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Events

On-going Events at the Abbey

Ven. Chodron Around the World

"Purifying the Mind" Retreat - 7-day residential retreat on purification and compassion
September 26 - October 3
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA

"If not for the Cloud Mountain retreats with Venerable Chodron, I would never have learned how to have a daily practice. And without that annual immersion in teachings and meditation, I would not have been able to maintain it." Barbara McDaniel, regular retreatant

Spend a week with the pure expression of wisdom and compassion, Vajrasattva. In an excellent environment for Dharma training, Venerable Chodron offers twice daily teachings, Q & A, silent meditation, and Dharma discussion along with Vajrasattva purification practice.

All of us have made mistakes, for which we feel regret. Purification meditation is essential to clear out negative habits, resentment, and guilt and to open the way for positive change.  Ven. Chodron will also teach "108 Verses in Praise of Compassion," one of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s favorite texts. This lovely praise talks about the many qualities of the emanations of Great Compassion. 

This retreat is suitable for people who have some background in Buddhism. It is most appropriate for people who have experience in Tibetan Buddhist practice. Click here to learn more.

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CALENDAR

September 2008

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1

Labor Day

2 3 4
Exploring Monastic Life ends

Tele-Dharma teaching

5 6
7 8 9 10 Tsok 11

Tele-Dharma teaching

12

13
14

15

full moon

16

17

18

Tele-Dharma teaching

19

teaching at North ID College begins

20

teaching at North ID College ends

21

Sharing the Dharma Day

22

autumnal equinox

23 24 Tsok 25

Tele-Dharma teaching

26 27

new moon

28 29

new moon

30

October 2008

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1

 

2

3

4
5 6

 

7

Healing Anger

8 Tsok 9

Tele-Dharma teaching

10

 

11

Abbey Birthday

12

Sharing the Dharma Day

13

full moon

14

Healing Anger

15 16

Tele-Dharma teaching

17

Geshe Phelgye teaching begins

18
19

20

Geshe Phelgye teachings ends

21

Healing Anger

22 23 Tsok

Tele-Dharma teaching

24

25
26 27

new moon

28

Healing Anger

29 30

Tele-Dharma teaching

31

November 2008

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
           

1

 

2

3 4

Healing Anger

Election Day

5 6 7

Friends Fall meeting begins

8 Tsok
9 10

Friends Fall meeting ends

11

Healing Anger

12 13

Tele-Dharma teaching

full moon

14

15
16

Sharing the Dharma Day

17 18

Healing Anger

19 20

Tele-Dharma teaching

21

22 Tsok
23 24 25 26 27

Rejoicing and Giving Thanks Retreat begins

Tele-Dharma teaching

Thanksgiving Day

28

29
30

Rejoicing and Giving Thanks Retreat ends


 

Tele-teachings/Live Video with Venerable Chodron

Thursdays at 6 pm Pacific Time

You can’t contemplate or meditate on the Dharma without first hearing teachings, but if you live in a remote area or far from your teacher, what can you do?

Mind Training Like Rays of the Sun

Starts Sept 4, 2008   (No teachings on Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, Dec 11)

This new series,, concerns awakening the altruistic mind of enlightenment, and especially deals with how to transform adversities large and small into happiness.

Head to http://www.sravastiabbey.org/live and tune in for the live broadcast on the internet using uStream.TV. Ask questions in real time using the chat box! No registration necessary.

Or - just use your telephone. Dial into a central number (long distance charges apply.)  You can dial in alone or set up your speakerphone and invite Dharma friends to join you for teachings and afterwards discussion among yourselves. You must register so we can send you the teleconference’s phone number and access code.

Click to send an email to register or ask for more information on telephone teachings

Click here to hear audio or read transcripts of past teachings.

We look forward to sharing these “tele-Dharma” teachings with all of you!

Sex, Violence, and Your Mind
September 19 & 20
Friday 7:00 & Saturday 10:00 & 1:30
Todd Lecture Hall, Molstead Library, North Idaho College
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Sex, Violence, and Your Mind
Music, movies, television, radio, magazine . . . “The media” is everywhere. You barely notice. But how does it affect your mind?

Join Venerable Thubten Chodron to get more conscious about the images and information we put into our minds and the subtle and not-so-subtle results that follow.

Saturday afternoon, monastic residents from Sravasti Abbey lead a lively discussion on ways to protect ourselves from the effects of media influence.

Contact for info. Or call 208-665-5862

Healing Anger - October 7 – November 18
Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:15
United Church of Christ
430 West Third Street in Newport

Anger plagues us all. It wears many faces—red hot to icy cold—and comes out in different ways, from prickly irritation to out-and-out rage. Filled with anger, we say and do things we later regret, which harming our loved ones as well as ourselves. We often feel helpless under the power of our own anger.

It doesn’t have to be this way. We can learn the specific methods to heal our angry responses, bringing greater peace and happiness into our lives. Local author and teacher Thubten Chodron offers a 7 week course based on her book, Working With Anger,

Come for any or all seven classes. Click for more information.

It’s Our Fifth Birthday! Come Celebrate
October 11, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

All the friends of Sravasti Abbey are warmly invited to celebrate the five years since our founding in the fall of 2003. Join us for a White Tara long life practice, stories from the early days, a tour, and an update on the under-construction monastic residence, Gotami House. And, oh yes—lots of cake and ice cream!

You’re welcome to stay for Sharing the Dharma Day on Sunday, October 12 when we’ll be talking about “Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels.”

Click to RSVP. Register early to stay overnight at the Abbey. Until Gotami House is completed, space is limited.

Equalizing and Exchanging Self & Others
Teachings with Venerable Geshe Thubten Phelgye

Geshe Phelgye

October 17 – 20

Geshe Thupten Phelgye brings his passionate compassion, frank humor, and considerable retreat experience to elucidate the method to develop bodhicitta from Shantideva’s Guide to a Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.

Geshe-la has visited the Abbey several times, but this is the first chance he’s had to accept our invitation to teach, and we are delighted to welcome him.

Geshe Phelgye became a monk at the age of seventeen and completed the rigorous, eighteen-year training in Buddhist Philosophy that earned him the title Geshe (PhD) from Sera Monastic University in 1991. After further studies in the Buddhist Tantric tradition at Gyume Monastery, he undertook a five-year meditation retreat in the mountains.

Geshe Phelgye is a member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile and a fervent advocate for peace, animal rights, and vegetarianism. He teaches in excellent English.

Click here to register.

Friends of Sravasti Abbey Fall Meeting - November 7 - 10, 2008

For you - who cares about Sravasti Abbey and wants to continue to contribute to its flourishing.

The meeting begins Friday night, 5:00 pm Nov 7th, with a shared medicine meal and evening practice and ends Monday, 8:30 am Nov 10th, after breakfast.

Meet with other dedicated Friends and the Sangha of Sravasti Abbey to plan for the coming year as we work together to offer our service to the continued growth and development of the 10,000 years of Sravasti Abbey.

Celebrate the great accomplishments of the past year which included new ordinations, new residents in training and the start of the new monastic residence as well as great retreats and wonderful guest teachers. 
 
Together we will renew our commitment to the Abbey as we further explore ways to offer service joyfully and mindfully, with altruistic motivation and clear intention, to transform our minds and those of all beings.

Click to RSVP.

Rejoicing and Giving Thanks Retreat – November 27 to 30

This holiday weekend offers a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the kindness of others and to rejoice in virtue. Join the Abbey community in meditation, Dharma talks, and guided discussion. You can come early and take the 8 Mahayana Precepts with us on Thanksgiving morning, join us for our midday Thanksgiving potluck, or arrive on Friday.

Retreat begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and ends after lunch on Sunday. A dana offering and registration form are requested to reserve your place.

Click here to register.

Manjushri Retreat
One month Dec. 10, ’08 – Jan. 10, ‘09
Three months Dec. 10, ’08 – March 9, ‘09

You may attend either the first month or all three months of this winter retreat on Manjushri - Buddha of Wisdom. Please contact the for information.

To create group cohesion and to keep everyone on track in his or her Dharma practice, all participants must arrive on time and may not leave until the retreat is concluded (unless there is an emergency).

Click here to learn about the retreat.

Can't make it to the Abbey? Do the Manjushri Retreat from Afar. Click here to read more.

ONGOING EVENTS

Sharing the Dharma Day

Sravasti Abbey

“Open Heart, Clear Mind – Buddhist ideas for everyone!”

Please join Ven.Thubten Chodron and Abbey residents for all or any of the sessions each month. Meet other like-minded folks and explore ideas together.

Click here to get the flyer.

Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Meditation
11:00 a.m. – Noon – Dharma talk

Session 2: 12:15 p.m.
Vegetarian potluck lunch & informal Dharma discussion/Q&A

Session 3: 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Contemplation and discussion of topic of the month

Session 4: 3:00 p.m
Tour of Buddhist artwork or grounds (weather depending) for
newcomers

Monthly teaching and discussion topics for 2008:
September 21 Meditation
October 12 Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels
November 16 The Buddha’s Life

Prostrations from Afar - Ongoing

Join up with other practitioners to do '100,000' prostrations. Read about joining in with others for support and community.

View instruction videos on prostrations from Venerable :

  • Instructions (Quicktime -22 MB) (Windows Media - 16 MB)
  • Demonstration ( Quicktime - 58 MB) (Windows Media - 29.8 MB)
    Be patient it takes around 5 minutes to download each one.
    Internet Explorer users: Look at the lower left hand corner of your browser, there is a download icon.
    The Quicktime versions require the latest Quicktime update. Download it here.

Practitioners from around the world are participating in the prostrations from afar. During previous monthly teleconferences, Ven. Chodron answered participants’ questions. You can listen to the recordings of the teleconferences at Venerable's website.

Info:

Dharma discussions in Coeur d'Alene

These discussions, led by a senior student, are every Thursday of every month. Contact for info. Or call 208-665-5862

Click here (http://calendar.yahoo.com/cdadharma) for event calendar

Dharma discussions in Spokane

Spokane Dharma Friends meets every Thursday at 5:30 to listen to Essence of Refined Gold tele-teachings in Gonzaga University's Foley Teleconference Center ACT lab in the Library. Contact .Or call (509) 389-5942.

Offering Service Weekends

September 12-14 October 24 - 26
September 19-21 October 31-November 2
September 26-28 November 7-9
October 3-5 November 14-16
October 10-12 November 21-23
October 17-19  

Come and join the residents of Sravasti and other volunteers as they work together and share the Dharma in informal discussions. Our visitors have the opportunity to live in community with the Abbey.Please contact the to sign up for any weekend.

Volunteer service weekends have been going on since Venerable Chodron moved into the Abbey October 2003. they have been true examples of the Dharma in action, bringing together students and volunteers, Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike, from near and far. These offering-service weekends have be instrumental in remodeling the house, tending the veggie and flower gardens on a continual basis, preparing firewood, and editing audio teachings and putting them on Venerable’s website (www.thubtenchodron.org) .

 

 

 
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