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SUMMARY:No Saturday Morning Teaching: Conclusion of the Teaching series on the Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, 2/6\, marked the conclusion of the Teaching series on Gampopa Sonam Rinchen’s A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche had been teaching on this text since MDC’s January 2021 retreat\, and he chose to auspiciously close the 2022 two-day virtual retreat with this culmination of Gampopa’s teachings.
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/no-saturday-morning-teaching-conclusion-of-the-teaching-series-on-the-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-2022-02-19/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chanted Prayers Online - Amitabha Puja
DESCRIPTION:On this auspicious full moon night\, the MDC will hold a Buddha Amitabha Puja (the Buddha of Infinite Light).  Here is a link to the main text: The Recitation for Accomplishment of Sukhavati from the Sky Dharma Mind Terma. \nWe also have a shorter text for reference: Amitabha Prayer Practice.   \nPlease join us as we wish for all beings to have health and peace of mind. \nVia Facebook Live:  Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/wednesday-night-chanted-prayers-online-amitabha-puja/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:No Saturday Morning Teaching: Conclusion of the Teaching series on the Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, 2/6\, marked the conclusion of the Teaching series on Gampopa Sonam Rinchen’s A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. Khenpo Karten Rinpoche had been teaching on this text since MDC’s January 2021 retreat\, and he chose to auspiciously close the 2022 two-day virtual retreat with this culmination of Gampopa’s teachings.
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/no-saturday-morning-teaching-conclusion-of-the-teaching-series-on-the-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2022-01-29/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2022-01-22/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2022-01-15/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chanted Prayers Online--Calling the Guru from Afar
DESCRIPTION:Calling the Guru from Afar is a heartfelt request to the guru for blessings to realize all the stages of the path to enlightenment\, as well as a meditation on the nature of the guru. \nThis beautiful devotional guru yoga practice was composed by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye; one of Tibet’s greatest scholars and poet. He also wrote more than 90 volumes of works known as the Great Treasuries.\n\nJamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye’s second reincarnation is Jamgon Kongtrul Palden Khyentse Oser\, who was born in Tsurpu as the son of 15th Karmapa. Palden Khyentse Oser was a renowned Mahamudra master and passed on the lineage to the 16th Karmapa. My root guru’s teacher was the second Jamgon Kongtrul and this text is also very much connected to our guru yoga practice that we hold regularly.\n\nJamgon Kongtrul’s best student was a very good practitioner and requested him to write a guru yoga practice . In her mind he is the triple gems as well as the lama\, yidam and dakini. Being humble he said that he did not have any good qualities but agreed to write this precious text for her. First he paid homage to all the lineage gurus from the four major lineages and then placed his own name at the end.�One of his best works was “Seven Points of Mind training” which is a direct path to the practitioner’s heart and transforms his mind. That is why it is also called the great path of awakening.\n\nPlease do join us. Thank you and Tashi Delek.\n\nHere is the link to the text for reference:\nhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/10Lb6ZK8mZwoaaiePE2CMiU6vd0CMXBB5L92YBSsRdA8/edit?usp=sharing\nVia Facebook Live:  Manjushri Dharma Center Facebook \nEditor’s note:  There is a wonderful version of this chanted prayer with beautiful images of Tibet on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhuW8xhcbUA.  
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/wednesday-night-chanted-prayers-online-calling-the-guru-from-afar-2022-01-12/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2022-01-08/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:No Saturday Morning Teaching: Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
DESCRIPTION:We will resume on Saturday\, January 8th\, 2022.  Happy New Year! \nMore information:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
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LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:No Saturday Morning Teaching: Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
DESCRIPTION:We will resume on Saturday\, January 8th\, 2022.  Happy New Year! \nMore information:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/no-saturday-morning-teaching-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-12-18/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
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LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-12-04/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
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LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-11-20/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-11-06/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-10-30/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-10-23/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Monday Night Prayers Online-Vajrasattva with guest Lama Lekshey Zangpo
DESCRIPTION:On Monday evening\, October 11th\, we will practice The Sadhana of Glorious Vajrasattva Which Purifies All Negativities and Benefits Self and Others called The Wishfulfilling Jewel a Terma Revelation of H.H.Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche.  Special Guest Lama Lekshey Zangpo will give a brief talk before we begin the sadhana. \nLink to texts:  The Sadhana of Glorious Vajrasattva and additional readings written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, The Four Powers of Purification\, and A Brief Confession. \nVenerable Lama Lekshey Zangpo \nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n  \nImage “Vajrasattva Heruka\, Dorje Sempa with Vajragarvi (consort)\, seated in union\,” from Flickr\, artist Wonderlane\, creative commons license
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/monday-night-prayers-online-vajrasattva-with-guest-lama-lekshey-zangpo/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T090000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-10-02/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-09-25/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-09-11/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
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DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-08-28/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
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DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-08-14/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning:  Precious Garland of the Supreme Path Online
DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-08-07/
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DESCRIPTION:Instructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path\nTeachings and Oral Transmission with Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\nSaturdays until completed\n9:00am – 10:30am Pacific Time (time updated as of 11/27/2021)\nOnline via Zoom\, link below\nAll welcome to join at any time\nFree of charge\, but donations always welcome\n \nAlthough he lived long ago\, Gampopa is someone who can relate to the suffering and turmoil of modern times. Gampopa\, a medical doctor of his time\, lived through a pandemic in Tibet\, losing his son\, daughter\, and his wife. In his intense suffering\, he sought relief by becoming a monk\, and studying the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni). He entered the Kadampa order\, learning many texts and becoming well versed in the Dharma\, but it was Milarepa\, the fully enlightened yogi of Tibet\, who became his root guru.  Under Milarepa’s teachings\, he learned the visualization practice of tantra.  He combined the step-by-step\, graduated path and logic of the Kadam master Atisha\, with the tantric practice of Milarepa\, and founded the “practice lineage\,” the Karma Kagyu. \n“Gampopa\, the father of the Kagyu tradition in Tibet\, wrote a number of commentaries on Buddha’s teachings. The most notable are The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. In A Precious Garland\, Gampopa gives precise instructions on what is needed to develop one’s understanding\, meditation and conduct on the spiritual path. Gampopa succinctly outlines in twenty-eight categories what we need to know in order to perfect our spiritual practice*.” \nThis is the fourth text by Gampopa that Khenpo Karten Rinpoche has taught at the Manjushri Dharma Center. Previously he taught the Jewel Ornament of Liberation\, and next he taught on his succinct commentary called the “Excellent Path Of Freedom\, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\,” and most recently he taught on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.   In the Four Dharmas of Gampopa\, one line says:  “May the Dharma become the Path.”   The Precious Garland of the Supreme Path addresses the many facets of turning the Dharma into the Path:  bullet points for right actions and intentions.  In addition\, the text includes many inspiring and poetic descriptions of the ultimate nature of mind and reality.   The text will be shown on the screen\, and resources to purchase or download a free version are below.  There will be time made for questions and answers at the end of the class periodically.   Please join us for the this precious series of teachings! \n\nZoom Link to Join: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86345470369?pwd=Mk1QQmFXVEdkd1N3RWlrbllNWXNFQT09\nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPasscode: Peace=Love \nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\,\,86345470369#\,\,\,\,*4296739108# US (Houston) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 863 4547 0369\nPhone Passcode: 4296739108 (no participant ID\, press # to bypass)\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kD7seFIYt \n\nAbout Venerable Gampopa Sonam Rinchen:\n“Gampopa lived from 1070 to 1153. He was born in Central Tibet and trained as a doctor. At age 26\, when his family succumbed to an epidemic\, he promised his wife on her deathbed that he would become a monk and devote his life to Buddhism. He eventually met the great yogi Milarepa and became his foremost student. He founded the system of Mahamudra which combines the tantric teachings of the great siddhas of India with the graduated path teachings of Atisha.*” \n*Note:  The general description of the text and Gampopa’s life is credited and quoted from Shambala Publications: https://www.shambhala.com/snowlion_articles/the-instructions-of-gampopa/ \n\nAbout the Venerable Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\n\n \nKhenpo Karten Rinpoche is an accomplished teacher and practitioner of the Karma Kagyu Lineage and is also trained in the Nyingma Lineage of Buddhism. He was born in the beautiful mountains of the Himalayas of Tibet.  At the age of twelve\, he was ordained at Ja-pa monastery\, where he began his formal education of reading\, writing and ritual practice. At the age of fifteen having completed the basic studies\, he furthered his studies in the Sutra and Tantric texts under the accomplished master Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Pema Tsewang Rinpoche for eight years. Subsequently Khenpo Karten Rinpoche went to the hermitage of anther accomplished teacher\, Sangye Tenzin Rinpoche and completed five years of retreat under the great master. In the retreat he completed the practices of the Naropa’s six yoga\, Mahamudra and many others.  In recognition of his achievements\, Sangye Tenzin Ringpoche bestowed upon him the title\, Khenpo Karma Lekshe Tharchin in 1994. \nIn 1996\, he left Tibet and traveled to Dharamsala\, India to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Upon His Holiness’ advice\, he spent another two years doing retreat. H.H Dalai Lama also recognizing his achievement\, bestowed upon him the title Khenpo Rinpoche. After his retreat\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche was requested by H.E Tai Situ Rinpoche to go to the monastery of Venerable Tsoknyi Rinpoche\, to teach the young monks there. \nKhenpo Karten arrived in the United States in 2008\, and taught in the Monterey Bay area for the first time in September of that year. After meeting a group of prospective students and seeing the hills of Big Sur which remind him of Tibet\, he returned in 2009 to make the Monterey Bay his permanent home. Since then\, Rinpoche has established the Manjushri Dharma Center (MDC) in Pacific Grove\, California\, which has become his main teaching location and his home residence.  With unflinching faith in the precious Buddha Dharma\, Khenpo Karten Rinpoche\, now a U.S. citizen\, bestows sacred teachings to thousands of people all over the world\, with weekly teachings and events. \n\nAbout the Text\nInstructions of Gampopa:  A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path was written roughly 900 years ago\, and there are many translations in many languages. \n\nHere is a Tibetan version of the text\, and please email rachelmdc2016@gmail.com for an English version.\nAn English version\, translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Laura Roth\, can be purchased from Snow Lion publication\, with commentary by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche.  Shambala Publications has an e-book\, and it was originally published in 1996 as a paperback.\nThere is a free\, downloadable PDF version of the text in both Tibetan and English\, translated and edited by Dr.Konchok Rigzen of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Leh-Ladak\, India.   It includes an extensive introduction\, description of Gampopa’s life\,  and detailed footnotes.\n\nAccompanying Texts: \n\nPreliminary prayers (in English)\nClosing prayers (in both Tibetan and English)\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in Tibetan)-Updated\nKhenpo Karten Long Life Prayers (in English)-Updated\n\n\nRecordings from Past Sessions\n\nSession #1\, Verse 1:  July 10th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Causes  of  Loss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/7fp-4mLF8fQ\n\n\nSession #2\, Verse 2:  July 17th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Necessary  Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/4b5MVrxW7KA\n\n\nSession #3\, Verse 3:  July 24th\, 2021\,Ten  Things Upon Which to Rely\n\nhttps://youtu.be/tW8bugRPQLw\n\n\nSession #4\, Verse 4:  July 31st\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Abandoned  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/l82UXM2RXkA\nNotes from Session 4\n\n\nSession #5\, Verse 5:  August 7th\, 2021\,  The Ten Things  Not to  be  Abandoned \n\nhttps://youtu.be/RG9QGJ4BVKA\nNotes from Session 5\n\n\nSession #6\, Verse 6: August 14th\, 2021\,The  Ten  Things  to be  Known \n\nhttps://youtu.be/1JJ0Qt4fdxE\nNotes from Session 6\n\n\nSession #7\, Verse 7: August 21/2021\,The  Ten  Things  to  be  Practiced\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4QWv51yTVDs\nNotes from Session 7\n\n\nSession #8\, Verse 8:  August 28\, 2021\,The Ten Things to Emphasize\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xebiQ2kbasM\nNotes from Session 8-part 1\nNotes from Session 8-part 2-How to Listen to Dharma\n\n\nSession #9\, Verse 9: September 4\, 2021\, Ten Exhortations\n \n\nUnfortunately\, this recording was not captured–technical difficulties\n\n\nSession #10\, Verse 10: September 11\, 2021\,Ten  Deviations\n\nhttps://youtu.be/PlkF9MtopvM\n\n\nSession #11\, Verses 11-12: September 18\, 2021\,Ten  Confusions  of  One  Thing  for Another  & Ten  Unmistaken  Things\n \n\nhttps://youtu.be/H9gMbaOdQGY\n\n\nSession #12\, Verse 13\, September 25\, 2021\,Fourteen  Useless  Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1RkXTJjk9rA\n\n\nSession #13\, Verse 14: October 2\, 2021\,Eighteen  Hidden  Evils  of  Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/vJj5UUZBVqI\n\n\nSession #14\, Verse 15:  October 23\, 2021\,Twelve  Indispensable Things \n\nhttps://youtu.be/I0ZxbI8xwIQ\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15\nNotes from Session 14\, Verse 15-part 2\n\n\nSession #15\, Verse 16: October 30\, 2021\, Eleven Marks of a Holy Person  \n\nhttps://youtu.be/kMlT5Bgvce0\n\n\nSession #16\, Verse 17: November 6\, 2021\,Ten Things of No Benefit \n\nhttps://youtu.be/HuHihvG9Zog\nNotes from Session 16\, Verse 17\n\n\nSession #17\, Verse 18: November 13\, 2021\,The Ten Ways of Accomplishing One’s Own Disaster \n\nhttps://youtu.be/iOCGKO8emLs\n\n\nSession #18\, Verse 19: November 20\, 2021\, The Ten Great Kindnesses to Oneself \n\nhttps://youtu.be/0OLsh0e-R10\nNotes from Session 18\, Verse 19\n\n\nSession #19\, Verse 20: November 28\, 2021\, The Ten Perfect Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/e6pM9rr53uQ\nNotes from Session 19\, Verse 20\n\n\nSession #20\, Verse 21:  December 4\, 2021\, Ten Bewilderments of Practitioners\n\nhttps://youtu.be/wtUVT6bfNBA\n\n\nSession #21\, Verse 22:  December 11\, 2021\, Ten Necessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Z0UbQrkxQMo\nNotes from Session 21\, Verse 22\n\n\nSession #22\, Verse 23:  December 18\, 2021\, Ten Unnecessary Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/qdt4_1Wa0QI\nNotes from Session 22 (referring back to question in Session 21)\n\n\nSession #23\, Verse 24:  January 8\, 2022\, Ten Superior Things\n\nhttps://youtu.be/La5PeWGjll8\n\n\nSession #24\, Verse 25:  January 15\, 2022\, Ten Situations in which Whatever is Done is Excellent\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fQ7-VVhk6Rs\n\n\nSession #25\, Verse 26:  January 22\, 2022\, Ten Qualities of Genuine Dharma\n\nhttps://youtu.be/umB1xh06ioc\nNotes from Session 25\, Verse 26\n\n\nSession #26\, Verse 27:  January 29\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Merely Names\n\nhttps://youtu.be/suCjNAKyFuM\nRinpoche also read verses from his composition The Excellent Path of Freedom:  The Jewel Ornament of Liberation in Brief\, verses 67-71\n\n\nSession #27\, Verse 28:  February 6\, 2022\, Ten Things that are Spontaneously Present as Great Bliss\n\nhttps://youtu.be/0wvmT7kvLf4\nPlease note:  the final session of this series was part of the 2-day retreat held in early Februrary\, 2022.   The entire retreat and videos can be found here:  https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/2022_februaryretreat/2022-02-05/\n\n\n\n\nWritten Transcriptions of Each Session \nThrough the kindness of Florence Lee\,  written transcriptions of each session are being compiled.  They will be uploaded here as they become available. \n 
URL:https://manjushridharmacenter.org/event/saturday-morning-precious-garland-of-the-supreme-path-online-test-2021-07-31/
LOCATION:online event\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dharma Class
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