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News | Membership | Calendar | Our Members' Library About UsThe Halifax Nalandabodhi Study Group is dedicated to the study and practice of Buddhism, a science of mind, under the direction of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is acknowledged
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one of the foremost scholars of his Rinpoche has dedicated himself to the preservation of traditional Buddhist traditions in the East, and to the support the establishment of a genuine transmission of Buddhism to the West. NewsNew website for Dzogchen Ponlop RinpochePlease check out www.dpr.info, which contains the latest schedule, news and activities of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, as well as a wealth of materials on Rinpoche's teachings, poetry, publications and other information. April 2008 Paramita of the Month: Diligence
Bodhi HeartBodhi Heart - The Tibetan Refugee Support Project. Monasteries, such as Rumtek in Sikkim, where Ponlop Rinpoche was born, have limited resources and cannot fully support all of the young Tibetan refugees who seek their traditional training. This project provides direct financial assistance to young monks and nuns in India, Nepal and Tibet who are committed to continuing their study and practice of the pure traditions of the dharma. Support is also directed towards the education of refugee children in Indian and Nepali communities. These donations cover tuition costs and books. Schooling is a significant factor in the lives of these children and is often their only means to learn the skills that will allow them to be independent later in life, to assist other family members and their exile communities. Older lamas with serious medical conditions are receiving assistance as well. Several monks in three-year retreat will be supplied with food, warm clothes, and practice materials. For information on Bodhi Heart, or to sponsor a Tibetan refugee monastic or child, please contact one of the appropriate persons below: Susan Peters (Nalandabodhi Halifax
representative) Joyce Lam Margaret
Russell Amita Gupta MembershipLocal Nalandabodhi Halifax memberships come up for renewal on a yearly basis, each January. Membership is based on a January to December cycle so all memberships coincide. We began our formal memberships in the Spring of 2005 which created a shorter membership "year". For 2006, it would be very helpful if you could renew or start your new membership in January. Our two main levels of membership are Full Member and Contributing Member. Benefits of MembershipFull members
Contributing members
Membership duesOur Nalandabodhi Halifax Study Group dues are $25/ month for full members and $15/ month for contributing members. For those on limited or fixed incomes, alternate support options are available. If you would like more information or a membership
packet, please contact
us and your request will be forwarded to out Membership
Coordinator. Our Members' LibraryThanks to our 'Librarian' Barbara for compiling this list of audio and videotapes, and to our generous Sangha members for sharing we now have a Members' Library! These talks are listed by Teacher then chronologically. For more information on any item, or on borrowing, please contact us and your request will be forwarded to our Librarian. Additionally, there are a number of Nitartha texts available to our Members. Please scroll to the bottom of this section for a complete list. Remember, one of the benefits of membership is access to these materials. Printed MaterialsDzogchen Ponlop RinpocheWild Awakening; The Heart of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. (Autographed). (Boston: Shambhala, 2003). Nalandabodhi Practice Handbooks *Mahamudra Shamatha, 2002, Bolume 7 in a series. *Mahamudra Shamatha: Retreat, 2003, 2004, volume 9 in a series. *These handbooks may be borrowed only by students who have been formally accepted by Dzogchen Poloop, Rinpoche, and who are practicing Mahamudra Shamatha. Nine Nitharta Institute TextsA former Nirtartha Institute Student has generously given us nine texts for our lending library. Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen "Hinayana Tenets" Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen "Commentary on The Presentation of Madyamaka" Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen "Commentary on The Presentation of The Classifications of Mind" Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen "The Collected Topics" Acharya Sherab Gyaltsen "Commentary of The Collected Topics" Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche "Lorik Oral Commentary" Kenchen Tsultrim Gyamtsho "The Presentation of the Classifications of Mind called 'The Essence of the Ocean of Texts on Reasoning'" Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje "Feast For the Fortunate Which Easily Pulls Along The Chariot of The Takpo Kagyu Siddhas, Commentary on The Entrance to The Middle Way" (no author listed) Tenets Sourcebook (no author listed) Chant Liturgies Library of audio and videotapesTalks are listed in chronological order. Dzogchen Ponlop RinpocheFour Foundations of Mindfulness, Karme Choling,
May-June, 1996, Kalapa Recordings, 3 talks. Each talk is 2
tapes. 6 tapes altogether. Dzongsar Khyentse RinpocheSeven Points of Mind Training, Vancouver, BC,
January, 1996, 7 audiotapes. Thrangu RinpocheSupplication to The Lineage, Gampo Abbey, October, 1993, Kalapa Recordings, 4 talks, 5 audiotapes. Talk 3 is 2 tapes. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche Talks on Lojong Practice, Karme Choling, August,
2000, Kalapa Recordings, 3 audiotapes (3 talks). There are
extra copies of Talks 1 and 2. Pema ChodronEach of the first 6 listings is a single audiotape. |
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generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu
schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is known for his sharp intellect,
humor, and the lucidity of his teaching style. Fluent in the English
language and well-versed in Western culture, Rinpoche is also an
accomplished calligrapher, visual artist and poet. 