The Power of Listening: Up Close & 6 Feet Apart
with Don Handrick
Offered via Zoom. Advance Registration required to attend this teaching.
Offered via Zoom. Advance Registration required to attend this teaching.
Saturday, May 23rd
10:30am -12:30 pm
During the pandemic when we’re either sheltering in place with others or socially distancing, there is obviously a need to fine tune communication with others to be truly useful and beneficial. The Buddha taught frequently on skillful speech. Now there is a heightened need to complement all of our speaking with the skill of mindful listening. Regardless of our role or profession, without attentive listening, our interactions with others can often become powerless and ineffectual. In this session, we will explore the practice of skillful listening and the benefits that arise from developing an ability to listen from our hearts, opening up to others with wisdom and compassion.
About Don Handrick
For six months each year, Don Handrick serves as the resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling, in Santa Fe, NM, a center affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). During that time, he also teaches at Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center in Taos, NM, and volunteers for the Liberation Prison Project, teaching Buddhism once a month at a local prison. Since 2012 he has been an active member of the Interfaith Leadership Alliance of Santa Fe. The other half of each year, Don spends as a touring teacher for the FPMT, visiting centers around the world.
Don has received teachings from many esteemed lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ribur Rinpoche, Choden Rinpoche, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. In 1998 he attended the FPMT's Masters Program of Buddhist Studies in Sutra and Tantra, a seven-year residential study program conducted at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Tuscany, Italy. He successfully completed all five subjects of this program in 2004, receiving an FPMT final certificate with high honors. In 2015, he had the honor of being selected to lead the renowned November Course, a one month teaching and meditation retreat held annually at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
10:30am -12:30 pm
During the pandemic when we’re either sheltering in place with others or socially distancing, there is obviously a need to fine tune communication with others to be truly useful and beneficial. The Buddha taught frequently on skillful speech. Now there is a heightened need to complement all of our speaking with the skill of mindful listening. Regardless of our role or profession, without attentive listening, our interactions with others can often become powerless and ineffectual. In this session, we will explore the practice of skillful listening and the benefits that arise from developing an ability to listen from our hearts, opening up to others with wisdom and compassion.
About Don Handrick
For six months each year, Don Handrick serves as the resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling, in Santa Fe, NM, a center affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). During that time, he also teaches at Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center in Taos, NM, and volunteers for the Liberation Prison Project, teaching Buddhism once a month at a local prison. Since 2012 he has been an active member of the Interfaith Leadership Alliance of Santa Fe. The other half of each year, Don spends as a touring teacher for the FPMT, visiting centers around the world.
Don has received teachings from many esteemed lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ribur Rinpoche, Choden Rinpoche, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. In 1998 he attended the FPMT's Masters Program of Buddhist Studies in Sutra and Tantra, a seven-year residential study program conducted at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Tuscany, Italy. He successfully completed all five subjects of this program in 2004, receiving an FPMT final certificate with high honors. In 2015, he had the honor of being selected to lead the renowned November Course, a one month teaching and meditation retreat held annually at Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Registration
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds. Ordained Sangha (monks and nuns) are always welcome. Please contact us to make arrangements. To register through Paypal, please click on the donate button below and select the amount of your ticket donation.
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds. Ordained Sangha (monks and nuns) are always welcome. Please contact us to make arrangements. To register through Paypal, please click on the donate button below and select the amount of your ticket donation.