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On first Sundays, TBLC holds a prayer and meditation session in the Temple. Recited in English, these prayers have been translated from a Tibetan non-sectarian liturgy originally arranged for large assemblies of Tibetan monks and nuns when gathering in Bodh Gaya, India, the place of Buddha’s enlightenment.
After a break for lunch (students either go downtown to a restaurant or bring their own lunches and eat in our facilities), there will be a class on Tibetan Buddhism. TBLC Resident Monastic Scholar Geshe Thupwang will give his commentary on Gyelsay Togmay Sangpo’s Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas. Translation will be provided by TBLC Co-Director, Joshua W.C. Cutler. TBLC Dharma classes are appropriate for both beginning and advanced students of Buddhism and all are welcome.
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Because the mind is the vehicle for reaching enlightenment, understanding the nature of consciousness is an essential topic for study and reflection. Providing a special opportunity to engage on this topic, TBLC Visiting Monastic Scholar Geshi Yeshi Lhundup will give a series of dharma classes on “Tibetan Teachings on Consciousness” over a period of three Sunday afternoons. Geshe Lhundup not only holds a Geshe Lharampa degree, the highest geshe degree of scholarship conferred within the Tibetan monastic system, he is a senior Dharma teacher at Drepung Loseling Monastery. With over 20 years of experience as a teacher in both Tibetan monastic settings and within the United States, he is a talented Dharma teacher and will give his classes in English.
- 1:30-2:30pm: First class session
- 2:30-3:00pm: Break for tea
- 3:00-4:00pm: Second class session
- 4:00-4:30pm: Question and answer period
TBLC Dharma classes are appropriate for both beginning and advanced students of Buddhism and all are welcome.
- In person: No registration is necessary. All classes will be held in the TBLC Schoolhouse. Mask not required, but recommended
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Via livestream, here is a link to our livestream channel:
Geshe Jampa Thegchog, Transforming Adversity into Joy and Courage: An Explanation of the Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas. Edited by Thubten Chodron. Available through Amazon.
For Geshi Yeshi Lhundup’s “Tibetan Teachings on Consciousness” Series:
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality. See chapters 6-8. Available through Amazon
Jeffrey Hopkins, Meditation on Emptiness. See Part Three, chapter 1: “The Selfless” pages 235-268. Available through Wisdom Publications.
Thupten Jinpa, ed. Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, volume 2: The Mind. See all of part 2. Available through Wisdom Publications.
Georges Dreyfus and Evan Thompson, “Asian Perspectives: Indian Theories of Mind.” Chapter 5 in Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness.
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ANNUAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
ANNUAL LEARNING INTENSIVES
TBLC annual learning intensives take place over a two or three-day weekend and are an opportunity for an in-depth exploration of different Buddhist topics. Each day is usually divided into four one-hour sessions, but this sometimes varies to accord with the main teacher’s preference. Plenty of time is set aside for questions and answers. Besides intellectual inquiry, there is often guided meditation, depending on the subject matter. The classes are appropriate for both beginning and advanced students of Buddhism.
MAITREYA FESTIVAL
The Maitreya Festival is the biggest day of the TBLC annual calendar. This event includes a procession, a taped message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, prayers from the assembled monks, a Talk given on the Teachings of Maitreya, and delicious Festival food. All your friends and family are welcome to attend this auspicious event.
FOUNDER’S DAY
Founder’s Day is a celebration of Geshe Wangyal’s arrival in the United States on February 5, 1955, and was started by Geshe-la a few years before his death on January 30, 1983. As Geshe-la died on a date nearby his arrival date, Founder’s Day is also a remembrance of his passing away. This event includes a luncheon, prayer recitation in the TBLC Temple, and a talk by Executive Director Joshua Cutler.
Click here to download a biographical sketch of Geshe Wangyal.
Joshua W. C. Cutler gave the following talk on Founder’s Day February 5, 2007.
Joshua W. C. Cutler gave the following talk on Founder’s Day February 3, 2008.
Joshua W. C. Cutler gave the following talk on Founder’s Day February 7, 2010.
RECOMMENDED READINGS:
In general: Geshe Wangyal’s Door of Liberation, The Prince who Became a Cuckoo: A Tale of Liberation, and The Jeweled Staircase, Je Tsong-kha-pa’s Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment(Lam Rim Chen Mo).