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2012 SCHEDULE 

See event descriptions on Films & Talks page

All events at the Spectrum Theatre unless otherwise noted. See Venue page for details.

 

Thursday, June 14, 2012

6 pm  Opening Night Reception

7:30 pm  Opening Night 

Opening ceremony, opening program, and film CONNECTED.

BuddhaFest opens its third annual festival with a ceremony that energetically links everyone in the audience. Our opening program celebrates the interdependence of all life.

Bhante Uparatana leads an opening chant and meditation. He is the Buddhist Chaplain at American University and head monk of the International Buddhist Center in Wheaton. Several monks from the Center and from the Wat Thai Temple in Silver Spring join him.
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Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain then takes us on a warm and exhilarating journey of self-discovery with CONNECTED, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Witty and poignant, it’s a personal film with universal relevance. It leads us to the liberating idea that after centuries of declaring our independence, it just may be time for us to declare our INTERdependence.
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After the film, Shlain connects with us via Skype and takes questions from the audience.
  

"Examining everything from the Big Bang to twitter...a cinematic clickstream...touching."

                                                     - New York Times review

Opening Night with Reception  $30  Buy Tickets

Opening Night without Reception  $20  Buy Tickets

 

Friday, June 15, 2012

6 pm  Meet & greet and book signing with Congressman Tim Ryan

7 pm  The Alchemy of Transformation: Awakening Our Hearts, Healing Our World 

  $15  SOLD OUT 

Talk and meditation with Congressman Tim Ryan, Tara Brach and Jonathan Foust.

9 pm  Film BUDDHA'S LOST CHILDREN 

  $12.50  SOLD OUT

Winner of Best Spiritual Film and Best Spiritual Documentary at the 2009 European Film Festival in Paris

 

Saturday, June 16, 2012

10 am  Sacred Earth: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet

  Presented by BuddhaFest and the World Wildlife Fund  

  $15.00  SOLD OUT

Talk & meditation with Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Sharon Salzberg. They are joined by Dekila Chungyalpa and Lou Leonard of the World Wildlife Fund.

12 Noon  Film BARAKA 

  $12.50  SOLD OUT

1:30 pm  Lunch break

1:30 pm  Book Signing with Sharon Salzberg

2:15 pm  Happiness for No Reason: Awakening Essence Love

Talk and meditation with Tsoknyi Rinpoche. 

  $20  SOLD OUT

Program also includes the film:

3 pm  Sneak Preview  WHEN THE IRON BIRD FLIES

Director Victress Hitchcock and Co-Producer Amber Bemak take questions from the audience after the screening.

Program includes Tsoknyi Rinpoche's talk & meditation, the film, and director Q & A.   

  $20  SOLD OUT

5 pm  Book signing with Tsoknyi Rinpoche

5 pm  Dinner break - We have included a long dinner break to give everyone plenty of time to eat, and to drive or take the Metro over to Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in DC for the concert. Sixth & I is near the Verizon Center. Take the Rosslyn Metro (which is two blocks from BuddhaFest) to Gallery Place. If you're driving, it's a 10-15 minute ride from Rosslyn to Sixth & I.

8 pm  Krishna Das in Concert   

  Special guests Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Sharon Salzberg

  $40  SOLD OUT

Devotion gives birth to an open-hearted and intelligent appreciation, both delight and gratitude, for the healing, compassionate nature of enlightened beings -- and for their constant blessings. Devotion also helps us with recognition and trust for what we naturally are -- for what our true identity is. Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Sharon Salzberg discuss the nature and power of devotion, then Krishna Das leads us in a stirring evening of kirtan.

PLEASE NOTE: This event will be held at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in downtown Washington, DC, near the Verizon Center and Gallery Place. Parking and Metro are nearby.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT KRISHNA DAS:

 Tickets for Krishna Das's Closing Night appearance on Sunday are available here, either individually or as part of a Sunday Pass. Saturday night's concert is sold out.

   

Sunday, June 17, 2012

10 am  Being Awake in the World   

  $15  SOLD OUT

Talk and meditation with Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni. We screen the five films that were Runners-Up and Director's Choice selections in the BuddhaFest Short Films Showcase presented by Tricycle. Inspiring teens from the iBme teen retreat program discuss what it means to them to be Awake in the World.

PLEASE NOTE: This event will take place across the street from the Spectrum Theatre in The Dome at Artisphere.

1 pm  Buddha Nature Brain: From Hatred, Greed, and Heartache to Peace, Happiness, and Love 

   $15  SOLD OUT

Talk and meditation with Rick Hanson.  

2:20 pm  Book signing with Rick Hanson

2:45 pm  The Way of Shambhala: Meditation, Basic Goodness, and Enlightened Society

Talk and meditation with Christian Gregory, Jayne Sutton and Jerry Webster

  The 2:45 talk and meditation also includes the film, BODHISATTVA  

4:15 pm  East Coast Premiere  BODHISATTVA - THE JOURNEY OF THE SEVENTEENTH GYALWA KARMAPA  

This is just the third time this film has screened publicly anywhere in the world. Director Mark Elliott takes questions from the audience after the film.

  The film also includes the 2:45 pm talk and meditation

  $15  BUY TICKETS

5:45 pm  Dinner break

7 pm  Closing Night  The Power of Grace - A Tribute to Ram Dass

  $30  SOLD OUT

A very special evening. Krishna Das opens with a talk and meditation. We screen the inspiring film, RAM DASS: FIERCE GRACE. Ram Dass then joins us for a rare appearance live via Skype. Director Mickey Lemle takes questions from the audience. Krishna Das then closes out the festival with a special musical performance in tribute to his beloved friend, Ram Dass.


 

See all BuddhaFest event descriptions on Films & Talks page