Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Teachings and Methods

Name of facilitator: Diamond Way Buddhist Center Twin Citites
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Address: 1701 W Lake St or 3000 James Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Web: www.diamondway.org/minneapolis
E-mail: dwbtc@yahoo.com
Phone: 612-825-5055
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Location of First Information Meeting September 30, 7:45-9:00 pm at Coffman Memorial Union, Room 323 (U of M Campus, East Bank)
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Course description:
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Diamond Way Buddhist Center, Twin Cities is part of an international network of over 550 meditation centers in the lay Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The centers were founded and are directed by the Danish Lama Ole Nydahl according to the wishes of the 16th Karmapa of Tibet.
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We host free public meditations with short introductory talks three evenings each week (see schedule below). For October, there is an introductory lecture series beginning on the first Sunday and first Tuesday and continuing four weeks, with the same topic (but different speakers) on Sunday (at 5:45) and Tuesday (7:45). Each will be followed by a short, guided meditation and are held at our uptown location (see address below)
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Lecture Schedule:
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Week 1 - Intro to Buddhism and different approaches
Week 2 - Four basic thoughts: precious opportunity, impermanence, causality, and motivation
Week 3 - Meditation and developing a practice
Week 4 - Methods of identification and student-teacher relationship
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Regular 2008 Meditation Schedule:
Sundays @ the Center
5:45 pm Short Lecture
6:00 pm Meditation
Tuesdays @ the Center
7:45 pm Short Lecture
8:00 pm Meditation
Wednesdays @ the Center
7:45 pm Short Lecture
8:00 pm Meditation
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Diamond Way Buddhist Center Minneapolis
http://www.diamondway.org/minneapolis
1701 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-825-5055
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Class Time: Sundays 5:45 and repeated Tuesdays 7:45
Class Dates: Sundays October 5, 12, 19, and 26 and Tuesdays October 7, 13, 21, and 28
<Place: Diamond Way Buddhist Center in Uptown, 3000 James Ave S, Minneapolis
Class size: Minimum: 5 Maximum: 20
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What experience do you bring to this class?
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The members of the Diamond Way Buddhist Center have been practicing under the direct guidance of Lama Ole Nydahl for up to twelve years. Most have been sharing the dharma and leading meditations for most of their time while developing in their personal practices.