1) The Palyul Dhonyag Shedrub Ling Dharma Centre is holding its first official practice and meditation session this Sunday, June 1, 2-4 p.m. at 1516 Laperriere Ave. "On this day of beginnings, we will practice to quiet our minds, renew our Refuge and Bodhisattva vows, pray that all obstacles be removed, and make offerings to all the beings of the universe."
2) Ajahn Brahm, abbott of Bodhinyana monastery in Australia, will be giving a public talk and meditation at the University of Ottawa on June 30th, and offering a youth event at the Tu An Pagoda on July 1st. He is also giving plenty of talks in Toronto around this time. See details here. You can also listen to some of the Ajahn's teachings here. (This information comes from the first person referred to in my last post... my old friend Jason. Thanks, Jay.)
3) Geshe Sherap has arrived in Ottawa for a six-week stay, and he is proposing a wonderful program of talks, a discussion group and a three-week course. Details are included right here because I can't quite figure out how to link to them. (Thanks, Sarla.)
Wisdom and Compassion
Geshe Sherap is a gifted Tibetan lama who will be in Ottawa to share his knowledge of wisdom and compassion. He graduated from Ganden Monastery with the highest degree of Geshe Lharampa. He is currently the resident teacher at the Land of Compassion Buddha Center in Los Angeles, and has taught at Namgyal Monastery (Ithaca, New York) and at Drepung Monastery (India). Fluent in English, Geshe Sherap will give a series of lectures and lead a discussion group from May 29th to June 20th, 2008.
PUBLIC TALKS
The Four Seals of Buddhist Doctrine
Date: Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Bronson Community Centre (Room 212), 211 Bronson Ave.
The Three Principal Aspects of the Buddhist Path
Date: Sunday, June 1st
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Bronson Community Centre (Room 212), 211 Bronson Ave.
COURSE
Life of Compassion: A Commentary on the Bodhisattva Way of Life
Dates: Wednesdays, June 4th, June 11th, June 18th
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Ottawa Shambhala Meditation Centre, 984 Wellington street West
(Recommended book: "The Way of the Bodhisattva" by Shantideva) Preregistration is recommended.
DISCUSSION GROUP (preregistration recommended)
The Ultimate Truth of the Buddha:
- Four Tenets
- Establishing Ultimate View
- Introduction to Debates
Dates: Sundays, June 8th, June 15th
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Bronson Community Centre (Room 212), 211 Bronson Ave.
(Recommended book: "Knowing, Naming & Negation" Translated, Annotated and Introduced by Anne Carolyn Klein, Snow Lion Publications)
Admission is by Dana, a "gift freely and joyfully given".
For more information or to register for the course or discussion group, please contact
Louis Sanscartier at (613) 276-4652 or echo@videotron.ca
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