Anam Thubten Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist lama rooted in the teachings of the Nyingma lineage, returns to Fayetteville on Monday, April 21 for “Spiritual Discourse”, a heart to heart dialogue, which invites the audience to join in an exploration into the realm of truth which is always available to us. In this meeting, he will challenge those core beliefs which have chained us to our misery for far too long. Freedom is knocking on our door.

Sponsored by by the University of Arkansas Department of Religious Studies, the talk will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 224 N. East Avenue in Fayetteville at 7:00 pm.  The talk is free and open to the public, but a donation of $10 is suggested to help cover Anam Thubten’s travel expenses and other costs.

Anam Thubten Rinpoche was born in Tibet and undertook Buddhist training in the Nyingma tradition at an early age. Soon after entering the monastery he was recognized as the reincarnation of Anam Lama. He has studied with many dharma teachers in Tibet. He has been teaching in the West since the 1990’s and currently serves as the spiritual advisor and dharma teacher for the Dharmata Foundation, headquartered in Point Richmond, California.

The reason I’m teaching is not because of having been recognized as a Tulku, or out of adherence to title and position within the Buddhist institution, but from a passionate love of true Dharma.  Dharma is pure and perfect.  Through it, we can transform our lives. This is neither theory or speculation.  It has been demonstrated in the lives of many of us, who have taken refuge in it.  Dharma is always aligned with truth, since it goes beyond all of the concepts one can have.    ~Anam Thubten