The BuddhaFest: Los Angeles (June 1-3)

Dhr. Seven, Ananda (D.M.I.), Seth Auberon, Wisdom Quarterly; BuddhaFest, Against the Stream

BuddhaFest embraces the principles of mindfulness and compassion through a unique mix of inspiring films, modern wisdom teachings, meditation, and live music.

The response to this year’s BuddhaFest has been incredible. This is the final week to reserve DISCOUNT SEATS with early bird pricing. This year’s lineup of presenters includes:

• Ram Dass (via livestream)
• Jack Kornfield
• Noah Levine (ATS founder is banned)
• Lama Surya Das
• Lama Tsultrim Allione
• Sharon Salzberg
• Trudy Goodman
• JoAnna Hardy
• Tenzin Choegyal, Tibetan singer, on opening night:

"Crane Song" filmed in Himalayan Buddhist India, in Ladakh's capital Leh, home of Hemis Gompa, where Issa/Jesus of Nazareth trained. Tenzin Choegyal sings, "Drops of rain wash away the love songs written in the sand. Love though unwritten remains long after in the Heart"
 
A new feature of BuddhaFest this year is the opportunity to go deeper with individual teachers. Select from one of five daylong intensives to attend on the final day.

 

SATURDAY NIGHT FILMS

• Zen for Nothing, West Coast premiere
• Honeygiver Among the Dogs, U.S. premiere

• Check out the lineup of films, talks, music (Tibetan Book of the Dead Concert), and intensives.

Seats for most events are reserved this year, so get them today for the best selection. Save now with discount TICKETS, early bird deadline: Friday, April 27, 2018.

• The BuddhaFest (BuddhaFest.org)
• Friday, June 1-Sunday, June 3, 2018
• Beverly Hills, UCLA Haines Hall, L.A.

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Curtains to Tibet fest

Deccan Herald (India)

Palden Namgyal, Tenzin Choekyi, and Dawa Tsering presented a musical concert using traditional Tibetan instruments like the Yangchen and Dram-ngyen (string instruments). The trio played "The Enthronement of His Holiness" and "Grateful Parent."

The three-day cultural presentation of Tibet came to a close in a traditional manner with the dismantling of the mandala. The program was a way to silently protest the Red Army and present the peace-loving culture of Tibet to Bangaloreans [Bangalore, India].

Earlier in the day, the monk Namdak spoke on the Buddha and the Dalai Lama. Organizers of the event said there was an overwhelming response from Bangaloreans. “Everyday during the [event], there were more than hundreds of people who visited us during the program,” said Suresh Jayram, Curator of Rewa (50 years of hope). The program was supported by Asia Arts Network, an international granting body that supports art and culture. Source

Similar fest celebrating Himalayan cultures at California's Pacific Asia Museum (WQ)

• Visions of Enlightenment (PacificAsiaMuseum.org)
• Discovering Ganesha: Remover of Obstacles