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Final Day of BuddhaFest!
 
There are still a few tickets available for today's events, including tonight's closing program with Krishna Das and a special Skype appearance by Ram Dass.
 
It's been such a beautiful three days so far! Here's the rest of our schedule:
  
Sunday, June 17 
 

10 am  Being Awake in the World   

Talk and meditation with Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni. We screen the five films that were Runners-Up and Director's Choice selections in the BuddhaFest Short Films Showcase presented by Tricycle. Inspiring teens from the iBme retreat program discuss what it means to them to be Awake in the World. 

PLEASE NOTE: This event will take place across the street from the Spectrum Theatre in The Dome at Artisphere.

12 Noon  Lunch Break 

1 pm  Buddha Nature Brain: From Hatred, Greed, and Heartache to Peace, Happiness, and Love 

Talk and meditation with Rick Hanson.  

2:20 pm  Book signing with Rick Hanson

2:45 pm  The Way of Shambhala: Meditation, Basic Goodness, and Enlightened Society

Talk and meditation with Christian Gregory, Jayne Sutton and Jerry Webster 

4:15 pm  East Coast Premiere  BODHISATTVA - THE JOURNEY OF THE SEVENTEENTH GYALWA KARMAPA  

This is just the third time this film has screened publicly anywhere in the world. Director Mark Elliott takes questions from the audience after the film.

PLEASE NOTE: Program includes the talk & meditation, the film, and director Q & A. 

5:45 pm  Dinner break 

7 pm  Closing Night: The Power of Grace - A Tribute to Ram Dass

A very special evening. Krishna Das opens with a talk and meditation. We screen the inspiring film, RAM DASS: FIERCE GRACE. Ram Dass then joins us for a rare appearance live via Skype. Director Mickey Lemle takes questions from the audience. Krishna Das then closes out the festival with a special musical performance in tribute to his beloved friend, Ram Dass.
 
 
Shambhala SunThe Way of Shambhala
Sunday, June 17th 2:45pm 

 

"There is a natural source of radiance and brilliance in the world, which is the innate wakefulness of human beings."

So said the founder of Shambhala, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Join us for a teaching on the essence of this nature with teachers from the DC Shambhala Center -- Jayne Sutton, Christian Gregory and Jerry Webster.

Here's what the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa (he's the subject of the film that we screen after this session) said to a Shambhala delegation in 2004:
 
 "Although Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche is not present in his body form, his activities and legacy will enable us to spread the dharma widely. Of all his teachings, the most unique -- above and beyond the rest -- were the Shambhala teachings. The teachings on Shambhala were something I used to enjoy in my childhood and I remember being intrigued by them. These teachings will be of great relevance to the world, as predicted. The Shambhala tradition, the practice you are currently engaged in, will definitely benefit the world to come."
BODHISATTVA
 
East Coast Premiere
Please join us for a rare screening of a film about one of the most important lamas in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. Many view the Karmapa to be the likely successor to the Dalai Lama as the new face of Tibetan Buddhism.
 
Director Mark Elliott will be present to answer questions from the audience.
 
Want to Meditate in the Morning? 

Zendo Meditation Poster
Alex Yuan attended BuddhaFest last year, where he met other people who live in Rosslyn and were interested in meditation. They all noted the lack of a meditation space in Rosslyn. So Alex set this one up at the Arlington Methodist Temple above the Metro Station. You are all invited to sit with him daily from 7:15 - 7:45 am. PLEASE USE THE SIDE DOOR.

You can reach Alex at 571-438-8349.

Arlington Temple United Methodist Church
1835 North Nash Street
Arlington, VA 22209
 

 
BuddhaFest Thanks Its Sponsors


Festival Partner
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Founding Sponsor
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Insight Meditation Community of Washington


Gold Sponsor

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World Wildlife Fund
Climate Change Program

 

A Film Festival for Heart & Mind

BUDDHAFEST
June 14 -17, 2012

The Spectrum Theatre
at Artisphere

in Rosslyn,
Arlington, VA

2 blocks from Rosslyn Metro
One stop from Foggy Bottom

Free parking