Nalandabodhi Announcements

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The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in San Francisco in December
An intensive teaching retreat open to the public will be held in San Francisco from Dec. 9-15, 2002 in Santa Sabina Retreat Center, San Rafael, CA. Rinpoche will teach on Dzogchen & Egolessness: The Path to Peace. Registration details are available in the Acrobat file link attached to the retreat announcement page here.

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Khenpo Rinpoche in Seattle in November
Seattle Nalandabodhi has announced the teaching visit of Khenpo Rinpoche from November 21-27. Details will be announced soon.

Nalandabodhi Study Curriculum
Nalandabodhi Study Curriculum Officially Launches
Although the Nalandabodhi Study Curriculum has been underway for some years, this September marks a new beginning for the curriculum. All four semesters of the class are slated to open, beginning with Hinayana View in September. This will be followed by Hinayana Path and Fruition in the Spring. Next year we will lauch Mahayana View and Mahayana Path and Fruition. Sourcebooks for the classes have either been published or are in development, as well as a detailed teacher's manual which guides Nalandabodhi instructors.

Nalandabodhi Online Resources
Nalandabodhi Online Discussion Forums Reopen
After a hiatus caused by a move to a new server, the Nalandabodhi online discussion forums have reopened. The online forums allow participants to post messages and respond to others who post, strengthening the Nalandabodhi online community. The reopening features forums focused on the Nalandabodhi study curriculum.

Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen will be teaching on the Progressive Stages of Meditation based on the text of the same name by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. The class is in preparation for Khenpo Rinpoche's visit in November, where familiarity with the text will be required for admission.

Nalandabodhi Teaching Tour
The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche on tour

August thru October: Europe

Nalandabodhi Teaching Tour
Druppon Khenpo Lodro Negi Tour

May 31-June 2: San Antonio, Texas June 7-8: Boulder, Colorado June 13-15: Seattle, Washington June 20-21: Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Nalandabodhi Mahamudra Retreat 2002
May 10-19
The Nalandabodhi Retreat for 2002 successfully concluded. We received teachings from The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche on Mahamudra shamatha based on Mahamudra: the Ocean of Definitive Meaning (Ngedon Gyamtso) by the 9th Gyalwang Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje. We were also graced by the teachings of Druppon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal on the same subject, of Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen on the Special Mahamudra Preliminaries, Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen Negi on the Common and Uncommon Preliminaries, and numerous other events.

A photo gallery from the retreat is available here.

For Nalandabodhi students
Mahamudra Ngedon Gyamtso preliminaries class
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Seminars will be available for Nalandabodhi members and students of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche who did not attend the 2001 or 2002 Nalandabodhi Retreat and would like to attend future retreat programs on Mahamudra: the Ocean of Definitive Meaning (Ngedon Gyamtso).

The first year Ngedon Gyamtso classes are being offered for students who missed retreat 2001 or 20002 and want to receive the instructions. Students who attended retreat 2001 are also encouraged to attend. More details will follow when available.

Bodhi Magazine
Bodhi Volume 5, No. 1 is now available
Bodhi Magazine issue 9 is at your newsstands now. The magazine  features songs, teachings and information on Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, the teachings of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, teachings by Acharya Tenpa Gyaltsen and news of His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa. To purchase a copy, click here .

Websites
The Growing Website Family
In addition to completely updating the Nalandabodhi website, the Nalandabodhi family has launched a number of related websites.

• See the new individual Nalandabodhi center websites for Boulder, Colorado; San Francisco Bay Area, California; Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle, Washington; Vienna, Austria.
• Nalandabodhi.net: Nalandabodhi now has a Chinese language website
• Prayer4Peace.net  Dedicated to world peace; see what you can do today
• Bodhi Magazine  now has an online edition called Bodhi Online. At this site, you will find a selection of articles and other contents from the back issues of Bodhi. You can also preview the latest edition of Bodhi at Bodhi Online. www.bodhionline.org
• The Bodhi Dharma Store is a new upgraded online store. You will be able to find a variety of items for your everday and dharma needs, as well as books, tapes and transcripts available only from the Nalandabodhi family. www.bodhidharmastore.org
• The Mahasiddhi website features the latest news about the Mahasiddhi retreat center project under development in the Northwestern United States. www.mahasiddhi.org
• The new Nitartha Institute website, in English and German, offers educational information on opportunities for advanced buddhist studies at www.nitarthainstitute.org.
• Dzogchen Monastery Website Under Dzogchen Ponlop, Rinpoche's direction in consultation with Dzogchen Rinpoche, the Dzogchen Monastery website has now been published on the world wide web. The site makes available extensive information on the Dzogchen lineage, the history of the monastery, the background of the main teachers of the monastery over the centuries, Dzogchen Monastery India, the Shri Singha monastic university, the retreat center, and much additional information at www.dzogchenmonastery.org.

The Tragedy in New York and Washington
Nalandabodhi Extends its Heart In Solidarity with Americans
The Nalandabodhi sangha extends its heartfelt prayers and aspirations for the healing of the suffering of our great nation caused by the tragedy in New York and Washington. Please see the prayers and letters in our special section created in response to the tragedy.