HE Ling Rinpoche

His Eminence Ling Rinpoche

It is with great joy and honor to announce that His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche has kindly accepted the invitation to teach at Ocean of Compassion during His North American West Coast teaching tour.

Please do not miss this rare opportunity to connect with the extraordinary Lama!

For more info about North American West Coast tour:
www.LingRinpocheNorthAmericaVisit2018.org

Public Talk at University of California, Berkeley:
www.LingRinpochePublicTalk2018.org

Gala Dinner at TANC after Public Talk at University of California, Berkeley:
www.tanc.org

* Chinese translation will be provided. Please bring your radio.

Rinpoche will teach the 3 Principal Aspects of the Path and bestow the Chenrezig initiation.

Fri, August 31
6pm - 9pm

The 3 Principal Aspects of the Path - The profound text by Je Tsongkhapa explains that renunciation, bodhichitta and a correct view of emptiness are the three pathways of mind essential for reaching enlightenment through either the sutra and tantra vehicles of practice.

Sat, September 1
3pm-6pm

Chenrezig Initiation (Jenang) - Chenrezig or in Sanskrit, Avalokiteshvara, is the Bodhisattva of Universal Compassion embodying the great compassion of all the Buddhas. Receiving the initiation means the seed of compassion is planted in the mind of the participants. In turn, this can then be nurtured through on going practice until one's quality of compassion is perfected.

Prerequisites for the initiation:
To attend the initiations, students need to be Buddhist (i.e. they should have faith in Three Jewels) and also have faith in the teachings and the Chenrezig.

The initiations cannot be attended as a "blessing". Rinpoche will not give commitments.

One final consideration is for students to understand the significance and implications of a Guru/Disciple relationship in relation to tantric initiations and practice.

* Kriya Tantra initiation requires refraining from black foods that day, before the initiation Black foods include include meat, fish, eggs, onion, garlic, radishes.

His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche was born in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, in 1985. In 1987, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama recognized him as the reincarnation of His Holiness the 6th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche (1903 – 1983), who was the principal tutor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
His Holiness refers to him as “my Root Guru”.

H.E. the 7th Ling Rinpoche has completed all five Geshe Studies subjects (Logic, Perfection of Wisdom, Middle Way, Higher Knowledge, and Monastic Discipline) and was awarded His Geshe Degree from Drepung Loseling Monastic University in South India, in November 2016. H.E. 7th Ling Rinpoche has also recently completed a year of further studies at Gyuto Tantric College in Dharamsala. His Holiness the Dalai Lama continues to closely guide Him.

Starting in 2004 he has also participated in the Mind and Life Institute dialogues held in India between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and scientists on a variety of topics, such physics, neuroplasticity and destructive emotions. In March 2017, H.E. Ling Rinpoche joined His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist leaders at a three-day International Buddhist Conference on "The Relevance of Buddhism in the 21st Century"

Official website of H.E. the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche: www.lingrinpoche.info

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Registration is closed. We have reached maximum capacity registration for 8/31 and 9/1. If you have not registered, you can still attend the Teachings and Initiation but your seating will be outside in the courtyard where audio of the Teachings and Initiation will be available. Please register on the waitlist -- we will not turn anyone away.