Public Meditation Course 2024: photos
Many students from East and West have gathered again at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI) this year for the annual Public Meditation Course, which started on the 1st of December, 2024.
Every day, Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, leads the last of the four daily sessions. He generally starts the session by giving a Dharma talk and answering the student’s questions, and then guides a practice of Chenrezig, the meditation aspect embodying enlightened compassion. Karmapa’s sessions are streamed live on this page.
In the morning, Ven. Drubpon Nyigyam Rinpoche from Sharminub Retreat Centre in Kathmandu confers Sojong vows to the participants who wish to engage in this practice. He also gives instructions on the third of the Four Foundational Practices (Ngondro), the Mandala Offering.
Furthermore, Ven. Khenpo Tsering Samdrup gives explanations on Tilopa’s “Ganges Mahamudra”, and Ven. Khenpo Chochok continues his teaching on the “Gyu Lama” (Uttaratantra Shastra), the “Treatise on the Sublime Continuum”.
Please enjoy a selection of pictures from the first few days of the Public Meditation Course.
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