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Please Join us Tomorrow for Teachings with Geshe Gelek

From: Losang D.
Sent on: Thursday, June 2, 2016, 8:59 PM

Details on a public talk in D.C. by His Holiness the Dalai Lama also inside.
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Coming Up This week


Friday June 3rd-Sunday June 5th
Becoming a Bodhisattva with Geshe Gelek

INTRODUCTORY: Open to all — no prior knowledge or experience required; no registration required


In Tibetan Buddhism the highest aspiration a spiritual practitioner can have is described as bodhichitta, which is the wish to achieve enlightenment in order to be of the greatest benefit to all sentient beings. The practitioners who have realized bodhichitta are called bodhisattvas. Developing this realization is one of the main focuses of Tibetan Buddhism yet for beginners it can be difficult to know what practices will cultivate this awareness and what kinds of activities bodhisattvas engage in to maintain and deepen their realization. In these teachings, Geshe Gelek will help us understand the differences between aspirational and ultimate Bodhichitta, as well as the six perfections which underlie the actions of Bodhisattvas and the 18 root Bodhisattva vows which provide the framework for continually training the mind in how to live ones life for the benefit of all sentient beings.

Biography

Geshe Gelek Chodha was born in Sikkim, the oldest of five children. At the age of seven, Geshe-la went south to live at Sera Jey monastery and become a monk. He achieved the degree of Geshe Lharampa in 1997, continuing on to the Gyume Tantric College to learn the intricacies of tantric rituals. At the suggestion of his classmate, Yangsi Rinpoche, Geshe-la was requested by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to come to Kadampa Center in North Carolina and be their resident teacher. Geshe Gelek teaches in English. He understands and connects very well with Western students and is very appreciated by his students for his ability to teach his vast knowledge with sincerity and humor.

Schedule

Friday: 7:30-9:00 P.M.
Saturday 10:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Lunch 12:30-2:00 P.M.
Sunday 10:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., Lunch 12:30-2:00 P.M. (Note slight time change)

Suggested Donation: Members: $30 per day or $60 for all 3 days Non-Members: $40 per day or $75 for all 3 days.  No one turned away due to lack of funds, please give what is comfortable for you.  Donations are tax deductible.

Public Talk by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama


The Capital Area Tibetan Association (CATA) will host a Public Talk by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on Monday, June 13th, 2016, from 1:30pm to 3:00pm at American University's Bender Arena in Washington, D.C.

Ticket price start at $25 and can be purchased online. For more information on the event, and to purchase tickets please visit: www.dalailama2016dc.com

Please Note: There’s virtually no available parking spaces at the American University campus. Due to the construction of their big parking garage, all the remaining parking spaces are reserved for their faculty.

It's highly encouraged that you to take the metro to Tenley Town/ AU station on Red Line. Extra bus shuttles have been arranged between the Metro station and American University campus. Bender Arena is less than a mile from the Tenley Town/ AU station.
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