You’re invited for drinks and dessert, and to enjoy a discussion with
Leonard Scheff about his new book, The Cow in the Parking Lot
A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger, published by WORKMAN PUBLISHING.

Leonard Scheff is a long time Buddhist and member of the Zen Desert Sangha and on the board of directors of Arizona Friends of Tibet.

For more information, please visit www.transforminganger.com.

Garchen Insitute Summer Teachings!

Deadline for registering is July 22nd. If you wish to purchase meals, your 50% nonrefundable deposit must be received by this date.

His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, the head of the Drikung Kagyu lineage, will give preparatory teachings on Deity Yoga Practice followed by the Five-Deities Cakrasamvara Great Empowerment, July 29th-31st as part of his Gyalwa Drikungpa USA Dharma Tour 2010. The Cakrasamvara empowerment is rarely given, and to receive it from His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche is precious beyond measure.

Following His Holiness’s Deity Yoga teachings and the Cakrasamvara Great Empowerment, His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche and Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche will lead our annual Cakrasamvara Drubchen August 3rd-8th. Participating in the drubchen greatly increases the benefit of the empowerment. After the drubchen, August 10th-15th His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche will give treasured Dzogchen teachings on Garab Dorje’s Three Statements that Strike the Vital Points, pointing out the nature of mind.

The first-ever benefit screening of the film “For the Benefit of All Beings: The Extraordinary Life of Kyabje Garchen Rinpoche” will be held August 1st in Prescott, Arizona. At this first-ever screening of the film, we will be blessed by the presence of both His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche and His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, and both will speak at the screening. This very moving film will touch the hearts of all who see it for countless years to come.

To read about the extraordinary life and accomplishments of His Holiness Drikung Kyagbon Chetsang Rinpoche, please see: http://drikung.org/index.php?option=com_content&view;=article&id;=24&Itemid;=47
 
Please note that the only lodging that will be available at the Institute during the Summer Teachings is indoor camping and outdoor camping. To provide assistance in finding other local lodging, and for more information about course descriptions, registration and more, visit our website at www.garchen.net. For work-study information, please email the Institute at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 928-925-1237.

Summer Teachings: July 29 – August 15
 
All teachings and the Cakrasamvara Empowerment will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. daily. The Cakrasamvara Drubchen will begin at 9:00 a.m. on August 3rd and continue around the clock until 5:00 p.m. on August 8th. There will be Lama Chopa practice each morning from 7:00-8:00 a.m. and White Tara practice each evening from 6:30-7:30 p.m., except during the drubchen, on break days, and on the day of the screening of the film.

SCHEDULE
 
July 26: His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche arrives as The Garchen Institute
July 29: Preliminary Teachings on Deity Yoga Practice, with His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche
July 30: Five-Deities Cakrasamvara Great Empowerment: Preparatory Empowerment, with His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche
July 31: Five-Deities Cakrasamvara Great Empowerment: Actual Empowerment, with His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche
Note: To receive the empowerment, you must attend all three days, July 29-31. It is acceptable to attend just the first day, July 29, if you do not wish to receive the empowerment.
August 1: The first-ever benefit screening of “For the Benefit of All Beings: The Extraordinary Life of Kyabje Garchen Rinpoche” in Prescott (only breakfast will be served at the Institute on this day)
August 2: Break day (no teachings and no meal service); His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche departs
August 3-8: Cakrasamvara Drubchen, with His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche, Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, Lama Gape, Lama Abao, and Lama Bunima (please note that you must have received a Cakrasamvara Empowerment in order to participate in the drubchen)
August 9: Break day (no teachings and no meal service)
August 10-15: Dzogchen Teachings: Garab Dorje’s Three Statements that Strike the Vital Points, with His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche