Bodhi Path Buddhist Center
Eugene, Oregon USA 98 E. 13th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
USA
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Events
Compassion in Buddhism: The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva: with Shangpa Rinpoche July 29-30, 2008
Times & Locations: July 29, 7-9 pm
Hilyard Center
2580 Hilyard Street
at Amazon Park, Eugene
Suggested donation $15
July 30, 7-9 pm
Bodhi Path Center
98 E. 13th Avenue, Suite B
Eugene, at Oak Street
Suggested donation $15
Topic:
Shangpa Rinpoche will teach on the Mahayana practice of developing bodhicitta and living one's life as a Bodhisattva. Composed by Ngolchu Thogme Rinpoche (1295-1369 CE), The Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is a classic guidebook on how to transcend the limits imposed by self-centeredness to open our hearts to our own potential for love and compassion.
About the Teacher:
Born on 1960 at the border between Tibet and Nepal, Shangpa Rinpoche was recognized at the age of two as an incarnation of the Great Yogi Shangpa Rinpoche. In 1976, at age 19, Rinpoche was appointed by the 16th Karmapa as Abbot of the Janchub Choeling Monastery in Pokhara, Nepal. Since 1982, Rinpoche has overseen the Karma Kagyu Buddhist Center of Singapore at the request of H. H. the 14th Shamar Rinpoche. Shangpa Rinpoche is also Abbot of Vikramashila Buddhist Institute in Nepal, Tharpa Choeling Nunnery in Mustang, and Drubgyud Choeling Monastery in Lumbini. In 2004, Rinpoche founded the Kagyu Institute for Buddhist Studies in Kirtipur. To manage his works in these areas, Rinpoche established the Shangpa Foundation in 1996 and became in Chairman with the approved and support of the Nepalese Government.
An important teacher in the Kagyu lineage, Rinpoche travels frequently to the other countries to keep in touch with the progress of his works and to continue with the propagation of the Buddhism.
For more information about Rinpoche:
Read this detailed bio.
You can also watch a video documentary on the life and activities of Shangpa Rinpoche.
December 12th–15th
Buddhist Dharma Teacher Choepel VIEW FLYER
Wednesday, December 12th, 7-9pm
Rememberance of the Three Jewels
Thursday, December 13th, 7-9pm
Introduction to Meditation
For All Levels. Newcomers welcome
Friday December 14th, 7-9pm
Supplication to the Takpo Kagyu
Saturday, December 15th, 10-11am
Introduction to Meditation
For All Levels. Newcomers welcome
All December Classes are held at the Bodhi Path center in Downtown Eugene.
98 E. 13th Ave
Eugene OR, 97401
Class fee is $10 per class.
November 16th–18th Buddhist Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarcin
Teachings
Friday, November 16, 7-8 p.m.
Meeting a True Friend
Tamarack Wellness Center
3575 Donald Street, Eugene
Saturday, November 17, 2-3p.m.
Stupas: Sacred Monuments Symbolizing Awakened Mind
University of Oregon
School of Architecture and Allied Arts Building
115 Lawrence Hall
Sunday, November 18, 10-12p.m.
Introduction to Meditation
Bodhi Path Eugene University Center
September 1st–6th
Buddhist Dharma Teacher Töndrup Rabten
Teachings
Saturday, September 1st, 10-11pm Meditation with Dharma Teacher Töndrup Rabten
Bodhi Path Eugene
Sunday, September 2nd, 10-12pm Dharma Terms: The Explanation and Importance of Accurate Understanding of Buddhist Terminology Accurate understanding of Buddhist teachings is imperative to one's spiritual development. One may easily become lost in myriad of specialized terms and develop erroneous concepts from readings. For example, the word "dharma" may be explained in many ways. Join us for an introduction to basic Buddhist terminology.
Bodhi Path Eugene
Wednesday, September 5th, 7-8pm Relating Wisely to Our Surrounding
Shrine room is a place for discovery of our precious and rich mind. Respectful use of the space fosters joyful development of meditation for us and well as the other. Join us in understanding
how to relate harmonious with our surrounding.
Bodhi Path Eugene
Public Lecture
Thursday, September 6th, 7-9pm Shamatha: Calming the Ceaseless Thoughts
Our minds like ceaseless waterfall flows endlessly among samsaric ideals which cause immeasurable sufferings since beginningless time. With progressive development of Shamatha (calm-abiding) and Lojong (mind-training), one develops a calm mind conducive to flourishment of wisdom and compassion. Dharma Teacher Töndrup Rabten will show us how to integrate Shamatha practice with Lojong for a peaceful and beautiful mind.
University of Oregon, College of Education, Room 152,
1571 Alder Street, Eugene
August 22 , Wednesday, 8-9pm
Bodhi Path Eugene - New Center Location Move-In Celebration
Please join us after Lojong Workshop for a gathering to celebrate our new home in Downtown Eugene. The space increased to double the size of the previous location to accomadate more people and more teaching. Just 4 blocks west of Bijoux Art Cinema. Please see the end of newsletter for more information.
August 15 - 22
Retreat and Workshop with Buddhist Dharma Teacher Julia Tenzin download flyer (862 kb)
NEW: DOWNLOAD REGISTRATON FORM
To return the form, please
or call 541-515-2602 to make a reservation.
About the Teacher
At the age of 20, Julia Tenzin became a student of Lama Gendun Rinpoche. A Tibetan master of the Karma Kagyu Lineage, Gendun Rinpoche spent half of his life in meditation retreats and attained the highest level of realization. For ten years, Julia Tenzin received Buddhist meditation training in his retreat centers in France, accomplishing three cycles of the traditional three-year retreat where she received the transmissions of the Karma Kagyu Lineage. After several years of teaching activity in Europe, she is presently a M.A. student for Buddhist Studies at the University of the West in Rosemead, California.
Lojong (Seven Point Mind-Training) Workshops
Wednesday, August 15 , 7-8pm
Workshop Mind-Training: Overcoming Fear and Aggression
Eugene Center Location
Wednesday, August 22 , 7-8pm
Workshop Mind-Training: Free the Mind
Eugene Center Location
Public Lecture
Thursday, August 16 , 7-9pm
Working with the Emotions
University of Oregon, College of Education, 1571 Alder Street, Eugene
Suggested Donation $10 per class
Weekend Retreat
Saturday & Sunday, August 18 -19
Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat
Bodhi Path Yoncalla Center
$136 for entire program or $68/per day
Welcome Evening Reception: Friday, August 17 , 6-9pm
Meditation and Instructions: Saturday 7am - Sunday 5pm
See bodhipath.org for detailed information
(Open to all levels, newcomers welcomed, pre-registration
required for lodging and food preparation, please call 541-515-2602)
JUST ADDED: 35 Buddhas Practice Teaching
Tuesday, August 21st, 7-9pm
Bodhi Path Eugene Center
(Open to people who have taken refuge vows. For more
Information, please contact the center staff)
August 9 - 12
Special Yoga & Meditation Program with Ram and Lama Dawa Tarchin
Yoga and meditation go hand-in-hand in initiating a greater sense of well-being in all of us. Using breath work and a set of postures, yoga practice promotes flexibility and optimal bodily functions. Consistent mindfulness/ awareness-meditation enhance stability, openness and loving-kindness which are inherent in all of us. Join us at our new center Bodhi Path Yoncalla for a journey of wellness and care.
NEW: DOWNLOAD REGISTRATON FORM To return the form, please
or call 541-515-2602 to make a reservation.
About the Teachers
Ram
Ram started taking yoga at Rio Hondo College in 1984, when he was 40 years old, to become more flexible. Knee surgery on both knees, in 1986 and 1988, had burned up his passion for running and bicycling. His passion became Yoga. The more Ram did yoga, the more he liked it - it felt so good! His enthusiasm prompted him, in 1991, to become a Siromani, teacher of yoga. In 1996 Ram went to India to become a Yoga Acharya, Master of Yoga. As a yoga instructor Ram became more involved in the healing aspects of yoga. He became a certified Integrated Yoga Therapist in 1994 under Joseph LePage.
Ram now teaches chair yoga at Palm Court Assisted Living. He
teaches senior citizens for West Los Angeles College. He teaches open yoga classes for Culver City Parks and Recreation. He teaches the advanced class for Sivananda Yoga.
Lama Dawa Tarchin
Born in New York City, Lama Dawa Tarchin grew up in a multicultural family in Europe and speaks English, German and French fluently. In his early twenties, Lama Dawa became the student of the great Mahamudra master Gendun Rinpoche and he completed two 3-year meditation retreats and received the transmission of the Karma Kagyu Lineage. transmission of the Karma Kagyu Lineage.
Yoga Workshops
Friday-Sunday, August 10 - 12 , 7-8:30am & 4-5:30pm
Yoga for Your Health
Bodhi Path Yoncalla Center
Fees Included in Course Tuition
Meditation Workshops
Friday-Sunday, August 10 - 12 , 10-10:45am & 2-2:30pm
Introduction to Meditation
Bodhi Path Yoncalla Center
Suggested Donation Applies at the Door
Dharma Teaching Workshops
Friday-Sunday, August 10 - 12 , 11-11:45am
Bodhicitta-Aspiration to Work for the Benefit of the Others
Bodhi Path Yoncalla Center
Suggested Donation Applies at the Door
3-Day Residential Program (Camping & Meals Included)
$264 for entire program
3-Day Non-Residential Program (Meals Included)
$234 for entire program
Per Day Residential Program (Camping & Meals Included)
$88
Per Day Non-Residential Program (Meals Included)
$78
Newcomers and practitioners at all levels are welcomed. Residential program recommended; optional non-residential, please contact center coordinator for details.
Lodging: Camping or RVs are welcomed.
Meals: Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner provided daily.
June 2, Saturday, 7-9pm
The Meaning of Refuge Vow and Bodhisattva Vows
Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa the Physician Monk
Public Lecture with Lobpon Tsering Samdup University of Oregon, College of Education, Room 152, 1571 Alder Street, Eugene
For details, please see: this flyer (404kb)
May 10, 11, 12, 2007. Lama Yangdak: Awakening of Loving Kindness
Three days of Buddhist Teachings and Meditation at Bodhi Path, Eugene Oregon
About Teacher
A Buddhist monk for over 26 years, Lama Tsony completed two traditional 3-year retreats under the guidance of the great meditation master Lama Gendun Rinpoche. Lama Tsony serves as Abbot of Kundrul Ling Monastery in the Auvergne region of France where hundreds of other westerners have also completed 3-year retreats. For the past 15 years, Lama Tsony has taught Buddhism and meditation practice throughout Europe and the US.
Public Lecture
Friday, March 30, 7-9pm
"May Confusion Dawn as Wisdom"
Four Dharmas of Gampopa
Saturday, March 31, 7-9pm
The Synergy of Body, Speech and Mind in the Buddhist Perspective
March 9 -11 "The Four Noble Truths": Fundamental Reality of Life from Buddhist Perspective
with Venerable Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche
3-Day Public Program & Weekend Meditation Retreat Friday opening talk was on the praxises of Buddhism. On Saturday and Sunday program, Rinpoche presented an in-depth philosophical analysis of interaction between external matter and internal mind. Then, Rinpoche guided a short meditation in group.
About Teacher
Recognized in infancy by the 14th Shamar Rinpoche, the 5th Dilyag Sabchu Rinpoche began the rigorous spiritual training accorded important incarnate teachers at 5 years old. At 17, Sabchu Rinpoche entered into the traditional three-year retreat at Pharping, near the cave where the great saint Padmasambhava attained enlightenment.
There Rinpoche received all the oral transmissions and empowerments of the Karma Kagyu lineage under the guidance of Lama Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche. Today, Sabchu Rinpoche serves as co-head of Sri Karma Raja Maha Vihar in Nepal and teaches Buddhism throughout Asia and the United States.
