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M E N -T S E E - K H A N G (Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute of H.H. the Dalai lama)

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May 2014

COURSES / WORKSHOPS Courses on Mental Health Care Service: Dharamsala A 10-Day Course on the Mental Healthcare Service was held from 1 to 12 May, 2014 organised by the Body Mind and Life Department.

More than 60 percent of the world’s populations are inflicted with problems of the mind and is becoming ever more important to find the cause of it.

Much of the mental problems are attributed to hectic lifestyles and misconception, however the root cause of all mental problems are the three afflictive emotions.

The fundamental principles to counteract the above mentioned mental problems have been extensively mentioned in the Tibetan Buddhist philosophy.

A number of patients have reported positively on the effectiveness of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan medicine

Opening ceremony of the mental healthcare service on 1 May, 2014

and astrology, against mental sufferings. Today, some of these researches are available and published by the highest rung of the scientific body.

Speakers for the course include Geshe Kunkhen (Gadhong monastery), Geshe Lobsang Dawa (Institute of Buddhist Dialectics), Geshe Lobsang Dakpa (Namgyal monastery), Geshe Tsondue (Library of Tibetan Works & Archives) and, Geshe Tenpa Tashi (head of Body Mind Life Department, MenTsee-Khang).

They spoke on the introduction to mind, nonvirtuous mind, virtuous mind, transforming the nonvirtuous mind, mindfulness meditation, practice

on patience, meditation on compassion and loving kindness, principle of interdependence, birth, death and intermediate stage and medicine Buddha meditation.

There are around 10 participants who have joined the course from Germany, Bulgaria, Japan, Taiwan, and Russia. The course consisted of four sessions in a day of one and a half hour each.

Practice, discussion and question answer session followed in the afternoon.

The translators for the course were Ms. Phurbu Dolma (Library of Tibetan Works & Archives), Mr. Sangpo, Dr. Passang Wangdu and Dr. Namdol Lhamo (Men-TseeKhang College).

The Center for Spirituality illness, cardiovascular health & Healing’s has integrated and disease, digestive health, Tibetan Healing Initiative cancer prevention, relationship between Tibetan medicine and Tibetan astrology, Tibetan medicine and Medicine Buddha etc.

which involves four key areas of research, education, outreach and integrative care and is led by Miriam Cameron, PhD, RN, Center for Spirituality & Healing’s Tibetan Healing Initiative.

On 30 May the University of Minnesota group gave presentations to the college students.

MEN-TSEE-KHANG INAUGURATED ITS 58TH BRANCH

A new branch clinic was opened at Rohini, Delhi on 26 The Tibetan Healing Initiative May, 2014. The inauguration Courses on Tibetan Medicine (THI) conducts scholarly work ceremony took place at 10:30 Course in English to Minnesota about Tibetan medicine and a.m. in the presence of around Group: Dharamsala yoga which come from Tibet 60 people who gathered for A 6-day course on Tibetan and India and are relevant the function. medicine in English was today. conducted by the College from The chief guest was Mr. Lekyi 23 to 29 May, 2014 at the There were 16 participants Dorjee Tsangla (Tibetan College Hall. for the course who were Settlement Officer, Majnuphysicians and nurse led by ka-tilla), President Mr. Karten This course was given to the Miriam Cameron.

Tsering, Ms. Tsering Dolma group of students from the (administrator, TCV Youth University of Minnesota every 12 speakers from the College Hostel Delhi) year. This is the ninth time presented topics ranging since Men-Tsee-Khang and from pulse diagnosis, urine This is the 58th branch clinic the Center for Spirituality analysis, health and disease set up by Men-Tsee-Khang in & Healing’s Tibetan Healing relationship between Tibetan India to provide traditional Initiative, University of medicine and Tibetan Tibetan health care to locals Minnesota collaborated in this Buddhism, how to maintain a and Tibetans. venture. healthy life, how to transform the non-virtuous mind, mental