Enriching Our Life and Benefitting Our Death
with Jon Landaw
Program Description:
Join us for this series of three classes with Jon Landaw on the Five Powers (sometimes called the Five Forces). As Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche has stated:
Join us for this series of three classes with Jon Landaw on the Five Powers (sometimes called the Five Forces). As Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche has stated:
Whether you experience happiness or unhappiness, success or failure, health or illness, by practicing these five powers, which are the essence of the whole Dharma, you use every experience to develop the two bodhicittas. In this way, your mind will always be happy. … It is also the best preparation for the happiest death ... the best psychology of all and the best, deepest meditation.
These five powers, which are to be employed throughout our life, and most especially at the time of our death, are traditionally identified as:
The supreme importance of practicing these five powers is expressed in stanza 97 of the Guru Puja as follows:
In short, no matter what appearances arise, be they good or bad,
I seek your blessings to transform them into a path ever enhancing the two bodhichittas
Through the practice of the five forces—the quintessence of the entire Dharma--
And thus to enjoy solely a blissful mind.
In this course, which is open to all, we will learn:
About Jon Landaw:
Jonathan Landaw was born in New Jersey in 1944 and attended Dartmouth College. After teaching English with the Peace Corps in Iran (1966-69), he began studying Buddhism in India and Nepal, his main teachers being Lama Thubten Yeshe, Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche, and Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. While studying in Dharamsala, India, he worked as English editor for the Translation Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
After moving back to the West in 1977, Jon continued his studies and practices while traveling extensively, giving courses and leading meditation retreats throughout much of North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He is the editor and author of a number of books, including Wisdom Energy, Introduction to Tantra, and Buddhism for Dummies. He lives with his wife and family in Santa Cruz, California.
- the power of Intention
- the power of Familiarity
- the power of the Antidote
- the power of the White Seed
- the power of Prayer
The supreme importance of practicing these five powers is expressed in stanza 97 of the Guru Puja as follows:
In short, no matter what appearances arise, be they good or bad,
I seek your blessings to transform them into a path ever enhancing the two bodhichittas
Through the practice of the five forces—the quintessence of the entire Dharma--
And thus to enjoy solely a blissful mind.
In this course, which is open to all, we will learn:
- what these five powers (or forces) are,
- how to make them an essential part of our daily life,
- how to practice them at the time of our death, and
- how to prepare for our death by rehearsing the eight stages of the death evolution
About Jon Landaw:
Jonathan Landaw was born in New Jersey in 1944 and attended Dartmouth College. After teaching English with the Peace Corps in Iran (1966-69), he began studying Buddhism in India and Nepal, his main teachers being Lama Thubten Yeshe, Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche, and Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. While studying in Dharamsala, India, he worked as English editor for the Translation Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
After moving back to the West in 1977, Jon continued his studies and practices while traveling extensively, giving courses and leading meditation retreats throughout much of North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He is the editor and author of a number of books, including Wisdom Energy, Introduction to Tantra, and Buddhism for Dummies. He lives with his wife and family in Santa Cruz, California.
Registration:
Advanced registration for this program is required. Once you register, you’ll receive the Zoom link to join the class.
Ordained sangha are always welcome free of charge. And no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. Please contact us at office@tsechenling.org to inquire.
Advanced registration for this program is required. Once you register, you’ll receive the Zoom link to join the class.
Ordained sangha are always welcome free of charge. And no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. Please contact us at office@tsechenling.org to inquire.