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To mark a good start of the new year we’re going to host a lay Buddhist teacher, John Christopherson from La Crosse, WI.

John can only come just before midnight on Friday, so we start with a guided 16th Karmapa Meditation at 8pm on Friday in the Center, followed by a little Q&A with local sangha members. We will then continue Saturday morning with a meditation session, Q&A with John, and a lecture. The program on Sunday will be similar, with lecture in the morning, and meditation session in the afternoon.

All the program takes places at our Center. The help cover the cost of travel we will ask you for donation of $10 per lecture/Q&A session (or $30 for the full event).

Program

Friday, January 20th
20:00 – 16th Karmapa Meditation, Q&A with sangha members, get-together
23:55 – John arrives at Seatac

Saturday, January 21st
10:00 – Personal practice
11:30 – Q&A
13:00 – lunch
14:30 – Center meeting
17:00 – Personal practice
19:00 – Lecture: Ngondro: the preliminary practices

Sunday, January 22nd
10:00 – Personal practice
11:00 – Q&A / Ngondro explanations
13:00 – lunch / John leaves for the airport
15:00 – Personal practice

This Sunday we will meet at the Center to meditate together. If you feel like meditating for some hours, listening to explanations, or just doing the meditation in the evening with us, please come!

The meditation sessions are dedicated to personal practice, but you can also get some explanation during them.

Schedule

11:00-12:30 – meditation
12:30-14:00 – lunch
14:00-15:30 – meditation
15:30-16:30 – questions & answers, explanations
16:30-17:30 – meditation
17:30-18:00 – 16th Karmapa Guided Meditation

Buddhism Now:
Buddhism and its impact on the West
A lecture by Lama Ole Nydahl

On the 21st of November 2011 at 8PM
University of Washington, Guggenheim Lecture Hall

Read the press release here

Tickets for the lecture are $10 for general public and $3 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

About Lama Ole Nydahl

Lama Ole Nydahl and his wife Hannah were the first western students of the H.H. 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. In a constant exchange with his students, Lama Ole teaches the goal and methods of Karma Kagyu Diamond Way Buddhism. His joyful way of living provides a glimpse of what anyone can achieve through direct experience of one’s own mind.

He has transmitted the blessing of the lineage, traveling as an authorized Lama and tirelessly teaching around the world in a different city nearly every day for over 30 years (his current teaching schedule). The depth of his knowledge and dynamic way of teaching inspire thousands of people at his lectures and retreats around the world. He has been a driving force in bringing Buddhism to the West. more

Please come, check out the center, ask questions! On December 4th from 11am to 1pm we will be having an open house. At 1pm we will do a guided 16th Karmapa Meditation.

On Friday, September 30 at 7pm in Savery 130 at the University of Washington campus Daria Novoselova, a lay buddhist traveling teacher, will give a talk on Diamond Way Buddhism.

Diamond Way (Vajrayana – Skt.) is the crown jewel of the Buddha’s teachings. Working from the absolute level it employs methods of total identification with enlightenment for the quickest possible results. Since 1972, Lama Ole Nydahl has been been working to develop a modern approach to the Buddha’s teachings. Diamond Way Buddhist Centers USA is the culmination of that effort. Modern western education, stressing self-reliance and independent thought, has proven to be an excellent basis for realizing one’s mind. Through such capable groups the Buddha’s most effective teachings are being passed on to the most idealistic and independent people around the world.

About Daria Novoselova

Daria Novoselova was born in Novosibirsk, Russia. At 16 she met Lama Ole Nydahl on one of his yearly travels through Russia. After being involved with the local center work in Ekaterinburg, she moved to Toronto, Canada, and in 2001 she helped found the city’s first Diamond Way Buddhist center. In 2007, Daria moved to Seattle, where she now lives with her husband and is part of the local Diamond Way Center there. In 2006 at the wish of Lama Ole Nydahl, Daria began sharing teachings in our centers.

In late August we’ll be hosting Tasso Kallianiotis, a lay Buddhist teacher and a very long-time Lama Ole’s student. The course will be in our center in Seattle.

Note a change in the schedule – we start at 10am not 11am.

A single lecture/q&a session is $10. The course is $50, including food on Saturday evening. Meditation is, as usual, free :P

About Tasso Kallianiotis

Tasso Kallianiotis has been a practicing Buddhist for 27 years. He is a close student of Lama Ole Nydahl with whom he took refuge in 1982 and has received teachings and transmissions from many high lamas of the Karma Kagyu lineage. In 1993, he started organizing and overseeing the activities of the Diamond Way center in New York City and at Lama Ole’s request, began teaching and introducing people to the methods of the Diamond Way. He now resides in Connecticut where he works as a software architect for a major corporation and spends the majority of his personal time teaching Buddhism and leading courses and retreats throughout North America and Europe. He has also given radio interviews and published articles on Diamond Way Buddhism.

Program

The program takes place at our center.

Friday, August 26

“16th Karmapa Meditation”, lecture followed by meditation

Saturday, August 27

Personal practice

Questions and answers

Lunch

Regional meeting

“Transmission in Diamond Way Buddhism”, lecture at the center, followed by 16th Karmapa meditation

Dinner

Sunday, August 28

Personal practice

“Ngondro”, lecture at the center

Lunch

Personal practice

Questions and answers

16th Karmapa Meditation

Sangha dinner

DWBC Seattle is delighted to be hosting Susan and Chris Bixby, from Calgary, Canada, on Oct 14th-16th. Throughout the weekend, they will give lectures, explanations to meditation and answer our questions. Join us to learn and enjoy the Dharma together.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Newcomers are welcome!

The suggested donations for the program is $40 per person for the whole retreat, or $10 per lecture (except for the University lecture, which is free).

For any questions or further information please email at seattle@diamondway.org or call at 206.452.1985.

About Susan and Chris

Susan and Chris met Lama Ole in 1994. They helped establish the Calgary Diamond Way Buddhist Center in 1995. They were asked by Hannah and Ole Nydahl to become travel teachers in 2006. Chris is a lawyer and Susan’s background is in education and art. They have been married for 40 years and are blessed with three married children and seven grandchildren.

Program

The program takes place at our center, except for the lecture on Friday.

Friday, October 14

“Our search for Happiness”, public lecture at UW (Savery 130) followed by meditation

Saturday, October 15

Personal practice

Questions and answers

Lunch

“Meditation”, lecture at the center

Personal practice

“Holding the view”, lecture at the center, followed by 16th Karmapa meditation

Dinner

Sunday, October 16

Personal practice

“The relationship between Teacher and Student”, lecture at the center

Lunch

“Buddha and Love”, lecture at the center

Personal practice

Dinner

This coming weekend (November 4th-6th) we’re going to host Eric Gibson who flies in from Minneapolis. Throughout the weekend, he will give lectures, explanations to meditation and answer our questions. Join us to learn and enjoy the Dharma together.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

The suggested donations for the program is $50 per person for the whole retreat, or $10 per lecture (except for the University lecture, which is free). For any questions or further information please email or call us.

About Eric Gibson

Eric Gibson has been a practitioner of the Diamond Way Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist lineage and a student of Lama Ole Nydahl since 1998. His big heart and joyful style have inspired many people, and Eric has always guided his friends in a natural way. In 2002, at Lama Ole Nydahl’s request, he began giving formal Dharma teachings and has since traveled through the Americas and Russia sharing his experience. Eric and his wife Milla live in Minneapolis, MN, where they are active in the local Diamond Way Buddhist Center. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, and works as a Financial Advisor.

Program

The program takes place at our center, except for the lecture on Friday.

7:30 pm     Buddha’s teachings in the modern world, public lecture at UW (Savery 130) followed by meditation

10:00 am    Personal meditation practice
11:00 am    Explanations to Prostrations and Diamond Mind
1:00 pm     Lunch
2:00 pm     Center meeting
4:00 pm     Personal meditation practice
6:00 pm     The relationship between Teacher and Student, lecture at the center, followed by 16th Karmapa meditation
8:00 pm     Dinner

11:00 pm     The meaning of the Sangha, lecture at the center
1:00 pm     Lunch
2:30 pm     Questions and answers
4:00 pm     Personal meditation practice
6:00 pm     Guided 16th Karmapa Meditation
6:30 pm     Dinner

In early October friends in Portland will be hosting Wojtek Tracewski – a traveling Buddhist teacher from Poland, who has been translating Lama Ole since forever (80s that is).