OVERVIEW: Padampa Sangye, "Holy Father Buddha," was a mahasiddha yogi who lived in the 12th Century in India, and traveled frequently to Tibet. He was the founder of the Chöd and Zhi ched lineages of practice and was the primary teacher of the yogini Machig Labdrön. His One Hundred Spiritual Instructions to the Dingri People…

OVERVIEW: Prof. David Kittay will speak about the benefits of "bodhicitta," the spirit of enlightenment, and how we can make it grow, in ourselves and others.  How can we implement Buddha's, Shantideva's, and the Dalai Lama's passion for bodhicitta, why is bodhicitta the sine qua non for Buddhist practice, and how can bodhicitta propel us…