Training on the Path of Bodhisattvas

Oct. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Khenpo Katyayana Rinpoche, the president of Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, the seat of higher philosophy learning in Namdroling Monastery, will be giving a two day discourse in Bangalore on the topic of "Finding Joy in Benefiting All - The Heroic Path of Bodhisattvas". Thubten Lekshey Ling Nyingma Buddhist Centre (http://www.lekshey.org) in Bangalore is organizing this program.

The program will be in two parts. The first part of the program will be on October 16th, Saturday evening 3pm to 6pm. The final part would be on October 17th, Sunday morning 10am to 1pm. It will be conducted at Ashirvad on St.Marks Road, Bangalore.

This discourse will be based on "Thirty-seven practices of the Bodhisattvas", a classic scripture from 14th Century Tibet that presents the entire training that a Bodhisattva needs to undergo in thirty seven profound pith instructions. This also said to be the condensed essence of a 7th Century classic from India called "Bodhicharya-avatara". Each of the thirty seven versus in this scripture is a complete jewel in itself. Each verse has the potential to bring in a lasting transformation in our lives, and take us beyond our mundane afflictions. Thus, this scripture is invaluably beneficial for both someone aspiring for progress in the spiritual path and someone who is trying to solve emotional problems of daily life.

The late His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche said, "Of all the vast and profound teachings on the mind of enlightenment, the essence is to be found in this text." Further, His Holiness commented, "Permeate your mind with these teachings day by day, month by month, and without difficulty you will naturally awaken and develop within you all the qualities of a Bodhisattva, just as a bee flying from flower to flower sips nectar from each, and from that nectar produces honey."
   
Khenpo Katyayana Rinpoche is currently the president of Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, the seat of higher philosophy learning in Namdroling Monastery, Bylakkuppe. He belongs to the first few disciples who studied under His Holiness Penor Rinpoche at Namdroling when the monastic university started at Bylakkuppe, Mysore. Khen Rinpoche also studied under various masters including His Holiness Chadral Rinpoche.

The program is free of charges and open for all. Those who wish to attend may contact the organisers over email at info@lekshey.org or over phone at 98802-96930.

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Thubten Lekshey Ling is the Nyingma Buddhist Meditation & Study Centre in Bangalore founded by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, the former head of Nyingma tradition of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. We conduct meditation classes, spiritual discourses and advanced study programs.