Natural Bridge, VA 24578
Study,
Reflect,
Meditate.
A week-long joint program combining a teaching on the Heart Sutra by Professor Lara Braitstein and a meditation intensive led by Dharma Teacher Tsony.
February 19-25, 2012
Bodhi Path Natural Bridge
The Heart Sutra describes the experience of liberation of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokitesvara, as a result of insight gained while engaged in deep meditation. This understanding of the fundamental emptiness of all phenomena is expressed in the celebrated phrase from the Heart Sutra, "Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.” Professor Braitstein will explain these profound words and illuminate the meaning of this treasured text.
Meditation: Dharma Teacher Tsony will help us absorb the meaning of the Heart Sutra through meditation. Instruction is based on methods presented in Shamar Rinpoche’s book, The Path to Awakening.
Lara Braitstein is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism at McGill University (Montreal, Canada). She specializes in Mahayana & Vajrayana Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Hagiography, and Tibetan/Himalayan Buddhist literature and historiography. Her latest projects include the editing and translation of Shamar Rinpoche’s book The Path To Awakening, and the translation of a series of Mahamudra poems by the 7th century C.E. mystic saint Saraha.
Tsony was a Buddhist monk for over 25 years. He completed two traditional 3-year retreats under the guidance of the great meditation master Gendun Rinpoche. For 15 years, Tsony was Abbot of Kundrel Ling Monastery in France. Since 1991, he has been teaching philosophy and meditation throughout Europe and the U.S., and since 2009, has been the resident teacher at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge.
Schedule:
Sunday, February 19: First teaching on the Heart Sutra, 2 to 5pm. Lunch will be provided for program participants after regular Sunday morning meditation.
Monday – Wednesday, February 20-22: 9am to 5pm.
Teaching on the Heart Sutra, 9am to noon. Meditation in the afternoon.
Thursday – Saturday, February 23-25: 9am to 5pm. All day meditation.
Lunch is provided throughout the week.
Please note: Because the Heart Sutra teachings are progressive, we recommend you attend from the beginning.
Suggested Donation:*
Whole program, if paid by January 22 — $250.
After January 22 — $300.
Daily walk-in fee — $45.
Accommomdations:
For out of town participants, there are limited on-site, shared housing options filled on a first come, first served basis. Cost for on-site housing:
1 to 3 nights, $40 per night shared room, $45 per night private room.
4 to 8 nights, $35 per night shared room, $40 per night private room.
For details about these and other accommodation options please write to Wendelin at Wendelin33@gmail.com
12 Bodhi Path, Natural Bridge, VA 24578
540/464.5117
NaturalBridge@bodhipath.org
www.BodhiPath.org
*Events at Bodhi Path are open to everyone. The suggested donation is requested to support the program. However, lack of means to make a contribution is never a reason to stay away.
Bodhi Path is an international organization founded by the 14th Shamar Rinpoche. Teachers provide meditation and philosophy instruction and guidance to learn and practice Buddhism.
Study,
Reflect,
Meditate.
A week-long joint program combining a teaching on the Heart Sutra by Professor Lara Braitstein and a meditation intensive led by Dharma Teacher Tsony.
February 19-25, 2012
Bodhi Path Natural Bridge
The Heart Sutra describes the experience of liberation of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokitesvara, as a result of insight gained while engaged in deep meditation. This understanding of the fundamental emptiness of all phenomena is expressed in the celebrated phrase from the Heart Sutra, "Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.” Professor Braitstein will explain these profound words and illuminate the meaning of this treasured text.
Meditation: Dharma Teacher Tsony will help us absorb the meaning of the Heart Sutra through meditation. Instruction is based on methods presented in Shamar Rinpoche’s book, The Path to Awakening.
Lara Braitstein is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism at McGill University (Montreal, Canada). She specializes in Mahayana & Vajrayana Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Hagiography, and Tibetan/Himalayan Buddhist literature and historiography. Her latest projects include the editing and translation of Shamar Rinpoche’s book The Path To Awakening, and the translation of a series of Mahamudra poems by the 7th century C.E. mystic saint Saraha.
Tsony was a Buddhist monk for over 25 years. He completed two traditional 3-year retreats under the guidance of the great meditation master Gendun Rinpoche. For 15 years, Tsony was Abbot of Kundrel Ling Monastery in France. Since 1991, he has been teaching philosophy and meditation throughout Europe and the U.S., and since 2009, has been the resident teacher at Bodhi Path Natural Bridge.
Schedule:
Sunday, February 19: First teaching on the Heart Sutra, 2 to 5pm. Lunch will be provided for program participants after regular Sunday morning meditation.
Monday – Wednesday, February 20-22: 9am to 5pm.
Teaching on the Heart Sutra, 9am to noon. Meditation in the afternoon.
Thursday – Saturday, February 23-25: 9am to 5pm. All day meditation.
Lunch is provided throughout the week.
Please note: Because the Heart Sutra teachings are progressive, we recommend you attend from the beginning.
Suggested Donation:*
Whole program, if paid by January 22 — $250.
After January 22 — $300.
Daily walk-in fee — $45.
Accommomdations:
For out of town participants, there are limited on-site, shared housing options filled on a first come, first served basis. Cost for on-site housing:
1 to 3 nights, $40 per night shared room, $45 per night private room.
4 to 8 nights, $35 per night shared room, $40 per night private room.
For details about these and other accommodation options please write to Wendelin at Wendelin33@gmail.com
12 Bodhi Path, Natural Bridge, VA 24578
540/464.5117
NaturalBridge@bodhipath.org
www.BodhiPath.org
*Events at Bodhi Path are open to everyone. The suggested donation is requested to support the program. However, lack of means to make a contribution is never a reason to stay away.