2010 COMPLETED PUBLIC EVENTS
2009 COMPLETED PUBLIC EVENTS
January 23: Venerable Geshe Sopa Rinpoche: ORAL TRANSMISSION OF THE 5 TEXTS OF MAITREYA
January 24: BUDDHISM & EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM: with Venerable Geshe Sopa Rinpoche, & Professors Jose Cabezon, John Makransky, Roger Jackson and Merry Colony, Education Services Director, FPMT
January 25: LONG-LIFE OFFERING TO GESHE SOPA RINPOCHE
January 25:
Maitripa
College
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
February 12: CHEROK LAMA,
“Tulku Talk” Public Talk
March 4March 9:
MAITRIPA COLLEGE ANNUAL GREAT PRAYER FESTIVAL
with
Yangsi Rinpoche & the Maitripa community
March 23: VENERABLE THUBTEN CHODRON; "Does Happiness Really Depend on the State of the Economy?"
Sunday, May 3, 10am-6pm ~ GREEN TARA RETREAT DAY with Yangsi Rinpoche
May 17, 3-7 pm ~ Yangsi Rinpoche & Maitripa College Host the MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY Fourth Annual Spring Fundraising Extravaganza
June 9 - 20: DISCOVERING BUDDHISM - Mind and Its Potential with Ven. Mindrol
June 26 - July 1: KYABJE LAMA ZOPA RINPOCHE: The Essence of Wisdom & Compassion: Chod Initiation, Commentary, & 1000 Arm Chenrezig Initiation
July 6: Celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Birthday & Viewing of the Sand Mandala of the Buddha of Compassion
July 11-22, Maitripa College Annual Summer Retreat with Yangsi Rinpoche: Chod & Mahamudra: Cutting Through Appearances
August-September: Summer Lecture Series 2009: The Enlightened Professional, including the following topics:
ETHICS AT WORK: "Enlightened Leadership for the 21st Century"
~ Joseph Bailey
, Leadership Training Instructor and Certified Professional Facilitator, Faculty President,
Linn-Benton
Community College &
"Navigating Choppy Waters with Ethics and Heart: Tales from the Financial Industry" ~ Doug Everett, Financial Advisor, ING Financial Partners.
WORKING WELL WITH OTHERS: "How to Enjoy Everyone You Work With" ~ Dr. Steven Vannoy, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
University
of
Washington &
"Fitting In While Standing Out: Gender and Sexual Identity in the Workplace" ~ Becky Porter, IT Strategic Planning Consultant, The Regence Group.
THE WORK ENVIRONMENT: "Inner Health/Outer Health: Building a Nurturing Environment at Work" ~ Dr. Lisa Shaver, Family Practitioner of Naturopathic & Chinese Medicine, Founder, Everyday Wellness Clinic & "The Earth Is Our Workplace" ~ Kenneth O'Brien, Sustainability Educator, Columbia Springs Environmental
Education
Center
A NEW VISION OF WORK: "How to Make Your Work a Spiritual Practice" ~ Dr. James Blumenthal, Associate Professor of Buddhist Philosophy, Indian and Tibetan Intellectual History, Oregon State University; Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies, Maitripa College & "What Is an Enlightened Professional & How Do I Become One?" ~ Yangsi Rinpoche, President, Professor of Buddhist Studies,
Maitripa
College
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October 23-25: Jan Willis: ENTERING ONTO THE BODHISATTVA'S PATH
November 13: ANNUAL MAITRIPA COLLEGE BENEFIT ~ STARRY NIGHT PROM & VIP DINNER AT THE KENNEDY SCHOOL
November 17-19: JHADO RINPOCHE: Sunday November 15, Overview of Outer & Inner Kalachakra; Tuesday November 17, The Essence of Father & Mother Tantra; Wednesday November 18, The Two Truths in the Four Schools; and Thursday November 19, Stages of Meditation
December 3-6: GESHE TASHI TSERING: Thursday, December 3, Public Talk: Inspiration for the Practice of Wisdom & Method; Sunday, December 6 Public Teaching: The Essence of Tantric Practice