March 24, 2008 at 12:09 pm
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University of Arkansas Students for a Free Tibet will host a candlelight vigil in support of the Tibetan people this Tuesday, March 25, in Giffels Auditorium on the 2nd floor of Old Main at approximately 7:15-7:30. The student group’s advisor and Tibetan Buddhist monk Geshe Thupten Dorjee will speak, and his student Rinzin Dorjee will perform a chant and blessing for Tibet. There will also be a short film.
Prior to the vigil, beginning at 6:00 pm in Giffels Auditorium, Professor Sidney Burris will present a lecture on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and the history of Tibet leading up to the 1950 Chinese invasion.
The lecture and vigil are part of the U of A History of Non-Violence class taught by Professor Burris and Geshe Dorjee; but this event is open to the public. All are welcome to attend.
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March 19, 2008 at 1:08 pm
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University of Arkansas Students for a Free Tibet will host a candlelight vigil in support of Tibetans this Tuesday, March 25, in Giffels Auditorium on the 2nd floor of Old Main at 7:00pm. The student group’s advisor and Tibetan Buddhist monk Geshe Thupten Dorjee will speak, and his student Rinzin Dorjee will perform a polyphonic chant. There will also be a short film.
Demonstrations in support of religious freedom and independence began in Tibet on March 10, Tibetan National Uprising Day. The government of China responded harshly, provoking responses from leaders around the globe. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is flying to Dharamshala, seat of the Tibetan government in exile, to meet with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama about the situation. Recently Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody declared March 10th Tibet Day, which was celebrated in Fayetteville on the University of Arkansas campus. Presidential candidates Clinton, McCain, and Obama have all issued statements on the situation, as has U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The national office of Students for a Free Tibet is posting regular updates of the situation on its weblog, located at http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/ . An aggregated news feed from over 30 news sources and weblogs, detailing news from around the world regarding the Tibetan situation is available here.
Geshe Thupten Dorjee is a University of Arkansas Outstanding Faculty Member for 2008. He escaped Tibet in 1959 in search of religious freedom. His student, Rinzin Dorjee, escaped at age 14 in 1994. China invaded Tibet in 1950.
For more information on the vigil, contact Jonathan Gibbs at 501-655-2427.
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March 10, 2008 at 4:23 pm
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University of Arkansas
Tibetan Film Series Presents
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Directed by Ishu Patel
Narrated by Leonard Cohen
Thursday, March 27 at 7:00 pm
Chemistry Auditorium (CHEM 132)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Admission is free and open to the public
[Please note the venue change from previous screenings. The Chemistry Building is located just to the southwest of the Peace Fountain in front of Old Main.]
Death is real, it comes without warning and it cannot be escaped. An ancient source of strength and guidance, The Tibetan Book of the Dead remains an essential teaching in the Buddhist cultures of the Himalayas. Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this enlightening series explores the sacred text and boldly visualizes the afterlife according to its profound wisdom.
Part 1: A Way of Life reveals the history of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and examines its traditional use in northern India, as well as its acceptance in Western hospices. Shot over a four-month period, the film contains footage of the rites and liturgies for a deceased Ladakhi elder and includes an interview with the Dalai Lama, who shares his views on the book’s meaning and importance.
Part 2: The Great Liberation follows an old lama and his novice monk as they guide a Himalayan villager into the afterlife using readings from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. The soul’s 49-day journey towards rebirth is envisioned through actual photography of rarely seen Buddhist rituals, interwoven with groundbreaking animation by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Ishu Patel.
SPECIAL INTRODUCTION AND Q&A SESSION
Tibetan monks Geshe Thupten Dorjee and Rinzin Dorjee will provide an introductory chant, and will be available to answer questions about the film and about their lives in exile following the screening.
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March 7, 2008 at 10:29 am
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The Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas will hold an informal public organizational and informational meeting on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the Willard and Pat Walker Community Room of the Fayetteville Public Library, located at 401 W. Mountain Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas, founded by Ven. Geshe Thupten Dorjee and Professor Sidney Burris, is dedicated to helping the Tibetan people preserve their culture and religion within the emerging global village. The Institute pursues its objectives through education, through providing the public with teachings, demonstrations, exhibits, lectures, films, study trips - in short, with any activity that artfully showcases one of the world’s oldest and most comprehensive civilizations.
This meeting is free and open to all interested members of the public.
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February 1, 2008 at 1:34 pm
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS TIBETAN FILM SERIES PRESENTS
WHEEL OF TIME
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 7:00 pm
Giffels Auditorium, Old Main
Internationally acclaimed film director Werner Herzog (Aguirre: Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man) traveled to Bodh Gaya, India, in 2002 to record the Kalachakra Ceremony, a tantric Buddhist initiation that drew 500,000 pilgrims, some of whom walked, rode, or prostrated over 3000 miles to attend. The result is a stunning film, “a spiritual Woodstock,” as one reviewer described it, and an unforgettable testimony to the visual splendors of Tibetan spiritual life. Geshe Dorjee, who appears in the film at the behest of the Dalai Lama, will be on hand to answer questions after the film and with his student, Rinzin Dorjee, to offer an introductory blessing. Admission is free, and the event is sponsored by The Fulbright College Honors Program, the Religious Studies Program, and the Tibetan Cultural Insitute of Arkansas.
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November 2, 2007 at 4:11 pm
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Visit by Lama Lobsang Palden Rinpoche, Nov. 16 - 20th
Massage Appointments Available
Rime Center, Kansas City, MO
Saturday, Nov. 17th
- 9 am - noon - Medicine Buddha Empowerment & Puja
- 1 - 3:30 pm Healing Circle
Sunday, Nov. 18th
- 9 - 10 am Tibetan Yantra Yoga Workshop (Mantras & Mudras)
- 10:30 Dharma talk
Fees:
- Both Saturday events $95 in advance/ $115 at the door.
- Yoga Workshop $15 in advance/ $25 at the door;
*Note: The prerequisite for signing up for the “Healing Circle” is taking the morning Medicine Buddha Empowerment & Puja.
Massage Fees:
$115 - 90 min
$145 - 2 hours
For appointments call:
773-262-8191
773-458-6354
Lama Lobsang Palden Rinpoche was trained as a lama in the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in Tibet, he entered a monastery as a boy after his recognition as a Nyingma tulku, or reincarnated lama of the Nyingma school. At age 18 he escaped Tibet, which was under military occupation by the People’s Republic of China. He made an arduous three-month journey across the Himalayas, fulfilling his dream of meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He lived in monasteries in India for over a decade, studying Buddhist Dharma and Tibetan Medicine. He studied Tibetan Yantra Yoga in Tibet and in Italy, with its foremost teacher in the West, Venerable Namkhai Norbu. He has traveled extensively, teaching and practicing the precious Dharma. He now considers himself a Rime Lama.
The Rime Buddhist Center is a non-sectarian Tibetan Buddhist center located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. We are located in a beautiful 7,000 sq. foot, 100-year-old church, that can accommodate up to 250 people. On the second floor is a residential retreat center with twelve beds, divided into a men’s and a women’s dorm. The Rime Center also has a gift shop and bookstore that carries a variety of Dharma books and practice items. For more information, visit http://www.rimecenter.org/
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November 2, 2007 at 3:56 pm
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On Monday, November 12, at 7pm in Giffels Auditorium, a presentation will be given on “The Uniqueness of Tibetan Astro-Medicine.” The presentation is free and open to the public. The presentation will address tantric practices and include consideration of the chakras, the administration of medical training, and how the medical practice relates to Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy generally
The presenter is Jhampa Kalsang, Ph.D. Dr. Kalsang graduated in 1989 from the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of H.H. the Dalai Lama, in Dharamsala, India. He completed a full course of study and six years of training in Tibetan studies with an emphasis on traditional Tibetan astronomy, astrology, medical astrology and Buddhist philosophy. He has been on the staff of Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute and was one of their senior lecturers.
Kalsang will be available after the lecture for question and answer, and then for practicing Tibetan astrology.
If you would like to schedule a one-on-one reading, call much earlier to 619-773-5282. Personal readings are $130. The lecture will be of interest to many fields, including those in the medical field, philosophy, astrology, and more. The event is sponsored by Students for a Free Tibet.
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November 2, 2007 at 3:54 pm
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Venerable Tibetan monks Rinzin Dorjee and Geshe Thupten Dorjee will be constructing a sand mandala at the The Jones Center for Families in Springdale, Arkansas. The opening ceremony was held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 31, and the closing ceremony will be two weeks later on November 14 at 7:00 p.m. We will have an offering table, and you are welcome to stop by and visit during the day. Rinzin will always be there Monday through Friday in the mornings from 9-11, and in the afternoons from 2-4, as well as other times too. We will also have a smaller public mandala, and Geshe la will be instructing all ages on how to practice this ancient art form. Bring your children and their friends, and stop by and try your hand! Again, since Geshe la will be teaching on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the University, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are your best bet to find him at the public mandala.
Weekend Schedule November 3-4
On Saturday, November 3, Rinzin will be working from 8-12 a.m., and on Sunday, November 4, from 1-5 p.m. Please visit, bring your friends, and any kind of offering you might want to leave for him (fruit, flowers, monetary donations, anything to show him our appreciation for his wonderful work on our behalf.) Next weekend’s schedule will depend on the progress made during the coming week, but we will post updates here. Although you’d never know it from watching Rinzin work, the process of making a mandala is a grueling one, mentally and physically, and as the weeks progress, the strain on the body and the mind grows exponentially. So keep Rinzin in your thoughts over the next couple of weeks, and pay him a visit if you can. Hope to see you at The Jones Center!
The Jones Center for Families is easy to find. It’s located at 922 E Emma Avenue in Springdale.
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November 2, 2007 at 3:49 pm
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University of Arkansas Tibetan Film Series Presents
DHARMA RIVER
Journey of a Thousand Buddhas
Tuesday November 20, 7:00 pm
Giffels Auditorium, Old Main
Admission is Free and Open to the Public
Yatra is the Sanskrit word for pilgrimage or spiritual journey. As the first documentary in the Yatra Trilogy, Dharma River is a timeless journey through legendary rivers to the greatest Buddhist temples and mystical sites of Laos, Thailand, and Burma. It offers a direct experience of lost civilizations, sacred spaces, and ancient traditions. The Buddha image reverberates continually through Dharma River and in dozens of temples, caves, and shrines, yet it is never the same. Journey into the living traditions and lost civilizations of this vibrant part of the world and explore the universal ideals of wisdom, compassion, and inner peace at the very heart of these ancient Buddhist cultures.
“Dharma River carries us along in the stream of spiritual blessings and delight. This visual feast transports us into the ancient yet timeless mystic East in a way that goes beyond place and time to touch the eternal. Watching DHARMA RIVER is a visual meditation and a contemplative experience. I thoroughly enjoyed making this sacred journey with John Bush and know others will too.”
Lama Surya Das, Author of Awakening the Buddha Within
Click here to view the movie trailer.
SPECIAL INTRODUCTION AND Q&A SESSION
Tibetan monks Geshe Thupten Dorjee and Rinzin Dorjee will provide an introductory chant, and will be available to answer questions about the film and about their lives in exile following the screening.
UPCOMING FILMS IN THE TIBETAN FILM SERIES
Feb 20: Wheel of Time
Mar 27: Tibetan Book of the Dead
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October 17, 2007 at 10:17 am
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Walton Arts Center will be presenting the Shaolin Warriors on Friday, Nov. 2 at 8pm. In a fully choreographed Kung-Fu production, the Shaolin Warriors bring the remarkable skill, stunning movement and spectacular imagery of Kung Fu to Walton Arts Center. Performed by Masters of the Shaolin school, the production features many forms of Shaolin Kung Fu as well as a look at the daily llife of the Warriors and their Zen philosophy.
Shaolin Warriors is more than a Kung Fu show. The four scenes of summer, autumn, winter and spring depict the philosophical theory of the cycle in Buddhism. The unique artistic conception of summer, spring, autumn and winter vividly shows the rarely-seen temple life of shaolin monks: their Buddhist meditation, as well as their martial arts training during the coldest and hottest times of the year. In addition to the breath-taking Kung fu show, an attentive audience will gain some understanding of the profoundness of Chinese Buddhism, the Doctrine of Unity of Zen and Martial Arts in particular.
For more information, please visit www.cpaap.com/shaolin or www.waltonartscenter.org.
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