2007 ~ Completed Schedule

Seating is limited. Doors will open at 3:30 PM

The suggested donation is $20, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons!

Dana (Sanskrit) offerings of generosity to the Precious Teacher are always welcome.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Susan "Bone Doc" at 503-504-2486.

Reviewing the Basic Buddhist Principles, followed by Question and Answer Session

Who am I? What is time? What is reincarnation? What is karma? What are positive and negative thinking? How can I practice in every moment? Hear Khenpo Choga's answers to these questions, and bring along your own questions for the discussion after the teaching.

Location:
Drukpa Mila Center
Hosted by: Lama Karma Namgyel
(by invitation)

There is a suggested donation, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Amy at the Drukpa Mila Center.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

5-8 PM

How to Find the Endless Resource of Happiness

All of us want to be happy, that is clear, but where does real lasting peace and happiness come from? These questions as well as many other basic life questions will be addressed in an intimate evening with world renowned Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Master, H.E. Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche. Come join us for an Enlightening talk as we learn The Buddha’s profound teachings on how to cut through the roots of ignorance and negative emotions, while cultivating the seeds of wisdom, loving-kindness and happiness in our own minds.

Location:
University Of Nevada, Reno
Jot Travis Student Union, Room 245
1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557-0042
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Suggested donation at the door is $20, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons

For more information and to register, please contact:
Justin at 702-610-2016 or spiritualseeker17@yahoo.com
or Amanda at 775-336-9152 amandazaeh@yahoo.com

Energy, Luminosity, and Meditation of Tibetan Buddhism

When you have good thinking you generate good energy and your brain creates good chemicals which can heal you. Your negative thinking generates bad energy and bad chemicals that can make you physically ill. Using time-tested Tibetan Buddhist techniques of meditation to calm the mind and refine your thinking can lead you into luminous states of awareness where positive thinking naturally increases. Join Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche for a lively Dharma talk and discussion of these three qualities.

Location:
Senshin Buddhist Temple
1311 W 37th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
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Is bliss the result of indulgence or is it the state of freedom from the trap of temporary happiness? What is the source of luminosity, is it the glow from the chatter of excited mind or is it the pure light that comes from the untainted natural state of mind? Is emptiness a dark cold void or is it the joyous play of interdependent origination? These three states seem far away and out of reach most of the time. In this talk Rinpoche will discuss simple methods that lead towards tapping into these enlightened states.

The Meeting Room
2999 Overland Avenue, Suite 205
Los Angeles, CA 90064
www.themeetingroom.info
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There is a suggested donation, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Julian at 818-237-6861.

The Six Transcendental Perfections

The Dalai Lama recently taught…”The Bodhisattva practice has two principal practices: the Six Perfections and the principal to help others. The Six Perfections provide the necessary training to reach the highest capacity to bring about the altruistic wish—to help you achieve a level to help other sentient beings.” Rinpoche’s teachings will expound on these Six Perfections.

Location:
The Well Within
555 2nd Street #2, Encinitas, CA  92024

There is a suggested donation of $30, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Penny at 760-815-6025 or email dzogchensandiego@gmail.com

Private Dzogchen Teaching on Timeless Awarenes

Reservations are required for this teaching. Everyone is welcome to attend. To register, please contact Penny at 760-815-6025 or email dzogchensandiego@gmail.com.

Location:
The Well Within
555 2nd Street #2, Encinitas, CA  92024

There is a suggested donation of $30, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

Integrating Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation in Your Daily Life

It's a common misunderstanding in today's world that work and the busyness of every day life get in the way of pursuing a spiritual practice. On the contrary, work and everyday activities are an important way to practice mindfulness and to immediately put positive intention and diligence into practice for the benefit of oneself and
others.

Location:
Marena Tower Penthouse
Club Marena
Km 38 Tijuana-Ensenada Careterra Libre
Rosarito Beach
Baja California, Mexico

There is a suggested donation of $10, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Chris at 619-819-9276.

Fire Puja

This fire ceremony is a generosity offering practice for the benefit of all beings. Private event, by invitation only.

Location:
Private Property
Rosarito Beach
Baja California, Mexico

For an invitation to attend this ceremony, please contact Chris at 619-819-9276.

Teaching on Self-Healing with Wisdom Power and Medicine Buddha

It is a common misperception in today’s world that self-healing is just another word for “high-maintenance.” On the contrary, everyone we encounter experiences our self-healing through the power of our positive intention. Rinpoche will explain how by using our connection to Medicine Buddha we can increase positive thinking while decreasing negative thinking and thereby realize true health and happiness. Countless beings can benefit from your self-healing with wisdom power.

Location:
Entre Nous Hair Studio
Suite 6
170 East Boca Raton Road, Boca Raton, FL 33432
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There is a suggested donation of $20, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Romina at 786-223-9914 or minaromio@gmail.com

Mind training is certainly the core of Buddhist practice. Skillfully controlling one’s thinking to learn, contemplate and meditate on Dharma naturally leads one down the right path. Our guide to keep us on the right path is a qualified teacher. Khenpo Choga is one of those special guides who has invested years of scholarly study of Dharma and years of personal  mediation to realize the truth of the Dharma.

Location:
Entre Nous Hair Studio
Suite 6
170 East Boca Raton Road, Boca Raton, FL 33432
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There is a suggested donation of $20, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Romina at 786-223-9914 or minaromio@gmail.com

The Importance of Generosity, Diligence and Patience

Generosity, Diligence and Patience are three foundational areas of positive action for Buddhists who are seeking to perfect their practice. But like most anything, there are both positive and negative forms of these actions. In his engaging and inimitable style, Khenpo Choga will focus on teaching how best to engage in the positive aspects of these actions and will then open the floor to any and all life questions, no matter how daunting they may seem.

Hosted by Stig Regli of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington Teacher’s Council.

Location:
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Arlington (UUCA)
4444 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22204
UUCA is located on the SW corner of the intersection of Arlington Boulevard (Rt. 50) and George Mason Drive, with entrance to the church parking lot from George Mason Drive.
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The teachings are given freely. Participants are welcome to offer dana (a gesture of generosity) to the teacher.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Hazlitt at 4I5-846-36I8 or Stig Regli at stigregli@comcast.net or 703-534-9767.

The intimate weekend with teachings over three days will kick off with a Public Teaching on Friday, Sept 28 at 7 PM. The enlightening introductory lecture will present the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism and meditation as adapted to the Western mind.

Location:
The Three Jewels
61 4th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Manhattan, NY 10003

For this evening teaching, there is a suggested donation of $20, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Dina at 201-796-7253.

Dzogchen Urban Retreat, a Teaching on The Buddha Path

The second part of this three-day series of teachings is an Urban Retreat on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday September 30. This is an opportunity to spend the weekend in the company of Khenpo Choga—one of the most enlightening and entertaining teachers of Tibetan Buddhism. This retreat will continue with the theme of the public teaching, expanding with group practice and Khenpo Choga’s commentary on his book, “The Buddha Path.” This English language book is a compendium of the teachings contained within the Dzogchen Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, the whole spectrum of Buddha's teachings. This powerful practice book contains the methods to obtain true happiness in this very life.

There are no prerequisites to attend any of the teachings and you may come to only one day of the series, but you are encouraged to attend the entire three-day series to receive a complete teaching.

Location:
The Three Jewels
61 4th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Manhattan, NY 10003

For the Saturday and Sunday Urban Retreat, there is a suggested donation of $60 per day, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

For more information about this teaching, please contact Dina at 201-796-7253 or NYWorkshops@gmail.com

Dzogchen Urban Retreat, a Teaching on The Buddha Path

Please see the description and location above for Saturday, September 29.

What does the word Buddha mean? Usually mis-translated as “The Awakened One,” this talk will focus on the preferred translation of Buddha as “Vast Awakening,” which shifts the focus of meaning from “a conceptual other who has awakened,” to our own intrinsic awakening potential. By recognizing our own natural affinity for bliss and knowing, we can begin finding the boundless Buddha qualities such as indestructible bliss and incalculable luminosity within our own minds.

Location:
M’Illumino Studio
6921 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
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There is a suggested donation of $30, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For more information on this event please contact Dave at 206-463-1490 or e-mail DharmaIsland@hotmail.com

Weekend Retreat in Port Townsend — Teaching and Training on The Buddha Path, The Way of True Happiness — Day One of Two

Location:
The Quimper Grange Hall
1219 Corona St., Port Townsend, WA 98368
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Seating is limited so your re-registration ensures you will be able to attend this retreat. Details on how to register are below.

There is a suggested donation of $40 for the first day of the retreat and $60 for the second day of the retreat, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

There are no prerequisites to attend either day of the teachings. Khenpo encourages anyone who attends to stay for that entire day to receive a complete teaching.

Children who are well behaved are welcome as long as they do not become disruptive during the teaching.

In order to benefit all those wishing to attend and to keep costs to a minimum for everyone, there will be no meals provided. Please bring a simple sack lunch for everyone in your party.

Other things that you may want to bring to the retreat include: bottled water, cushions and blankets to sit on as well as any personal writing materials.

To pre-register, please email Port.Townsend.Dzogchen.Sangha@gmail.com with the number of people in your party. For more information or to register by telephone, please call Robert at 360-774-0415.

Weekend Retreat in Port Townsend — Teaching and Training on The Buddha Path, The Way of True Happiness — Day Two of Two

Please see the description directly above for Day One of this retreat (October 6).

Arrival and Dharma Celebration

This is a private event by invitation only.

For more information about this event, please contact Monica at 604-761-0309 or dzogchendharma@yahoo.ca

For more information about this event, please contact Monica at 604-761-0309 or dzogchendharma@yahoo.ca

For more information about this event, please contact Monica at 604-761-0309 or dzogchendharma@yahoo.ca

Saraswati appears as a Buddhist yidam in her capacity as embodiment of culture, learning and the arts, especially music. Her mythology also includes an important purificatory aspect. sharing characteristics with White Tara. Mipham Rinpoche (19th century) invokes Saraswati in the introduction to The Blazing Lights of the Sun and Moon

“In the expansive lotus-garden of speech of all the conquerors, With 100,000 melodious blooms of holy Dharma,
You are a singing swan that shines as bright as moonlight,
May you now enjoy the vast lake of my mind.”

There is a suggested donation of $30, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

Location is a private residence. For directions or more information, please contact Dave at 206-463-1490 or e-mail DharmaIsland@hotmail.com

While we all like to pursue happiness and abundance, that pursuit often leads to a self-centered state of stinginess toward others, forgetfulness of the true cause of happiness, and judgmental impatience towards others or life’s situations. This talk will focus on the Buddha’s teaching on pure conduct as the true source for generating happiness. By applying these principles in our daily lives, we will learn how generosity leads to abundance, diligence to joy, and patience to composure.

There is a suggested donation of $30, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

The Four Immeasurables of Happiness

As your body needs water your soul needs happiness. To attain happiness we have been given a roadmap in Buddha's teachings:

1. May all beings be free from suffering and negative thinking.
2. May all beings have happiness and positive thinking.
3. May all beings never be separated from sublimes bliss, beyond delusion and illusion.
4. May all beings remain in absolute equanimity, beyond fear and hope.

Tonight, Rinpoche will discuss how, through working with our single present moment thinking, we can nurture happiness in ourselves and others.

Location:
The Native American Cultural Center at PSU
710 SW Jackson Street, Portland, OR 97201
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There is a suggested donation of $20, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For more information about this teaching, please call Susan Lanker at 503-504-2486 or email smlanker@juno.com.

Energy, Luminosity, and Meditation of Tibetan Buddhism

Description TBA.

Location:
Eugene Dzogchen Dharma Center
2895 Oak Street, Eugene, OR 97405
Suite #2A (on the second floor).
At the corner of Oak St. and 29th Ave.
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The suggested donation is $20, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

Seating is limited so please call ahead to reserve a space. For reservations and additional info please contact Kunzang at 541-431-1066.

This event is sponsored by the Dzogchen Buddha Foundation.

The Timeless Buddhist Science of Happiness and Enlightenmen

Humanity's constant striving for understanding and influencing of the phenomenal world has produced a high level of material and technical achievements. Yet, the knowledge and ability that produces abiding spiritual health and happiness remains elusive for far too many individuals and societies. What can the ancient teachings of Buddhism offer to help a modern world? Is it possible to attain a lasting peace and to truly benefit others when, despite the efforts of many, our day-to-day reality is marked by so much disharmony and uncertainty? Don't miss this opportunity to receive a profound introduction to the view and practice of the science of positive thinking that has produced meaningful results for myriad students.

Location:
The Ben Linder Room in the
Erb Memorial Union (EMU)*
1228 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1228
*The EMU is located on the corner of 13th Avenue and University Street.

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(Click the "Map" link at the bottom of the page and then click the "Ben Linder Room" link)

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(Please Note: After 6:00 PM many parking sites do not require a permit or a fee but check to make sure before leaving your vehicle.)

The suggested donation is $20, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.

For additional info please contact Kunzang at 541-431-1066.

This event is sponsored by the Dzogchen Buddha Foundation.

Volunteer Days

Please come join us prior to the Autumn Retreat for a merit-filled ten days of work practice and Dharma activities focused on preparing for the Autumn retreat. Morning and evening group practice is scheduled for every day. Spontaneous teachings by Khenpo Choga are free.

There is a $20 per person per day contribution needed to help cover the expenses of your share of food and utilities, or $200 for the full 10 days.

For more information about this event, please contact Shelly at 208-284-3220 or shellyjking@gmail.com.

Dzogchen Autumn Retreat 2007

The 2007 Dzogchen Autumn Retreat will be lead by Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche. The retreat will run from Saturday, October 27 through Saturday, November 3, 2007 and will take place at the Dzogchen Retreat Center. It is being organized by Dzogchen Shen Pan Choling of Boise, Idaho. The retreat will include teachings on Phowa or "transference of consciousness," the Tibetan Buddhist instructions for dying. Full details and registration for this retreat can be found here.

For more information about this retreat, please contact event director Shelly at 208-284-3220 or shellyjking@gmail.com.

This private retreat will be lead by Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche and is for those who participated in the 2007 Dzogchen Autumn Retreat. The event will get started at the Dzogchen Retreat Center at about lunchtime of Saturday, November 17 and run until about dinnertime of Tuesday, November 20. You are welcome to come earlier and/or stay longer. You can also attend only part of the extended weekend, but it would be best if you arrived by mid-afternoon on Saturday. The price will be $20 per day that you are on the property to cover your food, utilities and lodging. All attendees will share in the cooking and cleaning between the practice sessions, the same as for regular volunteer days. Dana to the teacher is separate.

For more information about the evening teachings, retreat and drupchen that Khenpo Choga will be leading in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, please contact Sergey at rivo108@mail.ru.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

How Does Karma Function?

Karma means “The Power of Thinking” and is the infallible natural law of cause and effect. Tonight Rinpoche will explain how Karma works and how we can increase positive karma while decreasing negative karma and realize true happiness.

Location:
The Tibetan Canadian Cultural Center
40 Titan Road, Etobicoke, Ontario, M8Z 2J8
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Teaching event presented by
The Dzogchen Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism

Contact Iris Chum for further information and to schedule one-on-one meetings at Tel: 647-388-0929, Email: iris.chum@gmail.com

Friday, December 21, 2007

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

How Meditation Can Improve Your Work

It’s a common misunderstanding in today’s world that work gets in the way of pursuing a spiritual practice. On the contrary, work is an important way to immediately put positive intention and diligence into practice for the benefit of oneself and others.

Location:
The Tibetan Canadian Cultural Center
40 Titan Road, Etobicoke, Ontario, M8Z 2J8
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Teaching event presented by
The Dzogchen Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism

Contact Iris Chum for further information and to schedule one-on-one meetings at Tel: 647-388-0929, Email: iris.chum@gmail.com

Saturday, December 22,
6pm-8pm

AND

Sunday, December 23
4 pm-7 pm

Two Days of Dzogchen Teachings in New York City
With Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

Bliss, Luminosity And Emptiness
a Public Lecture on The Buddha Path

Location:
Atmananda Yoga Studio
Manhattan, 324 Lafayette Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10012
This is one block NE of the Broadway-Lafayette St Station [B, D, F, and V lines]
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The goal of any spiritual or religious search is to find true and lasting happiness. The goal of any philosophy is to make sense of reality. Not many people can successfully teach someone how to achieve either goal. Khenpo Choga Rinpoche is that rare kind of teacher who can clearly and simply explain complicated and profound concepts and transmit them to an audience. He explains the nature of happiness, reality, consciousness, time, reincarnation and karma with examples from philosophy, science, and everyday life. His lectures are perfect for beginners and those interested in Buddhist Philosophy. Khenpo translates profound Tibetan and Sanskrit terminology into simple English phrases that empower the English language to transform enigmatic Buddhist teachings into lessons a Western mind can understand. Long-time Buddhist practitioners can also greatly benefit from his teachings by seeing the concepts they have been contemplating for years in a clear light. Many Buddhists have commented that they didn't really understand key foundational principles of Dharma until they met Khenpo.

There is a sugested donation at the door to help pay for the tour expenses and you may also wish make an donation directly to the teacher (dana) as he offers the teachings for free.

For more info phone: 201-796-7253
Email: NYWorkshops@gmail.com

December 27, 2007

through

January 4, 2008

Dzogchen Winter Retreat 2007
with Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche

Teachings on Tummo and Padmasambhava Drupchen

Please view the full event description.

If you are already planning to attend, please complete the online registration by December 21, 2007.