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Upcoming events in September
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Dear friends,
Here is information about two events in September.
On 2nd of September Alan will be having a dialogue with Laurence Freeman OSB of the World Community for Christian Meditation.
On 3rd September, as a Dzogchen teacher, Alan will give a workshop on a short modern Dzogchen text written by Yangthang Rinpoche a renowned Dzogchen Master who just passed away last November. This will be a wonderful introduction to Dzogchen, similar to the day we had last year, which was very much appreciated.
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Silence in Science and Speaking in Faith
Laurence Freeman OSB and Alan Wallace PhD
in dialogue
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Date: Saturday 2 September, 5pm - 9pm
Venue: Colet House, 151 Talgarth Rd, London W14 9DA
Cost: £20 Concessions £10
An evening to explore with Alan Wallace and Laurence Freeman the different ways of knowing as reflected in science and contemplation. How do we discover and uncover the mysteries of life and the world around us? Is science the sole arbiter of reality? Is faith irrational and therefore unreliable? What do we give authority to - religion's beliefs, scientific evidence, philosophical speculations or something other?
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Dr Alan Wallace is a scholar and practitioner of Buddhism and has taught Buddhist theory and meditation worldwide since 1976.
Having devoted 14 years to training as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, ordained by H. H the Dalai Lama, he went on to earn degrees in physics and the philosophy of science, and a doctorate in religious studies at Stanford.
With his unique background, Alan Wallace brings deep experience and applied skills to the challenge of integrating traditional Indo-Tibetan Buddhism with the modern world.T
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Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk and spiritual successor of John Main and has been teaching meditation in the Christian tradition since the 1970s.
He is the Founder and Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation. Author, retreat leader and international speaker, he sees the contemplative as the essential dimension of humanity and all spirituality and is deeply committed to inter-faith dialogue.
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A Summary of the View, Meditation, and Conduct
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During this one-day workshop, Dr Alan Wallace will give an oral transmission and commentary to a core Dzogchen composed by the late Yangthang Rinpoche, one of the great vidyādharas, or realized Dzogchen masters of recent times.
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Drawing from his great learning and profound meditative experience, Yangthang Rinpoche composed the short meditation manual, entitled A Summary of the View, Meditation, and Conduct, in which he synopsizes the basic framework of the practice of the Great Perfection, which is regarded by many as the pinnacle of Tibetan Buddhism. This text presents the investigation of the mind in a radically empirical, rational way, which is both profoundly contemplative as well as rigorously scientific.
Date: Sunday 3rd September 2017
Time: 10.30am – 4pm (Registration with tea and coffee from 9.30am)
Venue: Colet House, 151 Talgarth Rd, London W14 9DA
Cost: £40. Concessions: £20 (for those on low income).
Scholarships are available to attend the workshop. Please click here to send your request.
There are some nice local cafes for lunch or bring your own.
About Dr Alan Wallace
Dr Alan Wallace, is a Dzogchen Master and an internationally recognised Buddhist scholar and teacher who has studied and practiced Buddhism for over 45 years. He spent 14 years as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, ordained by H.H. the Dalai Lama and he has studied with many great teachers from the Geluk, Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu, and Theravada schools.
Alan received his Dzogchen training and authorisation to teach from the Ven Gyatrul Rinpoche, who met and received transmissions from four of Dudjom Lingpa’s emanations, and came to the US as Dudjom Rinpoche's representative. Alan translated for Gyatrul Rinpoche for seven years and received the transmission of the of Dudjom Lingpa’s practice termas, which are published in three volumes. Last year, Alan received the Transmission and teaching for the Text, A Summary of the View, Meditation, and Conduct,from Ven. Yangthang Rinpoche .
Apart from his training in Buddhism, Alan has a degree in physics and philosophy of science, and a doctorate in religious studies. Drawing on this multi-faceted background, he brings many years of dedicated and profound practice and the wisdom of authentic experience to the challenge of integrating traditional Buddhist training with the needs of the modern world.
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