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Karma Thegsum Choling Minneapolis H.H. 1717th Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism |
Beyond Beginners -- Classes for Serious StudentsREGISTRATION & INFORMATION TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Classes:MEDITATOR'S RETREATS PROGRAM - ESPECIALLY FOR: 1) Sangha members who sit on Tuesday evenings and want a faster - deeper path. 2) Sangha members who have a scheduling conflict with our Tueday evening Shamata Meditation. This is the alternative group meditation time for you. & 3) Folks establishing daily meditation practice in their lives who have no sangha affiliation and would not, therefore, have a consistent group practice. This is an excellent group and retreat practice for you.In order to purposely transform one's consciousness, a minimum of four things are necessary: 1) an authentic teacher connected to an authentic lineage 2) an unadulterated, disciplined, daily meditation habit, 3) group meditation practice, & 4) regularly scheduled retreat time. We live in very busy times, with a lot of noise, stress, violence, and increasing worldwide suffering. Proportionately, in contrast, little time is spent in silence. The retreats in the Meditator's Retreat program are KTC member-run, quiet, happy, nourishing days, offering a way for people to stay in town but still get group practice and retreat time into busy schedules. Recharge your practice, and help the planet and everything on it with these retreat days. At any given moment, there is nothing worth more than the compassionate, peaceful, grounded, centered, healthy, growing consciousness that comes from meditation practice and retreat time. These in-town retreats for people who already know how to do Shamata meditation are held at KTC Minneapolis and include sitting meditation, walking meditation, a vegetarian lunch, and karma yoga meditation. Whole day participants only. Tuition $45/$35 mem
TONGLEN: TIBETAN HEALING MEDITATION Tonglen meditation is extremely well suited to the time we are living in, such a high level of suffering for all sentient beings. Tonglen (taking & sending) meditation provides a particularly powerful and uniquely positive way to make use of strong emotions. The practice requires connecting to emotions such as anger, sorrow, jealousy, fear, physical & mental pain, etc, and then transforming the energy into relief from suffering. Tonglen is an excellent meditation practice to have in one's arsenal when you, or someone you care for, needs the ability to transcend mind/body pain, and at the same time put the ability to do so to good use in the world. This course is suitable for meditators of all levels including beginners. It is especially helpful for anyone requiring ongoing medical attention and/or prescription medication, health care professionals, caretakers, and people in personal and professional life changing situations. Prerequisite: Shamata meditation instruction. If you are unable to attend one of the Shamata classes, call KTC to schedule private instruction. 12 CEUs for nurses. Tuition $109. Materials Fee $10 to instructor. The class is taught by KTC sangha member Sheila Duddy. Sheila graduated as a registered nurse from Bryn Mawr, and works in Hospice Care at North Memorial Hospital. She has been studying Buddhism for more than 18 years. For most of that time Tonglen meditation has been her main practice. She is currently engaged in the preliminary practices to Mahamudra meditation. Tonglen Meditation instruction will be given at the first class by Lama Pamela Holtum.
GREEN TARA Sadhana Taking a step into the traditional daily practice structure of Tibetan Buddhist Kagyu monasteries we have spent 3 months learning and chanting the 21 Praises of Tara, a piece of the longer Green Tara Sadhana that is done as the day breaks early every morning in Kagyu monasteries. We will continue learning the Green Tara Sadhana by chanting more of its components. Dietary restriction: No alcohol or meat prior to Tara practice on the day of the practice. Copies of the Sadhana are provided and are also available for purchase from the KTC store. Tuition Donation. Resume date to be announced. (When the passes open in the spring. i.e. After winter road conditions.) No registration necessary. A TEACHING ON 21 Praises of Green Tara In our Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, Green Tara is called the Great Mother because she embodies the Ultimate Meaning of the dharma, the Dharmakaya, which gives rise to all buddhas and bodhisattvas. Thus she is Mother because she is the source from which one obtains Enlightenment and Realization. The Green Tara Sadhana is done as day breaks every morning in monasteries of the Kagyu lineage, and is also in some cases one's daily personal practice. The 21 Praises is an especially beloved piece of this, one of the most well-loved and powerful of Sadhanas. Lama la will begin teaching on the meaning of the Green Tara Sadhana with this teach on the meaning of each stanza of the 21 Praises. Tuition $80 / 64 mem
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT Register with KTC or the listed Community Education office. Pay by credit card or check. Call the school district Community Education Office or go to their website for instructions to register for a class offered through them, or at one of their buildings. KTC accepts payment by credit card in person, over the telephone, by mail, or by fax (952-926-5049). Registration Form (Print, Fill Out & Fax) Payment by check is accepted by mail or in person. To pay in person, please call ahead (952) 926-5048. |