Venerable Losang Gendun
New York, Sep-Oct, 2024
Join us for an enlightening month of teachings, meditations and retreat with Venerable Losang Gendun.
Ven. Gendun has deep meditative experience, focuses on practical application, is a brilliant scholar, and understands the Western mind well. He has students around the world who come away with inspiration, confidence, and newfound insight.
We’re fortunate to have him in New York for the first time, for in-person and online teachings at Shantideva Center and other venues. Below is a complete list of his upcoming events.
Schedule
Death and Dying: How to Transform Angst into Joy
At Tibet House US, IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Thu Sep 12, 6:30-8pm EDT
Express Meditations: Vitamins for Happiness
ONLINE
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sep 13-Oct 7, 7:30-8am EDT
WEEKEND RETREAT
Silent Compassion in a Mind-Made World
At Garrison Institute, IN-PERSON
Fri-Sun, Sep 13-15
Tibet House Tour of the Collection of Holy Objects led by Ganden Thurman
Note: Registration will open for In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT) students on Aug 26 and for the public on Sep 9.
At Tibet House US, IN-PERSON
Mon Sep 16, 2-3:30pm EDT
Mindfulness Meditation
Note: Registration will be available via The Rubin Museum of Art after Aug 15.
At The Rubin Museum of Art, IN-PERSON
Thu Sep 19, 1-2pm EDT
Breaking Boundaries and Bridging Worlds: Dhammananda Bhikkhuni’s Life and Legacy on Women’s Empowerment and Modern Buddhism
At Tibet House US, IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Fri Sep 20, 6:30-8pm EDT
Who Are We … Really?
At Shantideva Center, IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Mondays, Sep 23, 30, Oct 7, 7:30-9pm EDT
Urban Retreat: Awakening in the Modern World
At Shantideva Center, IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Sat Sep 28, 9:30am–7pm EDT; Sun Sep 29, 10:30am–5pm EDT
Enlightened Storytelling: Dissolving Our Limiting Views Through the Power of Narrative
At Tibet House US, IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Fri Oct 4, 6:30-8pm
Sponsorship
“According to the Tengyur, Buddha said:
For any sentient being, who during the period of my teachings
Makes charity well (even if the material is the size of hair),
For 80,000 eons will experience the great result of great enjoyment;”
– Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Due to Ven. Gendun’s extended stay, our costs for hosting will be higher than normal – anticipated to be around $5,000 for housing, transportation, and food (plus additional for teacher offerings).
We welcome your support to enable these precious teachings to happen. Any amount is greatly appreciated and very karmically beneficial! Here is a teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche about the immense benefits of offering to the Sangha.
You can sponsor using PayPal or any card by clicking the donate button or this link. Please remember to select “New York Visit 2024”.
Cook a Meal
In observance of the Vinaya (the monastic code of discipline), Ven. Gendun generally does not prepare his own meals and welcomes food offerings.
If you are inspired to cook a meal for him, please contact cookameal@shantidevanyc.org to coordinate details. Otherwise, you can contribute to sponsorship, which will be a wonderful offering!
Dana for the Teacher
Shantideva Center makes offerings to all of our teachers using the funds collected through registration. You can give additional support to the teacher and create a stronger karmic connection by offering dana online or onsite at the retreat. If offering online, please make sure to select the teacher’s name in the dropdown menu. Dana offered is passed entirely to the teacher, but please note that it is not tax-deductible.
About the Teacher
Venerable Losang Gendun has practiced Buddhism for nearly four decades and has been a Bhikshu (Buddhist monk) in the Tibetan tradition for the past 18 years. Until his ordination he worked in diverse areas such as palliative care, tech, refugee organizations, and commercial management. He studied Buddhist philosophy and practice for 10 years in monasteries in France, India, Nepal and Myanmar, before spending over four years in retreat, training in Tibetan sutra and tantra, as well as in the Burmese Theravada Forest Tradition. For the past 15 years, Ven. Gendun has been teaching Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation across the world. He is a member of Mind & Life Europe, a multidisciplinary laboratory of researchers and contemplative practitioners for investigating the nature of experience. He is the interreligious canon of the Peace Cathedral in Tbilisi Georgia and is at home in a Mevlavi Sufi Dergah in Istabul. In 2023 Ven. Gendun founded The Buddha Project for the long-term guidance of Buddhist meditators, scientific research, art projects and intercontemplative social engagement.
