Special Events (US) Archive

Past Events (select):

Speakers: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Sharon Salzberg, Robert Thurman, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi and others

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Short Retreat: Verses in Praise of Bodhichitta
with The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi

February 27th, 2021  8AM PT/ 11AM ET

Teachings will be based on the Verses in Praise of Bodhichitta by Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen Negi (available in English as “Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea” by Wisdom Publication).  There will be 3-retreat sessions on this topic scheduled over the next months. Each three hour retreat in CyberSpace will include prayer and meditation sessions. There will be a brief Q & A opportunity at the end of the session.

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Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

February 8, 17, 2021

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Verses in Praise of Bodhichitta
with The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi

August 22nd, 2020  12PM ET/ 9AM PT

Teachings will be based on the Verses in Praise of Bodhichitta by Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen Negi (available in English as “Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea” by Wisdom Publication).  There will be 3-retreat sessions on this topic scheduled over the next months. Each three hour retreat in CyberSpace will include prayer and meditation sessions. There will be a brief Q & A opportunity at the end of the session.

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Past Events:

Avalokiteshvara Empowerment
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

May 28 & 29, 8:30PM PT
In India: May 29-30 at 9AM IST

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Meditations on Four Reliances
with The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi

June 6th, 2020  12PM ET/ 9AM PT

This three hour retreat in CyberSpace will include prayer and meditation sessions. Teachings will be based on the Sutra of Four Reliances (Sanskrit. catuḥpratisaraṇa-sutra). There will be a brief Q & A opportunity at the end of the retreat session.

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Acharya Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland
Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

May 15 & 16, 2020 at 7:30PM PT

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Vesak Virtual Prayers 2020
Thursday, May 7 at 5PM PT/ 6PM MT/ 8PM ET

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Embracing Fearlessness: Parting from the Four Attachments
An Online Retreat with Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi
May 9th, 2020 | 9AM PT | 12NOON ET
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This three hour retreat in CyberSpace will include prayer and meditation sessions. Teachings will be based on the text by 12th Century Sakya master Sachen Kunga Nyingpo focusing on the Bodhisattva path. There will be a brief Q & A opportunity at the end of the retreat session.

 

Tara Mantra Recitation Practice
April 22, 2020 at 2PM PT/ 5PM ET

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Thursday at 5 PM ET/ 2PM PT | Online gathering on Zoom | Next Sessions April 23rd and 30th.

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Recent Past Events:

Join us for an online conversation with Professor Robert Thurman and the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi on his new book Running Toward Mystery this April 15th at 10AM PT/ 1PM EDT!

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Traditional Foundations of Mindfulness
An Online Retreat with Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi
April 18, 2020 | 9AM PT | 12NOON ET
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This 3-hour long retreat held in CyberSpace will include prayer and meditation sessions.Teachings will focus on the foundations of mindfulness and how one can cultivate factors conducive to enlightenment, as suggested in the Buddhadharma. There will be a brief Q&A opportunity at the end of the retreat session.


Thursday at 5 PM ET/ 2PM PT | Online gathering on Zoom | Next Sessions April 16th, 23rd and 30th.
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The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi and Professor Carlo Ratti request the pleasure of your company at the unveiling of the world’s first Robotic Mandala drawn by Scribit – the write&erase robot – at the MIT CSAIL building.

Attendees will be able to complete the Mandala started by the robot in a participatory performance.

DATE: Monday, 3rd February 2020, 5pm
Viewing also on Tuesday 4th February 9am – 5pm

VENUE: MIT CSAIL R&D common area (4th floor),
32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA
(on the corner of Vassar and Main Street)

prajnopaya.mit.edu

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