Khenpo Tokpa Tulku — Teachings on Dza Patrul Rinpoche´s Brightly Shining Sun

31st May – 2nd June: Week end introductory Teachings

Join us for a study of Dza Patrul’s Brightly Shining Sun, a step-by-step guide for meditating on the Way of the Bodhisattva.

Khenpo Tokpa Tulku a brilliant young Khenpo from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, will guide us through Patrul Rinpoches instruction manual: how to study, reflect and meditate on one of the most significant texts on Bodhichitta. These instructions will provide a practical application of the teachings to tame and train our mind and thereby allow the teachings to saturate our everyday minds and activities.

Come for an introductory weekend and/or a more intensive week long seminar.

Dza Patrul Rinpoche, the so-called “enlightened vagabond” of Tibet, was one of the most illustrious spiritual teachers of the 19th century. His life’s practice was to wander and teach the Way of the Bodhisattva, a timeless Buddhist classic, everywhere he went. In Mahayana and Vajrayana ‘bodhisattva’ refers to anyone who has generated bodhicitta, a spontaneous wish and compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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These teachings are ideal for beginners who wish to delve deeper into Buddhist philosophy and practice. Please see The Enlightend Vagabond :The Life and Teaching of Patrul Rinpoche by M. Ricard.
Link to an online version of this text is available as a download.

31 May – 2 June
A weekend introductory course of the Brightly Shining Sun providing a overview of the text.