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Taste of Truth: Teaching on Emptiness & Interdependent Arising by Geshe Dorji Damdul at CKSL on Sep 8-10, 2010
Geshe Dorji Damdul
These teachings will be based on the 24th chapter of The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way (Mulamadhyamakakarika) composed by Arya Nagarjuna, one of the foremost scholars of ancient Nalanda University. In this text Nagarjuna playfully shows the absurdities that we fall into if we interpret emptiness as meaning nothingness, or reject emptiness in favor of permanence.
Geshe Dorji Damdul is one of the official translators of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. He is a popular and respected teacher, particularly for his teachings on emptiness, a distinguished Buddhist scholar, whose interest lies in the relation between Buddhism and science, especially in physics. Geshe la has participated in several of the renowned conferences entailing dialogues between His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama and western scientists organized by Mind and Life Institute.
Currently Geshe la serves as a Deputy Director of Tibet House, New Delhi, where he gives lectures and leads philosophy classes and meditation retreats. Geshe la travels widely in India and abroad to teach Buddhist philosophy and practice.
Schedule: September 8, 2010, Wed - September 10, 2010, Fri
6.30 PM - 8.00 PM - Teaching session
8.00 PM - 8.30 PM - Q & A session
Choe Khor Sum Ling Center is a center for the study and practice of Mahayana Buddhism following the lineage and example of Lord Buddha. The Center, whose name means 'The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma' was founded in 2003 by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the request of HH the XIVth Dalai Lama.
The Center offers courses in various Buddhist meditation techniques and teachings on the various aspects of the Graduated Path to Enlightenment. Teachings are offered free to the public and are conducted in English or in Tibetan (with translation in English). In addition to regular teachings every few weeks the Center invites senior Lamas to give talks on important aspects of the Buddhist path. Such talks are also accompanied by instructions and initiations by the Lama into different meditation practices.
Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre
Ashwini, No. 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560071
tel. (080) 41486497, mob. 99869 44153
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