Lama Tashi’s first teaching this Autumn, co-sponsored with Unity of Charlottesville, will be From Confusion to Clarity: Buddhist Wisdom for Our World Today on October 5th from 1:00 – 3:00 pm in the Sanctuary at Unity of Charlottesville. Lama Tashi will guide us through Manjushri’s practice on cultivating discerning wisdom to find clarity amidst confusion in today’s world. This session will include meditation and mantra practice and teachings on the Buddhist insight of the Two Truths. It will also serve as a time of introduction and re-connection to Lama Tashi and his teaching series for this visit to Charlottesville. Advance registration is much appreciated.
Mark Your Calendar: On Saturday, October 19th from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m, Lama Tashi will lead Heart Sutra teachings and practice. Check back on our events calendar for more teaching dates and all-day retreat to be announced soon.
Note: The Art of Happiness that has been meeting on the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month will not meet during Oct. and Nov. 2024.
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About Lama Tashi
Geshe Ngawang Tashi Bapu (a.k.a. Lama Tashi ) is former Principal Chant Master of Drepung Loseling Monastery, one of the largest monasteries of the Dalai Lama. In 2006, Lama Tashi was nominated for the Grammy Award for his album “Tibetan Master Chants” in the “Best Traditional World Music”. Lama Tashi has led Long Life Puja Chanting for the 14th Dalai Lama, the Eminent 99th and 100th Gaden Tripa Rinpoches and many more highly revered masters. The Long Life Puja is a very popular traditional healing ceremony that involves a multiphonic chant performance to heal the listeners and increase their life span. Lama Tashi also led the chanting performance of the Traditional Great Prayer Festival at Bodh Gaya presided over by the 14th Dalai Lama in 2002.
Lama Tashi served as the Principal and Director of the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies, Dahung, India from 2003-2012 and 2012-2018 respectively. While at the Institute he taught Buddhist Philosophy to University level students.
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