H.E. Garchen Rinpoche is a founder and spiritual teacher of the Drikung Community Ratnashri

 H.E. Garchen Rinpoche will give teachings at the Ratnashri Center in Kiev October 27-31 2010.

 
Preliminary schedule:
 
 Oct 27:       p.m.            Public talk
 Oct 28:       p.m.            Teachings on conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
 Oct 29:       p.m.            Teachings on conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
 Oct 30:       a.m.            Manjushri Empowerment
                     p.m.            Teachings on conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
 Oct 31:       a.m.            Teachings on the refuge vow and refuge vow ceremony / Teachings on the bodhisattva’s vow and bodhisattva’s        vow     ceremony
                     pm              Celebratory Tsok

Exact time, location and registration details will be provided at the later time. Please, check back.

H.E. Garchen Rinpoche is a founder and spiritual teacher of the Drikung Community Ratnashri.

May all mother sentient beings, boundless as the sky, have happiness and the causes of happiness.
May they be liberated from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May they never be separated from the happiness that is free from sorrow.
May they rest in equanimity, free from attachment and aversion.

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"Please understand that the purpose of the holy dharma in any of the three yanas - hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana - is to liberate the mind from its delusions. Just as medicine exists for the whole purpose of curing disease - if medicine doesn't cure disease, it is of no use. So if you practice dharma, but you don't liberate your mind from delusions, what is the use of that? The sole purpose of the practice of any dharma is to liberate the mind from delusion. So please practice the dharma in such a way as to bring about this result."

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Bodhicitta and cause and effect are most important and crucial teachings, without which there is no basis from which to start and no basis by which to enhance the precious Dharma teachings. There are many different examples of this. When we practice these precious Mahamudra teachings, then we may develop like Milarepa, who is known. Regarding this, there is no doubt. There is no hesitation. This accomplishment is well known everywhere. So just continue in that way. Meditate on Milarepa and how he successfully went through so many difficulties and then actualized the importance of enlightenment, and from that state, gave teachings. Milarepa was in a meditative state or retreat all the time until he passed away. So we, in our calmly abiding meditation practice and Mahamudra meditation practice can take that as a kind of example for ourselves. Then just do what we can in our daily life. Practice.