TaraNet
April 7, 2009
• Newly Scheduled! Upcoming Teaching Tour: Santa Fe, NM, Northern California and Reno, NV
• Ritual Arts Teacher to Visit Tara Mandala
• Next Teleteaching April 12th
• Catalyst School of Homeopathy
• Feeding Your Demons becomes a National Bestseller and is published in Holland and Germany
• Are you a member of our Legacy Circle?
April 18th, 10 am - 5 pm
Feeding Your Demons and Prajña Paramita: Daylong Retreat
The first part of the day will be an experiential introduction to the five-step process of Feeding Your Demons as taught in Lama Tsultrim's new National Bestseller Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict. She will demonstrate the partner work and answer questions about the process. The afternoon will be devoted to a transmission of the Prajña Paramita meditation practice. Prajña Paramita arose as a female embodiment of wisdom and a representation of the spacious, sky-like nature of mind at a fruitful time in history, parallel to the wisdom goddess Sophia in the Mediterranean. Lama Tsultrim will give teach the practice of the Great Mother Prajña Paramita, the wisdom of sky-like mind who is known as the Mother of all the Buddhas. The event will authorize participants to do this meditation and join in groups that do this practice. Lama Tsultrim is known for her clarity and her ability to use open dialogue to bring a living experience to participants.
At 5:15 there will be a meeting for those interested in an ongoing practice group in Santa Fe.
Suggested dana: $60
Lunch: Bring your own or visit a local deli
16 Espira Court, Eldorado at Santa Fe
For more information and registration contact Jeremiah Weser at 505-466-8006 or jeremiahweser@yahoo.com
April 19th, 2-4 pm, Public Talk and Book Signing:
"Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict"
Within the ancient teachings of Tibetan Buddhism lies a method for facing--and dissolving--our fears, illnesses and emotional stumbling blocks. Tsultrim Allione will present a practical application of a revolutionary approach developed by a legendary Tibetan yogini, Machig Labdrön, almost 1,000 years ago. She will lead us through an experiential 5-step process that can help you meet and release what the Tibetan's call 'demons'---the longings, fears, obsessions, illnesses and attachments we battle with every day. We will learn how our inner and outer demons can be seen, nurtured, and transformed into allies.
The Ark Bookstore
133 Romer St. Santa Fe
505-988-3709 | explore@arkbooks.com
SANTA MONICA, CA
Monday April 27th, 9:30 am -5 pm
Feeding Your Demons and Prajña Paramita: Daylong Retreat
See above description for Santa Fe daylong.
Registration at the door at 9:30 am.
Books and audio programs will be available at the site:
Lhundrup Choling
2481 Amherst Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90064
For more information and registration contact B.J. Anderson at (818) 594-0632 or spanda8@earthlink.net
MALIBU, CA
April 28, 7pm: Public Talk and Booksigning:
"Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict"
Diesel Bookstore
3890 Cross Creek Rd., Malibu, CA
(310) 456-9961
TRUCKEE, CA
April 29, 12pm - 2pm: Public Talk and Booksigning:
"Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict"
For Goodness Sake in historic downtown Truckee
10157 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA
(530) 550-8981
For more information contact Debra Travis at debratravis@gmail.com, 530-205-5593.
DAVIS, CA
April 30, 7 pm - 9 pm, Public Talk and Book Signing:
"Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict"
The Avid Reader
617 Second Street, Davis, CA
(530) 758-4040
May 1, 7 pm - 9:30 pm, Introduction to Feeding Your Demons
Are you wrestling with your demons? Struggling with depression, anxiety, illness, an eating disorder, a difficult relationship, fear, self-hatred, addiction, or anger? Lama Tsultrim Allione will teach us how the harder we fight our demons, the stronger they become. If we want to liberate ourselves from the fight once and for all, we must reverse our approach and nurture our demons. Through Feeding Your Demons, Lama Tsultrim teaches a Western adaptation of the revolutionary wisdom of Tibet’s greatest woman adept, Machig Labdrön, providing a powerful method for coping with the inner enemies that undermine your best intentions. She will teach a remarkable five-step method for transforming negative emotions, relationships, fears, illness, and self-defeating patterns.
City of Davis Veteran's Memorial Center, The Club Room (parking in adjacent lot)
203 East 14th Street, Davis CA
Cost: $15 if not attending weekend teachings
For more information and to register, contact Chimae Say at (530) 756-7170 or chimae@cal.net
May 2-3, Feeding Your Demons and Prajna Paramita Weekend Retreat
The weekend retreat will deepen our five-step Feeding Your Demons work including learning how to work with a partner and the extended ally step. Lama Tsultrim will also transmit the Prajña Paramita Nature of Mind teaching, which can only be practiced after receiving this direct transmission. A local practice group exists which you can join after the weekend once you have received transmission of the Prajña Paramita practice.
Saturday, May 2 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm (Bring your own lunch break: 12:30 – 2:00)
Sunday, May 3 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Sunny's Loft, 105 E Street, apt 3G, Davis, CA 95616
Cost: $95 (includes required Friday evening talk)
For more information and to register, contact Chimae Say at (530) 756-7170 or chimae@cal.net
May 4, 6 - 9pm, Public Talk and Book Signing:
"Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict"
The Open Secret Bookstore
923 C Street, San Rafael, CA
(415) 457-4191
Ritual Arts Teacher to Visit Tara Mandala
Tara Mandala will be hosting the most highly trained Western Chöpen, Ana Paula Gouveia from Khadro Ling, the Chadud Gompa in Brazil, from April 14 - 28. A Chöpen is the person who moves between the shrine and the Lama during empowerments and in Drubchens and is trained in all the ritual arts. Chöpen is considered an extremely important job and requires awareness and precision. Ana Paula was the lead Chöpen at the recent consecration of the Zangdu Palri Palace, an amazing three dimensional mandala building constructed by the Chagdud Rinpoche Sangha in Brazil at Khadro Ling and consecrated with Dzogsar Khyentse as the Vajra Master. She will be coming to Tara Mandala to teach shrine setup (both personal and temple) and the chöpen activities such as torma making in preparation for our Drubchen in August. Ana Paula was described by one of the high Tibetan Lamas as "better than some of the best Tibetan Chöpens." She will offer teachings on various aspects of “chöpening” including torma making, butter circle making and shrine keeping.
If you would like to be involved in the more in depth Chöpen training that will be happening at Tara Mandala contact info@taramandala.org. To be a good Chöpen, one should have precision in mind and body, an awareness of subtle energies even during a crowded ritual event, be good with hand work, have a high level of interest and excitement, have a background in Vajrayana ritual and practice, and be willing to take instruction and be willing to work long hours.
Upcoming Free Teleteachings with Lama Tsultrim
Tara Mandala continues to offer teleteachings with Lama Tsultrim as a way for our global Sangha to connect and feel closer between retreats. This is a very low-tech process to which anyone with a phone can listen. You may also listen to it on Skype, if you’d like. You might consider inviting others to join you to listen and hosting a discussion after the hour of Teleteachings. Some Sanghas plan their meetings around the Teleteachings and together develop questions in advance.
Next Teleteaching: Sunday, April 12, 2009 (Easter Sunday)
12 noon Mountain Daylight Savings Time in the U.S.
Catalyst School of Homeopathy Begins May 3rd
The Catalyst School of Homeopathy opens May 3rd for its first of three sessions this summer. The faculty will be some of the best homeopathy doctors in the country and will combine the teachings of homeopathic medicine with spiritual teachings in the Buddhist and Shamanic traditions with guest teachers as well as the core teachers Christopher Beaver and Melissa Burch. Homeopathy and Vajrayana Buddhism have some interesting commonalities in their approaches...
Read more from Lama Tsultrim about the Catalyst School of Homeopathy...
More information and registration...
Join our next live teleteaching for conversation about the Catalyst School...
Feeding Your Demons Becomes National Bestseller
Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict was named a National Bestseller in March, 2009. For an interesting article and overview of the Feeding Your Demons process, check out Tricycle Magazine's article, Feeding Your Demons. Order autographed copies from bookstore@taramandala.org.
Feeding Your Demons now available in Germany and Holland
We're happy to announce the recent publication of Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict in German and it is also now out in Holland and is in its second printing there following a six-page article in the widely distributed Happinez magazine! French and English versions will follow soon.
Lama Tsultrim will be teaching in Holland and Germany in late November and early December, schedule to be announced soon.
Tara Mandala Legacy Circle: Giving To Tara Mandala's Future
Tara Mandala's Legacy Circle is an opportunity to include Tara Mandala in your will and estate planning. If Tara Mandala has offered you a haven of rest and renewal, a sanctuary for deep practice and insightful teachings, you might consider how it will continue to thrive beyond your lifetime. What can we do now to help Tara Mandala thrive for future generations? One way to ensure that Tara Mandala gives to future generations is to join the Legacy Circle.
Thank you for considering Tara Mandala through a planned gift. If you have already planned a gift for Tara Mandala, please let us know so that we may acknowledge you. If you have any questions or would like a copy of sample bequest language or a list of qualified planned giving professionals, please contact Cady Holtkamp at Cady@taramandala.org or at (970) 731-3711.