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Wednesday,
December 31 (
WHAT
The evening of December 31 is a time for
celebration for all people in a variety of ways. To cater to the needs of the growing number
of the Americans, who choose to spend the evening in a quiet and reflective
space, we are pleased to screen video film ¡°Ethics for the New Millennium¡± by
His Holiness the Dalai Lama. As our
supporters will note, we have had been showing this powerful film on New Year
Eve at different locations. The Ethics
for the New Millennium will begin an evening of open meditation. There will be readings from various
traditions, and the church carillon bells will ring at
WHERE
St Mark¡¯s Church
1509 Ridge,
INFORMATION
Rev. Elizabeth Stout, Interfaith Minister
Phone: 847-869-6179
TIBETcenter Chicago
Phone: 773-743-7772 or 847-492-0809
www.buddhapia.com/tibet
ABOUT THE FILM
From
Friday, December 12 to
Wednesday, December 24 (
Year End Big Discount Sale of Books,
Cassettes, CDs, Videos, Calendars, Handmade Paper Products, Herbal Products,
Handmade Tibetan rugs, and other gift items, replete with Tibetan art and
cultural motifs.
WHERE
827 Foster
Street, Evanston (847-492-0809)
Just east
of the Foster stop of Purple Line Train, two blocks east of Ridge and two
blocks west of Sheridan.
PARKING
The large CTA
Parking Lot below the train station is free after
Saturday,November 22
Dr. Tenzin Dakpa, senior doctor
from the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of His Holiness the Dalai
Lama, will lead a workshop in Urine Analysis and Pulse Diagnosis, the two most
important diagnostic techniques adopted by the Tibetan physicians.
WHEN
Saturday,
November 22
Session One: Urine Analysis (9:00 -10:30 AM)
Session Two: Pulse Diagnosis (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
WHERE
827 Foster
Street, Evanston (847-492-0809)
Just east
of the Foster stop of Purple Line Train, two blocks east of Ridge and two
blocks west of Sheridan.
PARKING
The large CTA
Parking Lot below the train station is free after
COST
$40.00 for each session ($35.00 for TIBETcenter members)
$75.00 for both sessions ($70.00 for TIBETcenter members)
WHAT
TO DO
Please bring
urine specimen in a clean container. Make sure that it is of the first
discharge in the morning, before eating or drinking anything.
Please take good rest on the night before the workshop. Try refraining
from strenuous exercises, such as yoga, long distance runs, sexual intercourse,
and staying up very late.
REGISTRATION
Phone:
847-492-0809 or 773-743-7772
Email: tibetcenter@aol.com
Tuesday, November
18 to Sunday, November 23
9:00
AM_5:00 PM
Dr. Tenzin Dakpa, Senior doctor from the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute
of His Holiness the Dalai Lama returns to give personal consultations and workshops.
WHERE
TIBETgift
(847-492-0809)
827
Foster,
(Just
east of Foster stop of Purple Line train. Two blocks east of Ridge and two
blocks west of
Each personal health consultation will be for 30 minutes.
$75.00 for general. $70 (TIBETcenter Supporter) $65 (TIBETcenter
Donor/Sponsor/Patron/Bodhisatva)
Cost of herbs will be extra and will depend upon the type of herbs prescribed
and the number of days.
For more information and appointment, please call:
TIBETcenter (847-492-0809 or 773-743-7772)
E-mail: tibetcenter@aol.com www.buddhapia.com/tibet
Saturday,November 22
Dr. Tenzin Dakpa, senior doctor from the Tibetan Medical
and Astrological Institute of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, will lead a workshop
in Urine Analysis and Pulse Diagnosis, the two most important diagnostic techniques
adopted by the Tibetan physicians.
WHEN
Saturday, November 22
Session One: Urine Analysis (9:00 -10:30 AM)
Session Two: Pulse Diagnosis (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
WHERE
827 Foster Street, Evanston (847-492-0809)
Just east of the Foster stop of Purple Line Train,
two blocks east of Ridge and two blocks west of Sheridan.
PARKING
The large CTA Parking Lot below the train station is
free after
COST
$40.00 for each session ($35.00 for TIBETcenter members)
$75.00 for both sessions ($70.00 for TIBETcenter members)
WHAT TO DO
Please bring urine specimen in a clean container.
Make sure that it is of the first discharge in the morning, before eating or
drinking anything.
Please take good rest on the night before the workshop. Try refraining
from strenuous exercises, such as yoga, long distance runs, sexual intercourse,
and staying up very late.
REGISTRATION
Phone: 847-492-0809 or 773-743-7772
Email: tibetcenter@aol.com
Tuesday, November
18 to Sunday, November 23
Dr. Tenzin Dakpa, Senior doctor from
the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
returns to give personal consultations and workshops.
WHERE
TIBETgift (847-492-0809)
827 Foster,
(Just east of Foster stop of Purple
Line train. Two blocks east of Ridge and two blocks west of
Each personal health consultation will be for 30 minutes.
$75.00 for general. $70 (TIBETcenter Supporter) $65 (TIBETcenter Donor/Sponsor/Patron/Bodhisatva)
Cost of herbs will be extra and will depend upon the type of herbs prescribed
and the number of days.
For more information and appointment, please call:
TIBETcenter (847-492-0809 or 773-743-7772)
E-mail: tibetcenter@aol.com www.buddhapia.com/tibet
June 22 (Sat) 7:00-09:00 PM)
Screening of WINDHORSE? by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Wagner and?presentation by Dadon Dawa Dolma, noted Tibetan singer and main actress in WIND HORSE.? At Unity Church?on the North Shore, 3434 Central Street, Evanston (847-864-8977).
$10 ($15 at the door)WIND HORSE
Based on true events, WIND HORSE focuses on the lives of two siblings and their cousin who as young children witnessed their Tibetan grandfather brutally murdered over his resistance of Chinese aggression. Eighteen years later, the memory of losing their grandfather has affected each of the kids very differently. On the verge of pop-stardom, Dolkar has assimilated herself comfortably into Chinese culture while her disgusted brother Dorjee’s hatred of the Chinese has turned him into an embittered vagrant. Their cousin Pema has since retreated to the solace of life as a Buddhist nun, until, like her grandfather before her, she too risks her life by defying Chinese rule in Tibet. When Dolkar and Dorjee are called to help Pema, the brutal realities of Chinese occupation in Tibet strike the family once again ?this time they must join forces to do everything in their power to help stop it. About WIND HORSE, Peter Stack of San Francisco Chronicle says, "An amazing movie! A searching political drama that rips the veils off Western idealism about Tibet. A look at Tibet’s spiritual core in the form of a punch in the stomach."
Dadon is a very famous Tibetan singer, not only with the
Tibetans in Tibet and in exile, but also with the Chinese in Tibet.?Her
lucrative career as a singer in Tibet took a dramatic turn when she sang a
song in praise of H.H. the Dalai Lama. Actor Harrison Ford helped her to obtain
political asylum in the United States.
MORE INFORMATION
TIBETcenter Chicago (773-743-7772)
Email: tibetcenter@aol.com
Screening WIND HORSE by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul
Wagner and?presentation by Dadon Dawa Dolma, noted Tibetan
singer and main actress in WIND HORSE. ?/span>
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$10 ($15 at the door)WIND HORSE
Based on true events, WIND HORSE focuses on the lives of two siblings and their cousin who as young children witnessed their Tibetan grandfather brutally murdered over his resistance of Chinese aggression. Eighteen years later, the memory of losing their grandfather has affected each of the kids very differently.?On the verge of pop-stardom, Dolkar has assimilated herself comfortably into Chinese culture while her disgusted brother Dorjee’s hatred of the Chinese has turned him into an embittered vagrant.?Their cousin Pema has since retreated to the solace of life as a Buddhist nun, until, like her grandfather before her, she too risks her life by defying Chinese rule in Tibet.?When Dolkar and Dorjee are called to help Pema, the brutal realities of Chinese occupation in Tibet strike the family once again ?this time they must join forces to do everything in their power to help stop it. About WIND HORSE, Peter Stack of San Francisco Chronicle says, “An amazing movie! A searching political drama that rips the veils off Western idealism about Tibet. A look at Tibet’s spiritual core in the form of a punch in the stomach.?/p>
Dadon is a very famous
Tibetan singer, not only with the Tibetans in Tibet and in exile, but also
with the Chinese in Tibet. Her lucrative career as a singer in Tibet took
a dramatic turn when she sang a song in praise of H.H. the Dalai Lama. Actor
Harrison Ford helped her to obtain political asylum in the United States.
(01:00 ?02:00 PM Lunch Break)
Creation of sand Mandala of Metrupa (Akshobya) by
Ven. Nawang Chojor, senior monk
from Namgyal Monastery
(Personal Monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
at Unity in Chicago, 1925 W. Thome (773-973-0007)
COST FREE
Ven. Nawang Chojor
Ven. Nawang Chojor, 67 years old, has been a teacher of sacred
arts, notably sand Mandala, at Namgyal Monastery. He has traveled to Japan
and the United States to create sand Mandalas in educational institutions
and museums, including the Smithsonian Institution, Field Museum, Art Institute
of Chicago, World Trade Center in New York,? Loyola University of Chicago, Wabash College
in Indiana, Libertyville High School and at other locations.
After the September 11 national tragedy, the Smithsonian Institute requested His Holiness the Dalai Lama for a healing art.
As instructed by His Holiness, the monks of Drepung Loseling monks created the sand Mandala of Metrupa (Tibetan) or Akshobya (Sanskrit) first in New York and then in Washington, D.C. ?/span>Mitrupa is one of the five Transcendental Buddhas, which include Nampar Nangze (Vairocana), Rinchen Jungney (Ratnasambhava), Opame (Amitaba), and Dhonyo Drupa (Amogasiddhi). Unlike the historical Buddha, these five Buddhas never existed in an earthly form. They are rather objects of meditation and symbolize specific qualities, each embodying a particular insight necessary for enlightenment. Mitrupa or the Unshakeable One is said to transform hate into ultimate-reality-perfection insight and is believed to be able to transcend negativity.
"For centuries Tibetans have relied upon their
sacred art to supplement meditation and prayers as an effective means of healing
and protection in times of disaster, natural or otherwise," said Vidya
Daheja, acting Director of Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. "Given
today's tumultuous times, the program is very appropriate and should be received
enthusiastically by our visitors," she added.
Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning "circle".
Mandalas are symbols of the universe and its energy. Tibetan monks create these
archetypal templates to remind us of the cycle of life and death. The purpose,
meanings, and techniques involved in the spiritual art of sand mandala painting
were taught by the Buddha ("The Awakened One") himself in India in
the sixth century BCE and later brought to Tibet. The tradition of sand mandala
painting is believed to have been preserved over the past 2500 years in an unbroken
transmission from master to disciple down to the present day.