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Taking It to the Streets:
Spiritual Practice When
You're Out and About
Sunday, April 27, 10 am-12 pm |
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| In this class, Ven. Losang Monlam will discuss simple techniques to take our spiritual practice to the streets, so that we can use our time in transit to open our hearts, and to create the true causes for happiness. |
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Buddhism in a Nutshell
Starts Tuesday, April 29, 7 pm
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Karen Villanueva will teach this introductory course on Buddhism for complete beginners. This course will present basic Buddhist philosophy and principles of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It will answer such questions as “What is meditation? What did the Buddha say and what does it have to do with me? Can the Buddha’s teachings bring more happiness into my life?” Karen Villanueva has been a student of Buddhism for over a decade. She holds MA degrees in Public Administration as well as Culture & Spirituality. She is currently a doctoral student in Philosophy and Religion at CIIS in San Francisco.
$79 for non-members / $49 for members
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SPECIAL EVENT
Tse Chen Ling is Honored to Host
Chöden Rinpoche
Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment
May 15-18
Je Tsongkhapa, Three Families Jenang
(ceremony granting permission to practice)
Friday, May 23
Namtoese / Vaishravana Wealth Deity Jenang
(ceremony granting permission to practice)
Saturday, May 24 |
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Chöden Rinpoche was born in 1932 in eastern Tibet. Recognized as the reincarnation of a high lama of Rongbo Rabten Monastery, he entered Sera Je Monastery at the age of eight, completing his extensive studies at age 29. When the Chinese invaded Tibet, Rinpoche entered retreat in Lhasa. For the following 19 years, Rinpoche remained in strict retreat without moving from the room until 1980. In 1985, Rinpoche was able to leave Tibet. He settled and now teaches at Sera Je Monastery in India, where he is considered to be one of the greatest masters of our time.
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How to Meditate:
Introductory Guided Meditation
Every Saturday, 9-10 am |
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Basic meditation instruction and practice. Drop-ins and new students welcome.
Free. |
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Sunday Morning Dharma Talk
with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Cultivating a
Bodhisattva’s Motivation
Sunday, May 4, 10 am |
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| What is most important to remember when we sit to meditate? It is to establish the motivation of a bodhisattva, the powerful wish to alleviate suffering wherever it arises. When we understand and apply this simple aspiration, we can be certain that our practice flourish. Free. |
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| Learn what else is coming up for the rest of the year at the TCL Calendar. |
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