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Empty When Full: An Introduction to the Middle Way

(But is it Full When Empty?)

A Rime Shedra NYC Course on the Profound View of the Middle Way

11 of the Tuesdays from January 14 to March 31, 2020 from 7:00-9:15 pm

(Omitting February 11, 2020)

At The Lithuanian Alliance of America, 307 West 30th Street, NY, NY

Suggested offering: $165 for the series or $15/class on a drop-in basis

In this course, we will focus on the core text for the Madhyamaka traditions in India and Tibet—the Madhyamakavatara, or The Introduction to the Middle Way, and in particular on its sixth chapter on the paramita of wisdom. To do this, we will study a number of commentarial presentations from the Tibetan tradition, primarily the following:

  1. Introduction to the Middle Way by Chandrakirti, Chapter Six, Far Gone

  2. Introduction by Wulstan Fletcher to The Introduction to the Middle Way

  3. Introduction by Wulstan Fletcher to The Adornment of the Middle Way

  4. “Middle from Beginning to End” from The Center of the Sunlit Sky by Karl Brunnholzl

  5. The Key to the Middle Way by H.H. the Dalai Lama

  6. Appearing Yet Empty: The Middle Way View of Shunyata by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.

To participate in the course, please express your interest to Derek Kolleeny at dkolleeny@gmail.com and let him know if you are interested in purchasing a hard copy of the sourcebook, at cost (probably $20). Classes are recorded so you can catch up on any you miss and placed www.rimeshedra.nyc, along with handouts.

Classes are held at 307 West 30th Street, NY, NY 1001, on the third floor (this is a walkup). #307 West 30th Street, NY, NY 10001 is between 8th and 9th Avenues, but is closer to 8th and is a block away from Penn Station. The building is owned by The Lithuanian Alliance of America (which is written on the building). If the gate is closed push the right side of the gate forward to open (you may have to lift the long bar that sometimes is in the down position and holds it in place). Press the second buzzer from the top, the one labeled “Third Floor.” Go up two flights of stairs. When you enter please take off your shoes. If you sit on a cushion and can bring one, please do; otherwise, no problem, there are chairs and some funky cushions there.

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