Teaching Schedule 2017

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

10:00am - 4:00pm

Location:

Rime Buddhist Center 700 West Pennway Kansas City, MO 64131

Description:

Hitting the Essence in Three Words (Public Talk)

Session 4: Sunday, July 30th, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

We are delighted to welcome back Lama Lena to the Rime Center, July 28 through 30. Lama Lena will be teaching on Patrul Rinpoche’s Hitting the Essence in Three Words: “The Special Teaching of the Wise and Glorious King”. Lama Lena is a highly accomplished yogini in the Dzogchen tradition who will deliver very clear and accurate teachings on Dzogchen. She is accessible, easy to relate to, open to questions, and willing to deal directly with many of the questions to which we are seeking answers.

Register Today!

Dzogchen is a Tibetan word that means Great Perfection. On the outer level it refers to a method of meditative practice that enables us to recognize our true nature. Ultimately, great perfection is that very nature: the natural, primordially pure nature of mind.

Register online:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ee2zsenp1fc2403f&oseq=&c=&ch=

Register by mail by downloading the form:
http://www.rimecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/RimeRegistration2015.pdf

When she is not traveling, teaching, or translating, she works providing medical assistance to the Tibetan refugee community as well as the local Indian villagers and mountain tribes people. At the request of H.E., Zigar Choktrul Rinpoche and Ven. Wangdor Rinpoche, as well as many Western and Tibetan dharma students, she has been traveling and teaching from the lineages she holds in an informal style that is humorous, artful, and well worth experiencing.

Contact:

Lama Matt Rice

Email:

spiritual.director@rimecenter.org

Phone:

Website:

http://www.rimecenter.org

Things to know:

Folks are welcome to bring their own cushions - but we have more than 60 - and never run out. Because we are in an over 100 year old building - it is not 100% handicapped accessible.... however we do have a side entrance with fewer steps - and even an electric stair glide to bring folks up the final 8 steps or so. However, bathrooms are not handicapped accessible.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

12:30pm - 2:30pm

Location:

State Penitentiary, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5911

Description:

Not a public event. This teaching will be for inmates only.

Contact:

Email:

Phone:

605-367-6053

Website:

Things to know:

Not a public event. This teaching will be for inmates only.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

12:30pm - 2:30pm

Location:

State Penitentiary, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5911

Description:

Not a public event. This teaching will be for inmates only.

Contact:

Email:

Phone:

605-367-6053

Website:

Things to know:

Not a public event. This teaching will be for inmates only.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Tara House, 3112 Rebecca St., Sioux City, IA 51103

Description:

Public Talk

Contact:

Ibu Nooney

Email:

tarasammy@gmail.com

Phone:

712-490-6410

Website:

http://tarahouse.org/

Things to know:

Participants can bring their own pillows,
on Street parking,
dana accepted,
light potluck at 9 pm.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

11:00am - 1:00pm

Location:

Utica Township Community Building, Corner of Church and Mill Streets, Utica, IL 61373

Description:

How's that Meditation Going?

Saturday, August 5, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Contact:

Dan Retoff

Email:

danretoff@yahoo.com

Phone:

(815)434-0973 or (815)488-4249

Website:

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Location:

Utica Township Community Building, Corner of Church and Mill Streets, Utica, IL 61373

Description:

Mahamudra or Madhyamika? - a Taste of Each

Satuday, August 5, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Contact:

Dan Retoff

Email:

danretoff@yahoo.com

Phone:

(815)434-0973 or (815)488-4249

Website:

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

11:00am - 1:00pm

Location:

Utica Township Community Building, Corner of Church and Mill Streets, Utica, IL 61373

Description:

Tara, Mother of all Buddhas

Sunday, August 6, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Contact:

Dan Retoff

Email:

danretoff@yahoo.com

Phone:

(815)434-0973 or (815)488-4249

Website:

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Alchemy Arts Bookstore 1203 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Chicago, IL

Description:

The Shaman's Way in Tibetan Buddhism

Monday, August 7th, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Join us for an evening with Lama Lena, and learn how Tibetan shamans access higher states of consciousness to change reality for the benefit of sentient beings.

With over 40 years of dharma study and practice and seven years in retreat in a small cave above Tso Pema under the tutelage of her root teacher, Venerable Wangdor Rinpoche, Lama Lena now travels the world teaching to those at any level of dharma practice with an informal style that is both humorous and anecdotal.

Contact:

Email:

Phone:

773-769-4970

Website:

http://alchemy-arts.com/

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Essential Evolution Holistic Wellness 459 Central Rd Suite 201, Highland Park, IL

Description:

Healing the Body through Spiritual Awareness

Tuesday, August 8, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

This lecture will explore the effects that thoughts and emotions have on the physical health. Learn how to utilize spiritual awareness to clear psychological and emotional toxicity from the tissues, organs, meridians and energy centers of the body.

Contact:

Email:

Phone:

224-578-3300

Website:

eehwellness.com

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Sungates Center 395 E Dundee Rd #500, Wheeling, IL

Description:

The Process of Absolute Forgiveness

Wednesday, August 9, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

What is it to radically forgive and what makes it a difficult process? Why do certain experiences of mental/emotional/physical pain lead to victimhood and others do not? This lecture is intended to challenge the relationship to suffering and transcend victim identity.

Contact:

Email:

Phone:

847-345-0988

Website:

sungatescenter.com

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

11:00am - 5:00pm

Location:

Shambhala Center, 2344 N. Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211

Description:

Three Words/Flight of the Garuda

Session 1: Saturday, August 12, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Session 2: Saturday, August 12, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session 3: Sunday, August 13, 11:00 - 1:00

Location:
Shambhala Center
2344 N. Oakland Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211

This year we will have several teachings. We will begin with the 3 Words that strike the Essence, a commentary by the 19 century yogi Patrul Rinpoche. It is the classic text for introducing the Dzogchen view to meditators of varied experience. Lama Lena will present how it relates to Mahamudra as well as Dzogchen. Following that we will continue our exploration of "Flight of the Garuda" the visionary poetry of Shabkar Lama, which also presents the Dzogchen view in a different context

The Teacher:
Lama Lena is a highly accomplished yogini in the Dzogchen tradition. Beginning in the mid-70’s she spent seven years in retreat and practice in a small cave above Tso Pema under the tutelage of her root teacher, Ven.Wangdor Rimpoche. For many years she traveled with Wangdor Rimpoche as his translator and assistant. At the request of H.E., Zigar Choktrul Rimpoche and Ven.Wangdor Rinpoche - as well as many Western and Tibetan dharma students - she has been traveling and teaching from the lineages she holds.

Her style is accessible, direct, humorous and contemporary, and she truly exemplifies the "wandering yogi" spirit!!
To get a sense of Lama Lena's teaching style, watch the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb2NDSpqdKQ

Attending: The teaching is open to all - no requirements other than being present... There is no "door fee" for the teachings, but there will be the opportunity to make an offering to Lama Lena.

Didn't attend previously? No problem! The text is the framework that the teacher uses to convey the actual teaching, and the introduction to the Dzogchen view is always part of that. Often Lama Lena has time for question / answer as part of the overall teachings.

Contact:

Michael

Email:

tharpa.osang@gmail.com

Phone:

Website:

https://milwaukee.shambhala.org/

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

11:00am - 1:00pm

Location:

Shambhala Center, 2344 N. Oakland Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211

Description:

Three Words/Flight of the Garuda

Session 1: Saturday, August 12, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Session 2: Saturday, August 12, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session 3: Sunday, August 13, 11:00 - 1:00

Location:
Shambhala Center
2344 N. Oakland Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211

This year we will have several teachings. We will begin with the 3 Words that strike the Essence, a commentary by the 19 century yogi Patrul Rinpoche. It is the classic text for introducing the Dzogchen view to meditators of varied experience. Lama Lena will present how it relates to Mahamudra as well as Dzogchen. Following that we will continue our exploration of "Flight of the Garuda" the visionary poetry of Shabkar Lama, which also presents the Dzogchen view in a different context

The Teacher:
Lama Lena is a highly accomplished yogini in the Dzogchen tradition. Beginning in the mid-70’s she spent seven years in retreat and practice in a small cave above Tso Pema under the tutelage of her root teacher, Ven.Wangdor Rimpoche. For many years she traveled with Wangdor Rimpoche as his translator and assistant. At the request of H.E., Zigar Choktrul Rimpoche and Ven.Wangdor Rinpoche - as well as many Western and Tibetan dharma students - she has been traveling and teaching from the lineages she holds.

Her style is accessible, direct, humorous and contemporary, and she truly exemplifies the "wandering yogi" spirit!!
To get a sense of Lama Lena's teaching style, watch the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb2NDSpqdKQ

Attending: The teaching is open to all - no requirements other than being present... There is no "door fee" for the teachings, but there will be the opportunity to make an offering to Lama Lena.

Didn't attend previously? No problem! The text is the framework that the teacher uses to convey the actual teaching, and the introduction to the Dzogchen view is always part of that. Often Lama Lena has time for question / answer as part of the overall teachings.

Contact:

Michael

Email:

tharpa.osang@gmail.com

Phone:

Website:

https://milwaukee.shambhala.org/

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Institute of Traditional Medicine 553 Queen Street W, 2nd Floor Toronto, ON

Description:

Introduction to Dzogchen: Dzogchen-Ati-Yoga (non-dual) Teachings with Lama Lena

Friday, August 18, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Dzogchen Meditation:
According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Dzogchen or Ati Yoga is the culmination of the path and the instructions point to the primordial, open and natural state of the mind. Dzogchen or the Great Perfection are extraordinary teachings: pointing out instructions and meditation practices which facilitate the realization of our innate luminous awareness. Anyone interested in formless non-dual meditation will find these teachings of benefit.

Contact:

Marco

Email:

info@itmworld.org

Phone:

Website:

www.itmworld.org

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

11:00am - 5:00pm

Location:

Institute of Traditional Medicine 553 Queen Street W, 2nd Floor Toronto, ON

Description:

Toronto, ON, Canada - Three Words of Garab Dorje

Garab Dorje's way of showing Dzogchen (3 Words of Garab Dorje) and introduction to Tsa lung - subtle energy practices

Session 1: Saturday August 19, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Session 2: Saturday August 19, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3 Words of Garab Dorje:
Garab Dorje is the first master of the Dzogchen/Great Perfection Lineage. His final teaching, ‘Three Words that Strike the Vital Point’ consist of pith instructions that offer clear guidance on recognizing the mind’s innate purity and making this recognition a living experience.

Contact:

Marco

Email:

info@itmworld.org

Phone:

Website:

www.itmworld.org

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

11:00am - 1:00pm

Location:

Institute of Traditional Medicine 553 Queen Street W, 2nd Floor Toronto, ON

Description:

Toronto, ON, Canada - Three Words of Garab Dorje

Garab Dorje's way of showing Dzogchen (3 Words of Garab Dorje) and introduction to Tsa lung - subtle energy practices

Session 3: Sunday August 20, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

3 Words of Garab Dorje:
Garab Dorje is the first master of the Dzogchen/Great Perfection Lineage. His final teaching, ‘Three Words that Strike the Vital Point’ consist of pith instructions that offer clear guidance on recognizing the mind’s innate purity and making this recognition a living experience.

Contact:

Marco

Email:

info@itmworld.org

Phone:

Website:

www.itmworld.org

Things to know:

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Quaker House, 91A Fourth Avenue Ottawa ON K1S 2L1

Description:

Mahamudra

Session 1: Monday. August 21, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Crystal Staff is delighted to announce that the highly esteemed Lama Lena will be teaching in Ottawa, Monday & Tuesday evenings August 21 and 22 - at 7 PM at Quaker House, 91A Fourth Avenue Ottawa ON K1S 2L1.

Contact:

Robin or Eleanor

Email:

robin@crystalstaff.org or Eleanor@eleanorkibrick.com

Phone:

613-915-4070 or (613) 805-0800

Website:

http://crystalstaff.org/

Things to know:

Parking: public garage and street parking
Seating – chairs or bring your own floor cushions.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Quaker House, 91A Fourth Avenue Ottawa ON K1S 2L1

Description:

Mahamudra

Session 2: Monday. August 22, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Crystal Staff is delighted to announce that the highly esteemed Lama Lena will be teaching in Ottawa, Monday & Tuesday evenings August 21 and 22 - at 7 PM at Quaker House,91A Fourth Avenue Ottawa ON K1S 2L1.

Contact:

Robin or Eleanor

Email:

robin@crystalstaff.org or Eleanor@eleanorkibrick.com

Phone:

613-915-4070 or (613) 805-0800

Website:

http://crystalstaff.org/

Things to know:

Parking: public garage and street parking
Seating – chairs or bring your own floor cushions.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Time:

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Dharma Centre of Canada, 1886 Galway Road Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 Canada

Description:

Working with Emotions in the Context of Dzogchen

Session 1: Friday, August 25, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Rushen are preliminary practices that lay the foundation for Dzogchen. The word rushen literally means, "discern the difference between".

A traditional image is separating the wheat from the chaff. Rushen is used to distinquish between dualisms that confront and confuse, such as: samsara and nirvana, freedom and bondage, small mind and big mind, finite self and true Buddha-nature.

While part of the focus of this 5 day retreat will focus on the inner body Rushen, Lama Lena will eventually lead us to teachings directly from Flight of the Garuda.

Contact:

Dharma Centre of Canada

Email:

info@dharmacentre.org

Phone:

1.866.266.0966 or 705.488.2704

Website:

http://www.dharmacentre.org/

Things to know:

Lama Lena is sharing her experience within the traditional Buddhist understanding of Dana. Teachers give the teachings of awakening (Dharma) freely so that anyone, no matter their financial means can attend classes. Each time one receives teachings, it is an opportunity to consciously practice generosity. Giving money and other means of support expresses gratitude and support to the teacher and helps to ensure that these teachings continue. Each person receiving Dharma teachings determines the kind and amount of Dāna according to one’s heart and one’s financial means. When deciding how much to offer, one should think about what these teachings mean to you and try to give accordingly. It is recommended that students make an offering of dāna at the beginning of a class or retreat to establish the intention to make the most of this opportunity for one’s own progression and for the benefit of all others.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Location:

Dharma Centre of Canada, 1886 Galway Road Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 Canada

Description:

Working with Emotions in the Context of Dzogchen

Rushen are preliminary practices that lay the foundation for Dzogchen. The word rushen literally means, "discern the difference between".

A traditional image is separating the wheat from the chaff. Rushen is used to distinquish between dualisms that confront and confuse, such as: samsara and nirvana, freedom and bondage, small mind and big mind, finite self and true Buddha-nature.

While part of the focus of this 5 day retreat will focus on the inner body Rushen, Lama Lena will eventually lead us to teachings directly from Flight of the Garuda.

Contact:

Dharma Centre of Canada

Email:

info@dharmacentre.org

Phone:

1.866.266.0966 or 705.488.2704

Website:

http://www.dharmacentre.org/

Things to know:

Lama Lena is sharing her experience within the traditional Buddhist understanding of Dana. Teachers give the teachings of awakening (Dharma) freely so that anyone, no matter their financial means can attend classes. Each time one receives teachings, it is an opportunity to consciously practice generosity. Giving money and other means of support expresses gratitude and support to the teacher and helps to ensure that these teachings continue. Each person receiving Dharma teachings determines the kind and amount of Dāna according to one’s heart and one’s financial means. When deciding how much to offer, one should think about what these teachings mean to you and try to give accordingly. It is recommended that students make an offering of dāna at the beginning of a class or retreat to establish the intention to make the most of this opportunity for one’s own progression and for the benefit of all others.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Location:

Dharma Centre of Canada, 1886 Galway Road Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 Canada

Description:

Working with Emotions in the Context of Dzogchen

Rushen are preliminary practices that lay the foundation for Dzogchen. The word rushen literally means, "discern the difference between".

A traditional image is separating the wheat from the chaff. Rushen is used to distinquish between dualisms that confront and confuse, such as: samsara and nirvana, freedom and bondage, small mind and big mind, finite self and true Buddha-nature.

While part of the focus of this 5 day retreat will focus on the inner body Rushen, Lama Lena will eventually lead us to teachings directly from Flight of the Garuda.

Contact:

Dharma Centre of Canada

Email:

info@dharmacentre.org

Phone:

1.866.266.0966 or 705.488.2704

Website:

http://www.dharmacentre.org/

Things to know:

Lama Lena is sharing her experience within the traditional Buddhist understanding of Dana. Teachers give the teachings of awakening (Dharma) freely so that anyone, no matter their financial means can attend classes. Each time one receives teachings, it is an opportunity to consciously practice generosity. Giving money and other means of support expresses gratitude and support to the teacher and helps to ensure that these teachings continue. Each person receiving Dharma teachings determines the kind and amount of Dāna according to one’s heart and one’s financial means. When deciding how much to offer, one should think about what these teachings mean to you and try to give accordingly. It is recommended that students make an offering of dāna at the beginning of a class or retreat to establish the intention to make the most of this opportunity for one’s own progression and for the benefit of all others.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Location:

Dharma Centre of Canada, 1886 Galway Road Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 Canada

Description:

Working with Emotions in the Context of Dzogchen

Rushen are preliminary practices that lay the foundation for Dzogchen. The word rushen literally means, "discern the difference between".

A traditional image is separating the wheat from the chaff. Rushen is used to distinquish between dualisms that confront and confuse, such as: samsara and nirvana, freedom and bondage, small mind and big mind, finite self and true Buddha-nature.

While part of the focus of this 5 day retreat will focus on the inner body Rushen, Lama Lena will eventually lead us to teachings directly from Flight of the Garuda.

Contact:

Dharma Centre of Canada

Email:

info@dharmacentre.org

Phone:

1.866.266.0966 or 705.488.2704

Website:

http://www.dharmacentre.org/

Things to know:

Lama Lena is sharing her experience within the traditional Buddhist understanding of Dana. Teachers give the teachings of awakening (Dharma) freely so that anyone, no matter their financial means can attend classes. Each time one receives teachings, it is an opportunity to consciously practice generosity. Giving money and other means of support expresses gratitude and support to the teacher and helps to ensure that these teachings continue. Each person receiving Dharma teachings determines the kind and amount of Dāna according to one’s heart and one’s financial means. When deciding how much to offer, one should think about what these teachings mean to you and try to give accordingly. It is recommended that students make an offering of dāna at the beginning of a class or retreat to establish the intention to make the most of this opportunity for one’s own progression and for the benefit of all others.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Location:

Dharma Centre of Canada, 1886 Galway Road Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 Canada

Description:

Working with Emotions in the Context of Dzogchen

Rushen are preliminary practices that lay the foundation for Dzogchen. The word rushen literally means, "discern the difference between".

A traditional image is separating the wheat from the chaff. Rushen is used to distinquish between dualisms that confront and confuse, such as: samsara and nirvana, freedom and bondage, small mind and big mind, finite self and true Buddha-nature.

While part of the focus of this 5 day retreat will focus on the inner body Rushen, Lama Lena will eventually lead us to teachings directly from Flight of the Garuda.

Contact:

Dharma Centre of Canada

Email:

info@dharmacentre.org

Phone:

1.866.266.0966 or 705.488.2704

Website:

http://www.dharmacentre.org/

Things to know:

Lama Lena is sharing her experience within the traditional Buddhist understanding of Dana. Teachers give the teachings of awakening (Dharma) freely so that anyone, no matter their financial means can attend classes. Each time one receives teachings, it is an opportunity to consciously practice generosity. Giving money and other means of support expresses gratitude and support to the teacher and helps to ensure that these teachings continue. Each person receiving Dharma teachings determines the kind and amount of Dāna according to one’s heart and one’s financial means. When deciding how much to offer, one should think about what these teachings mean to you and try to give accordingly. It is recommended that students make an offering of dāna at the beginning of a class or retreat to establish the intention to make the most of this opportunity for one’s own progression and for the benefit of all others.

User:

Lama Lena Yeshe Kaytup

Location:

Dharma Centre of Canada, 1886 Galway Road Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 Canada

Description:

Working with Emotions in the Context of Dzogchen

Rushen are preliminary practices that lay the foundation for Dzogchen. The word rushen literally means, "discern the difference between".

A traditional image is separating the wheat from the chaff. Rushen is used to distinquish between dualisms that confront and confuse, such as: samsara and nirvana, freedom and bondage, small mind and big mind, finite self and true Buddha-nature.

While part of the focus of this 5 day retreat will focus on the inner body Rushen, Lama Lena will eventually lead us to teachings directly from Flight of the Garuda.

Contact:

Dharma Centre of Canada

Email:

info@dharmacentre.org

Phone:

1.866.266.0966 or 705.488.2704

Website:

http://www.dharmacentre.org/

Things to know:

Lama Lena is sharing her experience within the traditional Buddhist understanding of Dana. Teachers give the teachings of awakening (Dharma) freely so that anyone, no matter their financial means can attend classes. Each time one receives teachings, it is an opportunity to consciously practice generosity. Giving money and other means of support expresses gratitude and support to the teacher and helps to ensure that these teachings continue. Each person receiving Dharma teachings determines the kind and amount of Dāna according to one’s heart and one’s financial means. When deciding how much to offer, one should think about what these teachings mean to you and try to give accordingly. It is recommended that students make an offering of dāna at the beginning of a class or retreat to establish the intention to make the most of this opportunity for one’s own progression and for the benefit of all others.