THE 9th VAJRA VIDYA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
with
Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
At the VAJRA VIDYA INSTITUTE
SARNATH, VARANASI, INDIA
March 2 – March 13, 2009
SUBJECT - Khenpo Gangshar’s commentary on Mipham Rinpoche’s Vajra Song “The View of the Great Perfection”TAPES OF THE TEACHINGS: will be available only in Kathmandu during the time of the Namo Buddha Seminar. You can tape yourself during the teaching or order later from Namo Buddha Publications.
THE SEMINAR SCHEDULE – Monday to Friday
Breakfast 7:00 Sadhana Practice 8:00 – 8:45 Meditation period 9:00 – 9:50 Teachings 10:00 – 11:30 (approx.) Lunch 12:00 – 1:00 Discussion Group 2:30 – 3:30 Tea 3:30 Tibetan Language, Text Study Classes 4:00 – 5:00 Dinner 6:00 Sadhana Practice 7:00 – 8:00 There will be times for scheduled personal or group interviews with Thrangu Rinpoche. There may be a requested empowerment given by Thrangu Rinpoche. The weekend will be free for rest, practice, study, visiting Varanasi etc. We may have some scheduled events on the weekend.
Participants are welcome to practice in the guesthouse shrineroom.
Accommodation is available at the Vajra Vidya Institute Guesthouse.
Vajra Vidya House, which belongs to the VVI, is available year round. Rates are 450 rupees for single, 650 for a double room except during seminars. Meals are extra. All meals are vegetarian.
DURING THE VVI SEMINAR, the rooms need to be double occupancy. All the rooms are large with attached bathrooms, desk and sitting area. The guesthouse has a shrineroom for practice, a dining room and a garden with a stupa (The Kagyu Dharmachakra Stupa). The cost during teachings is $15 a day per person including meals.
There are some basic rooms also available in the Institute for those wishing to stay alone or in case of the guesthouse being full. Bathrooms are not attached. There is a common bathroom with hot water and western style toilets. The cost is $10 a day per person including meals during a seminar.MEALS during teachings- are at VV House and are vegetarian with fruit served daily. Tea and coffee are served. People staying elsewhere are welcome to pay for meals at the VVI.
To reserve room during the seminar, contact Gloria Jones: Send Email
For information on other accommodations and general information on retreat and Sarnath
For further information and registration to stay at the Vajra Vidya Guesthouse contact:
Gloria Jones, Seminar coordinator:
Send Email
Phone: 00977- 214-0440 or 00977-1-449-4744.
Fax: 977-1-447-2529 (c/o Everest Communications)CONTACT NUMBERS FOR THE VAJRA VIDYA INSTITUTE
PHONE: 91-542-259-5744 (Office) FAX: 91-542-259-5746
vajravidya@yahoo.comDo not contact the Vajra Vidya Institute about the seminar or rooming. These numbers are only to give to your family etc. in case of emergency or to contact Gloria Jones after Feb 23, 2009.
NAMO BUDDHA SEMINAR 2009
AT THRANGU TASHI CHOLING MONASTERY
BOUDHA, KATHMANDU, NEPAL - March 25 - 29Teaching: "The Definitive Philosophy on the Middle Way"
by Khenpo Gangshar
Seminar Fee - $40 or equivalent
Registration: Tuesday, March 24 at the monastery
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