Give yourself a Long Weekend! | Friday 15th to Monday 18th August Learn to meditate with an experienced, qualified teacher and a well defined path. Lama Choedak Rinpoche will visit Adelaide to give instruction and guidance on Calm Abiding Meditation, this residential retreat is an excellent opportunity to learn and try out Calm Abiding Meditation techniques. Shamatha, or Calm Abiding is based on a Tibetan Buddhist system of meditation and provides the foundation for all other meditation practices. |
| Suitable for people of all levels of experience, this retreat explicitly covers Shamatha philosophy & technique. Rinpoche presents a structured, well-defined, graduated path and the 'long' weekend will include teaching, practice and discussion. Calm Abiding Meditation suits people from all walks of life. It can be the greatest gift you give yourself, for it will enable you to change your perception of your work, your surroundings and most importantly yourself. | |
Fully catered residential retreat situated in a peaceful garden setting with comfortable accommodation and vegetarian meals. The Monastery - 15 Cross Rd, Glen Osmond Full 3 Day Weekend - $380 / $300 concession 6pm Friday 15th August - 1:30pm Monday 18th August 2008 To secure your place, download the Booking Form and return with a $100 booking deposit to Adelaide Non-Sectarian Buddhist Group, PO Box 573, Glenside SA, 5065. Enquires: info@tsechen.org.au |  |
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Her Eminence Tenzin Palmo and participants - Adelaide, 27 April 2008 (1.9MB .jpg) If you would like a higher resolution picture (upto 18.6MB tiff 3712 x 1743 240dpi) contact info@tsechen.org.au |
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Venerable Tenzin Palmo: Biography ::: Nunnery
Teaching Schedule: Adelaide 2008 ::: Australia 2008 ::: International
Article in Resurgence magazine: Lady Buddha - The contemporary ground of women's spirituality
Articles in the Bankgkok Post (Jan 2007) - The Wisdom of Kindness ::: Enlightenment for Women
Interview with Tenzin Palmo - This is Samsara - (Bethany Senkyu Saltman)
| His Holiness The Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa Gives Tenzin Palmo The Title Of Jetsunma | |
| It is with great joy that we tell all friends of Tenzin Palmo and | |
His Holiness bestowed this honour on Tenzin Palmo at Druk Amitabha Mountain in Kathmandu, a Nunnery of about 150 young nuns, on his birthday, the 16th February 2008. He did so in recognition of her spiritual achievements as a nun and her efforts in promoting the status of female practitioners in Tibetan Buddhism. During the ceremony, His Holiness explained that Je means ‘accomplishment of a Yogini and Tsun means ‘accomplishment of the path of a Bhikshuni’. He went on to say ‘Men were always given the privilege to do all practices, but it was not given to women. This is very sad. But now it is different. It would be unkind if I would not give the title of Jetsunma to Venerable Tenzin Palmo for the benefit of all females in the world and the Palden Drukpa lineage.’ Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo says ‘His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa has for a long time been concerned to raise the standard of female practitioners and give them due respect. As part of his campaign on behalf of women, he decided to ‘promote’ me to the rank of Jetsunma (Venerable Master), using this as an expression of his regard for women in the Dharma. When I first head of His Holiness’plans I was quite shocked and dismayed, but the feedback from all over the world was so positive, that I realized this honour was not just about me but included all female practitioners on the path.’ read more .... from Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo |  |
| The ceremony in Kathmandu was attended by many of Jetsunma’s dearest friends and the three Dongyu Gatsal Ling nuns who are Trustees represented the DGL Nunnery. They say ‘We are really happy to have this opportunity to be with Jetsunma for her enthronement. All the DGL nuns are so proud that Jetsunma is the first woman in the Drukpa Karyu lineage to receive this rare honour. This is a good example for all Buddhist women. All of the DGL nuns are very happy that this Jetsunma title is given to our own Tenzin Palmo.’ | |
| You-Tube Video Postings: H.H. Gyalwang Drukpa's explanation of "Jetsunma" H.H. Gyalwang Drukpa's enthronement of Tenzin Palmo (Part 1) H.H. Gyalwang Drukpa's enthronement of Tenzin Palmo (Part 2) | |