Events 2012

Geshe Pema Dorjee
2012 U.S.A. Schedule

August 24 – 27: Minneapolis, Minnesota
            For Minneapolis schedule, contact:
            Phuntsok Wangdu
            Thuntsok@aol.com

August 28 – September 3: California

Tuesday, Aug. 28^th,  7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
            The Eightfold Path: Wisdom
            Right View, Right Intention
            Private Residence
            San Rafael, CA
            Contact: Kimberly Welsch
            compassionsf@hotmail.com

Wednesday, Aug. 29^th,  7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
            The Eightfold Path: Conduct
            Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood
            Private Residence
            San Rafael, CA
            Contact: Kimberly Welsch
            compassionsf@hotmail.com

Thursday, Aug. 30^th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
            The Eightfold Path: Concentration
            Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration
            Private Residence
            San Rafael, CA
            Contact: Kimberly Welsch
            compassionsf@hotmail.com

Friday, Aug. 31^st, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
            The Lam-Rim Teachings
            Outline of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
            as taught by the Buddha
            Private Residence
            San Rafael, CA
            Contact: Kimberly Welsch
            compassionsf@hotmail.com

Friday, Aug. 31^st, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
            The Five Precepts
            The basic code of Buddhist ethics in everyday life
            Leadership Embodiment Center
            813 Vendola Drive
            San Rafael, CA
            Contact: Kimberly Welsch
            compassionsf@hotmail.com

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1^st and 2^nd, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
            Death, Dying, and Living:
            living and taking action without fear
            Day 1: Reflections on death and the next life
            Day 2: How to truly live in this life
            Foundation of the Sacred Stream
            2149 Byron Street
            Berkeley, CA
            www.sacredstream.org

Sunday, Sept. 2^nd, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
            Tibetan Friends of Bodong
            An evening of teaching, chanting, and
            sharing in the Bodong community (in Tibetan)
            Foundation of the Sacred Stream
            2149 Byron Street
            Berkeley, CA
            www.sacredstream.org

September 8 – 13: New York

Saturday, Sept. 8^th, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
            The Mind:
            the captain of your ship, the master of your fate
            Westchester, NY
            If you wish to attend, Contact:
            thebuddhistcharity@gmail.com 

Sunday, Sept. 9^th, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
            Self-Attachment:
            the cause of all destructive emotions
            Westchester, NY
            If you wish to attend, Contact:
            thebuddhistcharity@gmail.com 

Monday, Sept. 10^th, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
            Healing the Healer
            Bellevue Medical Center, New York
            Peter.Haugen@nyumc.org
            (for psychology interns only)

Tuesday, Sept. 11^th, 7:00 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
            Delusion, Attachment, and Aversion:
            the three poisons and their antidotes
            Westchester, NY
            If you wish to attend, Contact:
            thebuddhistcharity@gmail.com 

Thursday, Sept. 13^th, 9:20 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
            Ethics:
            the Tibetan Buddhist perspective
            Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
            Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
            Dr. Robert Keisner
            Robert.Keisner@liu.edu

September 14 – 17: Massachusetts

Friday, Sept. 14^th, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
            Care and Mutual Respect:
            a talk with high school students and teachers
            Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, MA

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept. 14^th – 16^th
            The Four Noble Truths:
            an in-depth teaching and workshop
            Friday 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
            Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
            Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
            Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, MA
            Sponsored by Jhamtse International and TBCA
            Mark Foley mark@jhamtse.net
            Registration: www.jhamtseinternational.org 

Monday, Sept. 17^th, evening
            The Bodong Tradition:
            literary heritage and publication projects
            Department of Literary Research 
            Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC)
            Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 
            michael@tbrc.org

September 18 – 24: New York   

Tuesday, Sept. 18^th, 7:00 p.m. –  9:30 p.m.
            Death, Dying, and Living Fearlessly
            a practical guide
            Westchester, New York
            If you wish to attend, Contact:
            thebuddhistcharity@gmail.com 

Wednesday, Sept. 19^th, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
            Activism in a Time of Crisis:
            How can Tibetans and supporters harness their inner strength to
            maintain their political activism?
            Students for a Free Tibet
            602 East 14^st Street, 2nd Floor
            New York, NY
            Tendor Dorjee
            212-358-0071
            tendor@studentsforafreetibet.org

Thursday, Sept. 20^th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
            The Meaning of Life
            what makes it matter?
            Westchester, NY
            If you wish to attend, Contact:
            thebuddhistcharity@gmail.com 

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept. 21^st – 23^rd
            The Four Noble Truths:
            an in-depth teaching and workshop
            Friday 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.       
            Saturday 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
            Sunday 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
            Tibet House, US
            22 West 15th Street
            New York. NY
            Registration:
            www.tibethouse.us