Lecturer: Khenpo Jampa Rinpoche
Sunday, April 12th
Time: 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Location: Shrine Room
Suggested contribution: $30 Public, $25 Members
Prerequisite: None
Asia is generally known for peaceful wisdom. Some Tibetan masters who came to America first used crazy wisdom (Tibetan: yeshe chölwa) as method to change students habits. Crazy wisdom refers to unconventional or unexpected behavior as a manifestation of Buddha nature or as a teaching by a guru. Teachers such as 84 Mahasiddhas, Marpa, Milarepa. Chögyam Trungpa are said to have been associated with crazy wisdom. In this lecture Khenpo Jampa Rinpoche will share about this unique method of crazy wisdom.
Khenpo Jampa Rinpoche comes to us from the Dzongsar Insitute in North India, where he taught and served as library director for many years. He received his Degree of Acharya after nine years of study and was graduated as Khenpo in 2004 after thirteen years of study. He spent seventeen years studying with his main teacher, H.E. Khenchen Kunga Wangchuk. He has received empowerments from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and from many great masters including H.H. the Dalai Lama, H.H. Sakya Trizin, H.H. Dagchen Rinpoche, H.H. Karmapa, and H.E. Dzongsar Khyentse. He now teaches intermediate and advanced level classes on Buddhist philosophy, sutra and highest yoga tantra all over the world.