Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, a Tibetan Buddhist      Meditation & Study Centre, is pleased to announce  the beginning of a new weekend course –  ’Introduction to Buddhist psychology: Mind &  Mental Factors’ on June 26, 2011.

The great Tibetan master Gon-pa-wa said, “To  eliminate disturbing emotions, you must know their  faults, their characteristics, their remedies, and the causes for their arising. Once you know the root and secondary afflictions, then when any attachment, hostility, or such arises in your mind-stream, you can identify it thinking , “this is that, now it has arisen – and fight the disturbing emotion.”
The course is based on a text written by the great 18th century Tibetan master Kachen Yeshe Gyeltsen, following Abhidharma tradition of Buddhist thought. It will provide a detailed overview of the mind and the various virtuous and non-virtuous mental and emotional states that color and control it, which are known as the 51 mental factors. It will offer a practical guide on how to cultivate virtuous mental states and how to weaken and eventually abandon the disturbing emotions, the key to lasting peace and well-being.
The course will be conducted by English-speaking monks from Sera Jey Monastic University ~biweekly on Sunday afternoons from 4 PM to 6 PM.
The course is free and open to everyone. It is suitable for beginners as well as advanced students of Tibetan Buddhism.

Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Ashwini, No. 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560071.

Contact info: e-mail – info@cksl.in, web – www.cksl.in, tel. (080) 414 864 97.

Choe Khor Sum Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation & Study Centre, cordially invites everyone to a very special event, a teaching by Jangtse Choje Rinpoche Lobsang Tenzin on “The Foundation of All Good Qualities” and a Wisdom Empowerment on June 19, Sunday.

The meditation practice of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom, is one of the most powerful methods to increase one’s wisdom, an essential quality on the path to spiritual enlightenment. In order to fully engage in Manjushri meditation practice, one first requires initiation from a qualified master to receive blessings of the unbroken lineage of the realized practitioners.
As a preliminary teaching to the initiation, Jangtse Choje Rinpoche will give a commentary on Lama Tsongkhapa’s “The Foundation of all the Good Qualities,” a concise text that contains all the essential points of Buddhism. The commentary will include explanations of the nature of samsara and nirvana, compassion, and the ultimate nature of reality.

Jangtse Choje Rinpoche Lobsang Tenzin holds the second highest position in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelug Tradition. Rinpoche is one of the most respected teachers in this tradition who served as an abbot of Gyume monastery, now located in Hunsur district of Karnataka. Rinpoche is renowned as a great scholar and is called upon to teach in many places in North America, Europe and Asia. Aware of his profound qualities, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama requested that Rinpoche maintain his permanent residence at Sera Jey Monastic University in Karnataka, to serve as one of the principal teachers to bring forth the new generation of scholars-practitioners.
Rinpoche is a very special teacher, a great scholar and a very humble person, highly respected by HH the Dalai Lama and loved by his students who affectionately call him Gen Drubtop la – a teacher who has attained realizations.

The preliminary teaching is open to all. Those taking the initiation should have faith and respect in the guru conferring the initiation and have a basic understanding of Buddhist teachings. The commitment for receiving the initiation is refuge and Bodhisattva vows. Participants should avoid eating meat, eggs, onions and garlic the day of the initiation.

Schedule: June 19, 2011, Sunday
10.00 AM – 12.15 PM – Teaching on “The Foundation of All Good Qualities”
12.15 PM – 12.45 PM – tea-break & snacks
12.45 PM – 2.00 PM – Wisdom Empowerment (Manjushri Initiation)

Entry is free and open to everyone.

In our busy modern lives, we may not give much thought to death. We fear that thinking about death will take the joy out of living. But in reality, when we actively think about death and prepare for it, we find peace, fulfillment, and happiness in our current lives and our fear of death disappears. The death is accepted as a part of the ongoing cycle of life.

For those interested in learning more about death & dying from the Tibetan Buddhist perspective, Choe Khor Sum Ling is introducing a new course – ‘The Heart Advice for Death & Dying’.
The course will be comprised of 4-5 monthly sessions and will be conducted by Venerable Gyalten Rabten, a Buddhist monk from Sera Jey Monastic University.

The topics covered will include:
• Death according to Buddhism
• Developing healthy realistic attitudes about death
• Introduction to the 9-point meditation on death
• Dealing with disturbing emotions regarding death
• Preparing for death
• Tong-len practice
• 8 stages of the death process
• Helping others who are dying
The sessions will be followed by discussions and guided meditation on the topics covered. The course is suitable for beginners as well as advanced students in Buddhism.

When: the first session is to be held on December 5, 2010, from 10 AM till 1 PM.

Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Center, Ashwini, No. 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560071.

Contact Info: e-mail – info@cksl.in, tel. (080) 414 864 97, web – www.cksl.in

Event is free and open to everyone.

Choe Khor Sum Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation & Study Centre, is organizing a very special event: on September 8-10, 2010, Geshe Dorji Damdul will give a teaching on the most profound concept of the Buddhist philosophy – Emptiness & Interdependent Arising.
Over three evenings Geshe Dorji Damdul will give teachings on interdependent-arising and emptiness, the true nature of reality. Geshe la will explain how by seeing the ultimate reality of all existence one can attain freedom from the sufferings of samsara.
These teachings will be based on the 24^th chapter of The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way (Mulamadhyamakakarika) composed by Arya Nagarjuna, one of the foremost scholars of ancient Nalanda University. In this text Nagarjuna playfully shows the absurdities that we fall into if we interpret emptiness as meaning nothingness, or reject emptiness in favor of permanence.
Geshe Dorji Damdul is one of the official translators of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. He is a popular and respected teacher, particularly for his teachings on emptiness, a distinguished Buddhist scholar, whose interest lies in the relation between Buddhism and science, especially in physics. Geshe la has participated in several of the renowned conferences entailing dialogues between His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama and western scientists organized by Mind and Life Institute.
Currently Geshe la serves as a Deputy Director of Tibet House, New Delhi, where he gives lectures and leads philosophy classes and meditation retreats. Geshe la travels widely in India and abroad to teach Buddhist philosophy and practice.

Schedule:      Wednesday, September 8, 2010 – Friday, September 10, 2010
6.30 PM – 8.00 PM – Teaching session
8.00 PM – 8.30 PM – Q & A session

Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Ashwini, No. 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560071
Contact info: e-mail – info@cksl.in, tel. (080) 41486497, mob. 99869 44153
Entry is free and open to everyone.

On Independence Day CKSL is organizing a special introductory teaching on the basics of Buddhism: Venerable Khangser Rinpoche will explain why Buddhism is considered to be a Way of Living rather than a religious dogma. This will be followed by initiation into meditation practice of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
Venerable Khangser Rinpoche is one of the foremost Buddhist scholars and practitioners of our time, he’s currently teaching at Sera Jey Monastic University in Mysore district of Karnataka.
Entry is free and open to everyone.
Schedule: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 10.00 AM – 1.00 PM
Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Ashwini, No. 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560071
Contact info: web – www.cksl.in, e-mail – info@cksl.in, tel. (080) 41486497

The teaching on how to make every moment and every action of one’s life meaningful, joyful and more imbued with wisdom is based on ‘The Jewel Garland of Bodhisattva’. ‘Bodhisattva-manyavali’ is a poem written by Atisha Sri Dipamkara-jnana, one of the greatest pandits of the ancient Nalanda University. The poem is an essential instruction on how to achieve the perfection of our own and others’ wellbeing by making simple yet profound changes in the way we think and see things around us.
The teaching will be given by Venerable Khangser Rinpoche, a renowned teacher from Sera Jey Monastic University. At the young age of 35 he is one of the foremost Buddhist scholars and practitioners of our time.
Schedule: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 10.30 AM – 1.00 PM
Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Ashwini, No. 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560071
Contact info: tel. (080) 41486497, e-mail – info@cksl.in, web – www.cksl.in

The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in collaboration with Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre & the Tibetan Youth Hostel presents Tibetan Film Festival in Bangalore.  
Venues:
1. Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre
Address: Ashwini, No. 24, 3rd Main St., Domlur Layout 1st stage, Bangalore 560034, tel. 080 41486497
Dates: May 5, Wed – May 8, Sat
Schedule: please see below.

2. The Tibetan Youth Hostel
Address: No. 7, Sampangiramaiah Garden, Srinivagalu, Viveknagar Post, Bangalore 560 047. Tel: 22720497 / 22720494.
Dates: May 5, Wed – May 9, Sun
Schedule:  please see http://www.furhhdl.org/node/1353
Entry is free and open to everyone.

May 5, 2010, Wednesday
6.00 PM – BLESSINGS: THE TSOKNGYI NANGCHEN NUNS OF TIBET, Victress Hitchcock, 104’| Tibetan |English subtitle
This is the story of an extraordinary journey—a unique meeting of east and west, an homage to the heartfelt dedication of the Tsoknyi Nangchen nuns of Tibet and an inspiration to human beings everywhere seeking a spiritual path through the challenges of 21st-century life.

8.00 PM – The ORACLE, David Cherniack, 52’|English |Tibetan |English subtitle
Can spirits enter this world by taking possession of a human body?
Cloaked in secrecy for almost 400 years, the State Oracle of Tibet, or Nechung, has been a strange and mystical aspect of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The physical vehicle of the ancient spirit called Dorje Drakden, which has inhabited a succession of thirteen human mediums, advises the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile on matters of public and religious policy. To witness the eerie spectacle of the medium entering a trance state is to confront profound questions about the very nature of human consciousness.
With permission from the Dalai Lama that had never been granted before, THE ORACLE explores this ancient practice of consulting spirits. 

9.00 PM – LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, National Geographic Production, 47’|English |Tibetan |English subtitle
National Geographic documentary in which Wade Davis, accompanied by Matthieu Ricard, examines Buddhist practice in the Himalayas.There’s something about the inherent tolerance of Buddhism that is inherently attractive. It’s totally non-judgmental. There’s no notion of sin, there’s no notion of good and evil, there’s only ignorance and suffering. And this is the most important thing, it places all emphasis on compassion; you do not embrace negativity.
Buddhism asks the fundamental question: What is life and what is the point of existence?
Wade Davis goes on an anthropological and spiritual journey into the Himalayas of Nepal to learn the deepest lesson of Buddhist practice.

May 6, 2010, Thursday
6.00 PM – A SACRAL LEGACY, Rajiv Mehrotra, 30’|English |Tibetan |English subtitle
A Film about Tabo Kye Monastery

6.40 PM – MUSTANG: THE JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION, Will Parrinello, 30’|English |Tibetan |English subtitle
Lost in time, the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang is one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture. But, long isolated by geography and politics, the people struggle to survive and the center of their culture, the fifteenth century monasteries and the art within are dangerously close to collapse. Mustang – Journey of Transformation, tells the compelling story of the efforts to rescue this ancient place from the brink of extinction and help spark a cultural renaissance. Storytellers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama; the King of Mustang; and Luigi Fieni, the chief art restorer.

7.20 PM – THE BLUE SCARF, Gilles Blaize, 52’|English |Mongolian |English subtitle
‘The Blue Scarf’ the inside story of Buddhist Mongolia plunged into the torments of the modern world, and its People’s courageous effort to restore their traditions almost destroyed by the Soviet Regime

May 7, 2010, Friday
6.00 PM – HISTORY OF MOMOS, Tenzin Tsetan Chokla, 10’|Tibetan | English subtitle
A Tibetan man living alone in Seoul, Korea remembers his real home far away in the Himalayas. With no friends and family around in this new city, food connects him to his past and his people.

6.15 PM – FOLLOWING KUNSEL: SAVING OUR PAST FOR THE FUTURE, Thupten N. Chakrishar, 30’|Tibetan | English subtitle
For the last 50 years, the Tibetan Culture has been subjected to systematic destruction inside Chinese occupied Tibet as Tibetans are reduced to minorities in their own land.
Following Kunsel: saving our past for the future tells the story of Tibetans in exile who struggle hard, against all odds, to preserve their ancient and endangered culture. The story revolves around Tenzin Kunsel, an 11 years old popular Tibetan singer in New York City, her experience, education and feelings.
We follow her through her early years, the performances and we join Kunsel in her journey as she reaches for her ultimate dream.

6.50 PM – MISS TIBET IN EXILE, Tashi Wangchuk & Tsultrim Dorjee, 41’|Tibetan | English subtitle
MISS TIBET IN EXILE is a documentary film about the making of Miss Tibet beauty pageant in India and the winning girl’s subsequent participation in the Miss Earth beauty pageant in the Philippines. The film portrays various behind the scene activities of the pageant’s organizer Lobsang Wangyal and it also features several notable Tibetan personalities expressing their views on the beauty pageant.

May 9, 2010, Sunday
4.30 PM – MELTDOWN IN TIBET, Michael Buckley, 40’|English | English subtitle
“The film draws its power and immediacy from the fact that Michael actually rafted down the rivers he discusses, and that he captured on film the spectacular and overwhelming quality of these greatest of Asian waterways. That he secretly filmed some of the very dams the Chinese were building on these rivers, provides the documentary the extra seal of authenticity, as it were. I may be getting a little picky here but the film seems to slow down a bit when it moves away from the rivers and goes into a general discussion on the Chinese presence in Tibet, and on Tibetan Buddhism and conservation. Nonetheless, Meltdown in Tibet is a very dramatic, informative and even entertaining film that strikes a powerful blow for the environmental and Free Tibet cause. Absolutely a must-see for Tibetans, supporters and friends” —Jamyang Norbu

5.20 PM – GYALYUM CHENMO: THE GREAT MOTHER, Rosemary Rawcliffe, 57’|Tibetan | English subtitle
Gyalyum Chemo and The Great Mother Archetype is the compelling life story of Dekyi Tsering, the mother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Tibetan people call her “Gyalyum Chemo” or “Great Mother.” During the course of her extraordinary life, she gave birth to sixteen children, seven who survived, two of whom were recognized as incarnate lamas, and one who has been recognized by millions around the globe as one of the world’s leading ambassadors for peace.

6.20 PM – WOMEN OF TIBET: A QUIET REVOLUTION, Rosemary Rawcliffe, 57’|Tibetan | English subtitle
A Quiet Revolution is a celebration of the human spirit. For the first time on film, three generations of Tibet’s most dynamic and articulate women come together to share the wisdom that allows them to bridge their ancient and contemporary worlds, the sacred and the secular.
This is the account of women who have lost everything and then survived the perilous escape from Tibet across the high Himalayas. From their principal refuge in Dharamsala, India, to small settlements scattered across the globe, these women have become the architects and builders of the new Tibet. Their goal is singular–to impart to Tibetan children the strength and knowledge of their cultural heritage and spiritual wisdom.

Mustang: the Journey of Transformation

‘The Bodhisattva’s Jewel Garland (Bodhisattva-manyavali) is a poem written by Atisha Sri Dipamkara-jnana, one of the greatest pandits of the ancient Nalanda University. The poem is an essential instruction on how to achieve the perfection of our own and other’s wellbeing by making simple yet profound changes in the way we think and see things around us.
Based on it, Venerable Khangser Rinpoche will explain how every moment and every action of one’s life can become meaningful and joyful, more imbued with wisdom.
Rinpoche is a renowned teacher from Sera Jey Monastic University, at the young age of 33 he is one of the foremost Buddhist scholars and practitioners of our time.
Schedule: April 18, 2010, Sunday
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM –Talk & Discussion, part 1
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM – Tea-Break
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM – Talk & Discussion, part 2
Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Ashwini, No. 24, 1^st floor, 3^rd Main St, Domlur 1^st stage, Bangalore 560071.
Contact info: e-mail – info@cksl.in, tel. (080) 41486497, mob. +91 99869 44153, web – www.cksl.in.
The teaching is free and open to everyone.

Buddhist thought is characterized by centuries of critical thinking on issues related to the nature of reality, perception and inference (logic). Buddhist philosophy is defined by this special critical approach to the understanding of our experiences of the world. Buddhist logic is the first example of a methodology which attempts to ‘rationally’ understand the relation between the world and our descriptions of it, thus making it the first example of what later comes to be called scientific methodology. This discussion will explore the critical rational aspects of Buddhist philosophy in relation to how science itself uses the idea of the rational. In this exploration, we will discover that the Buddhist standards of rationality are in fact stricter than science – what consequence does this have on understanding the relation between the ‘rational’ and the ‘spiritual’?
Dr. Sundar Sarukkai, until recently, was a Professor of philosophy at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. He is now establishing the new Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities at the Manipal University. One of his recent books titled “Indian Philosophy and Philosophy of Science” (Motilal Banarsidass, 2005) is an introduction to Buddhist logic and discusses in detail the relation between Buddhist logic and the philosophy of science.

Schedule: February 7, 2010, Sunday
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM –Talk & Discussion, part 1
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM – Tea-Break
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Talk & Discussion, part 2

Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Ashwini, No. 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur 1st stage, Bangalore 560071.
Contact info: e-mail – info@cksl.in, tel. (080) 41486497, mob. +91 99869 44153, web – www.cksl.in.
The teaching is free and open to everyone.

Choe Khoe Sum Ling, ‘Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma’, is a Buddhist Study & Meditation Center meant for the study and practice of the Mahayana Buddhism. Teachings on various aspects of the Buddhist philosophy and different meditation techniques by highly realized lamas are provided for free.
CKSL was established in Bangalore in 2003 by Lama Zope Rinpoche at the request of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. The Centre is a part of the Foundation for Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).
For more information please visit the Centre’s web-site – www.cksl.in.

Ven. Tenzin Gyurme Rinpoche is to explain the practice of ‘Tonglen’ -  exchanging self for others - one of the main meditation techniques to develop genuine love and compassion that encompasses all living beings without exception, at Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre, Bangalore, on September 13, 2009
The essence of Mahayana Buddhism is developing the mind of great love and compassion that encompasses all living beings without exception. In order to do this we need to overcome the usual self preoccupations and tendencies.
One of the most efficient forms of training in altruism is Tonglen, a Buddhist meditation practice when one visualizes giving love, happiness and success to others and taking their suffering. This is done in conjunction with one’s breathing, for connecting with suffering —ours and that which is all around us— everywhere we go. It is a method for awakening the compassion that is inherent in each and every living being.
Tonglen reverses the usual logic of avoiding suffering and seeking pleasure and, in the process we learn how not to cling to our ego. This practice introduces us to a far larger view of reality known in Buddhism as ‘shunyata’.
Venerable Tenzin Gyurme Rinpoche will explain how to practice Tonglen, how not to be afraid of giving away all your happiness and take others unhappiness. Rinpoche will demonstrate how through one’s own suffering one can develop compassion to all living beings.
Venerable Tenzin Gyurme Rinpoche is a highly respected incarnated lama from Sera Jey Monastic University located near Mysore. A brilliant student, Rinpoche has been studying Buddhist philosophy for more than 12 years by now, the teaching will be given directly in English.
Schedule: Sunday, September 13, 2009
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Teaching and Guided Meditation session
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Tea break
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM Teaching and Q & A

Venue: Choe Khor Sum Ling Center, Ashwini, No. 24, 1st floor, 3rd Main St, Domlur Layout, Bangalore 560071

Contact info: tel. 080 41486497, +91 99869 44153, e-mail – info@cksl.in

Choe Khor Sum Ling Center is a Buddhist Meditation & Study Center for the study and practice of Mahayana Buddhism following the lineage and example of Lord Buddha. The Center was founded in 2003 by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the request of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. Courses on various aspects of the Buddhist philosophy and meditation techniques by highly accomplished teachers are offered for free.
For more information please visit www.cksl.in.

Ven. Tenzin Gyurme Rinpoche