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Karmapa Streaming Live Today on New Website – HIGHLIGHT
His Holiness the 17th Karmapa will be streamed live from Dharmasala beginning today or tomorrow, June 17-18, depending our your location. He will be teaching on Dhagpo Rinpoche’s (Gampopa’s) Lam-chog Rinchen Trengwa or Precious Garlands of Supreme Path.The series of talks will be simultaneously translated into ... continuePosted June 17, 2010 by
Karmapa to Visit Europe – HIGHLIGHT
His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is expected to visit Europe for the first time this summer. The tentative schedule for his five-week tour runs from the end of May to the beginning of July with stops in nine countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, ... continuePosted March 15, 2010 by
Auspicious Meeting in Delhi – HIGHLIGHT
[caption id=”attachment_16351″ align=”aligncenter” width=”448″ by the fortunate coincidence and quickly arranged the meeting to exchange greetings and warm wishes for the new year. The Karmapa was traveling from Kerala to Dharamsala and had a brief stop over in Delhi. The Sakyong has now reached Nepal to begin ... continuePosted March 7, 2010 by
Karmapa Unveils New Website on Environmental Protection – HIGHLIGHT
This week, His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa unveiled a new website dedicated to environmental protection in the Himalayan region. The website is www.khoryug.com, named after the Tibetan term for the environment, khoryug. It is shorthand for Rangjung Khoryug Sungkyob Tsokpa, the Karmapa’s new organization for ... continuePosted December 24, 2009 by
Kagyu Monlam – Live from India – HIGHLIGHT
The Kagyu Monlam will be broadcast live from Bodh Gaya, India starting on December 20th. The first broadcast will be a teaching by His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa on Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend. This is a letter composed for King Gautamiputra, in which ... continuePosted December 14, 2009 by
Recalling a Buddha: Memories of the Sixteenth Karmapa – HIGHLIGHT
The film by Gregg Eller on the life of His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa is now completed. The trailer is available at: http://karmapaxvi.com “Recalling a Buddha” is a 97-minute documentary on the life and activity of His Holiness the Sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa and features commentary from thirteen ... continuePosted September 9, 2009 by
Opening Communication with Other Authentic Spiritual Traditions – HIGHLIGHT
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche with Chief Gerald Red Elk Image courtesy of theshamansdoor.com Spiritual traditions provide the ground that fosters genuine human community. They bond us deeply in a common view of the world and our relationship to it. As Buddhists, we have experienced this first-hand in the sangha, ... continuePosted March 2, 2009 by Bill_Sutton