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Retreats in India: Karmapa's Annual Meditation Course 2015-16



KIBI organizes a public meditation course every year, in winter at its New Delhi KIBI campus. The Karmapa himself will be teaching a few sessions. This is a perfect venue to learn about the Meditation as taught in the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

 Public Meditation Course (PMC) at KIBI, is to be held from the 24th of December 2015 to the 2nd of January 2016. The course will begin with an introduction to the program and celebration dinner on the evening of December 24th, and will finish with a conclusion ceremony on the morning of January 2nd.





Dupsing Rinpoche will continue teaching on Ngondro. This year the focus will be on the practice of Dorje Sempa (Vajrasattva). Every morning there will also be an opportunity to take the Sojong vows with Rinpoche for those who wish to.

Ven. Dupon Nyigyam from Sharminub Retreat Centre in Kathmandu will give us teachings on Shine (Shamatha).

Tentatively, as I am made to understand it: The daily schedule is from 6AM to about 6:30PM with a 3 hour lunch break from 11AM to 2PM. the Meditation sessions (concentration and wisdom) are after 2PM. The Purification practice , refuge and vows sessions are before lunch. Again, please do register and participate. Regards
  
For more Public courses offered by KIBI please visit: http://www.kibi-edu.org/public-courses/


References:
All images and quotes 
are from the KIBI website :
 http://www.kibi-edu.org/


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Retreats in India: Buddhist Meditation at Sarnath

42 YEARS OF SERVING THE DHARMA IN INDIA

(1975- 2016)
Offered on Dana (by donation)

in the Thai Monastery, Sarnath (near Varanasi), north India
Join  one or both of our 7 day  retreat on the theme

FROM INSIGHT MEDITATION (Vipassana) TO LIBERATION 
CHRISTOPHER TITMUSS
February 19 - 26, 2016
CHRISTOPHER TITMUSS AND ZOHAR LAVIE 
February 26 – March 4, 2016 

For more information and registration please visit:
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Retreats in India: Anantha Niketan - Thiruvannamalai



Located at Thiruvannamalai, in Tamil Nadu, India. Thiruvannamalai is a sacred hill in India, A place of residence of Sri Ramana Maharshi. The Anantha Niketan is a retreat center at Thiruvannamalai where retreats are conducted throughout the year by various Teachers and Meditators from around the world.

 In 2016: Some of the upcoming retreats are:

Jan 01 – Jan 08, 2016
Jan 08 - Jan 15, 2016

Jan 21 – Feb 03, 2016

Feb 08 - Feb 14, 2016 

Feb 15 - Feb 25, 2016 
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Retreats in India: Zazen Retreat at Bir by Ven Sudhamacara
A zazen rertreat will be conducted at The Deer Park Institute at Bir, Himachal Pradesh India. The retreat will be headed by Ven Sudhamacara from November 19th 2015 to November 24th 2015.
Please Deer Park Institute website for more info.

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As Zen instructions are often hard to find in India, this would be very enlightening experience to visit and learn from a true master. If you decide to drop in, you might find me there too.

 Please check out more about the wonderful
Deer Park Institute
nested near the sacred Himalayas
at Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India
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www.deerpark.in


Useful links:
http://deerpark.in/programs/schedule/zazen-retreat/
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2015 Dalai Lama's Jangchup Lamrim Teachings new dates announced

The Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee announced that His Holiness the Dalai Lama will continue teaching on the 18 Treatises of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment – Jangchup Lamrim – 23 December 2015 to 2 January 2016 at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe, in Karnataka State of southern India

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A rare opportunity to hear from H.H in South India(5 hours from Bangalore) on the highest teachings of enlightenment in the gelug tradition.
Registration, PAP and travel information are available at  www.jangchuplamrim.org

PLEASE NOTE: DATE CHANGE
The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has announced new dates for the 2015 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings:
• 23-31 December 2015: Jangchup Lamrim Teachings
• 1-2 January 2016: Sixteen Drops of Kadam Initiation organized by the Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee
The dates of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s additional program at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery have also changed:
• 19 December 2015: Inauguration of the new Assembly Hall
• 20-22 December 2015: Teachings on Dharmakirti’s Commentary on Pramana-samuccaya
• For more information about the 19-22 December program, please see http://www.tashilhunpo.org/2015-teachings. (These events are NOT organized by the Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee.)


NOTE: PAP(protected area permit) to visit Tibetan Settlements is not Required for Indian Nationals holding Indian Passports

Please help spread the word by sharing this information widely. Thank you!
Register soon.
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