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Here you'll find Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching calendar. Visit the Sravasti Abbey website calendar for more Dharma events.
Week of Apr 24th
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Zoom: Understanding Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Passing and Praying for His Swift Return
Zoom: Understanding Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Passing and Praying for His Swift Return
Zoom: Understanding Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Passing and Praying for His Swift ReturnUnderstanding Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Passing and Praying for His Swift Return
Monday April 24
4:30 pm to 6 pm Pacific Time/ 7:30 pm to 9 pm Eastern Time
Hosted on Zoom by Shantideva Center
Register hereLama Zopa Rinpoche’s unexpected passing has deeply affected students from around the world. He touched many students with his unwavering bodhicitta and his tireless service. Many people consider him to have been a Buddha, manifesting on this Earth out of his great compassion to guide others on the path to enlightenment.
In turn, many students have expressed a wide variety of emotions upon his passing, ranging from deep grief to immense gratitude. Others have expressed feelings of ambivalence and confusion.
Many questions have arisen with his passing. If Rinpoche has passed away, is it still possible to receive guidance from him? How might our prayers for his swift return work? Khandro-la said that Rinpoche took on the obstacles for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. What does this mean? How might we view the situation if we wanted to have a stronger connection with Rinpoche but never received the chance or had become slack with our practice? Is there something wrong with us if we never felt a heart connection to Rinpoche like so many other students did?
Venerable Thubten Chodron will help us navigate the different emotions and complex questions that may be arising in relation to his passing, drawing upon her own experiences with Lama Zopa Rinpoche and his students, as well as her deep knowledge of the Dharma.
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Zoom: Searching for the Self
Zoom: Searching for the Self
Zoom: Searching for the SelfSearching for the Self
Wednesdays April 5, 12, 19, 26
4 pm to 5:30 pm Pacific Time
Hosted on Zoom by Jewel Heart Center
Register hereIn this series of talks Ven. Chodron will explore emptiness, one of the most central teachings in Buddhism, drawing from the newest volume of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion series with the Dalai Lama.
"Searching for the Self leads us to delve deeply into the topic of the ultimate nature of reality, presenting it from a variety of approaches while focusing on identifying our erroneous views and directing us to the actual mode of existence of all persons and phenomena. Engaging in this investigation will challenge our deepest-held beliefs and uproot false ways of viewing ourselves and the world that are so habitual we don’t even notice them."
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YouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds
YouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds
YouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsStreamed on YouTube weekly Thursdays at 9 am Pacific Time
Join Venerable Thubten Chodron for live teachings on Shantideva’s classic text Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds. A text that the residents of Sravasti Abbey read annually on Christmas Day, this is a book that provides a road map to awakening you’ll keep coming back to. The Dalai Lama famously attributed any realization of compassion and bodhicitta he has to this text.
Who it’s for:
Engaging in a Bodhisattva’s Deeds is a text that lends itself to both new and seasoned Dharma practitioners. It covers the entire span of practices necessary to progress on the path to full awakening, in an easy to read format with stark imagery and reasonings to inspire and transform the mind.
About the author:
Shantideva lived in 8th century ancient India, was born into a royal family and set to assume the throne after his father. However, motivated to be of greatest benefit to all sentient beings, Shantideva left the royal life and entered monastic life at the renowned Nalanda Monastery.
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Zoom: Living a Life that Matters
Zoom: Living a Life that Matters
Zoom: Living a Life that MattersLiving a Life that Matters
April 29
5 pm to 6:30 pm Pacific Time
Hosted by Vajrayana Institute SydneyJoin Venerable Thubten Chodron for this teaching on the principles of living a life that matters. Venerable Chodron will discuss the factors of a meaningful life, letting go of disturbing emotions to live life that truly matters. Register here.
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