KARMA PAKSHI Day Retreat with C. Manson
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## Charles Manson was once a master woodcarver. He then spent several years as a Buddhist monk, also spending eight years in secluded retreat. He later studied at Harvard University where he received a master’s in theological studies. He currently works as a librarian for the Tibetan Collections at the Bodleian Library (Oxford University) and at the British Library in London.
## Karma Pakshi: Memoirs and Meditations “The life of Karma Pakshi, through his memoirs and his meditation practices,based on the book The Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi."
Karma Pakshi is central in the development of the reincarnate lama (tulku) tradition. This system that led to the lineage of the Dalai Lamas and many other tulkus. Born in East Tibet in the thirteenth century, Karma Pakshi was the first tulku and the first master to be named Karmapa. This is a lineage that continues to modern times and has millions of followers worldwide. During his lifetime, Karma Pakshi was widely acknowledged as a mahāsiddha — a great spiritual adept — and was therefore invited to the Mongol court at the height of its influence in Asia. He gave spiritual advice and meditation instructions to the emperor Mӧngke Khan, whom he advised to engage in social policies, to release prisoners, and to adopt a vegetarian diet. After Mӧngke’s death, Karma Pakshi was imprisoned by the successive emperor Kubilai Khan, and much of Karma Pakshi’s writing was done while he was captive in northeast China. He was eventually released and returned to Tibet, where he commissioned one of the medieval world’s largest metal statues: a seated Buddha sixty feet high.
This first-ever comprehensive biography of Karma Pakshi in English reveals new information about a pivotal historical figure in the development of Tibetan Buddhism and his interactions with two Mongol emperors. Also included in the book are translations of newly available songs attributed to Karma Pakshi and translations of ten excerpts of his writings on reincarnation, meditation, dreams, visionary experiences, tantra, and consecration. Please see this YouTube introduction to the subject.
This Day Retreat will be an opportunity to meet Charles and learn from him about Karma Pakshi; there will be discussions and much opportunity to meditate, inspired by Karma Pakshi. We’ll have the the valuable opportunity to meditate under the guidance of such an experienced meditator as Charles.
Beginners welcome.
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Password: 025316
Cost
We would appreciate the suggested donation of £20 or more for this day retreat from participants. This can be paid into the Bodhicharya London account. If this is more than you can afford, your company is always more valuable than money. But we do need your help in order to survive.
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Bank: Co-operative Bank
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About Bodhicharya London’s Day Retreats
Bodhicharya London is under the guidance of Ringu Tulku. We have been doing stimulating monthly day retreats at the Helios Centre for a number of years. Now, we are continuing with the online Zoom platform.We do a number of meditation sessions interspersed with the discussions and breaks for lunch, tea and biscuits. By the end of the day, we will have done about three hours of meditation in total. Some meditation sessions will be guided.
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