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First Saturdays with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
First Saturday of the month 10:00am-12:00pm Pacific Presented via Zoom. Registration is required. Join us as Tse Chen Ling’s longtime resident teacher, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, shares his wisdom and insight on a series of topics beneficial to our minds and our practice. Geshe-la will choose topics as the series progresses, and they’ll be posted here and announced in our eNews and social media. We’re grateful to have a scholar of Geshe Dakpa’s renown offer these teachings to our community! |
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Upcoming Topic:
Explanation of Buddhist Refuge and Refuge Ceremony
Saturday, June 4, 2022
10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Presented via Zoom. Registration is required.
Taking refuge in the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) is what defines one as a Buddhist from the side of conduct. Join us as Tse Chen Ling’s longtime resident teacher, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, gives an explanation of the meaning of Buddhist refuge and the essential practices of refuge. Geshe-la will also lead the ceremony for taking the vows and explain their role in enhancing our spiritual growth.
Please note: Geshe Dakpa will give the formal vows in this ceremony. For those who are taking refuge for the first time, please register by June 2 so that the necessary arrangements can be made for the ceremony.
For those who already hold Refuge Vows, you may renew them at this ceremony. If you do not wish to take vows at this time, you are still welcome to attend the explanation portion of the class.
About Geshe Ngawang Dakpa:
Geshe Ngawang Dakpa served as a resident teacher at Tse Chen Ling. He was born in Nakchu, northeast of Lhasa, Tibet and became a monk at the age of ten. At the local monastery of Othok he studied both Dharma and secular subjects extensively before entering Sera Je Monastery eleven years later. He fled Tibet in 1959. Upon his arrival in India, Geshe-la not only continued his monastic studies, but also spent three years at the Sanskrit University in Varanasi, earning an MA with honors. Invited by the Queen of Sikkim, he taught at the University of Sikkim for nearly 20 years before returning to Sera monastery in South India and obtaining his Geshe degree. Additionally, Geshe-la taught in Taiwan before arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999.
Saturday, June 4, 2022
10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Presented via Zoom. Registration is required.
Taking refuge in the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) is what defines one as a Buddhist from the side of conduct. Join us as Tse Chen Ling’s longtime resident teacher, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, gives an explanation of the meaning of Buddhist refuge and the essential practices of refuge. Geshe-la will also lead the ceremony for taking the vows and explain their role in enhancing our spiritual growth.
Please note: Geshe Dakpa will give the formal vows in this ceremony. For those who are taking refuge for the first time, please register by June 2 so that the necessary arrangements can be made for the ceremony.
For those who already hold Refuge Vows, you may renew them at this ceremony. If you do not wish to take vows at this time, you are still welcome to attend the explanation portion of the class.
About Geshe Ngawang Dakpa:
Geshe Ngawang Dakpa served as a resident teacher at Tse Chen Ling. He was born in Nakchu, northeast of Lhasa, Tibet and became a monk at the age of ten. At the local monastery of Othok he studied both Dharma and secular subjects extensively before entering Sera Je Monastery eleven years later. He fled Tibet in 1959. Upon his arrival in India, Geshe-la not only continued his monastic studies, but also spent three years at the Sanskrit University in Varanasi, earning an MA with honors. Invited by the Queen of Sikkim, he taught at the University of Sikkim for nearly 20 years before returning to Sera monastery in South India and obtaining his Geshe degree. Additionally, Geshe-la taught in Taiwan before arriving in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999.
Previous topics:
Calm Abiding
August 21 & October 22, 2021 
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Dependent Origination
November 6, 2021 & January 8, 2022 
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Explanation and Oral Transmission of Prayers to Padmasambhava
February 5, 2022 |