MINDSPACE

NEW ARTICLE IN THE TRAVELER FEATURING GESHE DORJEE

Have a look at the following article in The Traveler, which came out today, on Geshe and his life and teaching mission at the University and the community of Fayetteville.  Thanks to Pam Acosta who did a wonderful job both on the research and the writing.  We also had a successful lecture & vigil last night for the Tibetans in Tibet.  I'll post on that later, but thanks to all who attended.

TCIA'S FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

The Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas held its first organizational meeting on March 12, 2008, at the Pat and Willard Walker Meeting Room at the Fayetteville Public Library.  Over thirty people attended.  By the end of March, Geshe la and the officers will appoint a Board and convene its first meeting soon thereafter.  Everyone who attended shared with us helpful ideas for our future growth, and we are looking forward to working with everyone as we begin to formalize our plans.  James Owenby, our secretary, has provided minutes of the meeting, and they can be viewed on this site under "TCIA Minutes" and under the same heading at TIBETSPACE.

TIBETAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF ARKANSAS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

THE TIBETAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF ARKANSAS will hold its first organizational meeting on Wednesday March 12 at 6:00 p.m. at the Fayetteville Public Library.  The meeting will be held on the first floor in the Willard and Pat Walker Community Room.  Everyone--students, faculty, citizens--is invited to be a part of our organization and to contribute to its vision for the future.

We need your input and your ideas as we formulate ways for our Institute to serve the growing community who have shown a substantial interest in what Geshe la and Rinzin la have to offer us.  Because many of you have already helped us immeasurably, we are able now to envision a future with more confidence and clarity than we had ever thought possible. 

With a little planning, a bit of co-operation, and a degree of commitment from all of us, I believe that we can lay the groundwork for an enduring Institute here in Northwest Arkansas.

I hope to see you on Wednesday, March 12, 6:00 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library.  For directions, click here.

THE DALAI LAMA ON BUDDHISM IN AMERICA

Have a look at the 8:00 minute video below.  His Holiness last summer gave a talk in Carmel, New York, and during the talk he addressed some very important issues regarding the practice and development of our spirituality as Americans.  He also had some very simple and wise comments regarding our goals and aims.

GESHE LA & RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

For those of you who missed the wonderful piece that Christie Storm wrote in The Democrat Gazette last Sunday (27 February 2008), you can have a look at it here.  Thanks to Christie--she does remarkable work covering religion and spirituality in our state, and she and her paper have been extraordinarily generous to Geshe la, Rinzin, and the Tibetan Cultural Institute. 

Also on a distantly related topic . . . I stumbled on the following site through a newsletter I received.  It's a very brief and helpful discussion, particularly for beginners, of the proper leg positions in seated meditation.