Conference

Mind and Knowledge. A Buddhist Perspective", given by the Venerable Master Gonsar Rinpoche, spiritual director of the Centre of High Tibetan Studies „Rabten Choeling" in Switzerland The event took place on Friday, 12 April, between 11:00-13:00, at the Faculty of Philosophy, in the „Titu Maiorescu" Amphitheatre, Splaiul Independenței, no. 204, 1st floor. During this meeting, the Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche, considered one of the first monks to teach Buddhist teachings in the West, presented to the audience an essential aspect of Buddhism: the understanding of the nature of mind or consciousness, the unique and most important characteristic of living beings. The lecture was followed by a question and answer session.

On 11-15 April, Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche, spiritual director of the Centre of Higher Tibetan Studies „Rabten Choeling” in Switzerland (rabten.eu), was in Romania for the third time, at the invitation of the „Seeds for Happiness” Centre, the Herald Publishing House and the "Rabten Compassionate & Wisdom" Association. The series of events started on Friday morning, 12 April, with a meeting with students and professors from the Faculty of Philosophy, continued the same evening with a public lecture at the Casa de Cultura a Studenților and concluded with a weekend of lectures at the Seeds for Happiness Centre on 13-14 April. Thus through his personal example, as well as through his teachings, we had the rare opportunity to get to know a personality and a fulfilled mind, bearing the stamp of a luminous strength and clarity. Due to the interest aroused by this event, the Rabten Compassionate Wisdom Association ( www.rabten.ro) is planning to organise other future events and meetings with Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche. Thank you!

In Buddhism, Nirvana is often talked about, but we often perceive this term with various connotations, abstract or predominantly mystical. However, if we research the root of the word we discover that it simply means „beyond suffering” or „the absence of suffering”. At this meeting, Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche shared his knowledge, helping us to discover the remedy that will lead us beyond suffering, to live a happy life in harmony with ourselves and others.

The Friends of Rabten Publishing House and the Reduta Cultural Centre in Brasov invited us on Monday evening, 20 May, starting at 18:30 to the public conference „Karma - the law of cause and effect”, how we can relate this understanding directly to our experiences of happiness and suffering in everyday life. The conference was given by the Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche, spiritual director of the Centre of Higher Tibetan Studies „Rabten Choeling” in Switzerland, invited to Brasov for the second time by a group of students. In Buddhism, the most important Dharma practice is the understanding of the natural law of karma - cause and effect. Realising that the root of all our sufferings as well as our happiness lies in our own mind, practising the mind according to the law of karma is the key to all practice and the path to Awakening. Although the word „karma” may have mystical or magical connotations, it simply means „action” or „act”. Karma does not exist outside ourselves, but is simply the name given to the various actions of body, speech and mind that we perform day and night. During the public lecture, Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche shared with us his vast and profound knowledge, helping us to understand what the law of karma is [...]

The conference given by the Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche, spiritual director of the Centre of Higher Tibetan Studies „Rabten Choeling” in Switzerland, was organised by the Multicultural Centre of Transilvania University and the Faculty of Sociology and Communication with the support of the Rabten Compassionate Wisdom Association. Both Western science and Buddhist philosophy aim to understand the nature of the mind, on which the way we see and experience reality depends. In this lecture, Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche, one of the first masters to teach Buddhist teachings in the West, introduced the audience to the intersection between Western science and Buddhist philosophy, and to some ways in which we can integrate this knowledge into our daily lives. The mind and its functions are a common theme in religion and philosophy, as it is the source of all our experiences, the very characteristic that distinguishes beings from all other phenomena. Precisely because they possess mind, beings, regardless of their shape and size, occupy first place in the Buddha's teaching. (Venerable Gonsar Rinpoce)

Dialogue by Professor Daniel David and Venerable Master Gonsar Rinpoce of the Centre for Higher Tibetan Studies, Rabten Choeling, Mont-Pelerin Switzerland.

The Friends of Rabten Publishing House and the Reduta Cultural Centre in Brasov invited us on Monday evening, 20 May, starting at 18:30 to the public conference „Karma - the law of cause and effect”, how we can relate this understanding directly to our experiences of happiness and suffering in everyday life. The conference was given by the Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche, spiritual director of the Centre of Higher Tibetan Studies „Rabten Choeling” in Switzerland, invited to Brasov for the second time by a group of students. In Buddhism, the most important Dharma practice is the understanding of the natural law of karma - cause and effect. Realising that the root of all our sufferings as well as our happiness lies in our own mind, practising the mind according to the law of karma is the key to all practice and the path to Awakening. Although the word „karma” may have mystical or magical connotations, it simply means „action” or „act”. Karma does not exist outside ourselves, but is simply the name given to the various actions of body, speech and mind that we perform day and night. During the public lecture, Venerable Gonsar Rinpoche shared with us his vast and profound knowledge, helping us to understand what the law of karma is [...]