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"The Jigsaw of Life" Program
- January 2 - 5, 2003
Transformational 3-day
Workshop
'The Jigsaw of Life'
Thursday 2 - Sunday 5 January 2003
Mount Martha House (Melways 144, H 12)
The Abbot of Gyuto offers
a New Year outlook on how to live in peace and harmony in the
world.
It is imperative that the sorrow and pain so recently experienced
in 2002 is not permitted to dominate our thoughts in 2003. We
must start afresh, live now and be happy in each moment - there
is nothing better that we can do.
Many thousands of people have
had the opportunity to observe the calm concentration and peaceful,
gentle demeanour of the Gyuto monks as they travel Australia
creating their beautiful sand mandalas. During this very special
3-day workshop, the monks will again quietly and carefully make
a sand mandala for us to wonder at - but this time there will
be a Western version of the mandala as well, to help us to share
in their meditative calm.
Opening night will
include 'The Jigsaw of Life', an original public talk
by the Abbot of Gyuto Monastery
Khen Rinpoche Topgyal Lama
and
popular Melbourne actor Kerry Armstrong will launch a unique
500-piece
'Mandala of Yamantaka' Jigsaw
which offers us the opportunity to practise non-attachment to
the material through an absorbing game for individuals and families.
Life is like a Jigsaw
- It's a puzzle.
- You don't know what fits where.
- It takes shape slowly, over
time.
- There's a fleeting moment of
satisfaction ...
- Then it's all over, and we start
again!
We experience many lives and
deaths within our overall span of existence, and continually
question the purpose of it all - just as we might question the
purpose of a jigsaw. Why do we do it? Is it just to solve a problem?
Evidently not, because we do and redo jigsaws over and over again.
It's the process that's enjoyable. It's the practice of thinking,
of solving a problem, of creating something whole from a mass
of components. The satisfaction lies in the practice itself,
of doing it over and over again, until we fully understand it.
The jigsaw is a perfect metaphor
for life - it's how we live our life, not how quickly we complete
it, that's important. Are you enjoying your life? Why not? Look
at the answer. It's most likely because of something you don't
have now, something that happened in the past, something you
would like to happen in the future. Buddhism teaches that to
live a happy life, we must live now and savour the moment.
The 3-day 'Jigsaw of Life' program
aims to sharpen our thinking and take us beyond idle resolutions
like getting out more, being nicer, meditating and keeping fit.
It will clarify the three basic principles of Buddhist training:
- First, Do No Harm
- Practise Building Peace
- Seek the Wisdom of Direct Experience
'Jigsaw
of Life' Program
Buddhist meditation is now widely
acknowledged as beneficial, but often its
context is overlooked. There are three basic principles inherent
in the Buddhist path: training in ethical conduct, training in
meditation, and training in wisdom.
Workshops and talks over this
inspirational 3-day experience will take us through
these steps and provide a framework for structuring a happier
life.
Click on the links below
for full details:
Special Program
Sessions
Thursday 2 January - 7.30
- 9.00 pm
Launch of the 'Mandala of Yamantaka' Jigsaw by Kerry Armstrong
Public Talk by the Abbot of Gyuto Tantric University, 'The Jigsaw
of Life'
Friday 3 January - 7.30 -
9.00 pm
Special Session: 'Enemy of Peace'
featuring the Abbot of Gyuto Tantric University, Khensur Rinpoche
Topgyal Lama.
Saturday 4 January - 7.30
- 9.00 pm
Harmonic Chanting Ceremony invoking Vajrayogini, Queen of the
Dakinis, followed by Jab Tru Cleansing Ceremony to Rid Us of
Obstacles.
Sunday 5 January - 7.30 -
9.00 pm
Dissolution of the Mandala and Procession to the Sea
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Full Program
Thursday 2 January 7.30 -
9.00 pm
- Blessing Chant and Pouring of
the First Sands
- Launch of the 'Mandala of
Yamantaka' Jigsaw by Kerry Armstrong
- Public Talk by the Abbot
of Gyuto Tantric University, 'The Jigsaw of Life'
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Friday 3 January
Theme: Motivation and
Ethical and Moral Conduct
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10.00 - 10.30 |
Morning Meditation |
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10.00 - 4.30 |
Creation of the Inner Circle of
the Sand Mandala of Yamantaka |
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11.00 -12.00 |
Mandala Jigsaw Making |
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12.00 - 1.00 |
Meditation Class: 'First, Do No
Harm.' |
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1.00 - 2.00 |
Lunch Break |
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2.00 - 3.00 |
The Tantric Arts: Painting Mandala
Symbols |
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3.00 - 4.00 |
Public Talk: 'Ethics, Morality and
Personal Motivation' |
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7.30 - 9.00 |
Special Session: 'Enemy of Peace'
featuring the Abbot of Gyuto Tantric University, Khensur Rinpoche
Topgyal Lama. |
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Saturday 4
January
Theme: Practising Peace
through Meditation
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10.00 - 10.30 |
Morning Meditation |
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10.00 - 4.30 |
Continuing development of the Sand
Mandala of Yamantaka |
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11.00 -12.00 |
Culture for Kids: 'Monks' Magic
Flowers' |
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12.00 - 1.00 |
Meditation Class: 'Practise Building
Peace' |
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1.00 - 2.00 |
Lunch Break |
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2.00 - 3.00 |
The Tantric Arts: Harmonic Chanting
Workshop |
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3.00 - 4.00 |
Public Talk: 'Mental Materialism
- Cleaning Out the Mind' |
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5.00 - 7.00 |
Famous Gyuto Yak & Lentil BBQ
available |
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7.30 - 9.00 |
Harmonic Chanting Ceremony invoking
Vajrayogini, Queen of the Dakinis, followed by Jab Tru Cleansing
Ceremony to Rid Us of Obstacles. |
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Sunday 5 January
Theme: Wisdom - Transformation
through Direct Experience
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10.00 - 10.30 |
Morning Meditation |
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10.00 - 4.30 |
Completion of the Sand Mandala of
Yamantaka |
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11.00 -12.00 |
Culture for Kids: Mandala Making |
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12.00 - 1.00 |
Meditation Class: 'Realizing Wisdom' |
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1.00 - 2.00 |
Lunch Break |
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2.00 - 3.00 |
Tantric Art Class - Painting Auspicious
Symbols |
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2.00 - 3.00 |
The Tantric Arts: Meaning of the
Mandala |
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3.00 - 4.00 |
Public Talk: 'Delusion and Discernment' |
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7.30 - 9.00 |
Dissolution of the Mandala and
Procession to the Sea |
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Program prepared and presented by Gyuto House Australia.
Basic Details:
Date: January 2 - January
5, 2003 (Daily 10.00am - 5.00pm)
Address: Mt Martha House, Crn. The Esplanade & Dominion
Roads, Mt Martha, VIC
Further Information: Ph 0412 124 678 or Shire offices
on 03 5986 0906
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