Shantideva Center welcomes meditation teacher Stephan Pende as he leads an in-depth guided reading of the Dalai Lama's book How to See Yourself as You Really Are–which is actually a tightly focused and clear meditation program for learning to see the world and ourselves as we actually exist, without the overlay of false imagination.
Stephan offers guidance learning to slow down, cultivate radical acceptance, establish a healthy meditation practice and bring mindfulness into your daily life and relationships.
This program explores a practical path of transformation by being present with our pain, fear, and aversion. Mindfulness exercises and emptiness meditation are included along with reminders of how the Buddha practiced to help us move through these less than comfortable states.
We will explore such questions from an experiential point of view, using both scientific and Buddhist knowledge of the mind and meditation, in a journey that may translate into increasing lasting happiness and a positive impact on oneself, others, and the world.
Geshe Konchog Kyab gives teachings on The Eight Verses of Training the Mind, the famous spiritual poem composed by the 11th century Tibetan Bodhisattva Geshe Langri Tangpa.
Ven. Robina Courtin explores the concept "The Workshop is in The Mind". As Lama Zopa Rinpoche says, the workshop is in the mind. Combined with 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.
Ven. Jamyang discusses what fear is, how it influences the mind and what methods we can find in Buddhism to lessen our fear.
This training is intended for anyone interested in improving conflict resolution skills at work or at home, including business professionals, nonprofit staff, and aspiring mediators. You can look forward to an enjoyable training with lots of discussion and skills practice
In this module, we will examine the uniquely powerful methods for transforming the mind that are found in the lojong or mind-training texts, which clarify how to bring about a radical change in our attitude from that of a self-centered world-view to one that is other-centered and altruistic.
Ven. Robina Courtin returns to Shantideva Center, bringing a bounty of teachings in her characteristic big-hearted, no-nonsense style!
