Dzogchen Center Cambridge: Calendar

Dzogchen Center Cambridge

Calendar and Events

Ongoing practices		Weekly Dzogchen Meditation Every Monday evening, 7:30 pm These weekly sittings (other than those on the Dzogchen Center Cambridge calendar) are led by authorized senior students of Lama Surya Das and Lama John Makransky. Cambridge Friends Meeting House Chapel, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org. Meditations on Natural Love and Awareness Every second Saturday, 10:00am Every fourth Wednesday, 7:30pm NOTE Due to the upcoming holidays, the Wednesday practice in December will be held on the 3rd Wednesday: 12/19 (not 12/26) These are guided meditations on love and compassion as expressions of innate awareness. They include practices of bodhichitta and the bodhisattva path. Lama John Makransky urges all his students in practice to attend these sessions as often as possible. Cambridge Friends Meeting House Parlor, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information about the Saturday pratice group, contact Jane Moss (781) 259-9822 or e-mail jbmoss123@comcast.net. For more information about the Wednesday pratice group, contact Nancy Dale at njdale@mindspring.com. Foundational Practices (Ngondro) Every first Saturday, 10:00am (by invitation only) A practice group meets each month to do Dudjom Tersar Ngondro under the guidance of Lama Surya and Lama John. Ngondro are foundational practices to take refuge, affirm the bodhisattva resolve, offer one’s experienced world as mandala, purify the mind through Vajrasattva, and merge with the lineage of masters through Guru yoga. Permission from Lama John Makransky is a prerequisite Cambridge Friends Meeting House Parlor, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information about the Ngondro pratice group, contact Bob Morrison at aberfalls@gmail.com.
Special Events		The listings below are Cambridge Dzogchen Center events with with Lama Surya Das, Lama John Makransky, Lama Choying Palmo, and other teachers. For further information on other Dzogchen events -- including one-day retreats, weeklong intensive retreats,and workshops -- please see the main Dzogchen Center calendar, or click the links below: Teachings by Lama Surya Das Teachings by Lama John Makransky Teachings by Lama Palmo For information on meeting times for other practice groups affiliated with the Dzogchen Center, see the Practice Groups page. Please see our Event Registration FAQ for full details on registration, parking, scholarships, and other questions you may have regarding any of the events listed below.
January 2008		Monday, January 21, 7:30 PM: Meditation and Teaching with Lama Choying Palmo Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org.
February 2008		Saturday, February 2, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM Organic Awareness: Discovering Meditation in the Field of Experience A half-day retreat with Lama Choying Palmo In the Tibetan tradition of meditation, the most profound meditation is not about “not thinking,” but rather begins, emerges and develops right within the fertile field of moment-by-moment experience. Drawing from the teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition (especially the traditions of Mahamudra and Dzogchen), Lama Palmo will discuss the concept of “organic awareness” and explore how we can use this concept to deepen and enhance the practice of meditation. Registration $45; Students free with student ID All are welcome. Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester, 669 Union St, Manchester NH 03104. Schololarships are available. For secure online registration, go to www.dzogchen.org/retreats. For more information, contact Dori Bongiovanni. Flyer available soon Monday, February 25, 7:30 PM: Meditation and Teaching with Lama John Makransky Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org.
March 2008		Monday, March 17, 7:30 PM: Meditation and Teaching with Lama John Makransky Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org. Saturday, March 29 to Sunday, April 5, Annual Dzogchen Spring Meditation Retreat With Lama Surya Das & Lama John Makransky Joshua Tree, CA. Scholarships are available. For secure online registration, go to www.dzogchen.org/retreats. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org.
April 2008		Monday, April 14, 7:30 PM: Meditation and Teaching with Lama Surya Das Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org. Friday, April 25 – Saturday, April 26 A weekend retreat with Lama Surya Das St. John's Chapel, Episcopal Divinity School, 99 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For retreat flyer and secure online registration, see http://www.dzogchen.org/retreats/index.htm. Students free with student ID. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org.
May 2008		Monday, May 5, 7:30 PM: Meditation and Teaching with Lama John Makransky Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org. Saturday, May 10, 10:00 AM (note new venue): Meditation on Natural Love and Awareness led by Lama John Makransky Sheraton Commander Hotel, Mt. Vernon Room, 16 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org. Saturday, May 10, 6 - 9:30 PM (note new venue): Dzogchen Center Spring Auction Sheraton Commander Hotel, Mt. Vernon Room, 16 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. Please join us for a night of live music, dinner, and silent and live auctions of priceless dharma gifts, distinctive arts and crafts and other choice items. $45 registration, $25 for students. To register, go to http://www.dzogchen.org/retreats/ For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org.
July 2008		Saturday, July 19, 10am - 4:30 PM: Experiencing the Nature of Mind: A Daylong Teaching with Brendan Kennedy Brendan Kennedy is a longstanding and deep practitioner of the Dharma, a personal student of H.H. the Dalai Lama, and a yogi associated with Dzogchen Center. Brendan serves as instructor in meditation and other forms of practice at the seasonal retreats as well as serving as Dorje Lopon (practice master) at Lama Surya Das' annual Dzogchen Wisdom (100 Day) Retreats. Weather permiting, Brendan will take us outside for the Dzogchen practice of sky-gazing. Bring hats, sunglasses, and, if needed, a lawn chair or bench. Cushions and plastic ground covers will be provided. Suggested donation at the door: $45. Scholarships available. Students free with student ID. No online registration needed. Cambridge Friends Meeting House, 5 Longfellow Park (off Brattle Street), Cambridge, MA. All are welcome. For more information, contact cambridge@dzogchen.org.