buddhist philosophy at the Karma Shri Nalanda Institute for two years.
Under the guidance of Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, he then entered a 3-year retreat in Pullahari, Nepal.
From 1997 to 2004, Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was the resident teacher at His Holines the 17th Karmapa’s center Theksum Tashi Chöling in Hamburg, Germany. Furthermore, Lama Tenpa has been one of the main teachers at Nitartha Institute since 1998.
Since August 2004, Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen has been a professor of Buddhist studies and Tibetan language at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado and teaches regularly at Nalandabodhi centers.
Program
The program continues Friday, September 2nd in the evening and during the day Saturday and Sunday, September 3 & 4.
Friday, September 2
7:00 pm — 8:30 pm
Saturday, September 3
10:00 am — 12 noon
Please join Lama in the Nalanda West dining room for lunch and conversation. Light food to supplement your lunch will be offered.
2:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Sunday, September 4
10:00 am — 12 noon
Please join Lama in the Nalanda West dining room for lunch and conversation. Light food to supplement your lunch will be offered.
2:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Bookings
Bookings are closed for this event.