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SUMMARY:Bokar Mahamudra Seminar 2025
DESCRIPTION:In person and over Zoom \nKagyu Changchub Chuling is pleased to announce that\, per the wish of Khenpo Lodrö Donyö Rinpoche\, Lama Eric will again be offering Bokar Rinpoche’s Mahamudra Seminar at Ser Chö Ösel Ling (SCOL)\, our retreat land in Goldendale\, WA\, and via Zoom. \nBokar Rinpoche initiated the program in 1992 to provide a concise yet complete approach to the stages of mahamudra practice\, in a manner suited to the lives of modern lay practitioners. Over the past several decades\, hundreds of aspirants have found the support and structure of this course a powerful means for launching them into and deepening their daily practice. We heartily welcome and encourage anyone interested to participate in this seminar. \nThe Practice Program \nA key component of the program is the practice commitment which acts as a critical support for making dharma a stable feature in one’s life. At a minimum\, participants are asked to practice shamatha (resting meditation) for 30 minutes daily and to do 100\,000 repetitions of Chenrezi’s mantra over the year. Though 100\,000 recitations may sound like a large number\, the mantras can be done outside of formal meditation\, and most do not find it difficult to complete them. \nTraditionally\, the preliminary practices (often referred to by their Tibetan name\, ngondro) are done as a prerequisite to engaging in vajrayana practices\, including shamatha and vipashyana of the mahamudra tradition. These meditations remove obstacles and create positive conditions that allow practitioners to engage more deeply in the practices that follow. These include refuge and prostrations\, the 100-syllable mantra of Vajrasattva\, mandala offering\, and guru yoga. Each of these four practices are performed during one quarter of the practice year—refuge and prostrations for the first three months\, Vajrasattva for the second three months\, etc. One can commit to doing 5\,000 or 10\,000 of each per quarter. A commitment of 10\,000 per quarter is likely to take about 30-45 minutes per day. These are optional for first year participants. \nFor those who continue to the second year\, instructions on vipashyana are given\, and in the third year—if one has met certain practice requirements—the practice of the union of shamatha and vipashyana\, or mahamudra\, is introduced. One continues accumulating the preliminary practices as part of the second and third year commitments. \nFurther\, for those who are interested\, after practicing the third year teachings for three years\, one can choose to begin the yidam aspect of the seminar. One would then receive the empowerment and instruction for the yidam and take that as one’s main practice. The yidam teachings also progress through outer\, inner\, secret\, and most secret levels every two years. \nWho Should Attend \nPractitioners at all levels are welcome to join the seminar. One must attend the whole seminar and be willing to take on the accompanying practice commitments for one year. Participants should have already received the vow of refuge—the formal act of becoming Buddhist—or be ready to take it. The refuge vow will be offered at the seminar. \nThe Seminar  \nThe day will begin with calm abiding meditation and end with the Chenrezi practice. There will be detailed instruction for all of the practices to be done of the course of the year and plenty of time for questions and discussion. The daily schedule will be fairly full but will also allow for ample stretch breaks and time for rest and reflection. There is a nearly equal balance of meditation and teachings during the seminar. \nThe Founder\, Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche \nKyabje Bokar Rinpoche (1940-2004) was a renowned master of the Karma Kagyu lineage and the principal lineage holder of Shangpa Kagyu\, which he inherited from his root guru\, Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche. Drawing from a lifetime of study\, intensive meditation\, and many years of experience as a retreat master\, Bokar Rinpoche first offered this program in 1992. \nKhenpo Lodrö Donyö Rinpoche\, Kyabje Bokar Rinpoche’s main student and the abbot of Bokar Monastery\, continues to offer this seminar roughly every other year in India. \nHistory and More Details of the Seminar here.\n\nVIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://staging2.kcc.org/event/bokar-mahamudra-seminar-2025/
URL:https://staging2.kcc.org/event/bokar-mahamudra-seminar-2025/
LOCATION:OR
CATEGORIES:Retreats & Special Events,SCOL Event
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SUMMARY:Shamatha Meditation - Half Day + Potluck
DESCRIPTION:The Zoom button will appear below 15 minutes prior to the session (i.e.\, 8:45am on alternating first Sundays\, see below). If the button is not appearing\, first try refreshing your webpage. If it is still not appearing\, please email zoom@kcc.org for assistance. \nAt KCC\, the foundation of spiritual training is Shamatha\, a basic sitting meditation that develops stable attention and provides the basis for investigating more subtle aspects of awareness. The practice is the essential underpinning of all other meditation practices. While our minds are busy and distracted by a myriad of disconnected thoughts\, feelings\, and emotions\, it is not possible to deeply engage the meditation methods that could lead us to the intended result of directly recognizing the nature of mind. Shamatha is a direct method for learning to let the mind rest naturally\, free of our commitment to the tyranny of these distractions. \nLama Eric Triebelhorn provides detailed instructions about the practice of Shamatha on alternating first Sundays from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM\, followed by a potluck lunch. These Half-Day Sits happen in odd-numbered months: January\, March\, May\, July\, September\, and November. \nAll are welcome to attend.\n\nVIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://staging2.kcc.org/event/half-day-meditation-2-3-3-2-3-2/
URL:https://staging2.kcc.org/event/half-day-meditation-2-3-3-2-3-2/
LOCATION:KCC Portland Center\, 4936 NE Skidmore Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Regular Practices,Shamatha Meditation
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SUMMARY:Shamatha Meditation - PM
DESCRIPTION: This event is in-person and on Zoom. \n  \nTo attend an evening Shamatha practice session:  A red “Connect to Zoom” button will appear near the bottom of this event page 15 minutes prior to each session (i.e.\, Sunday at 6:15pm). Please refresh your window if it is not appearing. If you are still having trouble\, please email zoom@kcc.org for assistance. \nThe foundation of Buddhist meditation is Shamatha\, a meditation that develops stable attention which serves as the essential underpinning of all other meditation practices. \nAt the beginning of each session\, brief instruction to the practice of Shamatha will be given.  After a one-hour session and a 10-minute break\, there will be a teaching or question-and-answer period with participants. \n6:30pm – 7:15pm — Shamatha meditation\, with brief instruction\n7:15pm – 8:00pm — Teachings and/or question and answer session \n  \nThis event is in-person and on Zoom.\n\nVIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://staging2.kcc.org/event/shamatha-pm-2021-11-28-3-2-13-2-19-7-15/2025-09-07/
URL:https://staging2.kcc.org/event/shamatha-pm-2021-11-28-3-2-13-2-19-7-15/2025-09-07/
LOCATION:KCC Portland Center\, 4936 NE Skidmore Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Regular Practices,Shamatha Meditation
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SUMMARY:Shamatha Meditation - PM
DESCRIPTION: This event is in-person and on Zoom. \n  \nTo attend an evening Shamatha practice session:  A red “Connect to Zoom” button will appear near the bottom of this event page 15 minutes prior to each session (i.e.\, Sunday at 6:15pm). Please refresh your window if it is not appearing. If you are still having trouble\, please email zoom@kcc.org for assistance. \nThe foundation of Buddhist meditation is Shamatha\, a meditation that develops stable attention which serves as the essential underpinning of all other meditation practices. \nAt the beginning of each session\, brief instruction to the practice of Shamatha will be given.  After a one-hour session and a 10-minute break\, there will be a teaching or question-and-answer period with participants. \n6:30pm – 7:15pm — Shamatha meditation\, with brief instruction\n7:15pm – 8:00pm — Teachings and/or question and answer session \n  \nThis event is in-person and on Zoom.\n\nVIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://staging2.kcc.org/event/shamatha-pm-2021-11-28-3-2-13-2-19-7-15-6/
URL:https://staging2.kcc.org/event/shamatha-pm-2021-11-28-3-2-13-2-19-7-15-6/
LOCATION:KCC Portland Center\, 4936 NE Skidmore Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Regular Practices,Shamatha Meditation
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