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His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 2008 Teaching Schedule
His Holiness the Dalai Lama continues to teach and give public talks throughout the world. Below is a partial list of teachings and talks that HH the Dalai Lama will be giving during the first half of 2008. Also provided are information about the topics of his talks, where known, suggested readings, and links to books or recordings related to the material he will be covering.
April 19 to 20
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, US
Crisler Arena, University of Michigan
Sponsored by Jewel Heart, The Tibet Fund, and the Garrison Institute
www.dalailamaannarbor.com
The Peter M. Wege Lecture on Sustainability Public talk: "Engaging Wisdom and Compassion" based on Nagarjuna's Commentary on Ultimate Compassion and Je Tsong Khapa's In Praise of Dependent Origination
Suggested reading:
The Life and Teachings of Tsongkhapa by Prof. Robert Thurman
The Compassionate Life
The Harmony of Emptiness and Dependent Arising by Ven. Lobsang Gyatso
May 16
BOCHUM, GERMANY
Ruhr Congress
www.dalailama2008.de
Public Talk: "Human Rights and Globalization--Which Challenges Do We Have to Face?
Suggested reading:
Ethics for the New Millenium
The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness
May 17
MOENCHENGLADBACH, GERMANY
The Airport Hall 6
www.dalailama2008.de
Public Talk: "Peace and Human Rights--the Basis for a Modern Society"
Suggested reading:
Ethics for the New Millenium
The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness
May 18
NURNBERG, GERMANY
Meistersingerhalle
www.dalailama2008.de
Public Talk: "Human Rights as Commitment--Lessons from History"
Suggested reading:
Ethics for the New Millenium
The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness
May 18
BAMBERG, GERMANY
JAKO Arena
www.dalailama2008.de or www.jako-arena.com
Public Talk: "Religion--Peacemaker or Warmonger?"
May 22
LONDON, U.K.
Royal Albert Hall
www.dalailama2008UK.com
Office of Tibet, Tibet House, 1 Culworth Street, London NW8 7AF
+44-20-7722-5378
Public Talk: "Universal Responsibility in the Modern World"
May 24 to 25
NOTTINGHAM, U.K.
Nottingham Arena
www.nottingham-arena.com or www.dalailama2008.org.uk
Dharma Network 2008, Salisbury
+44-870-163-1781
Public Talk: "Bringing Meaning to Our Lives"
Public Talk on May 25: "Caring for Our World"
May 26 to 28
NOTTINGHAM, U.K.
Nottingham Arena
www.nottingham-arena.com or www.dalailama2008.org.uk
Teaching: "Investigating the Nature of Reality" and Je Tsongkhapa's Praise to the Buddha for His Discourses on Dependent Origination (tendrel toepa)
Bestowal on May 28: Vajrasattva Empowerment
Suggested reading for Je Tsongkhapa teaching:
The Life and Teachings of Tsongkhapa by Prof. Robert Thurman
The Harmony of Emptiness and Dependent Arising by Ven. Lobsang Gyatso
Suggested reading for Vajrasattva empowerment:
Becoming Vajrasattva by Lama Yeshe
Confession of Downfalls: The Confession Sutra and Vajrasattva Practice
Meditations on the Lower Tantras: From Collected Works of the Dalai Lamas
Teachings From the Vajrasattva Retreat by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Vajrasattva Practice DVD by Dzogchen Ponlop
Pearl Rosary: The Path of Purification by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen
May 29
OXFORD, U.K.
The Blackfriars Hall
www.so-wide.org
Office of Tibet, Tibet House, 1 Culworth Street, London NW8 7AF
+44-20-7722-5378
Colloquium Keynote Speaker: "Christian and Buddhist Traditions and Prayers"
May 30
OXFORD, U.K.
Sheldonian Theatre
www.so-wide.org
Office of Tibet, Tibet House, 1 Culworth Street, London NW8 7AF
+44-20-7722-5378
Public Talk: "Buddhist Understanding: Why and How"
Suggested reading:
The Buddhism of Tibet
The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by John Powers
June 11 to 15
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
The Dome, Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush
Australia Tibet Council
www.atc.org.au
www.dalailamainaustralia.org
Teaching: "The Stages of Meditation" by Kamalashila
Avalokiteshvara Initiation on June 15
Suggested reading:
Stages of Meditation by Kamalashila, with commentary by HH Dalai Lama
July 10 to 15
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, US
Stabler Arena, Lehigh University
Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center of New Jersey
www.dalailamajuly2008.com
Teachings: Je Tsongkhapa's Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (lamrim chenmo)
Suggested reading:
Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: The Lam Rim Chenmo by Tsong Khapa (root text)
Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path MP3 and book by Thubten Chodron
Practicing the Path: A Commentary on the Lam Rim Chenmo by Yangsi Rinpoche
Steps on the Path to Enlightenment Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, by Geshe Lhundub Sopa
July 13
BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, US
Stabler Arena, Lehigh University
www.dalailamajuly2008.com
Public talk: "Generating a Good Heart"
Suggested reading:
An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
July 20 to 24
MADISON, WISCONSIN, US
Alliant Energy Center Colliseum
www.deerparkcenter.org
www.dalailama2008na.com
Long Life Offering (tenshug) on July 24
Teachings: Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (chodjug) and Kamalashila's Middle Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa) at the request of Geshe Lhundup Sopa
Suggested reading for Shantideva teaching:
A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life by Shantideva, trans. by Vesna and Alan Wallace
A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life by Shantideva, trans. by Stephen Batchelor
The Way of the Bodhisattva--CD and book set, by Shantideva, trans. by Padmakara Translation Committee
Suggested reading for Kamalashila teaching:
Stages of Meditation by Kamalashila with commentary by HH Dalai Lama
Essential Practice by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
August 15
NANTES, FRANCE
Zenith Nantes Metropole
Ocean de Sagesse
www.dalailama-nantes2008.fr
Public talk: "Peace Through Inner Peace"
Suggested reading:
How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life
August 16 to 20
NANTES, FRANCE
Zenith Nantes Metropole
Ocean de Sagesse
www.dalailama-nantes2008.fr
Teachings: Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Middle Way, Chapters: 26 (Examination of the 12 Branches of Dependent Arising), 18 (Examination of Self and Phenomena) and 24 (Examination of the Arya-Four Noble-Truths); Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary (Jangchup Semdrel); Nagarjuna's Precious Garland, Chapter 3 (Summary Teaching on the Causes of Enlightenment).
Bestowal on August 20: Quintessential Collection of the Inner Siddhis (Thuk-Drup Yang-Nying Kun-Tue) from the 5th Dalai Lama's Secret Teachings
Suggested reading:
Commentary on the Awakening Mind by Arya Nagarjuna DVD
Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika translated by Jay Garfield
Nagarjuna's Precious Garland: Buddhist Advice for Living and Liberation trans. & ed. by Jeffrey Hopkins
September 25 to 27
DHARAMSALA, (H.P.)
The Tibetan Buddhist Center, 02-28 No. 1 New World Center, 209037 Singapore
For contact information, email Office of Tibet at www.tibetanbc.org or call +65 6491 1027
Teachings: Je Tsongkhapa's The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (lamrim chenmo) at the request of the The Tibetan Buddhist Center (Singapore)
October 1 to 5
DHARAMSALA, (H.P.)
For contact information, email Office of Tibet at otny@igc.org
At the request of the Bliss & Wisdom Monastery of Taiwan, His Holiness will give teachings for Chinese Buddhists.
Teachings: Thirteen Deities Vajra Bhairawa Initiation (Jigjey Lha Chusoom Wangchen), Commentary on Fifty Stanzas for Cultivating Spiritual Friends (Lama Ngachoe Drelwa) and Exposition on Root Infractions (Tsatoong Namshay)
October 10 to 12
BASEL, SWITZERLAND
Messezentrum Basel, organzied by the Tibetan Communities in Europe.
www.dalailama2008.ch
Teachings: Kamalashila's The Middling Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa) and Ngulchu Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (gyalsey laklen sodunma)
October 12: Long life ceremony will be offered to His Holiness.
October 12
BASEL, SWITZERLAND
Messezentrum Basel, organzied by the Tibetan Communities in Europe.
www.dalailama2008.ch
Public Talk: Ethical Act - Happy Life
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