Calm abiding (samatha) meditation is also known as single-pointed concentration. It is designed to enhance the ability to hold one’s mind on a single object or topic with clarity and stability for as long as the one wishes conjoined with mental and physical pliancy. The aim is to stabilize the mind, to strengthen its ability to focus, which in turn enables the mind to overcome problems at their root. Calm abiding meditation also helps to “become more alert and sharp in daily life and increases one’s power of memory”.
Khangser Rinpoche will reveal the methods for overcoming afflictive states and disorders to create a mind which is stable, calm and alertly clear, the states contrary to successful meditation, antidotes to be implemented and the signs to be looked for while meditating to identify the level of one’s development.
Rinpoche will also explain the Tibetan Buddhist approach to healing and purification:
Venerable Bhikshu Khangser Rinpoche at the young age of 31, is among the foremost Buddhist scholars/practitioners of our time. Rinpoche is trained in the Old School (Nyingma) and New School (Sarma) traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and currently teaches at the Sera Jey Monastic University in South India. He also has experience in teaching non-Buddhist Indians and Westerners.
Choe Khor Sum Ling Center, Bangalore invites practitioners to take this rare opportunity to hear Rinpoche explain in easily understood terms the essence of samatha meditation and healing in the Tibetan Buddhism.
Schedule: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 10:00 AM - 02:30 PM.
Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Center, Ashwini, No. 24, First Floor, 3rd Main Street, Domlur Layout, Bangalore - 71 | Tel: 080 414 864 97
Please visit the Choe Khor Sum Ling website www.cksl.in for more information on the Center’s activities.
