Program MAY 2012 in English

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 2012@AthensBuddhistCenter

Athens Buddhist Center, KARMA DRUBGYU CHOKHOR LING-BODHI PATH, welcomes you to the upcoming events of may 2012. Below you can English information in brief about the program of this month.

5/5, Saturday, 18.00-22.00

• WESAK CELEBRATION – BUDDHA DAY

Video about the life of Buddha, intensive Chenrezig meditation and Mani accumullation for more merit and compassion!!! Greek and foreigners, you are all welcome!!!

6/5, Sunday, 12.30-15.30

• BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF H.H. THE 17th KARMAPA TRINLEY THAYE DORJE

His Holiness birthday are on 6-5-12. A brief teaching about the signifance of an enlightened master by Lama Mariangela, animal release for the longevity of H.H. and Karmapa Meditation for his blessing. You are all welcome !

19/5, Saturday, 19.30 and 20/5, Sunday, 12.30

• TWO DAYS SEMINAR WITH LAMA LUIGI (program not available yet)

26/5, Saturday, 19.30 and 27/5, Sunday, 12.30  

• SHAMATA –VIPASSANA MEDITATION PEACEFUL ABIDING MEDITATION AND DEEP INSIGHT MEDITATION WITH LAMA MARIANGELA

The most basic form of Buddhist meditation is called “Calm Abiding”, Shamata in Sanskrit, or Shi’nay in Tibetan (also written Shine or Shiney) and is intended to pacify the mind, so that our primordial wisdom can shine through.

Normally our mind is like a “‘monkey mind”, swinging from one thought to another with almost no rest in between. Shamata meditation is the best tool to pacify your mind. It will help you develop the habit of mental concentration, and help you keep your mind from wandering. Then, as you continue to practice, the mind will become peaceful and awareness will start to arise.

At this point the analytical mind practice, the deep insight meditation Vipassana, Lhagtong in Tibetan, is introduced to the meditator, though which we become able to penetrate though the tyranny of our thoughts and emotions and recognize them to be our natural wisdom awareness.

SAVE THE DATE, 13-20 August

• MAHAMUDRA SUMMER RETREAT (More info will be posted soon)

The events are done in Greek language. If you are a foreigner or English spoken individual who lives in Greece, you are nevertheless welcome to attend the events. For more information or in order to register to a teaching, you can contact us at info@bodhipath.gr or by phone at +30 6974373611

We will be glad to share the precious Dharma with you!

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