Tibetan Buddhism: Khen Rinpoche Tsewang Gyatso

Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche, our Spiritual Director, is visiting PCD-DC for a series of three teachings this weekend. Khenchen will give his commentary on two texts: 1) Thirty Pieces of Heart Advice, a text by the incomparable 14th c. master Longchen Rabjam, and 2) Heart Advice in a Nutshell, by the outstanding 20th c. master Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö. (Click on the titles above for copies of the root text.) The program schedule is below. All events are open to the public.
Registration is required for these teachings. Both the teaching location (in Hyattsville, Maryland) and Zoom connection information will be emailed with your registration confirmation. To register for this important teaching, CLICK HERE. Donations offset travel and other expenses, and support our mission. Please donate according to your ability. Suggested donation is $30 per session; however, we turn no one away who is unable to pay. If you are unable to donate $30 to complete registration, please email keithnrose@yahoo.com. (Please arrive on time.)

Khenchen Rinpoche’s Program Schedule, Aug. 29 to Aug. 30:
(NOTE: This schedule is subject to change)
Saturday, Aug. 29:
· 10:00 a.m. – Teaching: Thirty Pieces of Heart Advice
· 2:30 p.m. – Teaching: Thirty Pieces of Heart Advice
Sunday, Aug. 30:
· 10:00 a.m. – Teaching: Heart Advice in a Nutshell

PCD-DC (Palyul Changchub Dargyeling—D.C. Area) is a Tibetan Buddhist Dharma center affiliated with Palyul Ling International. Every Sunday morning (please check our calendar for occasional irregularities) we offer a class aimed at learning about Tibetan Buddhism. Each class includes instruction on various aspects of the Buddhist practices, or meditation, and discussion of those instructions. Classes are led by senior students of our Palyul spiritual lineage masters. Our teachers include His Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche, Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche, and others. All who are interested, including beginners, are welcome; there are no prerequisites. Time for Q&A is available.

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“The Tibetan word 'jin-lab' is loosely translated as ‘blessings.’ Jin-lap transforms our whole being—our body, our speech, the way we think, how we understand phenomena, and the way we relate to ourselves and the world. Ultimately, however, what jin-lap does is to break the shell of our ego and forces us to see the true nature of our minds. Among the many other causes and conditions, in the Vajrayana it is the guru who is considered the most important and indeed supreme cause for doing all of the above.” -Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, “Ocean of Blessings” (p. vii)

“If we had pure perception from the beginning, we wouldn’t need to train in it. However, at present our mind is filled with disturbing emotions, our way of perceiving is very obscured, and we lack pure perception. Therefore, we need to train in pure perception.” -His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, “Ocean of Blessing” (pp. 9-11)

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