European Teaching Tour: Bayonne, France

Every year Rinpoche travelling with Autumn Teaching Tour, an annual part of Chödpa Lama Rinpoche’s teaching schedule, in which he is invited by his centres in the countries across Europe – France, Germany, Spain and England.

Once again Rinpoche will visit Bayonne, France at beginning of December. As part of his Teaching Tour Program he will be giving a public talk on Refuge, he will continue five-year cycle teachings on The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, and will perform Group Healing Ceremony. 

Program

Friday 1st December

Public Teachings:  “The 5 aspects of Refuge”. Refuge Ceremony.
7pm – 9pm

Teachings on Refuge is for anyone wishing to deepen their understanding and experience of taking refuge with the Buddha. This Teachings is necessary to attend for anyone who wish to receive Chöd Empowerment (unless you have taken Refuge in the Three Jewels already).

Saturday 2nd December 

Teachings on the 5th and 6th song of “The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen”
10am – 1pm

This year, Rinpoche will continue to teach on “The Complete Way to Awakening” and will give a commentary on the following two songs of “The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen: A Commentary on the Quintessence of Spiritual Practice, Direct Instructions of the Great Compassionate” by the Yogi and poet of the 17th century, Karma Chagmey Rinpoche.

“The union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen” is taught over a five-year cycle. To receive the teachings of the 4th and 5th years, it will be necessary to have received the Initiation of the Chöd.

This third year of teaching on “The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen” is OPEN TO ALL.

Chöd Healing Ceremony
3pm – 6pm

Traditional Tibetan Healing Ceremony is beneficial to all those who have physical or mental illnesses, it is clears the blockages of the karmic debts of previous lives, dissipates obstacles, purifies negative impacts, dissipates harmful influences …

Sunday 3th December

Chöd Empowerment
10am – 1pm

Chöd Empowerment is a fully immersive Vajrayana buddhist empowerment with a commitment to practice. It is open only for the practitioners who wish to practice Chöd. New practitioners require to take refuge in The Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) in order to begin practice. 

PLEASE NOTE: Attendees of Empowerment must have taken refuge. (Rinpoche will give refuge on Friday to those who haven’t yet taken it.)

Instruction for Chöd Practice
3pm – 6pm

From 4th to 6th December

Mo Divination 

Personal Mo Divination, a tradition Tibetan way for answering questions and providing methods of healing, and one-to-one session will be given on request. To book appointment call us.

Fees:

€10 —  Friday

€25 — Saturday

€25 —Sunday

€50 — Friday, Saturday and Sunday

*All donations go towards supporting Chödpa Lama’s Dharma activities across Europe

If you wish you can book a vegetarian lunch for weekend.