Open Presence: The Miracle of Each Moment

“The ability to leave things
As they are
And to be intimate with each thing
In every moment
Is the essence of Open Presence.
Within the spontaneity of Open Presence
The unique qualities of our innate nature
Manifest at every moment.”

—From “The Intimate Mind: Illuminating Emotion and Transformation” by Tempa Dukte Lama, Olmo Ling Publications, 2011.

Tempa Dukte Lama is an ordained Tibetan Bon lama. He is an artist, poet and writer, and the founder and spiritual director of Olmo Ling Tibetan Bon Center in Pittsburgh, PA. He trained in Menri Monastery, India under the guidance of H.H. 33rd Menri Trizin, the spiritual head of Bon. He teaches in the US and Europe on healing and other Bon practices, being with dying, meditation, and the path of compassionate beings. Olmo Ling Tibetan Bon Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the ancient Tibetan Bon teachings on liberation through the practice of wisdom and compassion, and making these teachings available and accessible in the West.

Times and locations:

• Friday, September 30, 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Free public talk and booksigning at the Christine Frechard Gallery, 5871 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Come early and view Tempa Lama’s exquisite Tibetan Thangka paintings and Tibetan Calligraphy, which will be displayed and available for purchase in the Gallery.