VISIT OF VEN. TENGA RINPOCHE
August 19th-25th, 2008

Program
Registration
Registration Form
Prepayment

Registrations for private audiences with Rinpoche start at 9:00 a.m. on the 1st of August. They will be available at the telephone number: (+48) 22 211 37 51.
The ones, which are registered at the beginning of the list, will have a priority in selecting the date of their meeting.

August 18th - arrival in Warsaw
August 19th (Tuesday), 5:30 p.m. - a lecture in Warsaw, Kredytowa 1
(organizational matters haven't been settled yet)
August 20th - 25th - a course in the Grabnik Centre (6 days)
August 26th - 28th - additional days of Rinpoche's stay in Grabnik
August 29th - departure from Poland

The teachings will be translated into English and Polish.

Only those who formally entered the Buddhist path by taking Refuge in the Three Jewels can participate in the empowerments.

The full program in Grabnik:
August 19th (Tuesday) at about 7.00 p.m. - arrival of Rinpoche to Grabnik

August 20th (Wednesday)
10.00 a.m. - introduction to the Medicine Buddha practice
3.00 p.m. - Yutok Yonten Gonpo empowerment (to the practice of Medicine Buddha)
5.00 p.m. - Mahakala puja
7:30 p.m. - Chenrezig puja

August 21st - 22nd (Thursday and Friday)
7.00 a.m. - Green Tara puja
10.00 a.m. - teachings on the Medicine Buddha practice (includes the palace and the deities of the mandala)
3.00 p.m. - Medicine Buddha practice
5.00 p.m. - Mahakala puja
7:30 p.m. - Medicine Buddha practice

August 23rd - 25th (from Saturday until Monday)
7.00 a.m. - Green Tara puja
10.00 a.m. - teachings on the six paramitas
3.00 p.m. - teachings on the six paramitas (on Sunday - the Three Wrathful Ones empowerment)
5.00 p.m. - Mahakala puja
7:30 p.m. - Chenrezig puja

August 26th (Tuesday)
9.30 a.m. - private audiences with Rinpoche
in the afternoon - free time for Rinpoche

August 27th-28th
free days for Rinpoche

Please bring with you texts of Green Tara, Mahakala and Chenrezig pujas, as we will probably recite them every day!

Yutok Yonten Gonpo empowerment
Yutok Yonten was a leading Tibetan Lama, who lived in the VIII century. He achieved the highest stage of enlightenment due to the practice of Medicine Buddha. He was also a great doctor and a founder of the first Institute of Medicine in Lhasa. This Lama is recognized to be the embodiment of Medicine Buddha. Empowerment to the Guru Yoga of Yutok Yonten Gonpo is known to be an expanded version of the Medicine Buddha practice empowerment.

Medicine Buddha practice
The empowerment of Medicine Buddha is essential in order to take part in the course.
The Medicine Buddha practice is a complete path leading to the full state of Buddha. Before we achieve the final goal however, blessings coming from this practice helps to purify our negative karma, which manifests itself in the forms of suffering and diseases. The power of compassion of Sangye Menla brings inspiration and strength in helping the sick. The empowerment and the practice of Medicine Buddha also leads to a beneficial rebirth, therefore this puja is often recited for the living, as well as for the dead.

Teachings on the six paramitas
Teachings on the six paramitas - generosity, ethic discipline, patience, joyous efforts, concentration and wisdom - represent the essence of the Bodhisattva path. Many times we have received from Rinpoche teachings on ways of developing the Bodhisattva motivation. But motivation alone won't help if we don't know how to use it in our everyday behaviours. That is the reason for precise teachings on adapting the six paramitas in our daily lives.

The Three Wrathful Ones empowerment (Vajrapani, Hayagriva, Garuda)
This empowerment combines the three wrathful aspects of Buddha. Their blessing and activity helps in overcoming many daily obstacles and difficulties, which appear on the Dharma path. Receiving this empowerment is especially helpful in overcoming diseases, which are caused by nagas, such as skin diseases or allergies.

Registration

The date of registration for the course in Grabnik - until the 12th of August 2008.

In order to settle down all of the formalities please report to the office at least half an hour before the session!
During the lectures and empowerments the office will be closed. Those, who will be late or come at the last moment can receive an entry card at the entrance of the tent for such an amount of money, as if they haven't made a reservation earlier!

Suggested donation (course without meals):

"Prepayment" means that only those are entitled to the discount, who register for the course and pay minimum 50% of the whole sum until August 5th.

Remember that you will have no discount if you change your application later than two days before the beginning of the course (the full price will be counted for the new application). This rule concerns also members of the Association, which are entitled to the discount.

We provide plastic plates and cutlery for each participant. But it is necessary to bring your own cups with you!

We cannot guarantee meals for those who do not book or pay on time.
Please think your decision over. Due to organizational reasons there is no possibility of changing your application later on.
Those who intend to cook their own meal, are asked to bring their own appropriate equipment (portable gas-cooker, pots etc.).

The date of the reservation and prepayment for the meals: until August 5th.

Accomodation in tents.
If somebody doesn't have their own tent, it is also possible to sleep in the "summer lhakang" (a big tent with wooden floor, in which the course will take place). You can bring your own caravan or a mobile home on the territory of the centre, only for the time of the course.
see also: Hotels near the Centre
and: How to get to the Centre

Recording the lectures
Lectures can be recorded and noted down only for personal use. Any copying, publishing or spreading of the lectures (also in the internet) requires the agreement of Rinpoche (if using the original version) and additional authorization of the translator (if using the translated version).

We ask to pay special attention to any valuable, personal belongings, while staying in the Centre! The Centre doesn't take any responsibility for things, which were lost or left after the course; or for any material losses, which happened during the course, which are not of a fault of the Centre.

To avoid any misunderstandings please read "The Manual For Participants of the Courses".



Prepayment
You can make your prepayment to the following account:

Zwiazek Buddyjski Tradycji Karma Kamtzang w Polsce
Grabnik 4, 96-313 Jaktorow
ING-BSK Bank Slaski o/Pruszkow
BIC: INGBPLPW
IBAN: PL 67 1050 1924 1000 0023 0420 6275

If more convenient, and it is likely to be cheaper from outside Poland, you can also make on-line (secure connection) prepayment using a credit card.

Make a payment with your credit card: Choose amount:       Currency: EUR USD GBP JPY CZK     and