Online and in-person in Austria at Dzokden Kalapa. In English with the potential of live translation in other languages (TBA).
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We are delighted to announce that Rinpoché accepted our request to present his exciting new tantra book, ”The Tantric Path of Desire” in Austria.
Preconceptions and misunderstandings about tantra have spread everywhere. Both in Western countries, as well as Asian countries where these teachings originated. Lost amidst extreme views and with a lack of proper clarification, it is difficult for practitioners to reach the essence of the tantric teachings.
For Rinpoché, there is no doubt that different types of persons, including lay devotees, monastics, and non-religious ones, have the potential to learn the essence of tantric practice. This is because the tantric approach is closely aligned with our existing nature.
“In the tantric path, nothing that is naturally present in our mind needs to be eliminated. Instead, we learn means for putting these mental phenomena to work for us. When all these phenomena are subjugated by the brilliance of pure and true reality, they become our friends.” (Khentrul Rinpoché).
In this public teaching, Rinpoché will introduce the topic in general in preparation for the weekend retreat that will follow.
Schedule by Timezone
Vienna Time (CEST) — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire Melbourne, Australia — SATURDAY July 27, 2024 / 3:00 AM – 4:30 AM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan — SATURDAY July 27, 2024 / 1:00 AM – 2:30 AM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire Romania — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire São Paulo, Brazil — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire East Coast USA, Toronto — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire West Coast USA — FRIDAY July 26, 2024 / 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM – Session 1: Free Public Teaching: Tantric Path of Desire
East Coast USA, Toronto – SUNDAY August 18, 2024 / 2:00 PM Melbourne, Australia – MONDAY August 19, 2024 / 4:00 AM Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – MONDAY August 19, 2024 / 2:00 AM Central Europe and South Africa – SUNDAY August 18, 2024 / 8:00 PM São Paulo, Brazil – SUNDAY August 18, 2024 / 3:00 PM West Coast USA – SUNDAY August 18, 2024 / 11:00 AM
East Coast USA, Toronto – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Melbourne, Australia – SUNDAY September 15, 2024 / 12:00 AM – 3:00 AM Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM (SUNDAY September 15, 2024) Central Europe and South Africa – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM São Paulo, Brazil – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM West Coast USA – SATURDAY September 14, 2024 / 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
WWhile the Buddha taught that life is suffering, he also taught that there is a way to become free from suffering. In this evening’s talk, Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche will teach powerful mind-training techniques from the Sutrayana path of Buddhism to help us learn to cope with life and transform it. While we can’t prevent life’s challenges, we can become skillful in dealing with them. Suffering can appear in our lives in so many forms, such as the easy-to-do identify suffering of illness, job loss, divorce, or other adverse life circumstances. Or suffering can be subtle and sneaky in the form of passing radiantly joyful emotions that are so wonderful we wish they would never leave. Even the best ice cream will melt in the hot sun if not eaten.
While our feelings and emotions can change momentarily, it does not mean we must be thrown into turmoil by sadness, jealousy, anger, hatred, or frustration. Nor does that mean we must reject our emotions and experiences, hide them, or shame them away. The Buddha taught many precise antidotes that can be learned and used for each emotion to help us work through them as they arise. When this happens we can better achieve all of our life priorities in work, family, or spiritual realization. These sutra antidotes can help practitioners at all levels. Even a tantric student wishing to work directly with emotion’s energy may find themselves in a moment when reducing the emotion’s intensity is necessary before transforming it.
Schedule by Timezone
Central Europe and South Africa – FRIDAY June 28, 2024 / 6:00 PM Melbourne, Australia – SATURDAY June 29, 2024 / 2:00 AM Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – SATURDAY June 29, 2024 / 12:00 AM Sao Paulo, Brazil – FRIDAY June 28, 2024 / 1:00 PM East Coast USA, Toronto – FRIDAY June 28, 2024 / 12:00 PM West Coast USA – FRIDAY June 28, 2024 / 9:00 AM
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