1) Teachings and meditations on Emptiness (Sunyata)

Saturday April 7th: 7:30 pm – Introductory talk
Sunday April 8th: 7:30 pm – Class
Tuesday April 10th: 7:30 pm – Class              Wednesday April 11th: 7:30 pm – Class
Thursday April 12th: 7:30 pm – Questions and Answers

Why experiencing and understanding Emptiness is the most loving and compassionate thing one can do! Why it is essential for awakening and liberation of afflictive emotions. Pointing out the illusory nature of self, being and things, What Emptiness is and is not…or neither!

Meditations on many of the classic twelve examples of Illusion from the Indian Buddhist tradition: Magic, Moon in Water, A Visual Distortion, A Mirage, A Dream, An Echo, The City of Gandharvas, An Optical Illusion, Rainbows, Lightning, Water Bubbles, and A Reflection in a Mirror. Some examples, explanations and meditations crafted from modern neuroscience and cognition research; The Union of Emptiness and Compassion.

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Week 2) Movie Yoga: Theater of the Mind, Meditations on Illusoriness, Freedom of Mind and the nature of Emptiness-Compassion

Saturday April 14: 9:30am – 5pm (approximate times) – Movie Yoga
Sunday April 15th: 9:30am – 5pm (approximate times) – Movie Yoga
Monday April 16th: 7:30pm – Questions and Answers
Friday April 20th: 7:30pm - Questions and Answers

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Week 3) Empowerment and Practice of Buddhist Tantra

Saturday April 21: 7:30pm - Purpose and Nature of Yidam Yoga and Tantra
Sunday April 22: 9:30 am – The Empowerment of Padmasambhava (Urgyen Kalden Drendze) 7:30 pm – teachings on the practice text
Monday April 23: 9am - Group Meditation Practice
Tuesday April 24th: 9am – Group Meditation Practice & 7 pm – The Great View – Nature of Mind and the Union of Compassion and Wisdom
Wednesday April 25th: 9am – Group Meditation
Friday April 27th – Dharma community supper together

The Initiation, teachings and practice of Urgyen Kalden Drendze:
The Excellent Path of Spiritual and Temporal Well-Being — The Activity Practice of Urgyen Kalden Drendze, The Lord of Uddiyana, Guide to the Fortunate.One of the twelve manifestations of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), a treasure text revealed by the great terton Urgyen Chemchog Nuden Tsal. A practice for pacifying illness, famine, drought and the “Age of Weapons.”

Initiation (Wongkur) of this form of Guru Rinpoche, Meditation sessions (sadhana) on this revealed practice of Guru Rinpoche and teachings on the Individual Special Activities Related to the practice. Explanation and teachings on the profound meanings found throughout the entire text, including how and why we practice Yidam (Deity) Yoga.

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COST PER SESSION: $10 Per Session + Dana (Donation for the Lama)

For more information  on Lama Mark Webber please vist www.markwebber.org

please note times subject to change.

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Meditation Retreat at Wangapeka with Lama Mark Webber
February 18 – March 24

The teaching on this retreat will trace the progress of insight within the Classic Abhidhamma and Mahamudra-Dzogchen Traditions. Empowerments will also be given. The Blazing Awakeness text will be available for purchase at a modest cost.

Lama Mark’s tyle of teaching is non-sectarian and universalist in nature, displaying for beings the wondrous unity, uniqueness and intrinsic freedom of all life. His teaching is classically founded, but well integrated with science, art and nature. Mr. Webber’s work with people demonstrates a profound commitment to freeing beings from innumerable suffering states, whether through meditation, study, art, travel or science.

Please contact Alan if you wish to register: qtndharmahouse@yahoo.com

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Lama Mark’s teachings at The Queenstown Dharma House, April 8th-3oth: 

1) Teachings and meditations on Emptiness (Sunyata)

• Why Emptiness is so important 
• for awakening and liberation of afflictive emotions;
• Pointing out the illusory nature of self, being and things;
• What Emptiness is and is not…or neither!;
• Contemplations using the classic twelve examples of Illusion from the Indian Buddhist tradition;
• Some examples and explanations from modern neuroscience and cognition research;
• Going to the movies: using Movie Yoga to unfold deeper understandings and experience of Emptiness;
• Emptiness and compassion.

2) Active Compassion and Emptiness - The Initiation, teachings and practice of Urgyen Kalden Drendze: The Excellent Path of Spiritual and Temporal Well-Being – The Activity Practice of Urgyen Kalden Drendze, The Lord of Uddiyana, Guide to the Fortunate.

One of the twelve manifestations of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), a treasure text revealed by the great terton Urgyen Chemchog Nuden Tsal. A practice for pacifying illness, famine, drought and the “Age of Weapons”.

• Initiation (Wongkur) of this form of Guru Rinpoche.
• Meditation sessions (sadhana) on this revealed practice of Guru Rinpoche and Individual Special Activities Related to the practice;
• Explanation and teachings on the profound meanings found throughout the entire text, including how and why we practice Yidam Yoga.

Please contact Alan for more information: qtndharmahouse@yahoo.com

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Lama Mark’s teachings in Auckland at Kawai Purapura (Wellpark Albany)
May 1st to 4th: Cutting through to the Root: Meditations and teachings on the Illusions Causing Suffering States.
May 5th to 11th: Empowerments and Teachings for Unifying Compassion and Pristine Awareness.