BERKELEY’S DHARMA COLLEGE HOSTS
FIRST-EVER BLOCK-LONG OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, September 15, 2012
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Free Public Tours of Dharma College, Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages, Tibetan Aid Project and Dharma Publishing Bookstore in Downtown Berkeley
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The extraordinary transformation and renewal of a City block in downtown Berkeley will be celebrated as Berkeley’s new Dharma College, along with the Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages, Tibetan Aid Project, and Dharma Publishing Bookstore, open their doors for the first time for public tours on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The block-long open house, from 2222 Harold Way (at Kittredge) to 2018 Allston, features guided building tours, informational talks, a Tibetan Art exhibition, live music and dance performances, refreshments and an opportunity to meet the Dharma College faculty and other representatives of these beneficial non-profit organizations.
Berkeley’s new Dharma College opens its doors to students this fall as an educational center dedicated to bringing together seekers and thinkers, scientists, humanists, and spiritual leaders from throughout the Bay Area and around the world to explore the nature of the human mind and its transformative potential. Its classes are open to the general public and are welcoming to adults of all backgrounds and beliefs. Inaugural six-week courses begin October 3 and run through November 10, 2012. Dharma College courses will encourage individuals to explore and develop their inner resources and to awaken a more positive way to experience the world.
Dharma College and its sister downtown organizations were founded by Tibetan Buddhist Lama Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche, a refugee who fled his homeland in 1959 and settled in Berkeley in 1969. A fully-trained Master Teacher in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and author of over two-dozen books, he has devoted his lifelong efforts to preserving Tibetan Buddhist culture and bringing its profound teachings to the West. Since 1978, he has been on permanent retreat at Odiyan, a monastery in Sonoma County.
INFORMATION: Please call 510-809-2010 or visit the website at www.dharma-college.com
