THE TIBETAN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES
HEART SUTRA READING/TRANSLATING CLASS
VIRTUAL CLASS BY TELEPHONE
SIX-WEEK COURSE ON THURSDAYS
With Lama David Curtis
Beginning
Thursdays, February 21, 2008
The Dalai Lama has called the Heart
Sutra Òthe essence
of the essence of the Dharma.Ó Now you have the opportunity to study and/or
review this beautiful and often-taught text in Tibetan with a very experienced
teacher.
"David Curtis is one of the best teachers of
Tibetan Language. É . It is a rare opportunity. David is not just a
language teacher; he is part of an authentic Dharma lineage."
--Anam Thubten Rinpoche, Tibetan Lama
"Learning
Tibetan from David Curtis is definitely one of life's better experiences."
-- K.J., VA
Student
| Date: | Thursdays, February 21 - March 27 (six weeks)
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| Time: | 5-6:30 pm PST (US Pacific Standard Time)
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| Cost: | $90 for all six weeks
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| Required Text: | TLI's new version of the Heart Sutra Translation Workbook ($25- plus shipping).
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| Instructor: | David Curtis completed the traditional three-year retreat under H.E. Kalu Rinpoche in 1992 and founded the Tibetan Language Institute in 1996. He has an academic background in classical languages and has been teaching Tibetan to Western students for 14 years. He combines his linguistic skills with a practitioner's knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoches have given him the titles of Lama and Lopšn. |
*Please do not use a cell phone to place your call to the class--it
creates static, making hearing difficult.*
Once registered, students will be sent a phone number to call and password each week. Please register by the Tuesday before the class, if possible.
TO PAY
BY PAYPAL
If registering for both the Level II Course and the Heart
Sutra Reading/Translating Course, contact us first. The cost is $160
(excluding class materials)--a $20 savings!
TO PAY
BY PAYPAL
International customers: contact
TLI for a postal quote.
To register for the Heart Sutra Reading/Translating Virtual Course only (this does not include the Heart Sutra Workbook).
To register for the Heart Sutra Reading/Translating Course for US and order the Heart Sutra Package (my shipping address is in the US).
TO PAY
BY CHECK
International customers: contact TLI for a postal quote.
To register for the Heart Sutra Virtual Course for $ 90.00 US (this does not include the Heart Sutra Translation Workbook).
To register for the Heart Sutra Virtual Course for $ 90.00 US and order the Heart Sutra Translation Workbook (my shipping address is in the US): Total is $121.00.
To register for the Heart Sutra Virtual Course and order the Heart Sutra Package which includes the Heart Sutra Translation Workbook (my shipping address is in the US): Total is $155.95.
Please make your check payable to the Tibetan Language Institute and send to the address in the signature. Be sure to include your shipping address, and also note in the memo line "Virtual Class Heart Sutra." Again, we would welcome any donation you might like to include. This helps us develop more materials and offer more services to those learning Tibetan.
Please let us know by
email or phone call that you are registering.
TO PAY
BY VISA OR MASTERCARD
Please call us at 406/
961-5131 to pay by credit
card for the class and materials. There will be an additional $3.00 convenience
fee for this service.
The Tibetan Language
Institute is a 501 (c) (3)
educational non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of the
Tibetan language, literature and culture.
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