Bring your questions about meditation practice, thoughts about your Dharma study, and responses to the teachings to a group discussion lead by senior students. All of us go through doubts, confusion, and stuck places as we progress on our spiritual journeys, and sharing these experiences with others helps us create community as well as understanding.
We all experience regret about things we have done, especially when we feel ashamed of our past motives or behavior. Buddhism has a number of approaches for processing such events so we can learn from our mistakes and not stay stuck in them--accepting ourselves as imperfect while making better choices in the future. Lama Nancy will take us through a series of steps for working through our regrets and moving forward in a productive manner.
This is individual practice done in a group--i.e. we are all in the same room doing our own practice at the same time. Especially designed for those doing the Ngondro (Foundation) practices of Tibetan Buddhism, but also open to anyone who wants to do their individual chanting, visualization, or mantra practice in a group environment. Bring your own text and supporting materials and stay for all or part of the session.
Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo (1925 -1961) was one of the main teachers of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as well as other great modern masters such as Thrangu Rinpoche. Mark will give a brief introduction to the life and times, and teachings of Khenpo Gangshar. Then we will use newly translated, short texts of his mind instructions for meditation, contemplation, and discussion together. Mark Nowakowski met the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1972 and has been his student ever since. [...]
Live from India: Why are we still stuck in samsara after all this time? One reason is that we haven't fully developed the motivation to transform our lives. Deep contemplation of the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to the Dharma will arouse our desire to free ourselves and others from suffering. Khenpo Tshering Chophel will continue his teachings on this topic. Suitable for all levels. Zoom info: Meeting ID 432 235 3275, passcode Karuna21, Phone: 312 [...]
NOTICE: We will not be meeting on Saturday, July 22, because of Art Fair in the downtown and campus areas of Ann Arbor. See you next week!
Mindfulness--whether in meditation or in daily life--involves awareness, nonjudgment, and acceptance of what is. For most of us, however, judgment of whatever we encounter happens automatically, leading to a lack of compassion for ourselves as well as others. Lama Nancy will talk about unconditional positive regard and how we can cultivate it even if don't necessarily have much experience of it. Learning to accept everybody as they really makes our life much easier while making the world [...]
This is individual practice done in a group--i.e. we are all in the same room doing our own practice at the same time. Especially designed for those doing the Ngondro (Foundation) practices of Tibetan Buddhism, but also open to anyone who wants to do their individual chanting, visualization, or mantra practice in a group environment. Bring your own text and supporting materials and stay for all or part of the session.
Live from India: Why are we still stuck in samsara after all this time? One reason is that we haven't fully developed the motivation to transform our lives. Deep contemplation of the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to the Dharma will arouse our desire to free ourselves and others from suffering. Khenpo Tshering Chophel will continue his teachings on this topic. Suitable for all levels. Zoom info: Meeting ID 432 235 3275, passcode Karuna21, Phone: 312 [...]
Join us as we sing and contemplate songs of the masters together. Buddhist teachings and spiritual experiences are often communicated through songs, such as those famously sung by the great Tibetan yogi, Milarepa. Following the teachings of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, we will sing in English, without judgment of "good" and "bad" as we try to move beyond an intellectual approach to the Dharma. As Khenpo Rinpoche sums up, "Know this life to be like a dream, [...]
Bring your questions about meditation practice, thoughts about your Dharma study, and responses to the teachings to a group discussion lead by senior students. All of us go through doubts, confusion, and stuck places as we progress on our spiritual journeys, and sharing these experiences with others helps us create community as well as understanding.
