How We Acquire Knowledge
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with Tubten Pende
Sunday, 11:15am – 12:45pm
The Buddha advised us to thoroughly subdue our minds, as our experiences — good or bad — arise from actions of our body, speech and mind; with the mind being the principal creator of action and experience. Regarding the mind, objects appear to it and it apprehends them. Based on these two functions, the mind can be identified and studied, especially in meditation.
This course will use a traditional presentation of classes of mind to understand how it acquires knowledge. The goal of the course is to enable students to meditate on the mind at its customary level of reality to provide the basis to understand its ultimate level. Root text: Explanation of the Presentation of Objects and Object-Possessors as well as Awarenesses and Knowers, by Purbuchok Jampa Gyatso. Everyone is welcome. Donations appreciated. |
Tubten Pende is a practicing Buddhist since 1972 when he was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism in India. Pende was included in the first wave of the FPMT’s Western Buddhist teachers. He was the coordinator of the Geshe Studies Program at Manjushri Institute, England; spiritual program coordinator, director, and later resident teacher at Nalanda Monastery, France; and an FPMT International Office Education Services program developer of the Masters Program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy. He is interested in the effective application of Buddhist theory and practice in the daily life of ordinary people.
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No one turned away due to lack of funds — please contact us to make arrangements.