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wishes you a Very Happy, Peaceful & Fruitful
New Year - 2008. Thank you for your interest and support for the Tibetan Buddhist culture and the just Tibetan cause. May the new year bring good news and peace to Tibet and the world at large!
2008
Note: His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to France is coordinated by the Office of Tibet in Paris, the official agency of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and CTA for France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Monaco, Andorra, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, EU Affairs and UNESCO.
Contact address: Bureau du Tibet, 84 BD Adolphe
Pinard, 75014 Paris
(FRANCE)
Tel: +33-1-46-565-453 Fax: +33-1-46-560-818
E-mail: tibetparis2@orange.fr
September 6: His Holiness will give a Public Talk in Mexico City on Outer Peace Through Inner Peace at Zocola organized by Casa Tibet Mexico. Contact Website: www.dalailamaenmexico.org
September 8 to 10: His Holiness will give a teaching in Mexico City on The Six Paramitas at the Metropolitan Theater. The teachings are organized by Casa Tibet Mexico. Contact Website: www.dalailamaenmexico.org
Note: His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to Mexico is coordinated by the Office of Tibet in New York, the official agency of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and CTA for the Americas and the United Nations..
Contact address: The Office of
Tibet, 241 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016 (U.S.A.)
Tel: (1-212) 213-5010; Fax: (1-212) 779-9245
E-mail: otny@igc.org Website: www.tibetoffice.org
INDIA
September 25 to 27: His
Holiness will give teachings in Dharamsala (H.P.), on Je Tsongkhapa's Song
of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (lamrim dhuedon) primarily for
people from southeast Asia at the request of the The Tibetan Buddhist Center
(Singapore). Contact: The Tibetan Buddhist Center (Singapore), 02-28 No. 1 New
World Center, Singapore 209037 Singapore Tel: +65 6491 1027 Website: www.tibetanbc.org
September 30 to October 4: His Holiness will give teachings in Dharamsala (H.P.), on Arya Nagarjuna's Commentary on Bodhicitta (jangchup semdrel) and Kamalashila's The Middling Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa). The teachings are primarily for Chinese Buddhists mainly from Taiwan.
Note: For information about the above teachings in Dharamsala, please contact: Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, P.O. Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala (H.P.) - 176219, INDIA
Tel: [91-(0) 1892] 221343/221879, Fax: [91-(0) 1892] 221813
E-mail: ohhdl@dalailama.com
SWITZERLAND
October 10 to 12: His Holiness will give teaching in Basel on Kamalashila's The Middling Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa) and Ngulchu Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (gyalsey laklen sodunma) on October 10 and 11. On the morning of October 12 a long life ceremony will be offered to His Holiness by Tibetans living in Europe. The teachings will be held at Messezentrum Basel and are organzied by the Tibetan Communities in Europe. Contact Website: www.dalailama2008.ch
October 12: His Holiness will give a Public Talk in Basel on Ethical Act - Happy Life at the Messezentrum Basel organzied by the Tibetan Communities in Europe. Contact Website: www.dalailama2008.ch
Note: His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to Switzerland is
coordinated by the Office of Tibet in Geneva, the
official agency of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and CTA for Switzerland, Germany,
Liechtenstein, Austria,
Italy, Malta, Greece, Turkey, San Marino, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary,
Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia & Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Romania,
Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, and UN Affairs at Geneva
Contact address:
Office of Tibet, Place de la Navigation 10, CH-1201 Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41-22-738-7940 Fax: +41-22-738-7941
E-mail: info@tibetoffice.ch
Website: www.tibetoffice.ch
2009
INDIA
January 7 to 13: His Holiness will give a teaching in Sarnath, U.P., on Arya Asanga's Compendium of Higher Knowledge (ngonpa kuntue) & Shantideva's A Guide To the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (chodjug).
Spring
Teachings Earlier Scheduled from March 12 to 21 have been cancelled this year.
July 10 to 12: His Holiness will be in Kaza, H.P., at the invitation of the Sakya Monastery in Kaza. On July 10 His Holiness has been requested to give a Buddhist teaching (topic yet to be decided). On July 11 and 12 His Holiness will confer the Avalakotieshvera Initiation (chenresig wangchen).
Note: His Holiness the Dalai Lama's visit to Germany is coordinated by the Office of Tibet in Geneva.
Contact address:
Office of Tibet, Place de la Navigation 10, CH-1201 Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41-22-738-7940 Fax: +41-22-738-7941
E-mail: info@tibetoffice.ch
Website: www.tibetoffice.ch
PLEASE NOTE:
We are giving you the above information about His Holiness's upcoming teachings, both confirmed and tentative,
as received from the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala,
India. However, since changes could take place or new teaching engagements
included during the course of His Holiness' visit programmes within India and
abroad, you are welcome to contact for latest information either this office or Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, P.O. Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala
(H.P.) - 176219, INDIA Tel:
[91-(0) 1892] 221343/221879, Fax: [91-(0) 1892] 221813
E-mail: ohhdl@dalailama.com
Practical advice for attending HH the Dalai Lama's teachings in India
When His Holiness the Dalai Lama gives public teachings in India you would be well advised to bring: a cushion, an FM radio, a cup, and a sunhat and given the security checks that take place, as little else as possible.
Registration
All teachings in India are free and except certain restricted and tantric teachings prior registration is not necessary. You should check as soon as you reach the place where the teaching is given. It is helpful to bring few extra personal passport size photos in case registration is suddenly required due to security or other reasons.
Seating
In the West seating for public events is, likely as not, arranged by ticket and seat number and you keep the seat you are thus assigned. In Tibet and India for many public events seating is on the floor or on the ground. However, the convention amongst Tibetans is that you take your seat on the first day of a series of teachings, mark it with a cushion or a piece of cloth, and thereafter keep to that seat for the duration of the teachings. This is how Tibetans have traditionally avoided hassling each other over who sits where every day. So, following the old adage about when in Rome do as the Romans do, it seems reasonable to suggest that when among Tibetans do as the Tibetans do.
Translation
On most occasions when HH the Dalai Lama is teaching publicly in India an effort is made to provide a simultaneous translation into English. This is made available by radio. If you wish to listen to the translation, you are advised to bring an FM radio with headphones so as not to disturb the majority of listeners who are listening in Tibetan. Although the quality of the signal varies according to the circumstances, you can often improve reception by changing the angle and position of the antenna of your radio, which is often incorporated in the headphone lead.
Tea and offerings to the monastic community
It is customary for tea to be served to the gathering, so it is worthwhile carrying your own cup. You will often notice that money is offered to monks and nuns. This is an offering to the spiritual community. Both the tea and offerings are paid for by contributions from patrons and the general public. If you would also like to contribute there is nearly always an office near the teaching location where you can do so. How much you give is entirely at your discretion, but you will be given a receipt.
Protection from the sun and the weather
His Holiness the Dalai Lama makes a point of encouraging those who are sitting in the hot sun to cover their heads and so protect their health. Similarly he asks people to put up umbrellas or take shelter should it rain. It is useful to carry a soft sun hat or piece of cloth and / or a small umbrella.
Shoes
Tibetans tend to keep their shoes on when they are sitting on the ground, or at least keep them on until they sit down. Taking your shoes off and carrying them in your hand through a crowd sitting on the ground means that you carry them right in front of people's faces, which most people prefer to avoid.
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