Retreat Dates: Saturday, May 15th – Sunday, May 16th
Retreat Location: 947 H St., Salida, Colorado
Driving Directions: Drive south on 285, turn left on 291. Follow it into town till coming to G st, then turn right. Follow G St to 10th then turn right again and go one block to 947 H St.
Accommodations: Free lodging with local sangha members can generally be arranged in advance by calling Mary at 719-239-1262.
Contact: Mary Gage 719-239-1262
Retreat Schedule:
Saturday: Registration at 9:30, Retreat from 10:00 – 5:00
Sunday: Registration at 9:30, Retreat from 10:00 – 3:00
Description:
Lam Rim (Tibetan: lam “path”, rim “stages”) is a Tibetan Buddhist textual form for presenting the complete path to enlightenment as taught by Gautama Buddha. In Tibetan Buddhist history, there have been many different versions of the Lam Rim, presented by different teachers. However all the versions of the Lam Rim are based on extensions of Atisha’s 11th Century root text A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment.
Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi will provide a brief history of the Lam Rim starting with Atisha, and including Gampopa (Jewel Ornament of Liberation) and Tsongkhapa (The Great Treatise on the Stages on the Path of Enlightenment). He will also provide a detailed exploration of the Abhidharma, which in the West, is generally considered to be the core of what is referred to as Buddhist psychology.
Important concepts of the Lam Rim include the three kinds of motivation, karma, rebirth, Buddhist cosmology, the practice of meditation, up to and including tantra.
This retreat is part of the Foundation of Buddhism series and is open to all.