"Mindfulness: The Root of Experience"
Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche
Tibetan Buddhist Master of
meditation and philosophy
Taklung Kagyu lineage
Riwoche Monastery
Monday, Sept 15, 7:00 pm
Gambrell Auditorium
Follow-up in-depth discussion
Tuesday, Sept 16, 7:00 pm
Humanities Classroom Bldg 202
In August and September of 2014, Kyabgön Phakchok
Rinpoche conducted a tour of eleven cities in five
states. Rinpoche was on the USC Columbia campus
September 15-16 where he spoke in Dr. Goldstein's
classes: "Buddhist Meditation in Theory and Practice"
and “Exploring Religion” and gave a public lecture on
"Mindfulness: The Mirror of the Mind." The lecture
was well attended, filling Gambrell Auditorium. A
reception following the lecture allowed the audience to
visit with the speaker informally.
The following day he gave an in-depth workshop on
meditation practice for a number of students, faculty,
and the public who were interested.
In South Carolina, before coming to Columbia, Rinpoche spoke a few times at
the Charleston Tibetan Society as well as the Charleston Zen Center, and
Holy Cow Yoga. After his visit to Columbia he went on to Beaufort, South
Carolina where he gave a final talk before leaving for Emory and Agnes Scott
College in Georgia.