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Ayurvedic Correspondence Course Seminar Audio and Video Samples
(Click here to listen to the audio of this page)
The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute and its parent the Medicine Buddha Healing Center hereby offer you samples of some of the audio material that comprises our courses. We have several hundred hours of materials available in the online Medicine Master Buddha Library for enrolled and registered students of the Ayurvedic Medicine Correspondence Course.
We think that this is enough sample audio of our Ayurvedic Medicine Distance Learning Course (Ayurvedic Correspondence Course) and In-Person Classroom-based Ayurveda College Courses to allow you to decide if we are for you. If we are, then click here to enroll in our courses. Click here for Course Descriptions for Clinical Ayurvedic Therapist (C.A.T.) Program - Course List with Credit Hours, Required list of Textbooks with sample chapters, Program Costs - Sign up for the Course.
The Most Comprehensive and Low-Cost Distance
Learning:
East Indian Ayurvedic Medicine and Tibetan Medicine Online
Correspondence Courses
Himalayan Medicine
in the Buddhist - Yogic - Vedic
Tradition of
India, Tibet & China
Want to study Ayurvedic Medicine or Tibetan Medicine, but don't like to travel? Hate to sit in class? Can't afford to take time off from your work? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, Medicine Buddha Healing Center's Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute has the perfect solution for your needs. We have Distance Learning Programs on a wide variety of Himalayan Healing Arts topics.
Study what you want to learn, when you want to learn it, wherever you learn best.
Learn at your own pace using the latest multimedia audio-visual learning aids.
Study with exceptional instructors - Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, past faculty member at the Ayurvedic Institute and Dr. Kelsang Dorjee of the H.H. Dalai Lama's Tibetan Medical and Astro. Institute in Dharamsala, India
Avoid the cost and hassle of travel and time away from your home.
Medicine Master Buddha Library – The most complete Ayurvedic library in the USA
We have over 225 volumes of books, 100 on Ayurveda, 25 on Tibetan Medicine, 75 on Chinese Medicine, and 25 on Western Herbology and Western Sciences along with more than 1000 hours of audio and video (cassettes, CD, DVD, WMA). Students of the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute may also request occasional access, by appointment only for research, to the Houston Smith collection of the Institute for World Religions at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery which contains over 5000 volumes with 100 on Ayurveda, 200 on Chinese Medicine and 50 on Western Sciences.
Ayurvedic Correspondence Course Distance Learning Samples:
The following sample audios require the
Microsoft Windows Media Player.
For a full listing of our sample audio
seminars, visit our online
Medicine Master Buddha Library.
For those who are taking the in-person classroom-based and for those who are taking the program in Distance Learning Ayurvedic Correspondence Course format, or as a mixed in-person and distance learning format, you are are required to download and listen to the scheduled lectures contained in the hidden password protected directory (username and password were given to you when you enrolled). Those without high-speed DSL or cable Internet access may obtain the audio lectures via CD-ROM if you subscribed to that format.
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Recent Ayurveda Seminars at Elephant Pharmacy
"Introduction to Buddhist - Vedic Mantras for Protecting All Nations" Seminar at Elephant Pharmacy
Click
here
to listen to this 1.5 hour introductory lecture on the Buddhist and Vedic
Mantras for Interdependence Day (not Independence Day) by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at Elephant Pharmacy in Berkeley on July 4,
2004
This seminar discusses the potently effective uses of the Shurangama Mantra (9 MB WMA audio download) and the Ganesh Mantra (290 KB WMA audio download) to dispel evil energy, to protect all nations and to prevent "weapons of mass destruction". Here is the handout that we used in the seminar: Shurangama Mantra (1 MB MS Word document download) Please also visit http://www.hado.net for information on the book mentioned in the seminar: "Messages from Water" by Dr. Masaru Emoto
"Hado creates words
Words are the vibrations of nature
Therefore beautiful words create beautiful nature
Ugly words create ugly nature
This is the root of the universe "
by Masaru Emoto
The Japanese researcher in question is Dr. Masaru Emoto, chief of the Hado
institute in Tokyo. He is the author of many books concerning the
phenomenon of ' Hado'. The two ideograms comprising this expression Hado
(pronounced hadou to rhyme with shadow) literally mean "wave" and "move".
This following definition is how Dr. Emoto himself describes the
phenomenon, which led him to a series of remarkable discoveries pertaining
to the nature of water.
Hado: The intrinsic vibrational pattern at the atomic level in all matter.
The smallest unit of energy. Its basis is the energy of human
consciousness.
A rapid understanding of Hado quickly spread throughout Japan as Dr.
Emoto's theory gained ground. The word subsequently became part of daily
language. "The Hado of this place is really low. Let's leave." "That
person has a really powerful Hado." "Let's change the Hado of this
environment." Conversational pieces such as this now abound in Japan and
it is largely due to his revolutionary photographs of water crystals under
high magnification. Frozen crystals of water? Yes, like this..
<---- "Arigatou" -Thank you in Japanese
This is not just any crystallized molecule of water however. What has put
Dr. Emoto at the forefront of the Hado phenomenon is his proof that
thoughts and feelings affect PHYSICAL reality. By producing different Hado
through written and spoken words, as well as music and literally
presenting it to the SAME water samples, the water appears to "change its
expression". The exquisite beauty of the above crystal of frozen tap water
is clearly the result of Hado being projected at it. The expression of
human gratitude (arigatou) is thus immediately reflected in water. Well,
if this appears to be the case then let's see what other 'expressions'
water may have...
"Introduction to Ayurvedic Herbs for Arthritis" Course at Elephant Pharmacy
Click
here
to listen to part 1 of 2 of this 1 hour 10 minute introductory lecture on the
Ayurvedic etiology, pathology and herbal therapies for arthritis by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at Elephant Pharmacy in Berkeley on May 18
Click
here
to listen to part 2 of 2 of this 1 hour 10 minute introductory lecture on the
Ayurveda and Arthritis.
"Guggulu - In-Depth" - Herbology Course at Medicine Buddha Healing Center
Click
here
to listen to this 1 hour 18 minute advanced class audio April 2 lecture at
Medicine Buddha Healing Center with
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur explaining the
Ayurvedic perspectives on the amazing anti-arthritis, heart tonic, anti-cancer
tree resin Guggulu (Commiphora mukul in Latin). We list this course here
to be of added value to those who attended the
Ayurveda and Arthritis seminar at
Elephant Pharmacy.
(9 MB download)
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"Introduction to Ayurvedic Rejuvenative Herbs for Pitta" Course at Elephant Pharmacy
Click
here
to listen to this 1 hour 30 minute introductory lecture on the Top 5 Ayurvedic
Medicine Rasayana
Herbs for the Fire Constitution
by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at Elephant Pharmacy in Berkeley on May 11
"Introduction to Ayurvedic for Spring" Course at Elephant Pharmacy
Click
here
to listen to this 50 minute introductory lecture on Ayurvedic Healing for
Spring-Time by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at Elephant Pharmacy in Berkeley on April 16
"Introduction to Ayurvedic Diet Therapy" Course at Elephant Pharmacy
Click
here
to listen to this 1 hour 30 minute introductory lecture on Ayurvedic Nutrition
by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at Elephant Pharmacy in Berkeley on April 6
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Recent Ayurvedic
Medicine Seminars at Medicine Buddh
a
Healing Center
and Berkeley Buddhist Monastery / Institute for World Religions or other
locations
"Introduction to
Ayurveda" Course at University of California Berkeley
(Cal Students
Integrative Medicine Program lecture)
Click
here
to listen to this 2 hour introductory class audio lecture by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at UC Berkeley on March 12.
(14 MB download)
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"Introduction to Ayurveda for Massage Therapists" Course at Western Career College
Click
here
to listen to Part 1 of 2 of this 2.5 hour introductory class audio lecture by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at San Leandro, California on May 15.
(15.5 MB download)
Click
here
to listen to Part 2 of 2 of this 2.5 hour introductory class audio lecture by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at San Leandro, California on May 15.
(21 MB download)
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"Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine and its Relation to Chinese Herbal" Intro Seminar at Berkeley Buddhist Monastery
Click here to listen to this first introductory lecture (2 hour) on Ayurveda and it's relationship to Chinese Medicine by Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur on May 13 at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery / Institute for World Religions. The class is based on a detailed critique of the article "Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine and its Relation to Chinese Herbal Medicine". (28 MB download)
Here Losang compares and contrasts Chinese Herbology with Ayurvedic Herbology. He examines a birds-eye view of the top herbs that are shared in common between the Chinese and the Indian systems to understand the different clinical perspectives that each of these three great healing arts traditions offer.
Click
here
to listen to this second introductory lecture (2 hour) on Ayurveda and it's relationship
to Chinese Medicine by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur on May 20 at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery / Institute for World
Religions. The class is based on a detailed critique of the article
"Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine and its Relation to Chinese Herbal Medicine".
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"Ayurvedic Tongue Diagnosis and its Relation to Chinese Tongue Diagnosis" Seminar at Medicine Buddha Healing Center
Click
here
to listen to this third introductory lecture (1.5 hour) on Ayurvedic tongue
diagnosis and it's relationship to Chinese tongue assessment by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur on May 21 at the Medicine Buddha Healing
Center.
Click here to listen to this fourth introductory lecture (1.25 hour) on Ayurveda and it's relationship to Chinese Medicine by Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur by Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur on May 23 at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery / Institute for World Religions. The class is based on a detailed critique of the article "Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine and its Relation to Chinese Herbal Medicine". (
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Click
here
to listen to this four introductory lecture (30 minutes) on Ayurveda and it's
relationship to Chinese Medicine
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Click
here
to listen to this fifth introductory lecture (1 hour) on Ayurveda and it's
relationship to Chinese Medicine
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here
to listen to this sixth introductory lecture (30 minutes) on Ayurveda and it's
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"Introduction to Ayurvedic Herbs for Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure" Part I Course at Elephant Pharmacy
Click
here
to listen to this 1 hour introductory lecture on the Ayurvedic etiology,
pathology and herbal therapies for heart disease (hrid-roga) by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at Elephant Pharmacy in Berkeley on May 25
You will understand the world's top ten herbs (5 East Indian Ayurvedic, 1 Himalayan Tibetan, 1 Chinese and 2 Western herbs) which can assist you in taking gentle loving care of your heart.
"Introduction to Ayurvedic Herbs for Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure" Part II Course at Berkeley Buddhist Monastery
Click
here
to listen to this 2 hour more advanced lecture on the Ayurvedic etiology,
pathology for heart disease (hrid-roga) by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery / Institute
for World Religions in Berkeley on May 27
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NOTE: If you would like to have all of the lectures listed below and the rest of the lectures on this page on CD-ROM, along with a total of 220 hours of Ayurvedic audio lectures, please enroll in the Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) Program by making a donation to the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute. It is possible to simply audit the program and receive the CD ROMs for your own personal healing learning without being required to submit homework and pass the exams needed for a diploma certificate.
| Mastery Level | Ayurvedic Diploma Certificate Program | Program Hours | Trimester Unit Credits | Tuition Donation |
| Level I | Clinical Ayurveda Therapist (C.A.T.) Diploma | 225 hours | 15 units | $1250 |
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This means that our ministry (Medicine Buddha
Healing Center) and its school (Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute) relies on
donations for all expenses. So that dana paramita (the
perfection of the practice of giving) may take root here in the West, we
ask your reflection on this fundamental Buddhist-Yogic practice.
From the time of the Buddha (550 B.C.), the practice of
Dharma
(teaching and healing) has traditionally happened within a field of
generosity. We believe that Dharma practice unfolds best for
everyone concerned when the teaching-healing and the support for the
teaching-healing are given freely. We follow the generous
Bodhisattva spirit
and vows of
Dr. Patch Adams, and
Dr. Vasant Lad, who have inspired our both our format of giving and
our teachings - healing practices.
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For our In-Person Class Tuition details and information on the cost per trimester unit (per 15 hours of learning), click here.
What is the Definition Clinical Ayurveda Therapist?
What does the word Clinical mean and imply?
What are the Conduct and Practice Requirements of the Students, Teachers and Graduates of the Ayurveda Diploma Programs?
[Sunday, July 13: Ayurvedic Herbs for the Liver: Treating and Preventing Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (C.F.I.D.S.), Hepatitis, Alcohol toxicity and other Liver disorders using herbs, lifestyle and diet. We examined the top 18 herbs and formulas for the Liver.
Aloe vera gel, Guduchi herb (Tinospora cordifolia), Bhumyamalaki herb (Phyllanthus fraternus), Kutki root (Picrorhiza kurroa), Amalaki fruit (Emblica officinalis), Shankhapushpi (Evolvulus alsinoides), Nimba - Neem (Azadirachta indica), Punarnava root (Boerhaavia diffusa), Manjista root (Rubia cordifolia), Coriander seed (Coriandrum sativum), Dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale), Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Guggulu resin (Commiphora mukul), Lauha bhasma (reduced purified iron), Shilajit Himalayan Mineral Pitch (Asphaltum), Banyan Botanicals' Liver Formula and Blood Cleanse, and the classical formula Mahasudarshan.
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[Sunday, July 20: No Classes or consultations this day - Losang was at Buddha Root Farm Shurangama Sutra and Mantra Retreat
[Sunday, July 27: Ayurvedic Herbs for Lung: Relieving Cough, and Asthma by strengthening the lungs using herbs, lifestyle and diet.
Losang examined the following herbs and herbal products: Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Punarnava root (Boerhaavia diffusa), Rock Sugar, Pippali fruit (Piper longum), Pushkarmula root (Inula racemosa), Kantakari herb (Solanum xanthocarpum), Banslochan stem (Bambusa arundinacea), Bibhitaki fruit (Terminalia belerica), Holy Basil Tulsi leaf (Ocimum sanctum), Talisa leaf (Abies webbiana), Cardamom seed (Elettaria cardamomum), Cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum cassia), Sitopaladi, Talisadi, Banyan Botanicals Lung Formula and abhraka bhasma (purified mica)
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[ Sunday, August 3: Herbs That Support or Mitigate Unwanted Effects of Western Drug Therapies. Losang examined the Ayurvedic perspectives (effects on vata, pitta, and kapha) on aspirin, Tylenol, Ibuprofen, tetracycline, chemotherapy, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, streptomycin, and steroids. He will also discuss the "antidotes" to the unwanted side-effects of these western pharmaceuticals.
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[Sunday, August 10: Herbs That Support the Colon: Relieving constipation, diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome by strengthening the colon using herbs, lifestyle and diet.
Losang discussed the following herbs and herbal products: Triphala, Amalaki fruit (Emblica officinalis), Bibhitaki fruit (Terminalia belerica), Haritaki fruit (Terminalia chebula), Castor oil, Cumin seed (Cuminum cyminum), Ajamoda seed (Apium graveolens), Ajowan seed (Carum copticum), Ginger root (Zingiber officinale), Black Pepper fruit (Piper nigrum), Pippali fruit (Piper longum), Mineral Salt, Hing Asafoetida (Ferula asafoetida), Hingwastak formula, Sat isabgol - Psyllium husk (Plantago ovata), and Senna (Senna angustifolia), Bilva - Bel leaves (Aegle marmelos) Chandrasur seeds (Lepidium sativum), Om Organic's Bowel Care formula, Banyan Botanicals' ParaCleanse and Digest Ease.
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[Sunday, August 17: Herbs That Support the Stomach and Small Intestines: Losang discussed the Ayurvedic perspectives on herbs for digestion. Relieving acid belly, acid reflux, heartburn, belly ache, diarrhea and ulcers by strengthening the stomach and small intestine using herbs, lifestyle and diet.
Losang discussed the following herbs and herbal products: Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), Triphala, Amalaki fruit (Emblica officinalis), Cumin seed (Cuminum cyminum), Saffron (Crocus sattiva), Ajamoda seed (Apium graveolens), Ajowan seed (Carum copticum), Ginger root (Zingiber officinale), Black Pepper fruit (Piper nigrum), Pippali fruit (Piper longum), Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Hing Asafoetida (Ferula asafoetida), Banyan Botanicals' Digest Ease, Musta (Cyperus rotundus), Kamadudha, Gulvel sattva, and Chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica)
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[Sunday, August 24: Classes or consultations this day - Losang was participating in the Earth Store Bodhisattva Chanting and Recitation at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas.
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[Sunday, August 31: Herbs That Support the Gall Bladder: Preventing gallstones, envy, jealousy, and strengthening the gall bladder using herbs, lifestyle and diet. Elephant Pharmacy (click here for directions), 1607 Shattuck Ave (at Cedar), North Berkeley 94709. Taught by Master Herbalist Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, M.A.H.
Losang will look at Aloe vera juice, Black pepper, Fresh ginger, Jatamamsi (Nardostachys jatamamsi), Pippali (Indian long pepper), Olive oil, and Neem.
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"Introduction to
Ayurvedic Psychology"
Course at the
Berkeley Buddhist Monastery
Click
here to listen to this 2 hour introductory
Psychology of Ayurveda class by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur on January 21 at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery / Institute for World
Religions.
(18.5 MB download)
"Introduction to Ayurvedic Alchemy: Metallic-Mineral Rejuvenative Herbal Compounds" Course at Berkeley Buddhist Monastery
Click
here
to listen to this 2 hour introductory lecture on the Ayurvedic Medicine's Rasa
Shastra (Alchemical Compounds) -- Mineral-Metallic-Gem-Animal-Herbal Compounds:
Mercury (Shiva), Sulfur (Shakti), Gold, Silver, Lead, Tin, Zinc, Mica, Pearl,
Red Coral, Oyster Shell, and Deer Horn) by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur on April 15 at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery / Institute for World
Religions.
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"Introduction to Ayurvedic Diagnosis" Course at Medicine Buddha Healing Center
Click
here to listen to this 2 hour 30 minute advanced class audio lecture at Medicine
Buddha Healing Center on March 14 with
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur commenting on and explaining Dr. Vasant Lad's lecture on the
8 methods of diagnosis. This is just one sample of more than 12 hours on
Ayurvedic 8 Method of Diagnosis taught that weekend by Losang.
(17.5 MB download)
"Introduction to 7 Dhatus" Course at Medicine Buddha Healing Center
Click
here
to listen to this 2 hour 45 minute advanced class audio lecture at Medicine
Buddha Healing Center with
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur commenting on and explaining Dr. Vasant Lad's lecture on the 7 tissues (dhatus).
This is just one of more than 12 hours on Ayurvedic Concept of the Seven Body
Tissues taught that weekend by Losang.
(19 MB download)
All copyrighted material available via this site or its distance learning correspondence courses is reprinted either with permission as noted or is quoted, paraphrased, or excerpted and made available under the "fair use" provision (17 USC §107) of the United States Copyright Act for research and non-profit educational and religious purposes only.
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"Introduction to Medical Astrology - Jyotish" Course at Medicine Buddha Healing Center
Click
here to listen to this 1 hour 8
minute introductory Jyotish Vedic Astrology class audio lecture by Jyotish
Astrologer Davis Batson on April 2. Medical Astrology Consultations
(and other life aspects) with Davis are available by calling Davis at
520-296-0747. Vedic Astrology is a sister science to Ayurveda and
Yoga and can be useful tool for healing and transformation.
"Introduction to Sanskrit" Course at Berkeley Buddhist Monastery
Click
here
to listen to this 2 hour introductory Sanskrit class by
Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur on
March 24 at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery / Institute for World
Religions.
Click
here
to listen to Ayurvedic Doctor Vasant Lad chanting the Ganesh Mantra
(Wisdom Prayer) in Sanskrit. We chant these healing mantras as part
of our core Ayurvedic curriculum at the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute.
(861 KB download)
Click here to listen to Ayurveda students chanting the Ganesh Mantra and Saraswati Memory Mantra and the Guru Student Prayer in Sanskrit. We recite these therapeutic mantras as part of our foundation Ayurvedic program at the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute. (331 KB download)
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"Practical Outrageousness - Bringing Humor and Joy into Your Clinical Practice" Course at University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
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Listen
to an amazing 2 hour long lecture by world-renowned Clown Bodhisattva Dr. Patch
Adams at UCSF's
Practical
Outrageousness Seminar which our primary faculty member
Losang Jinpa attended in April 2002.
Patch's Clown Bodhisattva philosophy on life which has been the model for the Ayurvedic Healing Arts Institute and its parent the Medicine Buddha Healing Center.
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NOTE: Weekly classes and Weekend Seminars at the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute were paused from June 14 to August 18th so that we could attend the Shurangama Sutra and Shurangama Mantra Dharma Realm Buddhist Youth Retreat Program at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. This was a rare opportunity for us to study and cultivate the Buddha Dharma's most important Scripture (Sutra) and most powerful healing and protecting Mantra. These teachings will be shared with the students of the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute in the form of a one year lecture series, entitled: "Ayurvedic Psychology in Light of the Shurangama".
Losang Jinpa returned to Berkeley's Elephant Pharmacy each weekend during this summer retreat period to teach Ayurvedic classes there from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM and to see clients all day long on Saturday (by appointment) and Sunday at the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and the Elephant Pharmacy. Otherwise, during this period he was unavailable and on retreat at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage, California in Mendocino County. The wisdom presented during these two months of Shurangama classes will be integrated into the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute's Correspondence Course as well.
Next year, June 14, 2004 to August 14, 2004 Losang will be away on retreat again for the Summer Break and hence the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute will be closed for the summer. He will be studying the Avatamsaka Sutra (The King of Kings of Buddhist Sutras) which was brought to our Earthly realm from the Dragon realm by the Buddhist Ayurvedic Sage Nagarjuna Bodhisattva during his dhyana samadhi. Sri Nagarguna was a famous Ayurvedic physician and the editor/redactor of the Sushruta Samhita (the second most important Ayurvedic medical text). If you are interested in studying the Avatamsaka Sutra there at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, you are welcome to join Losang. All students enrolled in the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute are hereby welcomed to join Losang there for this rare summer retreat. Currently, the Avatamsaka Sutra is lectured every Saturday at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery by the American Buddhist monk Rev. Heng Sure. Enrolled students are encouraged to drop by in Berkeley or to listen online to the audiocast / videocast at: http://www.bttsonline.org/Webcast.aspx
Shurangama_Mantra_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma
(4.4 MB download)
Shurangama_Sutra_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma
(1.5 MB download)
Shurangama_Sutra_V2_Forward.wma (4.8 MB download)
Here is the entire text of the Shurangama Sutra in Adobe Acrobat format as used in the Indian "Shad Darshan" Six Philosophies section of our Correspondence Course (you may purchase a hardcopy of the sutras at www.BTTSOnline.org):
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Five_Precepts.pdf
(1.4 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_1.pdf
(1.2 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_2.pdf
(1 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_3.pdf
(1 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_4.pdf
(1.2 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_5.pdf
(1 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_6.pdf
(1 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_7.pdf
(1.2 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_8.pdf
(1.4 MB download)
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The following lectures are readings with commentaries from the following excellent Buddhist Dictionary:
Epstein, Ron, Dr., Ph.D.,
Buddhism A to Z,
Burlingame, California: Buddha Text Translation Society, Dharma
Realm Buddhist
University, 2003. ISBN 0-88139-1250-3
Cost: $21.95 U.S.
Required for Courses HUM108: Shad Darshan: The Six Philosophies of Indian Medicine and
SKT220: Ayurvedic Sanskrit Level III: Ayurvedic-Buddhist-Yogic-Hindu Words and Definitions
Purchase from the Buddhist Text Translation Society of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (www.DRBA.org) at www.BTTSonline.org
What do sangha, karma and Bodhisattva really mean? Who were the major disciples of the Buddha? Find out in this lively and easy-to-read, alphabetical listing of major Buddhist terms and figures. Written by a practicing Buddhist scholar for the beginner, many entries read like short stories. Cross references. Author: Ronald Epstein received his PhD from UC Berkeley in Buddhism. He collaborated in the translation of the Heart Sutra with its Prajna Paramita Mantra and the Shurangama Sutra under the direction of Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua. He has been teaching philosophy and religion at San Francisco State University for 30 years and is also a research professor at the Institute for World Religions in Berkeley.
Click here for the directory to download and listen to numerous sample readings from Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur from Dr. Epstein's wonderful Buddhist Dictionary.
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Outflows_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma 3.1 MB
Polluted_Thoughts_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma 1.2 MB
Rebirth_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma 1.3 MB
Shurangama_Mantra_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma 4.4 MB
Shurangama_Sutra_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma 1.5 MB
Shurangama_Sutra_V2_Forward.wma 4.8 MB
Ten_Wholesome_Deeds_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma 3.4 MB
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NOTE: Weekly classes and Weekend Seminars at the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute will be paused from June 14 to August 18th so that we may attend the Shurangama Sutra and Shurangama Mantra Dharma Realm Buddhist Youth Retreat Program at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. This is a rare opportunity for us to study and cultivate the Buddha Dharma's most important Scripture (Sutra) and most powerful healing and protecting Mantra. Losang Jinpa will still be returning to Berkeley's Elephant Pharmacy each weekend during this period to teach Ayurvedic classes there from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM and to see clients during the day at the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and the Elephant Pharmacy. Otherwise, during this period he will be unavailable and on retreat at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage, California in Mendocino County. The material presented during these two months of Shurangama classes will be integrated into the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute's Correspondence Course.
Shurangama_Mantra_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma (4.4 MB download)
Shurangama_Sutra_Buddhism_AtoZ_Hsuan_Hua.wma (1.5 MB download)
Shurangama_Sutra_V2_Forward.wma (4.8 MB download)
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Here is the entire text of the Shurangama Sutra in Adobe Acrobat Format as used in the Indian "Shad Darshan" Six Philosophies section of our Correspondence Course:
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Five_Precepts.pdf
(1.4 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_1.pdf
(1.2 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_2.pdf
(1 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_3.pdf
(1 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_4.pdf
(1.2 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_5.pdf
(1 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_6.pdf
(1 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_7.pdf
(1.2 MB download)
Buddhist_Shurangama_Sutra_Part_8.pdf
(1.4 MB download)
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Lad, Vasant, Dr., B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., Ayurveda: Science of Life, Sounds True Audio, 6 cassettes, 6 hours
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Dedication and Transfer of Merit
The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute and its parent the Medicine Buddha Healing Center would like to acknowledge and offer its sincere appreciation to the Medicine Master Buddha (Bhaisajya Guru Vaidurya Prabaha Buddha in Sanskrit [also called Senjya Menla in Tibetan and Yao Shi Fohw is Chinese]), to the Bodhisattvas, and to the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, the founding Abbot of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (
www.DRBA.org) and the Dharma Master of Buddhist Sutras (scriptures), Mantras (chants and prayers), Meditation, and Precepts. His pure devotion to the Buddha, the Buddha’s Teachings (Dharma), prayers and the practitioners of Buddhism (Sangha) and his tireless effort to translate into English, Spanish and other languages the truths found in the ancient Buddhist Sutras without compromising its spiritual messages remain as a constant inspiration for the faculty and founders of this Institute. As such, we honor the Venerable Master Hua’s memory, by this dedication.We also wish to acknowledge the all of those whose dedication and insight brought the knowledge of Ayurveda to the Planet, especially to our teachers including the renowned spiritual Sage Ayurvedic Physician and Sanskrit Pandit Dr. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc. (founder of the Ayurvedic Institute –
www.Ayurveda.com) and others who lovingly showed the way and shared their knowledge and experience, and to all the friends and staff at the Ayurvedic Institute without whose contributions the Medicine Buddha Healing Center and the Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute would not exist.<top>
Verse of Transference of Merit
May the merit and virtue accrued from this work,
Adorn the
Buddhas’ Pure Lands,
Repaying the four kinds of kindness above
And aiding the those suffering in the paths below.
May those who see and hear of this,
All bring forth the resolve for Bodhi,
And when this retribution body is over,
Be born together in the
Land of Ultimate Bliss.
May every living being, our minds as one and radiant with light,
share the fruits of peace, with heart of goodness, luminous and bright.
If people hear and see, how hands and hearts can find in giving unity,
may their minds awake, to
Great Compassion, wisdom and to joy.
May kindness find reward; may all who sorrow leave their grief and pain;
may this boundless light break the darkness of their endless night.
Because our hearts are one, this world of pain turns into Paradise;
may all become compassionate and wise; may all become
compassionate and wise.
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See the Bodhisattva Way - click here to listen to a lecture on "Path of the Bodhisattva".
See the Buddhist - Yogic Precepts - click here to listen to a lecture on "Ten Good Deeds of the Bodhisattva".
See the Code of Ethics for the School - click here to listen to a lecture on "Karma".
See the Code of Ethics for Ayurvedic Practitioners - click here to listen to a lecture on the concept of "Outflows".
See the Buddhist Ayurvedic Five Precepts Sacrament - click here to listen to a lecture on "Path of Following Precepts".
See the Seven Guidelines for Recognizing True Teachers - click here to listen to a lecture on "What is a Bodhisattva?"
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The Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute of the Medicine Buddha Healing Center offers the following four comprehensive Ayurvedic Diploma Certificate Programs:
| Mastery Level | Diploma Certificate Program | Program Hours | Trimester Unit Credits | Tuition Donation |
| Level I |
Clinical Ayurveda
Therapist (C.A.T.) Distance Learning Diploma Includes 10 CD-ROMs and Michael Dick's 5th Edition of the Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook |
225 audio/video class hours | 15 units |
$1250 Donation for Distance Learning |
| Level I |
Clinical Ayurveda
Therapist (C.A.T.) In-Person Classroom-based Diploma Includes unlimited weekly clinical apprenticeship with Losang Jinpa, D.Ayur, M.S. Buddhist Ayurveda and all weekly classes and monthly seminars in Berkeley, California. Also includes 10 CD-ROMs for use as homework study and printed version of Michael Dick's 5th Edition of the Ayurvedic Herbology Handbook |
225
in-person classroom hours |
15 units |
$1,950 Donation for Berkeley Classes |
| Level II |
Clinical Ayurvedic
Herbalist (C.A.H.) Distance Learning Diploma |
750
audio/video class hours |
50 units |
$950 Donation for Distance Learning |
| Level II |
Clinical Ayurvedic
Herbalist (C.A.H.) In-Person Classroom-based Diploma |
750
in-person classroom hours |
50 units |
$5,500 Donation for Berkeley Classes |
| Level III |
Clinical Ayurvedic
Herbalist Specialist (C.A.H.S.) Diploma and Associate of Applied Ayurvedic Science Degree (A.A.A.S.) |
1,200
audio/video class hours |
80 units |
$1,300 Donation for Distance Learning |
| Level IV |
Master Ayurvedic
Herbalist (M.A.H.) Diploma and Bachelor of Buddhist Ayurveda: B.S. Buddhist Ayurveda Degree. "Buddhist Healing Ayurveda" |
1,800 audio/video class hours |
120 units |
$1,900 Donation for Distance Learning |
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Full Course Details for All Four Ayurvedic Certificate Programs (click here to download detailed Excel spreadsheet)
2006-2007 Class Schedule in Excel format (click here for full schedule)
Remember, no student is EVER turned away due to lack of funds. So, if you cannot afford the initial $1250, please sign up for the course by making the donation that is within your budget. ($108 is the minimum suggested donation unless you have been indigent for some time.)
NOTE: The suggested Tuition Donation above includes a combination of refundable Tuition donation (based on the per trimester unit rate) and the
non-refundable $108 application and registration fee donation ($54 each respectively). For more details on our refund policies, click here. For more info on our Application - Registration Fees and Exam Fees, click here.For our In-Person Class Tuition details and information on the cost per trimester unit (per 15 hours of learning), click here.
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Om Namo Amitabha Vipashina Ratnasambhava Amoghasiddhi Buddha! Om Namo Bhaisajya Guru Buddha! Om Namo Avalokiteshvara Great Compassion Bodhisattva! Om Namo Ganesha! Om Jai Hanuman! We bow to and offer sincere thanks and dedication to our teachers, the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, the Venerable Ayurvedic Sage Doctor Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S. and the Clown Bodhisattva Patch Adams, M.D. and the great Nobel Peace Prize-winning doctor Albert Schweitzer.
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Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute is a non-profit 501(c)3 educational
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We are a Buddhist Ayurveda church school,
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Association and Organization
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"The religious Association (Church), that is to say the Ministry, Institute, Center and Temple is in no way under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration, the California State Medical Board, or the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, or any other government organization, agency, or agent (federal, state or local). Any attempt by any government or private agent or agency to regulate our above described religious educational practices and spiritual practices is in violation of our now declared First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendment Constitutional rights. Notice is hereby given to any person(s) who, acting under the color of the law, intentionally interferes with the free exercise of the rights retained by our Ministry, Institute, Center and Temple and its Pastoral Counselors, faculty, students, congregation, and members under the First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendments, as enumerated in these Articles of Association and Organization and in our Pastoral Counselor’s Declaration of First Amendment Constitutional Rights (Section C2.14) and Pastoral Counselor’s Declaration of First, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Amendment Constitutional Rights (Section C2.15), that they may be in violation of the Pastoral Counselor’s civil and constitutional rights, Title 42, U.S.C. 1983 et seq. and Title 18, Section 241. We hereby declare, all rights reserved without prejudice."
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