Tuition:
Friday night only:7pm - 9pm
Base Level: $20
Sponsor Level: $30*
Full Retreat: Friday 7pm-9pm
and Saturday 9am-5pm
Base Level: $75
Sponsor Level: $100*
Work-study available: $50 (please inquire
before registering)
* Your generosity at the sponsor level enables us to offer work/study scholarships to those who otherwise could not attend. Thank you!
Contact:
Diane diane@tergar.org
Tergar Meditation Community of Oregon
503.341.7776
For more information about the Tergar Meditation Community, please visit: www.tergar.org/portland.
Discovering the Essence of Mind - Ease, Clarity and Warmth
A Public Talk with Senior Tergar Instructor Tim Olmsted
Friday, April 15th from 7pm-9pm in Portland
The practice of meditation allows our mind to rest and to express its natural warmth and wisdom. On this evening, internationally recognized meditation teacher, Tim Olmsted, will present the essential technique of meditation, which is at the heart of most contemplative traditions and the subject of present day scientific research. This presentation will be relevant to new as well as experienced students of any meditation tradition. Everyone is warmly invited!
The Practice of Ease, Clarity and Warmth
Joy of Living Level I and II Retreat
With Senior Tergar Instructor Tim Olmsted
Friday, April 15th from 7pm-9pm and
Saturday April 16th from 9am-5pm
Through the practice of meditation, we can access the natural ease and warmth of mind. On this daylong retreat, Tim will guide us through the essential practices of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s Joy of Living Levels I and II. This retreat is open to anyone who attended the Friday night presentation as well as anyone who already has an established meditation practice.
You can register for either the Friday night talk alone, or the full retreat on Friday night and all day Saturday, at the online registration button below.
Tim Olmsted has been a student of meditation for the past 35 years. For twelve of those years, Tim lived in Nepal working as a psychotherapist serving the international community. There he studied with many of the greatest Buddhist teachers of our time, including Mingyur Rinpoche's late father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. After returning to the United States, he served for three years as the director of Gampo Abbey, the largest residential Buddhist monastery in North America. In 2003, Tim founded the Yongey Foundation to support and promote Mingyur Rinpoche's activities in the West. Tim now travels internationally presenting Mingyur Rinpoche's teachings. He lives in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he leads an active community, and is active in interfaith dialogue. He is currently the President of the Pema Chödrön Foundation.
About Mingyur Rinpoche
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist masters. With a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner, Rinpoche’s profound teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. His first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. In early June, 2011, Mingyur Rinpoche left his monastery in Bodhgaya, India to begin a period of extended solitary retreat. Read more...