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SUMMARY:MEET MEDICINE BUDDHA (ONLINE)
DESCRIPTION:Week 1:  September 6 & 7 \nWeek 2: September 13 & 14   \nWeek 3:  October 4 & 5 \nWeek 4: October 13 & 14 \n6-8am\, Arizona time\,
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/meet-medicine-buddha/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events,ONLINE Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220818T180000
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SUMMARY:ACI Course 15: What the Buddha Really Meant
DESCRIPTION:ACI Course 15: What the Buddha Really Meant\nThis Course is based upon The Commentary on the True Intention of the Sutras (Dode Gong Drel) and The Sutra Requested by the Arya Named Never- Ending Wisdom (Pakpa Lodru Misepe Shupay Do) by Shakyamuni Buddha\, with a commentary from The Essence of Eloquence on the Art of Interpretation (Drange Lekshe Nyingpo) by Je Tsongkapa (1357- 1419). \nTopics include: \n\nThe importance of evaluating spiritual teachings\nhow to interpret when spiritual teachings are literal or figurative\nhow to evaluate apparently conflicting teachings\na summary of the teachings Lord Buddha gave in each of the three Turnings of the Wheel of the Dharma\nthe goal of each of the three Turnings of the Wheel\nan explanation of the ideas held by each of the main schools of Buddhism\nultimate reality (emptiness) according to each of the schools\nthe three progressively higher understandings of emptiness\nthe three attributes of reality\na comparison of the Mind- Only School and the Middle- Way School explanations of emptiness and dependent origination\nhow to use an understanding of emptiness to stop all your suffering\nhow to stop your aging and death by stopping your ignorance.\n\nWho: Sarahni\nWhere: Offered via zoom\nWhen: Monday and Thursday evenings 6-8 pm Arizona time August 18 to October 3\, 2022\nTickets: free\,\nRegister: Let Sarahni know that you want to join. Click here. \nSarahni is retired from a career as a Physician Assistant and Acupuncturist. She left her work in medical care to pursue the wisdom through which people can find healing into ultimate happiness. She\, with her husband\, David\, are long time residents of southern Arizona enjoying the great outdoors year-round. They are both well trained in the monastic teachings of Gelukpa Buddhism as well as in the Lam Rim\, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. In 2014 they completed 40 months of isolated meditation retreat with a small group in the northern foothills of the Chiricahua Mountains\, at Diamond Mountain Retreat Center. Sarahni has been sharing the Asian Classics Institute’s course series since 2002. With the availability of on-line classes in 2014\, she has been able to extend access to this powerful training to many.
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/what-the-buddha-really-meant/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220523T200000
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SUMMARY:The 6 Flavors of Emptiness
DESCRIPTION:The 6 Flavors of Emptiness\nThis meditation practice focuses on understanding ultimate reality (emptiness) on a more advanced level. Mahamudra is meditation on the ultimate nature of one’s own mind. We learn to meditate on the emptiness of things and oneself\, examining them on six different levels\, each one leading to a more sophisticated understanding which we use to look at our own mind and it’s nature. Meditating on the ultimate nature of one’s own mind is an important part of a larger practice that leads to the direct perception of ultimate reality. The direct experience of ultimate reality is a key meditative realization that assures very quick enlightenment. This program will be a combination of teachings and guided meditation. \nWho: Sarahni\nWhere: Offered via zoom\nWhen: Monday and Thursday evenings\, 6-8pm MST\, April 28 to May 23.\nTickets: free\,\nRegister: Let Sarahni know that you want to join. Click here. \nSarahni is retired from a career as a Physician Assistant and Acupuncturist. She left her work in medical care to pursue the wisdom through which people can find healing into ultimate happiness. She\, with her husband\, David\, are long time residents of southern Arizona enjoying the great outdoors year-round. They are both well trained in the monastic teachings of Gelukpa Buddhism as well as in the Lam Rim\, Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. In 2014 they completed 40 months of isolated meditation retreat with a small group in the northern foothills of the Chiricahua Mountains\, at Diamond Mountain Retreat Center. Sarahni has been sharing the Asian Classics Institute’s course series since 2002. With the availability of on-line classes in 2014\, she has been able to extend access to this powerful training to many.
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/the-6-flavors-of-emptiness/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220225T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220225T100000
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SUMMARY:How we can Help the Situation in Europe (Live-Broadcast with Geshe Michael Roach)
DESCRIPTION:Live-Broadcast with Geshe Michael Roach\nFriday\, February 25\, 2022\nWHEN:\n9 am Arizona\n11 am Guadalajara\n17:00 Berlin\n18:00 Kyiv\n19:00 Moskau\nWHO: Geshe Michael Roach\nWHERE: Join via zoom or Youtube live stream\nTo our brothers & sisters\nin the Ukraine and in Russia\nFebruary 24\, 2022 \nOur dearest brothers & sisters: \nWe have heard this morning of the heart-breaking news of the killing and injury of groups of people by others\, in your countries. It brings us terrible sadness\, especially when we recognize that there is no country\, and no one of us individually\, who is free inside of us from the same kind of violence. \nWe pledge to all of you brothers & sisters that for the next year\, daily\, we will add—into our daily meditations—prayers and contemplations about where this violence comes from\, and how to stop it by changing ourselves: by reading and re-reading the explanations from our lineage which are attached to this letter\, and trying to follow them hour by hour in our own lives. \nWe also pledge\, as the directors in charge of the 12 Worldview organizations\, that we will provide to you brothers & sisters any spiritual or physical needs that you may personally have during these difficult times. Please please let us know about anything we can do\, financially or spiritually or emotionally or otherwise\, to provide for the needs of you and your loved ones\, and we will do our very best. You can contact any one of us\, and we will share and respond with the rest. \nThis we pledge\, \nSeiji Arao\, executive vice-president\nDCI Global &\nThe Sedona College of International Management \nJohn Brady\, executive director\,\nThe Asian Legacy Library \nNick Lashaw\, director\nThe Diamond Cutter Classics \nTim Lowenhaupt\, executive director\nThe Asian Classics Institute \nHector Marcel\, Stephen McManus\, & Rachel Webb\, directors\nThree Jewels New York \nBrigitte Mayer\, director\nDiamond Mountain Retreat Center \nAnatole & Aisha Nguyen\, directors\nGreen Stretch Pen \nConnie O’Brien\, director\nYoga Studies Institute \nJamie Plante\, director\nThe Knowledge Base \nRosa van Grieken\, director\nDiamond Cutter Jewels \nElly van der Pas\, director\nThe Diamond Cutter Press \nGeshe Michael Roach\, founder\nWorldview Organizations \nto our dear Ukraine & Russia friends
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/how-we-can-help-the-situation-in-europe-live-broadcast-with-geshe-michael-roach/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220222T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220322T080000
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SUMMARY:ACI Course 04: WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?
DESCRIPTION:ACI Course 04: WHERE DO WE GO NEXT?\nThis 10 class series will come to these answers through an exploration of such topics as: \n\nwhat makes a perception accurate\,\nwho can have an accurate perception\,\nhow to perceive things beyond our direct senses\,\nhow compassion is developed\,\nhow a mind of omniscience could even be possible\,\nand finally a logical exercise for everyone to meditate on: the existence of past and future lives.\n\nWho: TimothyLowenhaupt\, ACI Executive Director\nWhere: Offered via zoom\nWhen: Tuesdays and Fridays\, February 22 – March 22\,\, 2022\, Arizona time \n\nClass 1: Tuesday\, February 22\, 6:00am\nClass 2: Friday \, February 25\, 7:00pm\nClass 3: Tuesday\, March 1\, 6:00am\nClass 4: Friday \, March 4 \, 7:00pm\nClass 5: Tuesday\, March 5\, 6:00am\nClass 6: Friday \,March 8\, 6:00am\nClass 7: Tuesday\, March 11\, 7:00pm\nClass 8: Friday \, March 12\, 6:00am\nClass 9: Tuesday\, March 15\, 6:00am\nClass 10: Friday\, March18\, 7:00pm\nReview Class: Tuesday\,March 22\, 6:00am\n\nTickets: free\, \nZoom link for all classes: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85852096673?pwd=MnJYOGh1ZlE1TUFSdEltQkZVdE5Udz09 \nACI Study Platform: https://en.asianclassicsinstitute.org/shop\nJoin telegram group: https://t.me/+j38SS6zRaV0wNTgx\nFor any questions\, write to the ACI account in Telegram http://t.me/asianclassicsinstitute
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/aci-course-14-2022-02/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220108T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20220108T070000
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SUMMARY:The Diamond & the Mountain – by Ven. Jigme
DESCRIPTION:The Diamond & the Mountain\nJoin us on Jan 8\, 2022 to listen to her story and the story on Diamond Mountain! \nWho: Ven. Jigme Palmo\nWhere:   Live stream  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85722326669\nWhen: Saturday\, January 8\, 6 am Arizona\, 7 am Guadalajara\, 2 pm Berlin\, 4 pm Moscow\, 9 pm Singapore \nTickets: free \nJoin Live Stream\n\nIn 2002\, a modern group of pioneers came to Diamond Mountain in search of inner treasures: a clear\, disciplined mind and an open heart. Their dream was to give anyone who sought a balanced\, meaningful life the opportunity to explore their possibilities in the ideal setting\, with all the guidance they need. After 15 years the initial vision has actualized. The founders created a place both comfortable and peaceful\, remote but accessible\, where people from all walks of life can be fully supported in their quest for insight. Ven. Jigme Palmo was one of the earliest Sangha members and also a founder of Diamond Mountain. At the age of ten\, the indefatigable Ven. Jigme transferred from public school to a Catholic school because she wanted to study religious philosophy in a deeper way. Later she received her masters’ degree in East-West Psychology from the Institute of Integral Studies and completed all Asian Classics Institute and Diamond Way courses at Diamond Mountain. Over the years she has taught Asian Classics Institute (ACI) course\, eleven total courses at Diamond Mountain on the Diamond Cutter and Heart Sutras\, plus two courses on how to do retreat.\nIn the last three decades she has completed more than 3 ½ years total of silent solitary retreat\, including one for 10 months and one for 8 months\, as well as more than 15 four to six-week retreats. Ven. Jigme has always loved the wildness of the area and the animals that come to see you\, especially when in deep retreat. Her global network of students can be found in Mexico\, Ireland\, Argentina\, Canada\, the USA and online.
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/the-diamond-and-the-mountain/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Retreat Production Training (online live)
DESCRIPTION:CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS\nThousands of practitioners around the world understand the importance of doing retreats\, as they are one of the main instruments for reaching highest spiritual goals. Being able to create the space and opportunity for others to do retreats is a powerful way to help them learn a new technique\, reset mind and refresh body. If you have a passion for nurturing happiness in others\, we have something special for you. \nIf you have a passion for nurturing happiness in others\, we have something special for you! \nACI & Diamond Mountain are partnering to bring you a special opportunity to learn how to produce retreats. In Master the Art of Retreat Organization\, our great organizers from around the world will give you the A-Z of how to create a perfect retreat\, which is one of the main instruments for reaching the highest spiritual goals. \nThere are thousands of people all over the world who understand the importance of and want to do ACI retreats. We need organizers to bring them the experience in a good way. \nSo please come join us and learn how to create opportunities for others to have retreat! \nFor more information and to register:
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/retreat-production-training-online-live/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211119T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211119T070000
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SUMMARY:Pilgrim Practices
DESCRIPTION:Pilgrim Practices\nThere are many different ways to be a pilgrim. This is a great opportunity to learn some of the typical things pilgrims do! In this talk\, we compare pilgrimages in the East to those in the West. \nWho: Geshe Michael Roach\, Dr. Blue (Fearless Sage)\nWhere:   Live stream  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85722326669\nWhen: Friday\, November 19\, 6 am Arizona\, 7 am Guadalajara\, 2 pm Berlin\, 4 pm Moscow\, 9 pm Singapore \nTickets: free \nJoin Live Stream
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/pilgrim-practices/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211002T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211002T070000
DTSTAMP:20260408T025201
CREATED:20210926T084524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T092011Z
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SUMMARY:Replenish the desert. Restore the Earth. By Travis Mueller
DESCRIPTION:Replenish the desert. Restore the Earth. By Travis Mueller\nWe have been working with Travis Mueller at the University of Arizona and the newly formed Skyharvest to create a lush and green lower campus. Together with Line and Space a replenishment plan for the desert will ensure that every Medicine Buddha pilgrim stay cool as they walk from marble stupa to marble stupa all the way up the mountain. This is also our contribution to the earth: To keep lowering our carbon footprint low and give back to the planet what it so generously gives us. \nWho: Travis Mueller is an independent landscape designer and a lecturer at the University of Arizona College of Architecture\, Planning and Landscape Architecture. Travis has extensive experience designing residential\, commercial\, and public spaces and has worked at some of the top landscape design firms in the country\, including Ten Eyck Landscape Architects (Austin)\, Bernard Trainor and Associates (Monterey)\, and Olin (Philadelphia). He is passionate about sustainability\, honoring native landscapes\, urban design\, and how landscapes influence homes\, neighborhoods and cities.\nWhere:   Live stream  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85722326669\nWhen: Saturday\, October 2\, 6 am Arizona\, 8 am Guadalajara\, 3 pm Berlin\, 4 pm Moscow\, 9 pm Singapore \nTickets: free \nJoin Live Stream
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/replenish-the-desert-lower-your-impact-by-travis-mueller/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210904T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210904T070000
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SUMMARY:"Stupas: Meaning and Symbols" by Hanlie and Sunam
DESCRIPTION:“Stupas: Meaning and Symbols” by Hanlie and Sunam\nA stupa is something mysterious and beautiful. \nWhile the overall shape of the stupa closely resembles the image of a seated Buddha\, every part of it – inside and out – is infused with meaning and symbolism. The base of the stupa is fashioned in the form of a many-stepped square throne or plinth\, known as a “lion throne.” Above this ascend the stupa’s hemispherical dome; a square reliquary chamber\, or harmika; an upper spire composed of up to 13 umbrella wheels\, and a crowning finial of a lotus umbrella\, crescent moon\, sun disc\, and dissolving flame or jewel.\nIf you want to learn more about this fascinating structure join Sunam and Hanlie on their enthusiastic learning journey about the meaning and symbolism of stupas! \nWhere:   Live stream  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85722326669\nWhen: Saturday\, September 4\, 6 am Arizona\, 8 am Guadalajara\, 3 pm Berlin\, 4 pm Moscow\, 9 pm Singapore \nTickets: free \nJoin Live Stream
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/stupas-meaning-and-symbols-by-hanlie-and-sunam/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210807T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210807T070000
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SUMMARY:"Stupas in Time and Space" by Hanlie and Sunam
DESCRIPTION:“Stupas in Time and Space” by Hanlie and Sunam\nHave you ever been curious about stupas? \nA long time ago\, great teachers were cremated\, but sometimes they were buried in a seated\, meditative position with a mound of earth covering them up. Thus\, the domed shape of the stupa came to represent a person seated in meditation much as the Buddha was when he achieved Enlightenment. Legend has it that about 250 years after the Buddha’s death\, King Ashoka was responsible for building many stupas all over northern India and the other territories under the Mauryan Dynasty in areas now known as Nepal\, Pakistan\, Bangladesh\, and Afghanistan. Over time different types of stupas emerged. \nThis talk is about how stupas have changed over time and specifically stupas in our Tibetan lineage. Join us to learn everything you need to know about the Medicine Buddha stupas that will be built at Diamond Mountain! \nWhere:   Live stream  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85722326669\nWhen: Saturday\, August 7\, 6 am Arizona\, 3 pm Berlin\, 4 pm Moscow\, 9 pm Singapore\nTickets: free \nJoin Live Stream
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/stupas-in-time-and-space-by-hanlie-and-sunam/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210702T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210702T210000
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SUMMARY:"Extracting the Magic Marble" by Marco Gonzalez
DESCRIPTION:“Extracting the Magic Marble” by Marco Gonzalez\nMarble has been said to bring clarity during meditation and other spiritual activities. It promotes strength for difficult circumstances and encourages positive focus to bring physical and emotional improvements. We are very fortunate to have one of only a few marble quarries in the USA only miles from Diamond Mountain! They have their own signature marble that can only be found here! Our neighbor and Cochise Marble owner\, Marco Gonzalez\, will tell us about hits magnificent quality from which we will extract the magic marble for the Medicine Buddha Stupas! \nWhere:   Live stream  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83725140035\nWhen: Friday July 2\, 2021\, 8pm Phoneix\, 11pm New York\,\nSaturday July 3\, 2021\, 4am London\, 5am Berlin\, 6am Moscow/Kiev\, 10am Hanoi\, 11am Singapore\, 12pm Tokyo\nTickets: free
URL:https://www.diamondmountain.org/event/extracting-the-magic-marble/
LOCATION:Online Zoom
CATEGORIES:Events
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