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A Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center 1258 McDuff Avenue South * Jacksonville, Florida
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| Email Newsletter for January 4th, 2007 - KTC Jacksonville | ||||
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| Inspiration: Engaging in the Conduct of Bodhisattvas | ||||
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Others are my main concern. When I notice something of mine, I steal it and give it to others. Shantideva
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| Announcements | ||||
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| Chenrezik and Amitabha Practice |
We will be continuing our regular schedule, with Chenrezik and Amitabha practice, starting at 10:30am until 11:30am on Saturday mornings. The practice of Chenrezik is for the development of loving kindness and compassion towards all beings, and the practice of Amitabha is for those beings that have died or may be dying. Doors will open at 10:00 am for silent sitting meditation. Immediately following this practice, we will continue with our book discussion on The Essence of Buddhism by Traleg Kyabgon. |
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| Green Tara | This Sunday, January 7th, 2007 (and the first Sunday of every month) is the practice of Green Tara. This combined prayers and meditation are to help bring forth enlightened qualities in practitioners and peace and freedom from strife throughout the world. Doors open at 9am practice starts at 9:30 a.m. | |||
| Beginning Buddhism Class |
Thursday
evening, January 11th, Steve
Simmons will be hosting a 4 week Beginning Buddhism Class (one night a
week on Thursdays). The doors will open at
6:45pm, the class will
begin at 7:00 pm, and should run approximately one hour. It
will cover
the life of the Buddha as well as other topics. |
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| Meditation Instruction | The Director of our
Sangha, Michael Turnquist, will be giving a
meditation instruction class Saturday January 13th, beginning
at 9:00am. This class is free of charge and open to the public. If you would like to attend, please drop an e-mail to webmaster@ktcjax.org. |
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| Florida Tibetan Buddhist Center | There is a new web site
with information about the Florida Tibetan Buddhist Center in Lake
Santa Fe, just outside of Gainesville, Florida. Be sure to check it out
at http://floridatbc. |
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| KTC Message Board | We
would like to invite everyone to our new message board. Here we will post information about events and the center. The existing events e-mail will still continue but this will be an extended area for sangha discussion. Please go to http://groups. |
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Shinay
Meditation
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Tuesday and Wednesday
nights from 7:00pm - 8:00 pm,
Doors open
at 6:45pm. Open to the
public. All are welcome to attend.
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| Bardor Tulku Rinpoche's Visit | We are extremely
blessed to be able to host The Venerable Bardor
Tulku Rinpoche in
Jacksonville, Friday, February 23rd through the 25th. On Friday evening, (times to be announced), he will be giving a public talk at the FCCJ Kent Campus Auditorium on Death and Dying. On Saturday, February 24th and Sunday, February 25th, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche will be giving a teaching on Mahamudra at FCCJ Kent Campus, room C202. Saturday evening, Rinpoche will be giving the refuge vows, followed by the Amitabha empowerment. (Refuge is required and commitments may be imposed.)Times and cost to be announced, pre-registration required. |
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| Gainesville KTC | ||||
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Gainesville KTC |
Lama David's meditation class that normally meets on Tuedays from 6:30pm until 8:00pm in the Florida School of Massage will not meet again until January 9th, 2007. You may contact Lama David at dbole@bellsouth.net for further information. |
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| St.Augustine KKSG | ||||
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St.Augustine KKSG |
WEDNESDAYS from 7 - 9 pm is devoted to CHENREZIG practice and study. The chanting part takes about an hour, then we read from a selected book on this subject. So far, we have completed Bokar Rinpoche's Chenrezig, Lord of Love, and are nearing completion of Patrul Rinpoche's (commentary by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche), Heart Treasures of the Enlightened Ones. There is always time for questions and curiosities concerning this profound and helpful practice. There is no charge, but donations are welcome, and you may also want to inquire about becoming a KKSG member. THURSDAYS from 7 - 9 pm alternates with "Introduction to Buddhism" (4 weeks, about 4 times a year), and "Buddhist Book Study Club" (the remaining Thursdays with seasonal
breaks).
For more information please e-mail tomvogler@bellsouth.net |
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| News from the Namse Bangdzo Book Store | ||||
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Pointing
Out the Great Way: Stages of Meditation in Mahamudra By: Daniel Brown Sale Price: $23.96 Invaluable for the deep meditator, Pointing Out the Great Way is a comprehensive volume on mahamudra meditation, fully rooted in traditional texts and yet sensitive to the modern Western reader's needs. Author Daniel Brown takes a "gradual stages" approach to mahamudra, and teaches from a psychological perspective, explaing how this very powerful form of meditation actually works. A number of works on Buddhist meditation stages in general and mahamudra in particular are already available in English, yet no single text or commentary on the stages of mahamudra meditation captures the inner experience of these stages in sufficient detail to convey its richness. Pointing Out the Great Way integrates material from a variety of root texts, pratical maunals, and commentaries to creat a comprehensive pratice resource. It distills and arranges the experiences of great adepts who have traversed the path of meditation to the point of perfect mastery. |
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Coming
of Age, The 21st Birthday Celebration of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang
Karmapa, DVD |
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This newsletter is dedicated to the flourishing of the Dharma activity of H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, for the benefit of all beings as limitless as space. With best wishes, The Board of Directors at KTC Jacksonville. 904-389-6885  |
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