Fall 2019 Programs

Fall 2019 Programs

FALL 2019 PROGRAMS Meditation, Tibetan Yoga, and Well-being Nyingma Institute, 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley, CA 94709 A NOTE FROM THE DEANS August 8, 2019 Dear Friends, It is well known that the Buddha taught a universal love and compassion that had a profound effect on all who met him, but he was also modeling a revolutionary way of caring for our mind at the deepest level, in order to resolutely pursue and come to know reality. The path he opened did not lead to some other transcendent dimension free from suffering. Instead, he offers us the possibility of a journey straight into the heart of reality, into an unfailing operability of knowing, shining and pulsing within each present moment. September & Fall His proclamation of reality as the ultimate medicine of liberation remains as startling today as it was two and a half millennia ago. We stand, just like the Buddha’s first disciples, astonished at his invitation to en- 2019 Catalog ter reality as it is, and begin the ultimate journey that lies before all beings: to awaken from the dream of the self to a freedom that has no derivation, no point of reference in our limitations, and no reversibility. The “how” of how we get there has been taught by the Buddha as an exacting process of study, contemplation and meditation. Not merely cleansing and cultivating the intellect, this training aims TABLE OF CONTENTS at total embodiment of wisdom and compassion through a deep form of caring for the endlessly creative producers of experience — mind, body, speech, the sensory fields, and the subtle energies. We live in a culture and an age of self-improvement, where we are always trying to “fix” ourselves, September 4-week Classes . 4 - 5 and worship at the altar of the ever-elusive perfect version of ourselves. What would it mean to expand our imagination, to relinquish attachment to all “image”, and journey inward instead, into Fall 10-week Classes . 6 - 7 the depths of mind, where experience gets prepared, cooked, and consumed with the convincingly impenetrable feel of the “real”? Weekend Workshops . 8 - 9 Here at the Institute, in a holistic way, we can practice the teachings of the Buddha, Padmasam- bhava, and other enlightened, extraordinary masters of this wisdom-lineage, including our founder Week-Long Retreats . 10 - 11 and my father, Tarthang Rinpoche. Thanks to Rinpoche’s great skill and compassion, we have a rich array of secular and traditional dharma teachings that provide accessible, incisive lines of inquiry Two-Month Retreat . 11 that can help us unfold our own unique manifestations of wakeful humanity. Lama Palzang and I, our faculty and our staff are here to support you, ready to share our own curiosity, joy, and experiences on the path as we hold the space for your own discovery. Please know that when you step into the Institute as a student, you enter a place that is connected to an authentic lineage of enlightenment. This lineage does not seek worldly power or many followers. It exists in order to keep alive the sublime pathways to the heart of what it means to be human. Its treasures are available today because its masters were passionate lovers of knowledge, tena- cious practitioners of merit, and deeply devoted servants of universal awakening. Together, we can follow in their footsteps. Together, we can do our best to cultivate the same passion, tenacity, and devotion on our own journey. With all best wishes, Pema Gellek and Lama Palzang Learn more or register online at www.nyingmainstitute.com or call (510) 809-1000 3 September Term (9/2/19 - 9/28/19) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Advanced Meditation: Evening Chant In the Words of the Buddha Guide to Chanting Tibetan Advanced Tibetan Tutorial Please view Pages 8 and 9 for Cultivating Self-Understand- 6:15 - 6:45 PM (DHS101) 7:00 - 8:30 PM Prayers (DHS113) (TIB301) 4:30 - 5:45 PM Saturday workshops ing Through Shamatha and Tibetan prayer, chanting, and 4 Classes, 9/4 - 9/25 1:30 - 3:00 PM 4 classes, 9/6 - 9/27 4 classes, 9/5 - 9/26 Vipashyana (MED313) meditation for spiritual growth. An introduction to the essential Ongoing Tibetan translation Open to all. Cost: Free. sutras in the Buddhist tradition. Practice chanting traditional and study at an advanced level. 7:00 - 8:30 PM Tibetan prayers without prior We examine first, second, and Knowledge of Tibetan or con- SUNDAY 4 Classes, 9/2/ - 9/23 knowledge of the Tibetan Four Foundations of sent of the instructor required. Lama Palzang highlights tech- third turning teachings in order language. Practice materials Mindfulness (DHS204) to give a general overview of Instructor(s): Barr Rosenberg. 9:00 - 9:45 AM niques for stabilizing and deep- 7:00 - 8:30 PM show the Tibetan text, phonetic the Mahayana approach to the Cost: $72. Meditation ening meditation in order to 4 Classes, 9/3 - 9/24 pronunciation, and English trans- sutras. Through recitation, reflec- Drop-in: $5 continually renew one’s com- Mindfulness of body, feelings, lation. Instructor(s): Lama Palzang, mitment to cultivating wisdom mind, and phenomena estab- tion, and study of these sutras, we Mark Henderson. Cost: $72 Kum Nye Dancing (KNR108) on the path. Instructor(s): Lama begin to understand the Buddha’s 7:00 - 8:30 PM 10:00 - Noon lishes a basis for the growth of Surveying Dimensions of Palzang. Cost: $72. wisdom and has served as the startling vision of reality. Instruc- 4 classes, 9/6 - 9/27 Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga (NPS205) 7:00 - 8:30 PM tor(s): Pema Gellek, Hugh Joswick, Mind This drop-in class is an intro- Drop-in: $15 basis for Buddhist practice and 4 classes, 9/5 - 9/26 and other faculty. Cost: $72. duction to yogic and Kum Nye Beginning Kum Nye: Heal- understanding for over two mil- Challenge your usual ways ing and Invigorating Energy lenia. Instructor(s): Mark Hender- of thinking about meditation dancing. It includes instruction 5:00 - 5:45 PM son. POL program. Cost: $72. and practice. Kum Nye Dancing (KNR115) 7:00 - 8:30 PM Beginning Meditation: and the nature of mind. In this Chanting is based on ancient Tibetan 4 Classes, 9/2 - 9/23 Meditation for Healing class, we explore exercises from Cost: Free Advanced Kum Nye: Gener- movement systems for healing Explore foundational Kum Nye (MED105) 7:00 - 8:30 PM Dimensions of Mind that open the ating Happiness from Within treasures of mind and awaken and is an opportunity to develop practices that activate positive 4 Classes, 9/4 - 9/25 6:00 - 7:00 PM (KNR304) 7:00 - 8:30 PM knowledge of inner freedom. a vibrant knowledge of our indi- healing processes and nurture Learn tools to deepen relaxation Dharma Talk or 4 Classes, 9/3 - 9/24 Instructor(s): Pema Gellek, Hugh vidual embodiment. Instructor(s): body, breath, and mind. This se- so that the body can heal itself Sunday Gathering Advanced Kum Nye practices Joswick. Cost: $72. Lama Palzang. Cost: $20/class or ries works closely with the theo- naturally and cultivate positive This program varies each week, attune body, mind, and spiritual $72 for all 4. ry and nitty-gritty aspects of the path. In this class, we enliven energy through expanding Kum Nye Joy of Being: please visit website for details! Guiding Practice section of the contact with the energy cen- awareness of feelings, thoughts, Relaxing Deeply, Healing and Cost: Free first Kum Nye book. Instructor(s): ters located in the head, throat, and emotions. Instructor(s): San- Tuning Our Physical Senses Intermediate Tibetan Abbe Blum. Cost: $72. heart, and navel area. Instruc- tosh Philip, Olivia Hurd. Cost: $72. (KNR208) 7:00 - 8:30 PM (TIB204) 7:00 - 8:30 PM tor(s): Santosh Philip. Cost: $72 4 classes, 9/5 - 9/26 4 classes, 9/6 - 9/27 ONLINE: The Four Main Vital channels into the heart of Translation of selected readings Insights from Buddhist our being, the senses can func- Psychology: Learning to Care Intermediate Meditation: Schools of Tibetan Buddhism with grammar instruction for Deepening Understand- tion as gateways to healing and translating classical Tibetan texts for Ourselves (NPS107) (DHS220) 7:00 - 8:30 PM insight, nourishing body, breath, ing Through Meditation at an intermediate level. Instruc- 7:00 - 8:30 PM 4 Classes, 9/4 - 9/25 and mind. Instructor(s): Abbe (MED213) 7:00 - 8:30 PM An introduction to the history, tor(s): Mollie Hughes. Cost: $72. 4 Classes, 9/2 - 9/23 4 Classes, 9/3 - 9/24 Blum. Cost: $72. main figures, and characteristics Attitudes, aspirations, emotions, Learn to look directly at the of the main schools in Tibetan Beginning Tibetan: Level V and concepts shape who we patterns of thought that trap (TIB105) 6:15 - 7:45 PM are and determine what we do us in tension and frustration. Buddhism. This knowledge is essential for placing the teach- 4 classes, 9/5 - 9/26 more than any outside influence. Opening to feeling and working Continuing reading and study of Recognizing their power and dis- with practices that loosen and ings in historical context. This class will be conducted online and grammar in Tibetan scriptures. covering their inherent change- relax old strategies of coping, Beginning Tibetan: Level 1 starts we open to a new way of being. will require a Zoom connection on ability are keys to truly caring in Fall Quarter. Instructor(s): Mark Instructor(s): Bob Byrne. Cost: $72. a personal computer. Instructor(s): for ourselves. Instructor(s): Hugh Henderson. Cost: $72.

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