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NEW Workshop
with Khenchen Drimed Dawa
"Be an island unto yourself"
Saturday, October 10, 10am - noon
Awam Tibetan Buddhist Institute
301B N. Longfellow Ave, Tucson AZ
"Be an island unto yourself" - The Buddha's final instructions to his followers before passing into ultimate enlightenment
This concise topic will review the Buddha's final instructions, with examples for discussion from Khenchen Drimed Dawa's personal daily practices, including "preliminary practices", "Dzogchen", and "Bodhisattva commitments" as examples.
This brief presentation will open questions and discussion among participants for personal consideration in your daily practice. How can you follow the Buddha as an "Island unto Yourself"? What about friends, family, or other sanghas?
For those interested, we may go to lunch afterwards at a nearby restaurant.
If you have questions, please email Khenchen Dean at Khenpo.Drimed.Dawa@gmail.com.
If there is sufficient interest, we will continue this new tradition on other topics of interest to you and your practice.
We are now at 301B N. Longfellow Ave, Tucson AZ 85711
(one block east of Lodge on the Desert,
on the NW corner of Longfellow and Poe, Tucson AZ;
park in the street and enter from Poe).
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Awam refers to compassion and wisdom leading to awakening and liberation. We teach Tibetan Buddhism with a focus on Nyingma Dzogchen. Our spiritual director is His Holiness Khenchen Lama Rinpoche, and our resident teacher is Khenchen Drimed Dawa, along with visiting teachers.
Our regular weekly schedule includes Sunday Mantra Recitation (10:30-10:50 am), Sunday Meditation Hour (11-noon), and Wednesday Mindfulness Practices (6-6:30 pm). We celebrate festivals on special days on the Tibetan calendar: Losar (new year) and Four Duchens. HH Khenchen Lama Rinpoche and Yogi Lama Gursam are visiting teachers at our center in Tucson, Arizona.
