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Starts Jan. 5, 2010 through Apr. 27
Tuesdays 7 - 9 pm
Registration: $40 (full-members $25) Required Texts: $40
Was the Buddha a bad boy, a dissenter, a rebel? Was he more like John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Che than the Pope?
Flying in the face of the received wisdom and customs of his day, Prince Siddhartha fled his father's palace and the "good life" in search of a more reliable basis for living in peace and happiness. On his way, he left no stone unturned. He sharply questioned worldly and spiritual authorities, debunked spiritual charlatans, gave the lie to dogma and superstition, and eventually abandoned institutionalized learning altogether. Ultimately he challenged all shared assumptions of what it means to "live" or "be happy"-even his own.
What he found in the course of his inquiry he couldn't, by his own admission, give to others. But he was able to offer a set of investigative techniques for touching and activating the intelligence and peace that each of us possesses by virtue of being sentient. He left us a science of mind that puts all conventional wisdom to the test. This science of mind is rigorous, it is focused, and best of all it is teachable.
In this series of discussion evenings, we explore the personal journey of that guy called Buddha from being a pampered prince Siddhartha to his waking up and ultimate enlightenment. But we'll also carefully explore the techniques he taught for tapping in to our own innate sanity and sharing it with others.
Course Outline
If you're looking for some useful techniques for experiencing the peace of your own innate intelligence, with a bit of company along the way, or if you are simply curious to learn more about Buddhism as a science of mind, this discussion series may be for you. Check it out at:
NBNY is a study and practice center under the direction of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, author of " Wild Awakening," "Mind Beyond Death," and the soon-to-be released "Rebel Buddha." The New York center is part of the world-wide Nalandabodhi community dedicated to bringing the genuine lineage of Tibetan Buddhism to the modern Western community.
In accordance with the vision of contributing to an authentic transmission of the Buddhadharma, a genuine science of mind and pursuit of insight, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche has designed a complete, progressive curriculum providing in-depth training in study, reflection and meditation.
