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10月5日

The Complete Introduction of Buddha's Teaching

The Complete Introduction of Buddha's Teaching

TEACHING BY VEN. KENCHEN KONCHOK GYALTSEN RINPOCHE

Million Thanks to Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche for the great teachings! 

May you be healthy and live long to continue your compassion works!  :-)

 

also thanks to all volunteers involved, thank you all for your efforts and time!  :-)

See you again next year, our Guru and the very Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche

Teaching Media: Direct in English with Chinese translation

Venue Sponsor:  Ngee Ann Cultural Centre
                           Level 2 (Auditorium)
                           97 Tank Road

Teaching Schedule:
                           22 Oct 09, Thur  - 7.30pm to 9.00pm
                           23 Oct 09, Fri     - 7.30pm to 9.00pm
                           24 Oct 09, Sat    - 1.00pm to 3.00pm
                                                        3.30pm to 5.00pm
                                                        6.30pm to 8.00pm
                           25 Oct 09, Sun   - 11.00am to 1.00pm
                                                         2.30pm to 4.00pm
                                                         4.30pm to 6.00pm


Biography of Ven Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche
Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche is well-respected and
beloved as an accomplished scholar, meditation master, teacher, translator,
and author. Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche has single-handedly translated
critical Drikung Kagyu practices, prayers and histories into English. His
famous works include Lord Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation, The
Great Kagyu Masters and Drikung Kagyu practice texts such as the Concise
Drikung Five-Fold Path of Mahamudra.

Students worldwide are inspired by his wisdom, compassion, strength of mind,
warmth, and humor. Rinpoche is known for his great wealth of knowledge and
skills in communicating the deepest insights in simple English without losing
the original meaning. His teachings are done in a style that will truly change
your life if you take them to heart. (for more on Rinpoche's biography...)

Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche will teach us “The Complete Introduction Of
Buddha’s Teaching”. This teaching will provide key and essential points that
are indispensable to all Dharma-practitioners on the path.
All are welcome!

For enquiries, pleaase email to: admin@dargye-ling.com

Website: http://www.dargye-ling.com/KenchenRpc.html

 

Sponsorship for Rinpoche's Programme.

Participants are strongly encouraged to dana for Rinpoche's airticket,
Rinpoche's offering, Rinpoche's food and event set-up cost on voluntary
basis, and we will also have flowers for offering at $2 or $5 each during the
event.

For those who wish to contribute to this event, kindly email to: admin@dargye-
ling.com.

No contribution is too small!

 

Launching of "Drikung Phowa Teaching

we will also be launching "Drikung Phowa Teaching By His Eminence Garchen
Rinpoche" during the event from 22 to 25 Oct 09. Suggested sponsorship for
this book is at S$15 (all proceeds will go towards centre's fund and a fraction
of the books will also be donated to Garchen Institute for them to sell to raise
funds).

 

Dri Thubten Dargye Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist Dharma centre initiated by
His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche for all Drikung Kagyu disciples in Singapore
to learn and practice Dharma in their daily lives.

Founder:                 His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche
Spiritual Director:    His Eminence 9th Chagme Rinpoche
                          (heart son of Garchen Rinpoche)
Resident Teacher:   Ven. Dorzin Konchok Dhondup

6月21日

Buddhist Talk: THE ART OF HAPPINESS




THE ART OF HAPPINESS

Talk by Venerable Geshe Lhakdor

Dates: Friday 24 July 2009
       7.30pm to 9.30pm
       Saturday 25 July 2009
       2.00pm to 5.00pm

Venue: The Buddhist Library
No.2, Lorong 24A Geylang,
Singapore 398 526

Organiser: Tara Buddhist Centre

Venue Sponsor: The Buddhist Library

Admission: Free (All are Welcome)

Patron of Tara Buddhist Centre: His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama




Content:

There are many facets to leading a happy life. It begins by
understanding the true and legitimate sources of happiness.

The Art of Happiness is based on a few basic premises:

1. The purpose of life is happiness;

2. Once a person’s basic needs are met, happiness is
determined more by the state of one’s mind than by one’s
external conditions, circumstances or events;

3. Happiness can be achieved through the systematic
training of our hearts and minds, through reshaping our
attitudes and outlook.

4. The key to happiness is in our own hands.
Drawing upon 2500 years of Buddhist wisdom and the latest
findings of modern science, this remarkable perspective offers a
practical approach to human happiness—a rational approach that
can be practised by individuals from any background, tradition or
religion.





BIOGRAPHY:

Venerable Geshe Lhakdor is the Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and
Archives in Dharamsala, India. A distinguished Buddhist scholar, he was the
English translator for His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, from 1989 to 2005. He has
co-translated and co-produced the following books by His Holiness the Dalai Lama:

1. The Way to Freedom
2. The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace
3. Awakening the Mind and Lightening the Heart
4. Stages of Meditation
5. His Holiness’ commentary on Nagarjuna’s Fundamental Wisdom (Tibetan).
6. Kindness, Clarity and Insight (Tibetan).

From 1976 to 1986, Venerable Geshe Lhakdor studied specialised Buddhist
philosophy in the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Dharamsala and received the
Master of Prajnaparamita in 1982.

He also received the Master of Madhyamika in 1989 and the Master of
Philosophy (MPhil) from the University of Delhi.

Since 2002, Venerable Geshe Lhakdor has been an Honorary Professor in the
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

In 2008, he was also conferred
Honorary Professorship by the University of Delhi, Department of Psychology.


12月19日

Special Advice from H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

Below is an extract from Garchen Institute with a very Special Advice from our dear guru, H.E. Garchen Rinpoche on Long Life Practice on Dec 22 and how to protect guru's life:

Rinpoche requests the worldwide sangha to  recite long-life mantras on December 22 as much as our personal circumstance permits. In 2008 in the northern hemisphere, December 21 is the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight, and Rinpoche says that the next day, "when daylight and warmth begin to increase again," is a most powerful time for reciting long-life mantras.

He said we may recite the mantras of any of the three long-life deities, who are the same for all the Buddhist lineages—White Tara, Amitayus, and Namgyalma—but that it is sufficient to recite White Tara's mantra. He said that Namgyalma and Tara are basically the same deity, and that Namgyalma is especially powerful. He said she protects us from the eight great fears and from rebirth in the lower realms and that the benefit of practicing her mantra is immense, since she protects us in this and future lifetimes. She abides at the crown protuberance ("ushnisha" in Sanskrit) of the Buddha, and thus her Sanskrit name: Ushnishavijaya ("victorious crown protuberance").

In addition to praying for the long life of all, it is most auspicious that this gift of practice provides an extra and powerful opportunity to pray for Rinpoche's long life in anticipation of his long-life celebration on Losar. Rinpoche has told us that it is our sincere prayers that prolong his life, and he also gave the following precious teachings on the life span of the lama:

"Life span depends on love. So whether the life span of the lama will be long depends on whether his or her disciples have love and keep their samayas (vows). The basic samaya is the Bodhisattva vow, which the lama has given to his disciples. His disciples therefore all share a samaya of bodhichitta with each other and with the lama. If disciples quarrel and cause disharmony among the sangha, this will decrease the lama's life span. There are many stories of a great Tulku whose life was cut short because of disharmonious conduct by his disciples. If, however, we keep our samaya of bodhichitta toward our lama and all our sibling-disciples, it will increase the lama's life span. If we constantly quarrel and are miserable, this will decrease his life span as a result of our breached samaya."

Rinpoche's love for all mother sentient beings is immeasurable and unceasing, and may we constantly express our gratitude through loving kindness and harmonious relations with all.

Yours in dharma,

Dri Thubten Dargye Ling

5月9日

不一樣的開示-竹旺仁波切

 
 

<2006 年8月1日竹旺仁波切開示神情>

身在尼泊爾聖地的第三世巴麥欽哲仁波切,常常會應旅居當地的法友同學之請,帶大家去拜見大成就者-尊貴的竹旺仁波切. 2006 年8月1日, 巴麥欽哲 仁波切又帶領 IBA的西班牙、法國、美國同學去拜見竹旺仁波切,臨行之前, 有一位奧地利同學因己跟著去了二次, 不禁埋怨..每次仁波切都說一樣的話...。後來, 一行人到了仁波切的跟前......

尊貴的竹旺仁波切顯得非常寂靜與慈悲,似乎知道之前發生的事,竟問大家有什問題要問 ? 並依照大家的問題, 給予很不一樣的開示:

西班牙同學問三年閉關的事? 仁波切答:年輕時多聞思,年長一點再閉關,不聞思不知如何禪修;又閉關時間不定(不是一定三年)
法國同學問要繼續做老師還是要辭職專修? 仁波切答:老師很重要,要以利他的慈悲心教育下一代。
美國比丘同學問要長期閉關還是出來弘法? 仁波切答:即使閉關也勿忘是以慈悲心為利眾生而閉,且要堅定轉心四法,痛念生死無常、輪迴是苦、人身難得、因果業力等。
又問如何保持對上師的淨觀? 答:無上師無由得成佛果,不調伏自心,淨觀無由得生。

竹旺仁波切的回答簡單扼要,直指人心,完全出自親身體驗,嚴肅中又深富悲心,西班牙同學聞之不禁感動地落淚。
1月20日

H.E. Garchen Rinpoche’s Advices

Dear Dharma Friends,
 
I have just returned to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur tonight. I have gone there for a 5-day Mani Puja organised by Ratnashri Buddhist Centre Malaysia, which is of the Drikung Kagyud Lineage and closely connected to Teacher Venerable Drubwang Konchok Norbu Rinpoche.
 
During the retreat, I managed to have a private audience with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. Rinpoche confirmed that it is Teacher Venerable Drubwang Rinpoche’s greatest wish that the yearly 100 Million Mani Recitation Retreat be continued to benefit all mother sentient beings. Rinpoche advised that we could kindly request KMSPKS Monastery to continue the retreat as it will be of benefit to the Monastery as well. Rinpoche also mentioned that the Drikung Kagyud Spiritual Masters will always have great consideration for the Mani Retreat as it is very beneficial to all sentient beings.
 
Rinpoche advised that everyday, we must try to recite the Mani mantra as many as possible with loving-kindness and compassion for all sentient beings, and try to practice the 37 Bodhisattva Vows by constantly being mindful of our every intention and actions so as to ensure that they are pure and conform to the conduct of the Bodhisattvas. In this way, the blessings of Teacher Venerable Drubwang Rinpoche will always be with us. Rinpoche said that having the altruistic thought and willingness to put others before ourselves is very necessary and it doesn’t really matter if we could actually help others as long as we are willing and have tried our best.
 
Rinpoche advised that we must continue to recite Teacher Venerable Drubwang Konchok Norbu Rinpoche’s long-life prayer, although physically he is no longer with us. In doing so, we will be able to constantly request Teacher Venerable Drubwang Rinpoche to continue to stay to protect and guide us in our spiritual practice, so that our noble aspiration could be fulfilled sooner. If we have faith in him and diligently practised the dharma that he has taught us, we will be able to experience swift spiritual progress. Rinpoche advised us to give up self-cherishing, so that our practice of the 37 Bodhisattva Vows is possible and pure.
 
Rinpoche taught that we should try to use the Mani Prayer Wheel as often as possible as it will be very beneficial for others and ourselves.
 
Regarding the Mani Prayer Wheel, Rinpoche also taught that we should sleep with it under our pillow or beside it. He said that the result of doing so will be similar to the result obtained from the Powa practice upon our death.
 
Rinpoche taught that upon waking up, the first thing to do is to think of the Triple Gem. At night, we need to recall and confess all our faults before sleeping. We must also constantly dedicate all our merits, no matter how small they are, to all mother sentient beings.
 
Kind dharma friends at Ratnashri Buddhist Centre Malaysia have promised that they will try their best to conduct the Mani Retreat yearly and all are welcomed to join them in the retreat. They have been most kind in showing their hospitality and kindness when I was there. Currently, I have observed that they do not have enough full-time retreatants to complete the 100 Million Mani Recitation, hence, in my opinion, it would be great if we could join them yearly. Firstly, we will get to do the retreat out of our wish to gain Enlightenment swiftly in order to guide mother sentient beings out of Samsara and towards Enlightenment. Secondly, we could practise loving-kindness and compassion by having a sincere wish to help our kind dharma friends in Malaysia to hit the 100 Million Mani Recitation target, so that they too could be as fortunate as we used to be in accumulating vast merits through the power group practice in order to gain swift spiritual progress. The very kind Garchen Rinpoche has taught during this Mani Retreat that Altruistic Bodhicitta is the cause for Enlightenment, and Altruistic Bodhicitta could only be achieved by letting go of our attachment and aversion which arise due to our tendency to cherish ourselves more than we cherish others. He taught that this very belief that there is a ‘self’ for us to protect is the cause of our Samsaric bonds.
 
The above are some of the teachings and advice that Garchen Rinpoche has given and I have written in the way that I have understood them. Please read through and analyse them yourself to see if they make any sense to you. By considering my limitations and sincerity in sharing the teachings and advice that I have received from Garchen Rinpoche, please kindly forgive me if I have made any mistakes.
 
Kind Dharma Friend, Mee Kuen, has informed me of a 100 Million Mani Recitation Pledge Campaign. Please click on the links below for the details:
 
http://www.thedailyenlightenment.com/temp/103.jpg
 
Yours in Dharma,
Kim
olifang@singnet.com.sg
 
5月3日

HHDL essay to Newsweek

"........the circle of people who can grasp and practise the whole corpus of the Buddha's teachings is limited even in the Land of Snows, which today is in a state of crisis......
the brunt of the responsibility therefore is on the ecumenical ( "Ri-May" ) religious centers and their subsidiary colleges in exile...... "
 
-- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
 
 
The Path to Enlightenment
 
With the right attitude, any journey to a sacred place becomes a pilgrimage,
writes the Dalai Lama in an exclusive essay for NEWSWEEK. 
 
Web-Exclusive Commentary
 
By The Dalai Lama
 
Newsweek 
April 21, 2007 -
 
 
Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, has long been a major object
of pilgrimage. Even today, people from the farthest reaches of Tibet try to
pay a visit at least once in their lives. Often they undertake the journey
on foot, even barefoot. Some especially hardy pilgrims prostrate themselves,
pressing their body full-length upon the ground along the entire length of
their route. Once they reach the city, they often do not even stop to have a
cup of tea until they have been to the Jokhang, the main cathedral, to pay
their respects before the image of the Buddha, the Jowo Rinpoche.
 
 
Pilgrimages are a part of nearly every religion. The faithful set out in
hopes of finding virtue and gaining merit. Among Buddhists, they visit
places where a spiritual master once spent time meditating. His presence
makes the place seem somehow blessed or charged, as if there is some kind of
electricity around it. Pilgrims come to feel these mysterious vibrations.
They try to share in the visions of the master. Along their road, they
undertake hardship with no thought of material reward. Their every step,
every movement, becomes filled with a sense of spiritual progress. Many
intensify the sense of hardship along the way by going barefoot, or reciting
prayers or mantras, and so increase the spiritual merit they gain.
 
  
We Buddhists believe that merit is accumulated when you take part in
something religious, with discipline and faith, because in doing so you
shape a proper attitude within. With the right attitude, any journey to a
sacred place becomes a pilgrimage. In our tradition, the Buddha advised that
in times to come people interested in his teachings should be told about the
places associated with the major events of his life. His purpose was not to
ensure the aggrandizement of the person of the Buddha, but rather the
welfare of his followers. We believe that expressing respect and admiration
for the qualities of the Buddha-by making offerings or undertaking a
pilgrimage-contribu tes to our own spiritual progress.
 
  
There is a strong nomadic strain in the Tibetans, which lends itself to the
rigors of pilgrimage. Our land itself is a source of spiritual inspiration,
not only because of the profusion of temples and monasteries, but because we
regard even the physical features of the land as sacred. Mount Kailash in
western Tibet is especially famous. Buddhists revere it as the sacred
location of the meditational deity Chakrasamvara. For Hindus, it is the
abode of the deities Shiva and Parvati. Jains and Sikhs have their own
special associations with it. Even for those without a specific faith, the
mountain's physical form and color make it a natural symbol of purity.
  
 
For Tibetans, India is also a holy land. It was the birthplace of the
founder of Buddhist culture and the source of the wisdom brought to our
mountains hundreds of years ago by Indian saints and seers. My first
opportunity to pay my respects there came in 1956, when I was invited to
attend celebrations of the 2,500th anniversary of the Buddha's birth. I was
overjoyed. I was to have a chance to visit Bodhgaya, the place that, like
every Buddhist, I associated with the highest achievements of the spiritual
path, the Buddha's attainment of perfect enlightenment.
  
 
When I finally stood in the presence of the seat of enlightenment, I was
profoundly moved. Reflecting on Shakyamuni Buddha's great accomplishment in
this place, I also could not fail to remember his overwhelming kindness to
all sentient beings. Not only did he achieve perfection himself, but also he
revealed that each of us has the potential to do so, too. I believed then,
as I do now, that the teachings of the Buddha could lead not only to inner
peace in the lives of individuals, but also to peace between nations. At
Bodhgaya, as at other Buddhist sites, I was also filled with admiration for
the masterpieces of Indian religious art, expressions of creative genius and
profound faith. I was reminded that sectarianism and communal conflict have
in the past harmed this great heritage. Yet ultimately, India's underlying
spirit of tolerance and religious freedom has always restored peace and
calm.
  
 
During that first visit to India, I also made a pilgrimage to Rajghat on the
banks of the Yamuna River, where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. It is a calm
and beautiful spot and I felt very grateful to be there, the guest of a
people who, like mine, had endured foreign domination. I was grateful, too,
to be in the country that had adopted Ahimsa, the Mahatma's doctrine of
nonviolence. As I stood praying, I experienced simultaneously great sadness
at not being able to meet Gandhi in person and great joy at the magnificent
example of his life. He was a man who put his belief in altruism and
nonviolence above any personal considerations. I was convinced that his
devotion to the cause of nonviolence was the only way to conduct politics.
 
 
Essentially, all religions teach us to discipline and transform ourselves so
that we can achieve inner peace and a kind heart. Yet today, in different
parts of the world, we see the flames of conflict being fanned in the name
of religion. People take up arms in the name of religion only because they
are too narrow-minded to grasp the true meaning of their respective faiths.
  
 
I firmly believe we can take steps to help nurture understanding and harmony
among religions, and thus promote peace and security. One of the important
ways of doing this is to encourage contacts among the faiths, perhaps by
visiting others' places of pilgrimage. If possible, they can pray together;
if not, they can just sit in silent meditation. Pilgrimages like this are an
immensely valuable and deep experience. On one occasion, for example, I
visited Lourdes, in southern France, not as a tourist but as a pilgrim. I
drank the holy water, stood in front of Mary's statue and thought that here,
in this place, millions of people find blessing or tranquility on this spot.
As I looked at the statue of Mary, a deep feeling of admiration and
appreciation for Christianity rose within me, simply because it provides so
much benefit to millions of people. Christianity may have a different
philosophy, but the practical value of the help and benefit it offers is
quite clear.
  
 
It was in this spirit that, in 1993, I went to Jerusalem, a site holy to
three of the world's great religions. I went to the Wailing Wall with Jewish
friends. I visited Christian places and prayed with Christian friends, and
then I visited the Mount Rock, the holy place of our Muslim friends and
prayed with them. I have also paid visits to various Hindu, Islamic, Jain
and Sikh shrines and places holy to Zoroastrians both in India and abroad.
Sometimes we prayed together and sometimes meditated together in silence.
  
 
More recently, I joined Christian and Buddhist leaders in a pilgrimage of
prayers, meditation and dialogue at Bodhgaya. Each morning under the Bodhi
Tree, we all sat together and meditated. Since the Buddha came more than
2,500 years ago, and since Jesus Christ came almost 2,000 years ago, I think
that this was the first time such a meeting had taken place.
 
  
There is one place that I have long wished to visit, but my wish has yet to
be fulfilled. The Five Peaked Mountain or Wu T'ai Shan in China is renowned
for its association with Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. My
predecessor, the 13th Dalai Lama, was able to pay his respects there and,
since my first trip to China in 1954, I have cherished the hope that I might
follow in his footsteps. At that time, the Chinese authorities deflected my
request, saying that the roads were impassable. I am sure the route is clear
today.
  
 
During the ongoing discussions we have had with Chinese authorities
concerning Tibetan autonomy, my envoys have reiterated my wish to visit.
There are many sacred places in China, a country where Buddhism long
flourished. I would like to visit some of them. And at the same time, while
I am there, I hope to be able to see for myself the changes and developments
that have taken place in the People's Republic of China.
4月25日

The Dalai Lama Sept Teaching Tour for you !

The Dalai Lama Teaching Tour 2007 

 Especially for the people of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand  & Philippines

What is the Dalai Lama Teaching Tour about?

Out of his great compassion, His Holiness The Dalai Lama agreed to offer 3 days of teachings in his Namgyal Monastery in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India, to people from countries in the region he is unable to visit.

The Dalai Lama Teaching Tour was set up to facilitate people of all faiths and cultures an opportunity to meet and receive these inaugural teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Who are we?

• The Dalai Lama Teaching Tour is a legal entity registered in Singapore.

• We operate as a non-profit organization with no administrative or

operational overheads and no interest in canvassing for funds.

Sua Ee Jong

Assistant

Jinpa

Advisor

Singapore Malaysia Indonesia Thailand Philippines

Tara Melwani

Regional Director

 

Who may come?

• For anyone

– In good physical and mental health

– Including ordained monks and nuns

– Children above the age of 6 years old

• Citizens and permanent residents of

– Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines

• Translations provided

– For English & Chinese Language via FM radio

– Other language translations upon group request

Dorje Shugden practitioners are not allowed.

(See: www.dalailama.com)

 

Why are these teachings by His Holiness so

special?

• His Holiness has specially chosen to teach a treasured

text for our region and this is a good opportunity for you to

hear His Holiness in person.

• Seating priority will be given to you, the people from this

region.

• Seating rotation plan that allows everyone on this tour an

opportunity to sit as close to His Holiness as possible.

 

When?

3-5 September 2007

Travel dates 1 - 6 September 2007

Where?

McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India

What will His Holiness be teaching?

1. Master Nagarjuna’s commentary on Bodhicitta

2. Chenrezig (Guan Yin) Initiation

 

What is Master Nagajuna’s commentary on Bodhicitta?

In order to become a Buddha, it is necessary to develop the mind of enlightenment* (bodhicitta). There

are two types of bodhicitta - ultimate and conventional.

We all know from personal experience that what we deeply aspire to gain is happiness and what we try to

avoid is suffering. Yet our thoughts and actions only lead us to more suffering, dissatisfaction and no

lasting happiness.

To the lasting joy and happiness that we seek. This must surely mean we are operating within the

framework of ignorance. If that’s the case, we need to uproot the cause of our problems – ignorance and

the other counter productive emotions such as anger, jealousy etc.

The way to do this is to develop

ultimate bodhicitta - the realization of emptiness which is the

understanding that we ourselves and everything that exists do so by depending on other factors. Nothing

exists inherently or independent of other factors.

Just as a bird needs two wings to fly, in order to become a Buddha, ultimate bodhicitta must be conjoined

with the

conventional bodhicitta - the altruistic intention to achieve the state of full enlightenment for

the benefit of all sentient beings.

His Holiness’s teachings will be based on the Commentary on Bodhicitta (Jang.Chub Sem.Drel) by

Nagarjuna which contains the explanation of these two types of bodhicitta.

* A mind totally free from suffering

Travel Itinerary - Total 5 nights stay

Sat 1 Sept Depart for Dharamsala via New Delhi

Sun 2 Rest and briefing

Mon 3 Teachings

Tue 4 Teachings

Wed 5 Initiation, Q&A (To be confirmed), photo session

Thu 6 Depart for home via New Delhi

Programme

(Subject to change by His Holiness’s office)

Sun 2nd Sept 2007

4.00 pm Orientation (required)

Issue of security passes, briefing, seating, logistics

Meet at the gates of Namgyal monastery

(Walking distance from most

hotels & guest houses in McLeod Ganj)

6.30 pm Free and easy

Mon 3rd & Tue 4th Sept 2007

07.45 - 08.45 am Vegetarian buffet breakfast @ Namgyal Monastery

08.45 am All to be seated in Chenrezig Hall

09.00 - 11.30 am Teachings by His Holiness

11.30 - 1.15 pm Vegetarian buffet lunch

1.15 pm Back to seat

(please be punctual)

1.30 - 3.30 pm Teachings by His Holiness

After 3.30 pm Free and easy

 

Wed 5th Sept 2007

07.45 - 08.45 am Vegetarian buffet breakfast @ Namgyal Monastery

09.00 - 11.30 am Chenrezig Initiation in Chenrezig Hall

11.30 - 1.15 pm Vegetarian buffet lunch

1.15 pm Back to seat

(please be punctual)

1.30 - 2.30 pm Q&A with His Holiness

(To be confirmed)

2.30 - 4.30pm Photo session with His Holiness

Evening Free and easy

Thu 6th Sept 2007

Depart for home via New Delhi

I am very interested. What do I do next?

There are 3 options

1. For individuals, temples and organizations choosing to book a package

through our regional appointed travel agents

2. For temples and organizations choosing to organize their own group

package with their selected travel agent

3. For free independant travelers

For options 2 & 3 a required S$150 registration fee per person is to be made

payable to The Dalai Lama Teaching Tour to cover the costs for:

Security pass (no entry will be permitted into the priority seating area without them)

3 days vegetarian breakfast and lunch buffet at Namgyal monastery

(non spicy, without garlic and onions)

Text for the teaching being taught and prayer book

Tea and bread during teachings

Customary offering expenses for the teaching

Misc expenses

Please note that all security passes will only be issued in Dharamsala.

Option 1 - For individuals, temples and organizations choosing to

book a package through our regional appointed travel

agents

Step 1

Contact our local appointed travel agent/s to find out your preferred package price according to

airline and accommodation. Your package price will include the required S$150 registration fee

per person.

Step 2

Download the HHDLTeaching Tour registration form from our website

www.dalailama.com.sg

or call our local travel agent to have it sent to you.

Step 3

Check with the above regarding submission of the following:

1. Passport (Visa form if an Indian visa is required)

2. 2 passport sized photos (4 passport sized photos if you require an Indian visa)

3. HHDL Teaching Tour registration form

4. A photocopy of your front page of passport and proof of permanent residency (if

applicable)

5. Cheque payment for the full amount.

You are advised to take the necessary vaccinations and arrange your own travel insurance

.

Option 2

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For temples and organizations choosing to organize their own

group package with their selected travel agent

Step 1

Download the HHDL Teaching Tour registration form from our website

www.dalailama.com.sg or

call our local travel agent to have it sent to you.

Step 2

Ensure that each member submits the following and consolidate your group’s registration to be posted

to The Dalai Lama Teaching Tour in Singapore.

1. A photocopy of your front page of passport and proof of permanent residency (if applicable)

2. 2 passport sized photos

3. HHDL Teaching Tour registration form

4. Cheque payment for the consolidated group made payable in Singapore dollars to THE DALAI

LAMA TEACHING TOUR. (registration fee is S$150 per person)

A reminder to ensure that all members in your group have a valid Indian visa and validity of your passport should be more

than six months from the time of travel.

You are advised to take the necessary vaccinations and arrange your own travel insurance.

Option 3 - For free and independent travelers

Step 1

Download the HHDL Teaching Tour registration form from our website

www.dalailama.com.sg or

call our local appointed travel agent to have it sent to you. Our local appointed travel agents are able to

customize your itinerary.

Step 2

Post to The Dalai Lama Teaching Tour, Singapore, the following:

1. A photocopy of your front page of passport and proof of permanent residency (if applicable)

2. 2 passport sized photos

3. HHDL Teaching Tour registration form

4. Cheque payment made payable in Singapore dollars to THE DALAI LAMA TEACHING TOUR.

(registration fee is S$150 per person)

A reminder to ensure you have a valid Indian visa.

You are advised to take the necessary vaccinations and arrange your own travel insurance.

Registration

Registration opens 1st May 2007

Registration closes 15th July 2007

It is important that you book early because it is peak travel season in India.

CONTACTS

Singapore

Organizer

The Dalai Lama Teaching Tour

10 Genting Lane #11-00

Jay Gee Melwani House

Singapore 349583

Tel: +65 68480503 Tara (English)

Tel: +65 67447092 Ee Jong

(Eng/Mandarin)

Tel: +65 91089031 Jinpa (Mandarin)

Email: info@dalailama.com.sg

Website: www.dalailama.com.sg

Local appointed travel agents

1) C&E Holidays Pte Ltd

No 1 Jalan Berseh #02-28

New World Centre

Singapore 209037

Tel: +65 64911027

Contact: Patrick Tay

Email: patricktay@cneholidays.com

www.cneholidays.com

Itinerary available on website

2) Diners World Travel

7500A Beach Road #31-308

The Plaza

Singapore 199591

Contact: Iris Seah or Fenny Suryati

Tel:+65 62920802

Email: iris.seah@dinerstravel.com.sg

fenny.suryati@dinerstravel.com.sg

CONTACTS

Malaysia

Local appointed travel agents:

1) Diners World Travel, KL

Tel: Contact:

Email:

2) Forerank Travel Sdn Bhd

5 Jalan Murai Dua, Batu Kompleks

Batu Tinggi, Jalan Ipoh

51100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: +603 62579355 Contact: P.A Beh

Email: sales@forerank.com

3) Air-tour Express Sdn Bhd

59 Jalan Kuning, Taman Pelangi

80400 Jonor Bahru

Tel: +019 777 7387 Contact: TS Low

Email: airtourjb@po.jaring.my

Indonesia

Local appointed travel agent

1) Diners World Travel

Tel: Contact:

Email:

2) Lisa Tours & Travels

Hotel Grenalia, Jl Cikini Raya No: 46

Jakarta 10330, Indonesia

Tel: 6221 3928372 • 3928358

Contact: Mr Khalid

Email: lisatours@yahoo.com

 

Dedication of merit

" By this merit may I obtain omniscience

And vanquish the enemy of wrongdoing

Then from the stormy waves of

birth, old age, sickness and death

From the ocean of becoming

may I free all beings."

~ His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Photo credit: SANDRA GALISTAN

CONTACTS

Thailand

Local appointed travel agent

1) Diners World Travel

Tel:

Email:

Contact person

2) ST Deluxe Tour Co. Ltd

175-177 BUI Tower 2

nd Floor Room 1

Suriwongse Road , Suriwongse,

Bangrak, Bangkok 10500

Contact: Mr Surasak Boonyanankj

Mobile : 01-1700007

Email: surrasaksha@hotmail.com

Philippines

Local appointed travel agent

1) Diners World Travel

Tel:

Email:

Contact person:

 

4月19日

7 Essential Points of True Dharma Practices

7 Essential Points of True Dharma Practices

--- By H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

1.

Do not forget Lama; Pray to him and supplicate him at all times.

勿忘上师,时时祈请。

2.

Do not let your mind be distracted; Watch your mind essence.

勿随妄念,善观自心。

3.

Do not forget death; Persist diligently in Dharma practice.

勿忘死亡,坚持佛法。

4.

Do not forget sentient beings; With compassion, dedicate merits to them.

勿忘众生,慈心迴向。

5.

Those who are practicing in the mountain solitude, determine again and again the

impermanence, renunciation & compassion.

予山中静处持修者,当一再生起坚定的无常心,出离心与慈悲心。

6.

Be mindful that your mind is inseparable with the Guru’s mind.

当秉持正念,自心与上师心无二无别。

7. It is important to dedicate the root of virtue for the benefit of sentient beings.

当秉持善业根本,迴向利益一切众生。