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		<title>2009&#8217;s 10 Day Retreat on Parting From the Four Attachments Comes to a Close</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 10-day retreat, Parting from the Four Attachments, led by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and Lama Chodak Rinpoche, was an amazing experience this year.  From June 2 &#8211; 10th, over 300 students from over 45 different countries gathered at the International Buddhist Academy for the teachings.
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		<title>Help Needed For Book Transportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the request of H.H. Sakya Trizin, and in accordance with the wishes of Khenchen Appey Rinpoche, Dr. Khenpo Ngawang Jorden, IBA&#8217;s inspiring teacher and respected scholar, will be leaving his professionally paid post at the University of Chicago to serve as Headmaster of IBA, in charge of IBA&#8217;s full range of year-round educational programs.
In order for Khenpo [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=91&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brilliant Lojong Text</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yangonpa’s Instruction on Training the Mind.
No composite thing has permanence,
So cut your ties to them and be free from clinging.
There is no joy in the cycle of existence,
So engender the disenchantment of renunciation.
Mundane existence has no essence,
So place not your trust in falsehood.
Your own mind is the Buddha,
So recognise this and behold it’s face.
So it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=90&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Abhidharmakosa : 1st Two Chapters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBA&#8217;s two-month course for 2008 brought a dedicated group of students into a concentrated study of the first two chapters  of Vasubandhu&#8217;s fourth century classic,  the Abhidharmakosa-bhasya, his autocommentary on the Abhidharmakosa, an exhaustive analysis of phenomena. The autocommentary critiques and refines the reasoning central to Vasubandhu&#8217;s own earlier studies in the light [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=74&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rinchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

We have published a new edition of Teachings on Sakya Pandita’s Clarifying the Sage’s Intent. The text is drawn from teachings Khenchen Appey Rinpoche gave on Sakya Pandita’s classic, Clarifying the Sage’s Intent. This book is published here in Nepal by Vajra Publications but it will be available worldwide through Amazon.com and other distributors.

From the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=64&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 day retreat 2008 &#8211; Triple Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anandbk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ We just finished the annual 10-day meditation retreat at the IBA in Kathmandu. In the Buddhist tradition, the complete learning experience begins with teachings, which are then contemplated and finally put into practice. Meditation encompasses the many methods to familiarize oneself with the contemplated topic. As Buddha said, &#8220;Do not believe only because I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=58&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shantideva&#8217;s Classic, Part one!</title>
		<link>http://ibanepal.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/shantidevas-classic-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sixty-five students from more than thirty different countries, ( including Russia, Guatemala, Switzerland, Peru, New Zealand, Estonia, South Africa, Belgium, Georgia, The Netherlands, Argentina, Honduras, Brazil and Portugal ) have registered for studies at the International Buddhist Academy in Kathmandu this year.  Such a genuinely &#8220;International&#8221; atmosphere stimulates a great deal of appreciation for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=55&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IBA&#8217;s Post-Graduate Leadership Training Program</title>
		<link>http://ibanepal.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/ibas-post-graduate-leadership-training-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning in late September of this year, the IBA will be expanding its educational role to offer a three-year Post-Graduate training program for a very dedicated group of young monks. Participants in the program will already have completed their monastic training and attained a high academic standing in Buddhist Philosophy. These young monks will also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=53&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Learn Tibetan</title>
		<link>http://ibanepal.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/how-to-learn-tibetan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rinchen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,
&#8220;How do I learn Tibetan?&#8221; is one of the most common questions that I hear. So let me do my best to address it. I&#8217;m sure others will have useful points to add.
Nevertheless, a few tips I can attest to:
1) Make an unshakable resolve to learn Tibetan. Don&#8217;t think about how long it will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=50&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Khenpo Jorden&#8217;s visit to Victoria, Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IBA&#8217;s Khenpo Jorden recently made a five-day visit to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., where the Khenpo teaches at the University of Chicago.  The visit was sponsored by Geshe Tashi Namgyal&#8217;s Victoria Dharma Centre, and was greatly enjoyed by those members (of Sakya Thubten Kunga Choling), whose beloved teacher, Geshe-la, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibanepal.wordpress.com&blog=1437452&post=49&subd=ibanepal&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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