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Teaching Series with Ven. Robina Courtin: April 2022

Ven. Robina Courtin returns to Shantideva Center, bringing a bounty of teachings in her characteristic big-hearted, no-nonsense style!

Impermanence and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Ven. Jamyang

In this two-day workshop, Venerable investigates the impermanent nature of our body, feelings, mind, and phenomena. By being mindful of the impermanent nature of things, we connect with reality itself. We learn how to be comfortable with change and go with the flow.

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Cultivating lasting happiness: what Buddhism and science have to say about it

This short course is a part of the FPMT "Buddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential" series that focuses on meditation and the mind to provide insight and practical techniques on meditation, the mechanisms of suffering and happiness, finding mental balance, and how to discover and develop our potential for compassion and wisdom. The presentation is in harmony with a comparative modern scientific perspective.

Practice of Emptiness with Venerable George Churinoff

Ven. George Churinoff guides us through one unique text in the wisdom tradition in this eight-session course, studying "The Perfection of Wisdom" chapter from Sacred Word of Manjushri. Through study of this text, you will learn techniques for loosening the tightly-held assumptions of an inherently existent self.

Long Life Puja Being Offered To Lama Zopa Rinpoche

The official annual long life puja offered on behalf of all in the FPMT organization to our most kind and immeasurably precious spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, will be offered at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, on March 11, 2022. This White Tara long life puja is being organized in accordance with the advice of Khadro-la, Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme.

Exploring Buddhism: Exploring the Path with Gen Don Handrick

In this module, we will provide a concise overview of the whole path to enlightenment as it is traditionally presented in texts belonging to the stages of the path genre, and impart the importance of and method for meditating on the complete teachings of Buddha in this practice-oriented way.