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Buddhism Under the Nyingma Tradition


September 17, 2013

Fall Class Schedule (Sept. – Dec. 2013)

General Meditation: Saturdays 10:30am – 12:00pm

Intermediate Class: Tuesdays 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Ocean of Wisdom Group Meditation: Sept. 29, Oct. 29, Nov. 27, Dec. 27 at 8:30pm

No classes on Oct. 12, Dec. 24, 28 and 31.

June 28, 2013

July Meditation and Class Schedule (Toronto)

General Meditation: Saturday, 10:30am to noon

Intermediate Dharma Class: Tuesday, 7:30pm

Ocean of Wisdom Group Meditation: Tuesday, July 2, 8:30pm

Group Meditation: Saturday, July 27, 7:30pm…

April 15, 2013

Do donkeys still eat carrots?

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From time to time, I have friends telling me that they go to Buddhist establishments to attend meditative practices. Generally, meditation is seen as a good thing. But there is always a nagging feeling at the back of my mind. …

April 01, 2013

April Class and Meditation Schedule (Toronto)

General Meditation: Saturdays, 10:30am-noon (April 13 special lecture, 10:30am-1pm)

Intermediate Meditation: Tuesdays, 7:30pm

Ocean of Wisdom Group Meditation: Friday, April 5, 8:30pm

Monthly Group Meditation: Saturday, April 28, 8pm…

March 27, 2013

The Art of Zen

Close_up_waterdrop_on_flower_cb_wp8Those who bothered to read “Two Cedars Piercing the Sky” might be scratching your head. Why is Emily Dickinson relevant at all? Well, there is a particular Zen quality to her writing. Master Tam translated three of her poems, “My …

March 27, 2013

Two Cedars piercing the Sky

Male Bullock's Oriole at Atascadero LakeFor fun, a colleague and I translated a poem Master Tam wrote in 1976 (published in Mingpao Monthly in April 1976), in memory of Emily Dickinson for the 90th anniversary of her passing. The left column is his original poem, …

March 27, 2013

Special Lecture on the Preliminary Practice (Toronto, April 13)

SHEIN_Dancers1On the April 13 (Saturday, 10:30am – 1pm) meditation class, you are invited to a special class on the Preliminary Practice. (It is published in English as “The Dzogchen Innermost Essence Preliminary Practice” also colloquially known as “the core teaching …

February 23, 2013

March Class and Meditation Schedule (Toronto)

General Meditation: Saturdays, 10:30am-noon (March 30: Easter Holiday, no class)

Intermediate Meditation: Tuesdays, 7:30pm

Ocean of Wisdom Group Meditation: Wednesday, March 6, 8:30pm

Monthly Group Meditation: Saturday, March 23, 8pm…

February 01, 2013

February Class and Meditation Schedule

General Meditation, Saturdays 10:30am-12:30pm

Intermediate Dharma Class, Tuesdays 7:30pm-9:30pm (Feb. 19 Class cancelled)

Ocean of Wisdom Group Meditation, Tuesday Feb. 5, 8:30pm-10pm…

December 27, 2012

January Class and Meditation Schedule (Toronto)

Introduction to Meditation: Saturdays 10:30-noon

A continuation of the sessions on non-duality of mind and breathing, we will be more sessions every Saturday 10:30-noon. The emphasis is on breathing as a tool in meditation for bringing awareness to the functioning …