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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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This Calendar of Events is an overview of what is happening at Tushita each month. We have included His Holiness the Dalai Lama's annual public teachings in McLeod Ganj which we highly recommend attending. At these times Tushita does not offer courses or retreats.
Please note that these teachings are organized by His Holiness' private office and not by Tushita Meditation Centre.  


In addition to the listed courses and events, we are currently also able to offer drop-in meditations led by an experienced student -
Monday to Saturday at 9:15am
(for one hour, followed by optional Q & A).
No need to register, just come!

Please Note:  All phenomena are subject to change!  

Thank you for your understanding & patience




2010


August 2010 back to top
Courses
3 - 7
Introduction to Buddhism course - 5-day residential with Jimi Neal
14 & 15 Meditations on the Path - 2-day Non-residential course with Mark Smith
17 - 26 Introduction to Buddhism course - 10-day residential with Jimi Neal 
Aug 31 - Sept 4 Introduction to Buddhism course - 5-day residential with Jimi Neal
Events
25 "Getting to Know Your Mind" a talk by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo.
1:30pm for approximately 2 hours. All welcome, by donation & no registration required.
Please keep silence on Tushita grounds - course will be in progress.
28 & 29
His Holiness the Dalai Lama (HHDL) will give two-day teachings on The Diamond Sutra (dorjee chotpa) at the request of a group of Koreans at the main temple in McLeod Ganj.
These events are NOT organised by Tushita,
please see His Holiness' own website for more information.
Retreats
July 6 - Oct 3 Vajrasattva Retreat - Led by Ven. Robina Courtin & Jimi Neal
Pujas
changes can occur at short notice in our puja schedule, we recommend that you contact us beforehand if you plan to attend.
5 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm
10 New Moon
17 Medicine Buddha Puja (in English) @ 4pm
19 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm
24 Full Moon




September 2010 back to top
Courses
Aug 31 - Sept 4 Introduction to Buddhism course - 5-day residential with Jimi Neal
14 - 24 To Go Beyond - Intermediate level Course with Andy Wistreich
15 - 24 Introduction to Buddhism course - 10-day residential with Ven. Robina Courtin
Sept 28 - Oct 2 Introduction to Buddhism course - 5-day residential with Andy Wistreich
Events
8 - 10
His Holiness the Dalai Lama (HHDL) will give three-day teachings on The Heart Sutra (sherab nyingpo) & Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's 37 Practices of A Bodhisattva (gyalsey laklen sodunma) at the request of a group of Southeast Asians at the main temple in McLeod Ganj.
These events are NOT organised by Tushita,
please see
His Holiness' own website for more information.
Retreats
July 6 - Oct 3 Vajrasattva Retreat - Led by Ven. Robina Courtin & Jimi Neal
Pujas
changes can occur at short notice in our puja schedule, we recommend that you contact us beforehand if you plan to attend.
3 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm
8 New Moon
15 Medicine Buddha Puja (in English) @ 4pm
17 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm
23 Full Moon




October 2010 back to top
Courses
9 - 18 Introduction to Buddhism course - 10-day residential with Ven. Robina Courtin
10 - 18
Real Altruism - Intermediate level Course with Andy Wistreich
20 - 30 Enlightened Nature - Intermediate level Course with Andy Wistreich
23 - 30 Introduction to Buddhism course - 8-day residential with Jimi Neal
Events
4 - 7
His Holiness the Dalai Lama (HHDL) will give four-day teachings on Nagarjuna's The Fundamental Wisdom Treatise on the Middle Way (uma tsawai sherab), Atisha's Lama for the Path to Enlightenment (jangchup lamdron), Tsongkhapa's In Praise of Dependent Origination (tendrel toepa) & Tsongkhapa's Concise Stages for the Path to Enlightenment (lamrim dudon) at the request of a group of Taiwanese at the main temple in McLeod Ganj.
These events are NOT organised by Tushita,
please see His Holiness' own website for more information.
Retreats
July 6 - Oct 3 Vajrasattva Retreat - Led by Ven. Robina Courtin & Jimi Neal
Oct 21 - 30 Medicine Buddha Retreat - Led by Ven. Robina Courtin
Pujas
changes can occur at short notice in our puja schedule, we recommend that you contact us beforehand if you plan to attend.
3 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm
7 New Moon
15 Medicine Buddha Puja (in English) @ 4pm
17 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm
22 Full Moon - Tibetan Festival: Lord Buddha's acceptance to descend from God-realm of the 33
29 Tibetan Festival: Lord Buddha's actual descent from God-realm of the 33




November 2010 back to top
Courses
Nov 13 - 22 Introduction to Buddhism course - 10-day residential (teacher to be confirmed)
Nov 25 - 29 Introduction to Buddhism course - 5-day residential with Ven. Robina Courtin
Events
Nov 30 - Dec 2 His Holiness the Dalai Lama (HHDL) His Holiness will give three-day teachings on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's 37 Practices of A Bodhisattva (laklen sodunma) and confer a Guhyasamaja Initiation at the request of a group of Russian Buddhists at the main temple in McLeod Ganj.
These events are NOT organised by Tushita,
please see His Holiness' own website for more information.
Retreats
Nov 12 - 22 Green Tara Retreat led by Ven. Robina Courtin
Pujas
changes can occur at short notice in our puja schedule, we recommend that you contact us beforehand if you plan to attend.
1 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm
6 New Moon
14 Medicine Buddha Puja (in English) @ 4pm
16 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm
21 Full Moon
30 Guru Puja (in Tibetan) @ 6:30pm - Lama Tsong Khapa Day






The 2011 Schedule

The schedule for the first half of 2011 will be available around November 2010.
We are limited by teacher availability, and so can only make the schedule in half-year blocks.

Tushita is always closed in December and January, since it gets very cold here at that time.
The first "Introduction to Buddhism" course of the year will be around mid-February.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has tentatively announced His teaching dates for Losar -
His Holiness is expected to teach at Namgyal Temple in McLeod Ganj from March 20 - 26, 2011.
We will therefore plan our courses around these dates, so you can expect a course just before and just after this time. These dates are not 100% confirmed as yet, but are unlikely to diverge significantly from this plan and are the best guide to plan your travel around for now. Our first source of information about any potential date changes is His Holiness' website, which you can also see here:
http://www.dalailama.com/teachings/schedule

(Tushita does NOT organise His Holiness' Teachings
and cannot give you any more information than is on this site
)

You can expect one or two Introduction courses a month, as well as Intermediate Level courses. There is availability on all our courses and retreats in 2011, so feel free to make travel arrangements.

We will update this page as soon as we have confirmed the dates, so please use this as your first information source rather than emailing us directly with questions about the upcoming schedule.

We are a small team of volunteers, and your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated!



MAY ALL BEINGS BE HAPPY!

 
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