The Wisdom Age - Issue 49

The Wisdom Age Newsletter of Drogmi Buddhist Institute A Tibetan Buddhist Centre in the Sakya Tradition Issue 49 October 2019 Dear Dharma friends, There is an initiative from Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre to offer a free wholesome and hot vegetarian meal for the homeless and those in need. This will begin once a month from a park in Bermagui, starting Wednesday 16 October 5-6pm . If this proves to be successful and there is more of a need, there is an intention to increase the amount of days offered. In time, we may ask for volunteers to cook such a meal and if any members and friends would like to sponsor a meal. We will keep you updated with this wonderful and most generous vision of Khenpo-la’s! Yours in the dharma UPCOMING COURSES & EVENTS Pilgrimage 28 December 2019 – 19 January 2020 There are spaces left for the upcoming Pilgrimage to India and Nepal with Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe, starting in Bodhgaya, India on 28 December 2019 and finishing in Kathmandu, Nepal on 19 January 2020. The four holy Buddhist sites are at Bodhgaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment; Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace; Sarnath (Varanasi), where the Buddha delivered his first teaching; and Kushinagar, where the Buddha died and attained Parinirvana. The benefits of the pilgrimage to precious Buddhist sites are immense. Here are some – The creation of a positive connection with the land where the Dharma originated · The removal of negative Karma and other obstacles · To gain inspiration and merits while practising generosity and patience · To form the mental state of mind conducive to practice for greater realisation of Dharma. It is said so often with many events, yet this truly is a wonderful once in a lifetime (and once in many lifetimes) opportunity to visit these most holy sites with an accomplished guide such as Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe. Read More Annual Shamatha Retreat - 4-12 October There are also still places available to attend our Annual Shamatha Retreat which runs from Friday 4 October through to Saturday 12 October. This is a special opportunity to receive very practical advice on how best we can train our wild and restless mind. Khenpo-la will give the Mind Training on the “ The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva ” and will have plenty of time at the end of each day to answer your questions. If you are not able to make the whole retreat, you can attend on a day by day basis. Read More Triple Vision Festival - 10 November All welcome! Come and celebrate the joining of the three cultures together: Tibetan, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian. Lots of traditional foods, stalls, music and dance. 12pm to 5pm, Sunday 10 November At Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre Entry Fee $5 / Children free Annual Family Retreat - 15-17 November An extraordinary experience for families to share in this precious amount of time in the dharma together with Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe. Age appropriate meditation sessions, craft activities, games, beach time, beautiful wholesome food and so much more. Commences: 6pm (Friday 15th) / Concludes: 2pm (Sunday 17th) There is a day option on the Saturday only. Bookings are essential – it does fill up quickly, so please book in plenty of time to avoid disappointment. NEWS FROM DROGMI BUDDHIST INSTITUTE Sakya News The Sakya Gongma Trichen is also the reincarnation of Apham (sometimes spelled Apang) Terton, a Nyingma master. Jetsunma has been recognised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to be the reincarnation of Khandro Tare Lhamo, a female master of tantra, and also the daughter of Apham Terton. Perhaps it is this for this reason that The Sakya Gongma Trichen and Jetsunma have always shared a special bond: a bond that was noticeable from very early on. This beautiful picture taken on the evening of Rinpoche’s 75th birthday, capturing this bond quite clearly. Her Holiness Kalden Dagmo Sakya-la RECOLLECTION FROM KHENPO-LA'S 8TH PILGRIMAGE TO INDIA AND NEPAL For me, every moment on Pilgrimage was extraordinary. We were cared for in every way possible and protected for the entire journey by our most precious teacher, Khenpo-la. He was always there, yet we had to have our own experiences and some times witnessing the relentless suffering of others from our own perception and somehow bring this into our lives and practice and understand our own suffering to be able to help others and to continue along the precious Dharma path. Read More RECENT EVENTS The Complete Path Teachings, Spring Term The Complete Path group gathered for the opening of the last term of the three-year program in Australia at Kamalashila... Khenpo-la described this as the Spring Term of TCP – sowing seeds in Australia over the last three years, with the opportunity for those seeds to flourish for students continuing the seven-year program in Kathmandu in 2020. Read More Naga Puja and Naga Sang Khenpo-la conducted the special Naga Puja and Naga Sang with several sangha members in attendance. These ancient Tibetan rituals can assist with bringing rain. The ceremony was very elaborate with many offerings being made. Read More Tibetan Buddhist Institute of Studies, Tuncurry We are very grateful to Khenpo-la for taking the time to come and give us so much of his time. All who attended send their heartfelt thank you to Khenpo and to ask can he please make the journey back here in the not too distant future. Read More Visit by Men-Tsee-Khang, Tibetan Medical and Astro-science Institute The Men-Tsee-Khang Medical and Astro-science team arrived at Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre late August this year from Dharmsala India. Doctor Dolma and Ms Tsundue gave very informative talks on their specialties and conducted consultations for two days, and continued with a tour of Bega, Nowra and Sydney. Read More Meditation Society of Central Queensland, Rockhampton We offer our many thanks to the people who worked towards the success of this time and a special thank you to Khenpo-la for travelling to Rockhampton, Queensland to provide us with these special teachings. Read More Kuching, Malaysia “The two weeks spent with Khenpo-la was, still is and certainly shall continue to be one of the most valuable, precious, and extremely blessed experiences gained in my personal life, not only in terms of my spiritual path but also in this mundane, samsaric life… It was an amazing learning experience for all of Khenpo la’s students and everyone expressed their wishes to see Khenpo la in Kuching 2020.” Read more words from Khenpo-la’s students in Malaysia. Read More Manjushri Buddhist Centre, Milton Khenpo-la arrived in Milton on the South Coast of NSW on a very crisp and chilly Friday evening, yet he was so warmly received by over 30 people at the local CWA Hall. To start off the weekend of teachings at the Manjushri Buddhist Centre, Khenpo-la offered a Public Talk on “How to Welcome Change in our Lives”. 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The Wisdom Age

Newsletter of Drogmi Buddhist Institute

A Tibetan Buddhist Centre in the Sakya Tradition

Issue 49 October 2019

Dear Dharma friends,
There is an initiative from Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre to offer a free wholesome and hot vegetarian meal for the homeless and those in need. This will begin once a month from a park in Bermagui, starting Wednesday 16 October 5-6pm. If this proves to be successful and there is more of a need, there is an intention to increase the amount of days offered. In time, we may ask for volunteers to cook such a meal and if any members and friends would like to sponsor a meal. We will keep you updated with this wonderful and most generous vision of Khenpo-la’s!
Yours in the dharma

UPCOMING COURSES & EVENTS

Pilgrimage 28 December 2019 – 19 January 2020

There are spaces left for the upcoming Pilgrimage to India and Nepal with Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe, starting in Bodhgaya, India on 28 December 2019 and finishing in Kathmandu, Nepal on 19 January 2020.

The four holy Buddhist sites are at Bodhgaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment; Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace; Sarnath (Varanasi), where the Buddha delivered his first teaching; and Kushinagar, where the Buddha died and attained Parinirvana.

The benefits of the pilgrimage to precious Buddhist sites are immense. Here are some – The creation of a positive connection with the land where the Dharma originated · The removal of negative Karma and other obstacles · To gain inspiration and merits while practising generosity and patience · To form the mental state of mind conducive to practice for greater realisation of Dharma.

It is said so often with many events, yet this truly is a wonderful once in a lifetime (and once in many lifetimes) opportunity to visit these most holy sites with an accomplished guide such as Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe.

Annual Shamatha Retreat - 4-12 October

There are also still places available to attend our Annual Shamatha Retreat which runs from Friday 4 October through to Saturday 12 October. This is a special opportunity to receive very practical advice on how best we can train our wild and restless mind. Khenpo-la will give the Mind Training on the “The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” and will have plenty of time at the end of each day to answer your questions. If you are not able to make the whole retreat, you can attend on a day by day basis.

Triple Vision Festival - 10 November

All welcome!
Come and celebrate the joining of the three cultures together: Tibetan, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian. Lots of traditional foods, stalls, music and dance.
12pm to 5pm, Sunday 10 November
At Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre
Entry Fee $5 / Children free

Annual Family Retreat - 15-17 November

An extraordinary experience for families to share in this precious amount of time in the dharma together with Khenpo Ngawang Dhamchoe. Age appropriate meditation sessions, craft activities, games, beach time, beautiful wholesome food and so much more.
Commences: 6pm (Friday 15th) / Concludes: 2pm (Sunday 17th)
There is a day option on the Saturday only.
Bookings are essential – it does fill up quickly, so please book in plenty of time to avoid disappointment.

NEWS FROM DROGMI BUDDHIST INSTITUTE

Sakya News

The Sakya Gongma Trichen is also the reincarnation of Apham (sometimes spelled Apang) Terton, a Nyingma master. Jetsunma has been recognised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to be the reincarnation of Khandro Tare Lhamo, a female master of tantra, and also the daughter of Apham Terton. Perhaps it is this for this reason that The Sakya Gongma Trichen and Jetsunma have always shared a special bond: a bond that was noticeable from very early on. This beautiful picture taken on the evening of Rinpoche’s 75th birthday, capturing this bond quite clearly.
Her Holiness Kalden Dagmo Sakya-la

RECOLLECTION FROM KHENPO-LA'S 8TH PILGRIMAGE TO INDIA AND NEPAL

For me, every moment on Pilgrimage was extraordinary. We were cared for in every way possible and protected for the entire journey by our most precious teacher, Khenpo-la. He was always there, yet we had to have our own experiences and some times witnessing the relentless suffering of others from our own perception and somehow bring this into our lives and practice and understand our own suffering to be able to help others and to continue along the precious Dharma path.

RECENT EVENTS

The Complete Path Teachings, Spring Term

The Complete Path group gathered for the opening of the last term of the three-year program in Australia at Kamalashila... Khenpo-la described this as the Spring Term of TCP – sowing seeds in Australia over the last three years, with the opportunity for those seeds to flourish for students continuing the seven-year program in Kathmandu in 2020.

Naga Puja and Naga Sang

Khenpo-la conducted the special Naga Puja and Naga Sang with several sangha members in attendance. These ancient Tibetan rituals can assist with bringing rain. The ceremony was very elaborate with many offerings being made.

Tibetan Buddhist Institute of Studies, Tuncurry

We are very grateful to Khenpo-la for taking the time to come and give us so much of his time. All who attended send their heartfelt thank you to Khenpo and to ask can he please make the journey back here in the not too distant future.

Visit by Men-Tsee-Khang, Tibetan Medical and Astro-science Institute

The Men-Tsee-Khang Medical and Astro-science team arrived at Kamalashila Tibetan Buddhist Centre late August this year from Dharmsala India. Doctor Dolma and Ms Tsundue gave very informative talks on their specialties and conducted consultations for two days, and continued with a tour of Bega, Nowra and Sydney.

Meditation Society of Central Queensland, Rockhampton

We offer our many thanks to the people who worked towards the success of this time and a special thank you to Khenpo-la for travelling to Rockhampton, Queensland to provide us with these special teachings.

Kuching, Malaysia

“The two weeks spent with Khenpo-la was, still is and certainly shall continue to be one of the most valuable, precious, and extremely blessed experiences gained in my personal life, not only in terms of my spiritual path but also in this mundane, samsaric life… It was an amazing learning experience for all of Khenpo la’s students and everyone expressed their wishes to see Khenpo la in Kuching 2020.” Read more words from Khenpo-la’s students in Malaysia.

Manjushri Buddhist Centre, Milton

Khenpo-la arrived in Milton on the South Coast of NSW on a very crisp and chilly Friday evening, yet he was so warmly received by over 30 people at the local CWA Hall. To start off the weekend of teachings at the Manjushri Buddhist Centre, Khenpo-la offered a Public Talk on “How to Welcome Change in our Lives”. Khenpo-la paid respect to the Indigenous people of the land past, present and future, then proceeded to talk of the different aspects of the mind that we all have as in the Anger Mind, the Jealous Mind etc.

Find out more by visiting our website.

We only use this list for The Wisdom Age newsletter. You can unsubscribe from this mailing list below. To unsubscribe from general mailings from Drogmi Buddhist Institute, please email [email protected].