Saturday Series
Using World Events to Grow in our Spiritual Life

with Ven. Losang Drimay

Saturdays, 11:00am – 1:00pm
February 3 – 17, 2018
News about the environment, politics, gun violence, hate speech, divisiveness, etc., can be overwhelming. Does it make you feel helpless? Does it seem like these days are much worse than other times in history?

Let’s look at how these stories can help us gain insights on the stages of the path. Note: we’re not talking about using Buddhist methods to SOLVE those problems; we’re talking about using those problems to go deeper into our Dharma practice and transform our minds.

Feb 3 — Politics and Society: corrupt leaders, divisiveness, opinions

Feb 10 — The Environment: pollution, use of natural resources, natural disasters

Feb 17 — Dangerous Behavior: gun violence, immorality, cyber attacks, economic abuse

Over these three Saturday sessions, we will look at: the nature of our world, the meaning of being human, our relationship to other living beings, taking control of our own emotions, our own happiness.

Each session will include an introduction to Buddhist teachings on these topics, time for discussion, and brief periods for silent contemplation.

Snacks will be provided.
Venerable Losang Drimay has a B.A. in Asian Studies and has traveled extensively in Asia, but actually met her Tibetan lamas here in the United States. She has been studying, practicing and working with centers in the FPMT since 1984, receiving hundreds of hours of classroom instruction from the many qualified lamas and senior teachers that frequent our Dharma centers.
From 2001 to 2012, Ven. Drimay served as resident teacher at our center, also living and serving at Land of Medicine Buddha for part of that time. Since 2012, she is full-time at Land of Medicine Buddha, continuing to lead regular meditations and classes, as well as picking up some other duties.
Suggested donation: $30 – $50 per class
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