Teachings on Bodhicitta with Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen - MRC Lodge & Cabins
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Overview

Please join us for MRC’s 5th Annual Open Retreat, October 11-14, 2024. We are delighted that Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen will be onsite at MRC to continue his teachings on bodhicitta, this year focusing on Compassion in Action also known as Application Bodhicitta.

We all aspire to help others. We practice the Buddhist path to cultivate bodhicitta, the qualities of compassion and wisdom. First, we make an aspiration to generate bodhicitta. Once we have a glimpse of this heart of compassion, how do we bring it into action in our daily lives? Acharya Lama Tenpa will explore this topic through a discussion of the six paramitas – generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation and discriminating wisdom – as they apply to application bodhicitta. Through training in the paramitas, we begin to walk on the bodhisattva path. And, according to Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation, training in the six paramitas is a cause of enlightenment. We begin to develop the skills to truly bring our compassion to action, thus realizing our aspiration to bring genuine happiness to ourselves and others.

This retreat is offered onsite at MRC, Nalandabodhi’s mountain retreat center, as well as online. It is a great opportunity to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with a heart of loving kindness under the guidance of Acharya Lama Tenpa. We hope you can attend onsite at MRC. The onsite attendance program cost has been kept low, making it as easy as possible to join in person. This program will also be open to all via Zoom.

Simultaneous Chinese translation will be available.

Recordings will be made available for a limited time.

 

Tentative Online (zoom) Schedule (Pacific time)


Friday, October 11

 3:45pm – 4:00pm  Welcome and orientation
 4:00pm – 5:30pm  Introductory session with Lama Tenpa, closing chants


Saturday, October 12

 8:00am – 9:00am  Opening chants, sitting meditation
 9:00am – 9:30am  Break
 9:30am – 11:00am  Teaching session with Lama Tenpa
 11:00am – 12:30pm  Lunch
 12:30pm – 1:30pm  Guided Meditation
 1:30pm – 2:00pm  Break
 2:00pm – 3:30pm Teaching session with Lama Tenpa
 3:30pm – 6:00pm  Break (Feast Prep)
 6:00pm – 8:00pm Guru Rinpoche Feast Offering

 


Sunday, October 13

 8:00am – 9:00am  Opening chants, sitting meditation
 9:00am – 9:30am  Break
 9:30am – 11:00am  Teaching session with Lama Tenpa
 11:00am – 12:30pm  Lunch
 12:30pm – 1:30pm  Guided Meditation
 1:30pm – 2:00pm  Break
 2:00pm – 3:30pm  Teaching session with Lama Tenpa
 3:30pm – 4:00pm  Break
 4:00pm – 5:00pm  Q&A, Guided Meditation, thank yous


Monday, October 14

 8:00am – 9:00am  Opening Chants, sitting meditation
 9:00am – 9:30am  Break
 9:30am – 11:00am  Closing session: Karunika-led discussion,
 closing chants and concluding remarks

Attending ONSITE at MRC

To attend onsite, register for the onsite program using the form below. Any questions regarding lodging and meals can be submitted to reservations@mrclodgeandcabins.com.

Getting to MRC

We can help you determine the best transportation method for you (the main choices are given below). Since this is a busy time of year for traveling, the earlier you plan, the more likely you are to reserve the best option.

  • Drive or share a ride.
  • Fly to Calgary or Vancouver Airport and take the Rider Express Shuttle from Vancouver or Calgary to Golden, a town less than half an hour from MRC. We will pick you up in Golden.
  • Fly to Calgary Airport and take a door-to-door shuttle from Calgary Airport to MRC. This option is ideal for several people traveling together.

    • About the Teacher

    Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, Nalandabodhi Chancellor


    Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was born in Nepal and entered the monastery at age thirteen. In 1981, Lama Tenpa and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche enrolled in the first class of Rumtek Monastery’s Karma Shri Nalanda Institute in Sikkim, India. Lama Tenpa completed his studies with an Acharya degree in 1991. Following his graduation, he taught Buddhist philosophy at the Institute for two years. Under the guidance of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, he then entered a three-year retreat in Pullahari, Nepal.

    From 1997 to 2004, Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was the resident teacher at H.H. the 17th Karmapa’s Theksum Tashi Choling Center in Hamburg, Germany. Since 1998, Lama Tenpa has also been one of the main teachers at Nitartha Institute. He was a professor of Buddhist studies and Tibetan language at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado for many years. He teaches regularly at Nalandabodhi centers around the world.

    About MRC

    MRC, Nalandabodhi’s Mountain Retreat Center

    Nestled in the breathtaking Canadian Rockies, MRC is in the Columbia River Valley surrounded by the Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. It is the perfect spot for a meditation retreat. MRC offers both on-site and online retreat programs, and also serves those interested in solo retreats.

    MRC has retreat cabins and rooms, with a community shrine room and library available to all retreatants. The  surrounding trails are perfect for walking meditation and contemplation.

    For more information, please visit www.mrclodgeandcabins.com. For booking your retreat, please write reservations@mrclodgeandcabins.com

    All prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD).

    People’s financial situation should not be an obstacle to participation in the program.
    Click HERE if you need assistance for this retreat. Password: bodhi


    Registration

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