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The OPEN PATH
A Center for Eastern and Western Studies
welcomes you to join us for classes and evening meditation
at the
Namgyal Residence
1310 N. 7th. St
Boise, Idaho 83702
Tuesday Evening - Puja Practise
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Call Paul for information:
(208) 342-4895
Thursday Evening -Book Study and Discussion
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
The book we are working with is
Body, Speech & Mind: A Manual for Human Development
Discourses by
Namgyal Rinpoche
as heard by
Cecilie Kwiat
SUNDAY MORNING
Meditation on the Breath 8:30 am - 8:55 am
directly followed by
Chenrezig Puja 9:00 am - 10:00 am
TEXT WITH PRAYERS PROVIDED
LOCATION:
Komyozan Dojo
1922 North 21st Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
(entrance on the left)
Please park by Elm grove park
Bring a cushion to sit on and wear WARM comfortable clothing
The Open Path: a Center for Eastern and Western Studies
is dedicated to bringing the teachings of the
Senior Students of the late
Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche
to Boise.
Teachings so beautifully preserved are given through each teachers own unique style in the Namgyal tradition.
In carrying on the Namgyal tradition teachers continue to share Rinpoches' gift for the "Art of transmitting the Dharma."
We are fortunate to partake in and receive with gratitude these precious teachings.
PRECEPTS IN POSITIVE EXPRESSION
from the writings of the book
Daily Puja
by Tarchin Hearn
This booklet is a collection of reflections or mini-contemplations inspired or taken directly from the Buddhist tradition.
This e- book is generously available for free download on the
Wangapeka website
Permission to post, given by author and teacher
of Dharma
Tarchin Hearn
To live well it is not enough to spend one's time avoiding
negative patterns. We also need to be actively engaged in
bringing positive states and qualities into being. Over the years,
I have had many dialogues with people about a positive
expression of the precepts. These five are the fruition of those
dialogues and much contemplation. The process is not complete.
Perhaps it can never be complete. Even so, many are finding
these five to be a useful guideline.
THE FIVE TRAINING PRECEPTS
These five precepts are respected and upheld by all the schools
of Buddhism. Notice they are called 'training' precepts. These
are not commandments but challenges to live with awareness.
They touch on all the facets of our daily life and both provoke and
deserve a tremendous amount of contemplation.
1. I will train myself to support and appreciate the
life of all living beings.
I will live with a sensitive and responsible awareness
for the whole ecology of life.
2. I will train myself to dwell more and more in the
mind of spontaneous generosity.
Daily I will give material support, emotional support,
and an example to others of awakening in action.
3. I will train myself to use the senses to further
awakening, explore Dharma, and to come to know the
world more profoundly and more compassionately.
4. I will train myself to communicate in a skilful and
compassionate manner.
5. I will train myself to be ever more directly aware of
how nutriment affects the mind and body.
I will eat and drink and nurture myself and others,
in a way that supports awakening.
In general the purpose of living by these precepts is twofold; to
create a life that is peaceful and healthy, and to support wholesome
growth and discovery both in ourselves and others. Although it
is suggested they are to provoke question, it is also skilful to try
to live by them! In other words when in doubt as to what to do,
follow the precepts.
More information about Tarchin Hearn and his work is available at
www.wangapeka.org
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