Recognizing our Profound Potential
with Venerable Robina Courtin
Mondays, Jan 6, Feb 3, Mar 3, 7:30-9pm EST
Wednesdays, Jan 22, Feb 19, *Mar 19, 1:30-3pm EST/EDT
IN-PERSON & ONLINE
**NEW DATES & TOPICS for Apr- Jul
Mondays, Apr 7, 28, May 5, Jun 2 & Jul 21, 7:30-9pm EDT
Wednesdays, Apr 23, May 21 & Jun 18, 1:30-3pm EDT
*March 19 class has been canceled.
**Registration for Apr-May will be available after Mar 28.
Registration for Jun-Jul will be available after May 21 by May 28.
With Buddhist practice we learn to delve deeply into our own minds, unpacking and unraveling our thoughts and feelings and emotions, learning to distinguish clearly between the unhappy states of mind that limit us such as attachment, anger, depression, low self-esteem, and the positive upbeat states of mind that actually are at the core of our being such as love, compassion, confidence and the rest. As such, we are able to recognize and re-discover our profound innate potential.
Combined with this inner work, we learn to abide by the natural law of karma, which strengthens our confidence that we are the creators of our own reality and that there’s no karma that can’t be changed.
Important Note
Please note that registration for each session closes once it has started. To bypass the MindBody system limitation, please register for the remaining session(s) instead by selecting those date(s) in the ‘Make a Reservation’ screen during registration.
This is an in-person and online event. Please review our latest Covid-19 policy if you are attending in person. For online, the events will be administered using Zoom*.
After registering, the system automatically sends a confirmation and/or a receipt email that contains the Zoom meeting link and/or other instructions. If you don’t immediately receive the system email(s) or you have any other questions, please contact us at registration@shantidevanyc.org.
*Zoom is an interactive video-conferencing tool that allows participants to see one another and ask questions. You will need a computer, a tablet or a smartphone with the Zoom application to attend. If you are using Zoom for the first time, please login earlier to allow any necessary installations on your device.
Registration / Schedule
Suggested: $20 per session
Other offering options: free, $5, $10, $30
The suggested amount helps support teacher offerings and expenses, direct costs and rent. Shantideva member benefits will apply automatically if you have a membership in MindBody.
Schedule:
Jan 6: Samsara is not a place but a state of mind
Jan 22: Every problem on earth comes from attachment
Feb 3: Compassionate Action
Feb 19: Karma: we create ourselves
Mar 3: How to apply emptiness in daily life
Mar 19: CANCELED How to distinguish between delusions and virtuous states of mind
Registration for Apr-May will be available by Mar 28.
April 7: What is the antidote to our delusions?
April 23: We should learn to like problems like we like ice cream
April 28: Our happiness and suffering depend on how we think
May 5: If we don’t start now, when will we?
May 21: We create negativity with our mind, so we purify it by creating positivity
Registration for Jun-Jul after May 21 by May 28.
June 2: How to cultivate wise compassion
June 18: Make the most of this human life
July 21: Counteract anxiety by looking the problem in the eye
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Recordings
This is a playlist. To jump to a particular session, click the playlist icon (near the top-right corner) of the video frame to select video.
Dana for the Teacher
About the Teacher
Venerable Robina Courtin has worked full-time for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, since her ordination in the late 1970s. Over the years she has served as editorial director of Wisdom Publications, editor of Mandala Magazine, executive director of Liberation Prison Project, and as a touring teacher of Buddhism. Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in the documentary films Chasing Buddha and Key to Freedom. Venerable Robina is known for her straightforward and energetic teaching style, helping people discover the potential of their own minds with clear explanations about Tibetan Buddhism and how to apply it to their lives.
Visit her website at https://www.robinacourtin.com.
