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First Saturdays with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
(First Saturdays teachings will end after the April 1 class on the "Commentary on the Short Sadhana of Guhyasamaja.") 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:
Commentary on the Short Sadhana of Guhyasamaja
The exact number of sessions will be determined by Geshe-la as we progress through the topic.
2023
Saturdays: January 7, February 4, March 4 & April 1
10:00am - 12:00pm PT
Presented via Zoom
Registration is required
Program Description:
This commentary will be given on the basis of the short sadhana that is included in the Tibetan prayer books at Sherig Parkhang and the Colleges at Sera. An English Translation will be prepared and distributed for these classes. The prerequisite for attending this commentary is to have received the Guhyasamaja empowerment.
The exact number of sessions will be determined by Geshe-la as we progress through the topic.
2023
Saturdays: January 7, February 4, March 4 & April 1
10:00am - 12:00pm PT
Presented via Zoom
Registration is required
Program Description:
This commentary will be given on the basis of the short sadhana that is included in the Tibetan prayer books at Sherig Parkhang and the Colleges at Sera. An English Translation will be prepared and distributed for these classes. The prerequisite for attending this commentary is to have received the Guhyasamaja empowerment.
Ven. Stephen Carlier will provide English interpretation of Geshe Dakpa’s teaching, and class will be hosted by Stephen Butler. This class is offered in collaboration with Land of Medicine Buddha.
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.
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 
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Commentary on the Short Sadhana of Guhyasamaja
August 6, 2022, September 3, 2022
October 1, 2022, December 3, 2022
January 7, 2023, February 4, 2023
March 4, 2023, April 1, 2023
August 6, 2022, September 3, 2022
October 1, 2022, December 3, 2022
January 7, 2023, February 4, 2023
March 4, 2023, April 1, 2023