LAMA JHAMPA SHANEMAN IN BOISE OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Three Principal Aspects of the Path--A Precious Poem from Je Tsongkhapa

Treasure Valley Dharma Friends is pleased to present

Lama Jhampa Shaneman

                   October 28–November 2

Among the many organizational models of the Buddhist teachings, this profound framework illustrates three core ideas within Buddhism.

These "Three Principal Aspects of the Path" were expressed by Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) in a poem of 14 stanzas.  This classic of Buddhist literature is an extraordinary summary of the Buddhist process of awakening.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Jhampa will teach Vajrayana students. For more information on those, contact Patty at pmb63@cableone.net.

On Thursday, Oct. 30 Jhampa will present a talk “Introduction to Buddhism” at the LTTT Temple (7– 8:30 p.m.) The other lectures are also accessible for beginners. 


Thursday, Oct. 30 7-8:30 pm       @ LTTT Temple
Friday, Oct. 31     7-8:30 pm       @ LTTT Temple
Saturday, Nov. 1 10-11:30 & 1-2:30 @ LTTT Temple
Sunday, Nov. 2   10-11:30 & 1-2:30 @ Private home

LTTT Temple, 2312 W. Overland Road (East of Overland-Vista intersection)

Private home – Directions provided at teachings on Saturday

Teachings are offered freely. No one turned away for lack of funds. Suggest donation, $15 per session or $60 for all 6 Sessions 

Jhampa Shaneman studied Mahayana Buddhism in Dharamsala, India from 1971 until 1984. He was an ordained monk during those years. He studied with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness's senior tutor Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, Ven. Geshe Rabten, Geshe Dhargaye and other famous Lamas of that time. Jhampa has translated for Masters of all the 4 sects of Tibetan Buddhism over the last 25 years and carries various lineages from these traditions. In 1980, Jhampa entered the traditional Great Retreat and spent the next three and a half years on the mountain above Dharmsala, India. 

SPIRITUAL TEACHER AND RECEPTIVE STUDENT

Treasure Valley Dharma Friends is pleased to present

Venerable Thubten Semkye 

October 3-5, 2014 

A spiritual teacher can bring a dimension of experience to our practice that books, recordings, etc. cannot really achieve.  Forming a relationship with a spiritual guide is wonderful. Books are important, but they don’t have the inspirational quality that comes from engagement with a real human being, one who is practicing the path and understands what we are experiencing. An actual spiritual mentor can help us look into our own mind at just the right moment for just the right thing.But it is not all up to the teacher. We must be the receptive student, the worthy vessel. To find the relationship we have to know when is the time to look, how to look, how to choose, and then after choosing how to relate and be a receptive and sincere student.  Venerable Semkye will guide us into an exploration of this most important dimension of practice. 

Friday, October 3,   7:00 - 8:30 pm    @ LTTT Temple

Saturday, October 4,    10:00 - 11:30 am/ 1:00 - 2:30 pm   @ LTTT Temple

Sunday, October 5,   10:00 - 11:30 am/ 1:00 - 2:30 pm    @ BIBS

 

LTTT Temple: 2312 W. Overland Road

BIBS (Boise Institute for Buddhist Studies): 660 N. 9th Street

$15 per session or $60 for all

No one turned away for lack of funds

Ven. Semkye is a Buddhist nun practicing in the Tibetan tradition. She is a resident of Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington. She received bhikshuni ordination in Taiwan in 2010 and trains at Sravasti Abbey under the guidance of Ven. Thubten Chodron. 

TVDF ANNUAL MEETING JUNE 28

Treasure Valley Dharma Friends would like to announce their Annual Meeting to be held on June 28, 2014 at 10:45 a.m. in the LTTT Temple, 2312 W Overland Rd, Boise, ID.

The agenda will include:

•  Election of Board members

•  Financial Report

•  Discussion of activities for the next year

Please join us for a regular practice from 10:00 to 10:45 followed by the annual meeting.  

All suggestions about teachers, book study, practice, meditation, or other activities are welcome!

TVDF SCHEDULE FOR APRIL

We are currently studying The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind by Traleg Kyabgon.

Saturday, April 26, 10:00-11:30 am:  The Practice of Lojong by Traleg Kyabgon—“Point 3: The Skillful Means of Absolute Bodhichitta,” pages 99-107.

Wednesday, April 30, 5:00-8:00 pm: Wesak Celebration, Boise Public Library.

Saturday, May 3, 10:00-11:30 am: The Practice of Lojong—“Point 3: The Special Skillful Means,” pages 107-119.

WESAK CELEBRATION IN BOISE ON APRIL 30!

All are welcome! Please join Boise's Buddhist community on Wednesday, April 30 for a celebration of the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha.

LAMA JHAMPA SHANEMAN IS COMING TO BOISE!

Treasure Valley Dharma Friends is pleased to present 

Lama Jhampa Shaneman

February 5-9, 2014

 Separating from the 4 Attachments

With attachment to this life –

there is no Dharma practitioner;

Attachment to samsara –

no renunciation;

Attachment to self-purpose –

no Enlightenment thought;

If grasping arises –

there is no view.

Lama Jhampa will be leading practices and teaching on “Separating from the 4 Attachments.”  This is a classic Buddhist teaching said to have a divine origin. When he was just twelve years old, the founder of the Sakya tradition, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092- 1158), received this concise and profound teaching directly from Manjushri. Still today, this essential teaching of Mind Training is especially valued for developing the altruistic motivation.

 Wednesday, February 5 – Tara Practice at LTTT Temple, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 2312 W. Overland, Boise 

Thursday, February 6 – Yamantaka Practice at BIBS Center, 5:30 pm, 660 N. 9^th Street

This will be a more general teaching on Vajrayana and Yamantaka practice and is appropriate  for those who are Buddhists for at least two years with an interest in Vajrayana practice and who are willing to take a daily practice commitment after taking the Yamantaka Empowerment later this year 

Friday, February 7 – Four Attachments Teaching at LTTT Temple, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 2312 W. Overland 

 Saturday, February 8 – Four Attachments Teaching at LTTT Temple, 10:00 – 11:30 am & 1:30 – 3:00 pm, 2312 W. Overland

Saturday, February 8 – Yamantaka Practice at BIBS Center, 5:30 pm, 660 N. 9^th Street

This will be a Yamantaka practice for those who have already had the Yamantaka Empowerment

Sunday, February 9 – Four Attachments Teaching at Durick home, 10:00 – 11:30 am & 1:30 – 3:00 pm, 2268 Toluka Way (on Warms Springs Mesa off of Windsong)

$15 per session or $60 for 5 sessions or $80 for 7 sessions.  No one turned away for lack of funds.

Jhampa Shaneman studied Mahayana Buddhism in Dharamsala, India from 1971 until 1984. He was an ordained monk during those years. He studied with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness's senior tutor Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, Ven. Geshe Rabten, Geshe Dhargaye and other famous Lamas of that time. Jhampa has translated for Masters of all the 4 sects of Tibetan Buddhism over the last 25 years and carries various lineages from these traditions. In 1980, Jhampa entered the traditional Great Retreat and spent the next three and a half years on the mountain above Dharmsala, India.

BEGINNERS'S COURSE IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM

Treasure Valley Dharma Friends presents a 7-week Beginner’s Course in Tibetan Buddhism  

            Nov. 2 -- The Buddhist Approach

       Nov. 9 -- The Life of the Buddha

       Nov. 16 – The Four Noble Truths

       Nov. 23 – Gradual Path/ Analytical Meditation

       Dec. 7 – Rebirth & Karma

       Dec. 14 – Love & Compassion

       Dec. 21 – Conducting a Daily Practice

TVDF Saturday Schedule

Mahamudra Sitting Group    8:45 -9:30 am (meditation)

Beginner’s Course        10:00 – 11:00 am  (no pressure basics)

Deity Practice group    11:15 – 11:45  (prayers & chants)