The Attic presents 'Into The Heart Of Life…How To Put The Buddha’s Teachings Into Practical Use' a talk by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo at Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 17th February 2014

Time : 7:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Place : Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
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'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' - Walk Direction
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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : The Attic presents 'Into The Heart Of Life…How To Put The Buddha’s Teachings Into Practical Use' a talk by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, one of the first Western ordained Buddhist nuns and author of Cave In The Snow.

The teaching of Buddhist philosophy and Dharma was mainly devoted to monastic gatherings. In her recent book ‘Into The Heart of Life’ and in her lectures Jetsunma began to deliver Dharma talks, sharing the experience of spiritual practice with audiences made up of lay people with families, jobs, and a regular social life. As she travels around the world, her concern has always been - How can the dharma be of help to people in everyday life? How can the dharma be used to lighten our lives and give meaning to our existence?
This is not a talk about esoteric practices or advanced methods of meditation. The talk will deal with ordinary practitioners concerned with translating Dharma instructions into an ongoing life experience.
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo was born in England in 1943 and discovered Buddhism in her teens while working as a librarian. In 1964, at the age of 20, she went to India, where she met her teacher, the respected Drukpa Kagyu lama Khamtrul Rinpoche, and became one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a nun in the Tibetan tradition. She spent 18 years studying and practicing in Himachal Pradesh, including 12 years in a cave in the remote region of Lahaul. In 1973, she traveled to Hong Kong to receive bhiksuni ordination.

Her biography “Cave in the Snow” by Vicki Mackenzie showed her to be one of the most remarkable women of her time, "One of the true yoginis of our time, a woman who has dedicated her life to Buddhism...Tenzin Palmo's is a voice we need to hear, a woman who has fully experienced what she speaks about with an absolute honesty, delightful humor, and real insight."  — Tsultrim Allione, author of Feeding Your Demons

Her books of teachings 'Reflections on a Mountain Lake' and ‘Into the Heart of Life’  bring her to the forefront of teachers and  practitioners of Buddhism.

Tenzin Palmo's vision was to found a Nunnery to give young nuns of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage the opportunity to realize their intellectual and spiritual potential after so many centuries of neglect and to reinstate at the Nunnery the 'Togdenma' (yogini) tradition. The Nunnery started in January 2000 in a small room at Tashi Jong with a group of girls from Ladakh. Today there are seventy five nuns living, studying and practicing at DGL. The 6th intake of nuns from Darjeeling, Lahaul and Nepal was ordained recently.

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