 MOVIE NIGHT
"WINDHORSE" (1998)
Saturday, May 3rd, 6pm
Windhorse is a searing political drama.that rips the veils off Western idealism about Tibet. This amazing movie, starring Tibetan exiles who are not professional actors, was shot with a documentarian's eye for everyday details. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The story of WINDHORSE begins eighteen years ago in the mountains of western Tibet. There, on a crisp autumn morning, a tiny village awakes. And three small children play at jump-rope -- a brother and sister, Dorjee and Dolkar, and their cousin, Pema. But the idyllic scene is shattered by a sudden gunshot that takes the life of the children's grandfather. (read more here)
How to Eat Well through Tibetan Medicine
Jhampa Kalsang
In this lecture, we will explore the tenets of Tibetan Medicine as they relate to diet, behavior and exercise, and learn how to eat more in alignment with our bodies.
Saturday, March 22nd, 6-8pm
$5.00
SAMPLE
ASTRO READINGS
In these short readings, learn the basics of your birth date, time and year to get a sense for Tibetan Astrology. If you then schedule a full birth-chart, this session's price will be deducted from the cost.
Sunday, Feburary 3 & 24th
3-6pm, $5.00
The Tibetan Art of Love:
How to Find a Soulmate through Tibetan Astrology
Jhampa Kalsang
Saturday, February 23, 6-8pm
$5.00
 Jhampa Kalsang, Ph.D., graduated in 1989 from the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of H.H. the Dalai Lama, in Dharamasala, India. He completed a full course of study and six years of training in Tibetan studies with an emphasis on traditional Tibetan astronomy, astrology, medical astrology and Buddhist philosophy. He currently lives in San Diego, CA and runs the Tibet Gift House.
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 MOVIE NIGHT
Cry of the Snow Lion
Saturday, May 24th, 6pm
"Impeccably made... Breathtaking...
A more concise and affecting summation
of the Tibetan crisis would be hard to imagine"
David Kehr, New York Times
Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine remarkable journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal.
CRY OF THE SNOW LION brings audiences to the long-forbidden "rooftop of the world" with an unprecedented richness of imagery... from rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still traveled by nomadic yak caravans.
The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film. (more here)
at Tibet Gift House
suggested donation $5
2nd Century Method to Overcome 21st Century Self-Destruction
visiting scholar, Geshe Thupten Dorjee
In these times of global chaos and fear it is especially important to learn how to work with one's mind and the emotion of fear. Come to this lecture for some basic Tibetan philosophy on fear and techniques on how to work with it. This is a beginning lecture on a possible more in-depth and longer class on this topic with suggested texts for reading.
Saturday, March 15, 2-4pm
$10.00
 In the Fall of 2006, Geshe accepted a one-semester appointment at the University of Arkansas' Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, teaching courses in Tibetan Culture and Buddhist Philosophy. Student response to those classes led to a second semester, during which he continued to teach the Tibetan Culture class, and added a class focusing on Approaches to Non-Violence based on the lives and teachings of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The continued enthusiasm of the students resulted in a semi-permanent teaching position at the U of A. Geshe now calls Fayetteville home.
In early 2007, Geshe and Professor Sidney Burris, director of the Honors Program and Religious Studies Program for Fulbright College, founded the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas. TCIA is dedicated to helping the Tibetan people preserve their endangered culture within the emerging global village, through education, public teachings, demonstrations, exhibits, lectures, films, study trips - in short, with any activity that artfully showcases one of the world's oldest and most comprehensive civilizations. TCIA is currently in the very early stages of organization and is in the process of incorporating as a non-profit educational institution.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON GESHE
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