DLM - Spiritual Development Program
Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc.
an affiliate of Emory University, presents
The Paramita Tradition
of Mahamudra
*Via ZOOM

February 13, 2021
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Taught by
Geshe Ngawang Phende

This special instruction on introducing the nature of mind was transmitted from the Victorious Vajradhara through Manjushri to Lama Tsongkhapa, and written down by the First Panchen Lama, Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen.

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In so doing, this quintessential instruction of mahamudra belonging to the precious Ganden- Kagyu oral tradition is explained by the Panchen Lama in terms of preparatory practices, actual methods and concluding procedures. In terms of preparatory practices, these are: refuge and bodhicitta; the manner of relying on the root of the path—the spiritual guru; the practices of accumulating merit and purifying non-virtue,

The actual methods are: The uncommon method of accomplishing the levels of mental abiding and other topics related to calm abiding; the manner of introducing the mind; the conventional nature of the mind and the ultimate nature of the mind. Then, having identified the points associated with the manner of engaging in the practice of mahamudra, the text explains the uncommon manner by which the view is sought on the basis of meditation. Finally, the text explains the uncommon assertions of the great sages of the past.

 
     
Schedule
 
1st Session :
   10 am - Noon
Lunch Break :
   Noon - 2 pm
2nd Session :
   2 - 4 pm
     
 
Payment and early registration is four days before the event date.
To register for these courses please call the center at: 404-982-0051
Tuition:  
    $58 for DLM Members and $65 for non-members
    A voluntary offering to the teacher is customary in the Buddhist tradition.
Location: 
   Online vis Zoom
  Geshe Ngawang Phende was born in Nepal in 1968. As a young boy he entered Drubthob Rinpoche’s monastery in Nepal where he received his initial monastic training. He joined Drepung Loseling Monastery, south India in 1982 at the age of 12, where he successfully completed his monastic education and passed the Geshe Lharampa examination in 2001. He then attended Guymey Monastery for further Tantric studies and stayed there for a year. Geshe Ngawang was the resident teacher at the Lam Rim Tibetan Buddhist Center in Johannesburg, South Africa for nearly four years. Twice he has been on the Mystical Arts of Tibet tour and at present is one of the resident teachers at DLM.
  Suggested Reading for the Mahamudra Series
   
   

 

The Gelug/Kagyu Tradion of Mahamudra
by H.H. the Dalai Lama & Alex Berzin

 
 
Recording Policy:
No recordings, audio or visual, without express permission from Drepung Loseling Monastery.
Cancellation Policy:
One-day events: If you withdraw before the day of the event, we will refund your fees, minus a $20 administrative charge. You must speak with a member of the administrative staff by 6pm. Leaving a message will not alter your registration. There will be no other refunds.
If you do not attend a session it is counted as a withdrawal and there will be no refunds or exchanges.
*When purchasing a series for either the Foundation or the Intermediate classes note that the series advantage gives you a lower rate and purchasing classes individually gives you flexibility. When purchasing these series the first class will count toward the one day cancellation policy. After the first class has begun for the purchase of the series there will be no other refunds or exchanges.

Multiple-day events: If you withdraw before the start of the retreat, course, or event, we will refund your fees, minus a 10% administrative charge. If you withdraw after the first retreat or teaching session, we will refund 75% of the fees. After the start of the second session there will be no refunds.