The Bodhisattva Institute
A Kagyu Dharma Center 
Founded by H.E. Kalu Rinpoche

714 N Desert Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85711 
520-325-2272

Upcoming Teachings:

The venerable
Lama Lodu Rinpoche
July 9 - 14
The Bodhisatva Institute is honored to present
Lama Lodu Rinpoche's teachings on:
The Three Jewels and Three Roots
Tues. July 9
7pm-9 pm
$10 Suggested Donation

Lama Lodu Rinpoche will discuss how to take refuge in the Three Jewels and the Three Roots; the basis of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. In addition, Rinpoche will address how to develop the proper mental attitudes and verbal/physical manners conducive to the Buddhist way of life.    

Loving Kindness and Compassion
Wed. July 10
7pm-9pm
$10 Suggested Donation

During this teaching. Lama Lodu Rinpoche will focus on how we can live a positive, compassionate life, while being mindful of negative actions we may (or may not) be aware of. This teaching is beneficial to students and practitioners of all levels. 

View, Conduct and Meditation 
Thurs. July 11
7pm-9pm
$10 Suggested Donation

Rinpoche will give teachings on correct view and correct conduct that will help a practitioner get the most from their meditation practice. Practitioners and students of all levels are encouraged to attend this auspicious teaching.  

Deity Yoga Practice
Fri. July 12
7pm-9pm
$10 Suggested Donation

This teaching will focus on the creation stage, the four purities and the completion stage of Deity Yoga practice. Details of this practice are usually reserved for students who have received prior initiation, however anyone is welcome to attend this rare teaching. 

Medicine Buddha Empowerment
Sat. July 13
10am-12pm
$10 Suggested Donation

Medicine Buddha practice is said to be beneficial not only healing aliments but also for defeating inner-sicknesses like attachement, hatred and ignorance. Rinpoche will be giving Medicine Buddha initiation for students and practitioners of all levels. 

Explanation of the Medicine Buddha Sadhana 
Sat. July 13
2pm-4pm
$10 Suggested Donation/no charge if attended AM class

Rinpoche's explanation of the Medicine Buddha sadhana will include teachings on healing the mind and body as well as freedom from temporary obstacles. 

Shamatha Meditation/Explanation
Sun. July 14
10am-12pm
$10 Suggested Donation

In the Vajrayana context, Shamatha means "mindfulness of breathing" and is understood to be an excellent way for the meditator to begin using the mind itself as the object of meditation. In this teaching, Rinpoche will focus on the explanation of Shamatha and guide practitioners through Shamatha meditation.  

Vipassana Meditation/Explanation
Sun. July 14
2pm-4pm
$10 Suggested Donation/no charge if attended AM class

Considered to the the counterpart practice to Shamatha meditation, Vipassana meditation helps practitioners become aware of impermanence of all phenomena through contemplation. Rinpoche will explain this contemplation as well as guide practitioners through Vipassana meditation. 

Volunteers needed to set up and host teachings. 

For more information please contact:
Austin Counts 520-808-8531
or to leave a message at the BI, call: 520-325-2272

Books for Study:

The Torch of Certainty
by Jamgon Kongtrul

The Great Path of Awakening
by Jamgon Kongtrul
 

Watch Lama Lodo's Message to youth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO07X1y3q2U





Chenrezig Practice
Sundays 10am
in the Shrine Room
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What is Chenrezig practice? 

In his great compassion the Buddha also emanated
as Chenrezig, a form of the bodhisattva
Avalokiteshvara. Practices such as the Chenrezig and Tara sadhanas can be approached by someone leading an ordinary life, and the Chenrezig meditation is uncommon both in the ease of its performance and the blessing that it bestows. It too is development stage practice, and regardless of which yidam is practiced, this practice is important because in it we work with our attachment to "I" or "I am." As long as we have the idea "I am my body," we cannot obtain Buddhahood. The Vajrayana teaches precise and skillful methods to transcend or abandon this clinging, and all of these involve changing one's attachment to physical existence.

Instead of conceiving of oneself in an ordinary body, one visualizes oneself as Chenrezig. For example, one thinks, "I am Chenrezig, my form is that of Chenrezig." However, one does not think of the deity's body as solid or material, made of flesh and blood like one's ordinary body, or made of metal or stone like an idol. One thinks of it as appearance that is inseparable from emptiness, like a rainbow or like a reflection in a mirror. Although the visualization of oneself as Chenrezig is a mental attitude, it has been said that one's attitude can change phenomena. This means that if one maintains, over a period of time, the conviction that one is the deity, one will eventually become the deity.

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Taken from a teaching given by Kalu Rinpoche titled "Following in the Footsteps of the Great Kagyu Forefathers," given at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra on the weekend of October 24, 1986. It was translated by LamaYeshe Gyamtso and edited by Sally Clay.








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