Events List

 

Cost and Booking:

Friday: £20/£15 (Concessions)
 
Saturday: £30/£20 (Concessions)
 
Sunday: £30/£20 (Concessions)
 
Book the whole programme: £75/£50 (Concession)

Booking in advance is strongly recommended to ensure your place.

The teachings are open to everyone.

Contact for Booking and for a Registration Form:
Neill Walker, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 0131 331 4469.

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Friday 8th November

3pm - Access to and set up @ Augustine United Church
5.30pm to 6.00pm - Welcome and Registration of Guests
6pm to 7pm - Teachings on 'The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattvas.' 
7pm to 7.30pm - BREAK
7.30pm to 9.30pm - Teachings on 'The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattvas.' 

Saturday 9th November
 
8.30am - Access to and set up @ Augustine United Church
9.30am to 10.30am - Welcome and Registration of Guests
9.30am to 12.30pm - Garchen Rinpoche doing preparation for the empowerment. People are welcome to sit and meditate with Rinpoche at this time.
12.30pm to 1.30pm - LUNCH
1.30pm to 3pm - Teachings on 'The 37 Practices of the Bodhisattvas.' 
3pm to 3.30pm - BREAK
3.30pm to 5.30pm - Three Roots Empowerment
 
Sunday 10th November
 
1.45pm to 2pm - Access to and set up @ Augustine United Church
2pm to 2.30pm - Welcome and Registration of Guests
2.30pm to 4pm - Teachings on 'The Prayer to Kuntuzangpo.' 
4pm to 4.30pm - BREAK 
4.30pm to 6pm - Teachings on 'The Prayer to Kuntuzangpo.' 
6pm to 7pm - BREAK
7pm to 8pm - Teachings on 'The Prayer to Kuntuzangpo.'
8pm to 9pm - Refuge Ceremony.

Biography:

His Eminence Garchen Triptrul Rinpoche is well known for his great compassion. Rinpoche was born in Nangchen, Qinghai, in 1936. He was enthroned at a young age and attained great accomplishment on the practice of White Tara. He is an accomplished Tummo practitioner. After the Chinese Communist party had entered Tibet, Garchen  Rinpoche was imprisoned for almost twenty years together with many other rinpoches. As there was a lack of food supply, Rinpoche once fasted for ninety days, and he trained himself to stay up in the nights without sleep. During this time, he received the Dzogchen teachings.

Garchen Rinpoche is one of the four Eminences of the Drikung Kagyu lineage. The Drikung Holinesses have praised Garchen Rinpoche as an important and great yogi. Currently, Rinpoche resides in America and he shoulders the great task of rebuilding the Drikung Kagyu monasteries in eastern Tibet. Out of great compassion, Rinpoche travels tirelessly every year around the world, in order to benefit sentient beings through the teaching of the Dharma. Rinpoche has students all over the world.

(Taken from the 'Brief biography of H E Garchen Rinpoche' on the cover of his book 'The wisdom flame experiential commentary on the Ganges Mahamudra'.)
 

"Yesterday, there was a lama from Kham, who endured many hardships for many years, and he practiced the Bodhisattva conduct. He is a courageous lama,  a true hero and an extraordinary practitioner." HH the Dalai Lama.

Highly regarded by Buddhists of all lineages, His Eminence Garchen Triptrul Rinpoche has been an important siddha and yogi thoughout Drikung Kagyu history. (he) is one of the great yogis of our time. For the past twenty years he has travelled the world, bringing the words of the Buddha to thousands of people, dedicating his life tirelessly, with incredible fortitude and compassion, benefiting others. He is a true bodhisattva.