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637 CHRISTIE ST. (416) 651-3849 WWW.GADENCHOLINGTORONTO.ORG 30 YEARS OF GADEN CHOLING We invite you to join our celebration and for a series of teachings from the Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche was born in 1948 in the eastern province of Kham, in Tibet. He was recognised as the 13th incarnation of Lama Chubdak. He was enthroned at Zuru Monastery at the age of seven, which is the seat of all the lamas in the Zasep lineage. Later he was again enthroned at Sera Monastery where he began his studies. After finishing his degree His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama requested Zasep Rinpoche to go to Thailand to study Vipassana meditation techniques of Theravadan monks. For eighteen months he did forest retreats and then was sent to Australia to translate for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Geshe Loden. After three years in Australia he began to teach. In 1980 Zasep Rinpoche travelled to Canada and taught Buddhist philosophy and religion at the David Thompson University Centre in Nelson, BC. In 1981, at the request of Venerable Ling Rinpoche, Zasep Rinpoche accepted the position of spiritual director of Gaden Choling Buddhist Meditation Centre in Toronto. Zasep Rinpoche has now been teaching in the west for over twenty-two years. He is knowledgeable in six languages: Urdu, Hindi, Sanskrit, Thai, Tibetan and English. He is Spiritual Director of more than twelve Buddhist meditation centres in Canada, Australia and the United States and is the Spiritual Master of the martial art Tang Soo Tao. VEN. ZASEP TULKU RINPOCHE March 23 - April 14 2015 TALK @ U of T 9:30AM – 3:00PM @ University of Toronto SCARBOROUGH CAMPUS UTSC CONFERENCE ON MINDFULNESS FREE KEYNOTE TALK on Buddha’s Four Mindfulnesses Mindfulness meditation was originally taught by the Buddha over 2,500 years ago. The Buddhist monastic community and the common people practiced mindfulness for centuries. In the west, people are discovering mindfulness and mindfulness meditation and its benefits. This is a wonderful gift for our s o c i e t y. M i n d f u l n e s s meditation can be integrated into our everyday lives and it is a p owe r f u l m e t h o d o f cultivating inner calmness, strength, overcoming stress and fear, to name but a few of the benefits. MARCH APRIL MONDAY 23 WEDNESDAY 25 SAT 4 + SUN 5 7:00PM – 9:00PM @ the Aga Khan Museum 77 Wynford 7:00PM – 9:00PM @ Gaden Chöling Dr. Shamatha Meditation 10:00AM – 5:00PM both days @ Gaden Chöling Teaching and practise on Gelug Kagyu Mahamudra meditation The Gata: A New Buddhist Opera The Gata is a mythopoetic spiritual drama tracking a woman’s wisdom quest, as told by a Shaolin Dakini Oracle. The word shamatha in Sanskrit (Tib.: shi-ne) means "peacefully abiding." The image of Lord Buddha is a most sacred and powerful object of meditation, and it is a most beneficial object because we can develop calm abiding and great merit by focusing the mind on the Buddha image. We will become closer to Buddha and create the circumstance to reach Buddhahood in the near future. Please join us for a beautiful Buddhist opera starring our beloved Zasep Tulku Rinpoche and others from our Dharma community for a wonderful performance written and directed by Irene Cortes, our Dharma sister and member of the Gaden Chöling community. $30 / $20 seniors+arts workers / $10 students Tickets can be reserved and purchased from the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto 7:00PM – 9:00PM @ Gaden Chöling 11:00AM – 4:00PM @ Beit Zatoun 612 Markham St. Powa and Chöd for healing the mind of the living and the dying Gaden Chöling’s 30th Anniversary Celebration Phowa, or ‘transference of consciousness at the time of death,’ is the simplest and most direct method to reach clear light and pure land of the Buddha dur ing t he time of our departure from this life. Powa practise is one of the six Yogas of Naropa and it is taught by all Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Join us as we mark 30 years since Gaden Chöling’s founding. It is one of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist centres in Canada and has been a source of refuge for many practitioners of Buddha Dharma over the years. Many great spiritual teachers, such as Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Lati Rinpoche, Tara Tulku Rinpoche and HH Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche have given many amazing holy teachings and initiations at Gaden Choling. Our celebrations will began with taking refuge to three jewels and Chöd melodies. Rinpoche and some of the members of our temple will lead chanting, there will be sacred Newari dancing, a Tibetan-style bazaar, traditional Tibetan food, a short movie featuring Rinpoche, stories from elder students from back-in-the-day and a slideshow/talk from Rinpoche on Gaden Chöling, Gaden Relief and his travels in Mongolia. Suggested Donation: $20 $ 30 for GC members $ 40 for non-members TUESDAY 31 SATURDAY 28 Chöd practice deals with severing selfcherishing mind and cherishing others. The word, chöd means “cutting”- of the self-c her ishing mind. These two practices are very powerful for quickly attaining Bodhicitta and realising the emptiness of inherent existence. Mahamudra or “Great Seal” meditation is a unique method of Gelug-Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist tradition that takes as its object the true nature of the Mind. A “Mindfulness” meditation on both the conventional and ultimate essence of the practitioner’s mind – Mahamudra is a key that unlocks the most profound truths of Buddhism. $ 40 per day or $ 60 both days (GC members) $ 50 per day or $ 80 both days (non-members) $ 30 for GC members $ 40 for non-members TUESDAY 7 7:00PM – 9:00PM @ Gaden Chöling White Manjushiri Initiation Manjushri is the Buddha of Wisdom. By relying on Manjushri we can develop the wisdom eye with which we can see the entire meaning of Buddha’s Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. White Manjushri practise is wonderful for the realization of mindfulness, awareness, and especially for improving memory. $ 40 for GC members $ 50 for non-members TUESDAY 14 7:00PM – 9:00PM @ Gaden Chöling Chenrizeg Initiation Chenrezig (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara) is the Bodhisattva of compassion. Chenrezig is one of the most beloved figures in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. He represents the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in their tireless work for the benefit of all beings. $ 40 for GC members $ 50 for non-members Work Street Work City, Work State Work ZIP • Work Phone