DISCOVERING BUDDHISM
Daylong Retreat with Gus Cutz: Tantra
Tantra: The Swift Path to Enlightenment–Interested?
“The practice of tantra involves a combination of emptiness-yoga — through which all ordinary conceptions of one-self are dissolved — and deity-yoga — in which one cultivates the enlightened identity of a particular meditational deity.”
― Lama Thubten Yeshe
In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, tantra is considered to be a swift path to enlightenment. Tantric practitioners learn to think, speak, and act as if they are already fully enlightened buddhas. How can you achieve such an extraordinary transformation? Join Gus Cutz for an exploration of this profound and esoteric path to awakening.
The retreat will include discussions and guided meditations. Making the most of this opportunity to cultivate transformation, we will practice noble silence during all the breaks. Please come, bring your friends, and joyfully plant the seeds for your swift path to full enlightenment!
About the Teacher
Gustavo Cutz is an FPMT-certified teacher with some 25 years of Buddhist practice and study. Gus previously worked as an editor at Wisdom Publications in Boston. He worked with Geshe Thubten Soepa on interpreting and summarizing Geshe-la’s teachings on several topics, such as the Four Noble Truths, the eight worldly concerns, and the six perfections until Geshe-la passed away in 2022. Gus has a doctorate from LIU Post and works as a clinical psychologist on Long Island.
Gus has volunteered with Shantideva Center since 2008, facilitating and teaching Discovering Buddhism since 2012. With his deft mastery of a vast bibliography, Gus approaches Discovering Buddhism as a rigorous and comprehensive seminar. At the same time, Gus teaches with a light touch, warmly encouraging questions and valuing student understanding of the material. Gus brings the Buddha’s teachings to life with an appealing sense of humor, personal anecdotes, and vivid metaphors.
Gus also teaches the Debate Club at Shantideva Center in addition to teaching dharma topics at other spiritual centers.
