Uniting Wisdom and Compassion
with Don Handrick
Thursdays, June 3 - 24, 2021
6:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
Via Zoom. Registration is required.
Program Description:
Just as a bird relies on two wings for flight, the two aspects of compassion and wisdom are both essential in order to fulfill our aspirations to attain the state of complete awakening. Informed by wisdom, compassion understands how to be present and helpful in the face of confusion and suffering. Inspired by compassion, wisdom is moved to uproot the source of all confusion and enable us to quickly and skillfully benefit others. Working together they become inseparable, a singular and potent energy dedicated to removing the suffering of the world. In this course, we will examine teachings on the development of compassion from the renowned seventh-century Indian Buddhist scholar, Chandrakirti, in which he provides clear instruction on how to bring these two minds together in meditation and daily practice.
About Don Handrick:
Don Handrick is a touring teacher for the FPMT, sharing the Dharma with centers and study groups in North America and other parts of the world, both in-person and online. From 2006 through 2020, he served as the resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling, in Santa Fe, NM. During that time, he also taught regularly at Ksitigarbha Tibetan Buddhist Center in Taos, NM, and volunteered for the Liberation Prison Project, teaching Buddhism once a month at a prison in nearby Santa Rosa. Beginning in 2016, Don became a touring teacher for half of each year, visiting and teaching at other centers around the world. Since 2012 he has been an active member of the Interfaith Leadership Alliance of Santa Fe.
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:
Advanced registration for this program is required. Once you register, you’ll receive a welcome letter with course materials and any additional details. The Zoom link will be included on your registration ticket/receipt.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please contact us at [email protected] to inquire.
Advanced registration for this program is required. Once you register, you’ll receive a welcome letter with course materials and any additional details. The Zoom link will be included on your registration ticket/receipt.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please contact us at [email protected] to inquire.