Dzogchen Center Cambridge
Event Registration FAQ
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Dzogchen Center Cambridge Event Registration FAQ
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Dzogchen Center Cambridge EventsThe Dzogchen Center Cambridge periodically sponsors or hosts events, primarily with our teachers Lama Surya Das, Lama John Makransky, or associated teachers. This page is to answer your most frequently asked questions regarding these events. For information on specific events, including dates, times, and the
Contact Person for the event, please check the event's entry in our calendar page.
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Registering for Events OnlineYou can register for many of our teacher-led events, especially one-day or weekend events, on the main Dzogchen Center website at this URL: http://www.dzogchen.org/retreats If you would like to use a credit card to pay the registration fee for your event, you must use the online registration ahead of time. We are not able to accept credit cards for in-person payments at the door. Registering for Events In PersonIf you are not registering for an event online, then you should just come to the event and pay the registration fee at the door (cash or check). Please do not send in your payment ahead of time. Please note that we are not able to accept credit cards for in-person payment at this time. If you would like to pay your registration fee with a credit card, please take advantage of the online registration system. |
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Scholarship support is available for all Dzogchen Center Cambridge events. Our goal is to make these teaching available to as many people as possible. Please contact cambridge@dzogchen.org. Scholarship support can also be requested at the door. Students with a student ID are admitted free at the door. |
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AccessibilityMost of our event locations are wheelchair accessible. We can also accommodate special seating requirements, and audio/video requirements to different degrees. If you have any such requirements, please get in touch with the Contact Person listed for the event you are interested in. Prior ExperienceAll sessions are open to and appropriate for anyone who is seeking or on a personal spiritual path. No prior experience in Buddhist practice or meditation is required or expected. Dress and Seating FacilitiesThere are no special requirements for dress, though we suggest that you wear clothing that is comfortable for sitting. For all events, we provide cushions and chairs or benches for sitting. You should bring any additional items that you need to be seated comfortably (backjack, footrest for chairs, shawl for your lap). |
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Bookstore |
Onsite BookstoreAt most of our events, we have an onsite bookstore, where you can purchase books and tapes by teachers from Dzogchen Center and the Dzogchen lineage. Please note we are not able to accept credit cards for bookstore purchases at this time; cash or check is the appropriate payment. The Dzogchen Center maintains an online store with an extensive selection of Dharma books and other items; credit cards are accepted there: http://dzogchenbookstore.com |
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Directions to Event LocationsDirections for each event are generally listed in the entry for that event on the calendar page. If you are uncertain of the directions, please get in touch with the Contact Person for the event in question, or for immediate assistance, email cambridge@dzogchen.org. ParkingFor events held in the Harvard Square vicinity, please be aware that parking (especially for evening and weekend events) can be quite scarce and/or expensive. Please consider carpooling with friends, or taking advantage of Boston's extensive public transportation system (busses, subways, or taxis). All day on-street parking is virtually impossible to find in or around Harvard Square. In many areas, on-street parking is prohibited without a resident permit. Listed below are public parking facilities within walking distance of the locations where Dzogchen Center Cambridge events are held. HARVARD SQUARE PARKING GARAGE -- From Memorial Drive, turn onto John F. Kennedy (JFK) Street heading toward Harvard Square. At the first set of lights, turn left. The entrance to the garage will be immediately on your right. UNIVERSITY PLACE GARAGE -- Located beyond the Harvard Square Parking Garage. From Memorial Drive, turn onto JFK street heading toward Harvard Square. At the first lights, turn left onto Eliot Street. Go straight through the next set of lights onto Bennet Street, which dead ends. Turn left onto University Road and the parking garage will be on your right. CHARLES HOTEL PARKING GARAGE -- Located below the Charles Hotel and across from the University Place Garage. Follow the directions for the University Place Garage, noticing the Charles Hotel on your left when you enter Bennet Street. HOLYOKE CENTER PARKING GARAGE -- From memorial Drive, turn onto JFK Street heading toward Harvard Square, go straight through the first set of lights at Eliot Street. Turn right at the second set of lights onto Mount Auburn Street. Turn left onto Holyoke Street, the second street on your left. The Holyoke Center Garage entrance will be on your left. As this is a Harvard University Garage, they will check your car for security reasons. CHURCH STREET LOT -- From Memorial Drive, turn onto JFK Street heading toward harvard Square, go through the traffic lights at Memorial Drive, Eliot Street, and Mount Auburn Street. The next traffic light will put you in the center of Harvard Square, facing a newsstand called "Nini's Corner." Take a sharp left at "Nini's Corner," then turn right immediately onto Brattle Street. Take the first right onto Church Street, and the parking lot will be halfway up the street on your left. Coming from Massachusetts Avenue toward Harvard Square, Church Street is directly across from Johnston Gate, the main gate to Harvard Yard, also the last right before coming into the center of Harvard Square. If you miss it, you will pass Nini's Corner newsstand on your right, just after passing the Harvard Coop Bookstore, and you may follow the directions above. ALEWIFE MBTA STATION PARKING -- The cheapest option, it usually has plenty of spaces if you arrive in the morning. The T Station is at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 16, midway between Massachusetts Ave and Fresh Pond Circle. Alewife T is located on the Red line and any train will take you to the Harvard Square T station (the third stop from Alewife), in approximately five minutes.
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Lodging |
Lodging for Dzogchen Center Cambridge EventsHARVARD SQUARE HOTELS
HARVARD SQUARE BED AND BREAKFAST
ECONOMY OPTIONS
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