INTRODUCTORY/OPEN TO ALL: No prior knowledge or experience required; no registration required
WHEN: This will be a series of teachings, please see dates below.
Wednesday, January 27th - 7:30 to 9PM
"Overcoming Obstacles to Meditation: Tools for a More Successful Daily Practice."
The path of meditation can be a frustrating one. Between managing expectations and not knowing how to get started, to dealing with a mind that seems unwilling to be tamed, the struggles we face in ourpractice have been known in the Buddhist tradition for thousands of years, and their solutions have been sought and explained. In this evening talk Geshe Sherab will help us navigate the pitfalls of a meditation practice and give us sound strategies for making real progress toward achieving a calmer, more stable mind that has characterized by inner strength and resilience in the face of the challenges of daily life. This talk is open to and appropriate for all.
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"Following in the Footsteps of the Kadampas: A weekend Retreat on Atisha's Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels."
Friday, January 29th 7:30 to 9:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday January 30th and 31st, 10:30 AM to 12 PM and 1:30 - 3 PM. (Lunch Break 12:30-1:30 PM)
Bodhisattvas are driven by their deep compassion to attain enlightenment, the fully developed state in which they can benefit other beings most effectively. In this weekend retreat we will examine a brief and poetic text by Lama Atisha, the great Indian master who came to Tibet in the 11thcentury, in which he presents the most essential instructions for living one'slife perfectly as a bodhisattva. Like a string of precious gems, these guidelines are to be worn like a beautiful garland by all those who wish to journey the path of full awakening. These teachings will be full of practical advice that practitioners of all levels can begin using immediately to guide their own spiritual growth anddevelopment.Geshe Sherab was born in Manang/ Nepal in 1967 as the second of 5 sons. He attended Kopan monastery at the age of 9 in around 1976/1977 and was ordained by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and given the ordained name as Thubten Sherab.
After 10 years of study in Kopan, he went to Sera Je Monastery for further studies in 1987, and graduated as Geshe at the end of 1999. After that he joined Gyume Tantric College for a year. Then he taught young monks at Kopan for a year.
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Biography
Geshe Sherab was born in Manang/ Nepal in 1967, the second of 5 sons. He attended Kopan monastery at the age of 9 in around 1976/1977 and was ordained by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and given the ordained name of Thubten Sherab.
After 10 years of study in Kopan, he went to Sera Je Monastery for further studies in 1987, and graduated as Geshe at the end of 1999. After that he joined Gyume Tantric College for a year. Then he taught young monks at Kopan for a year.
In 2001 he was sent by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to New Mexico to serve and help at International Office of FPMT as well as teach at TNL in Santa Fe and Ksitigarba Center in Taos as resident teacher. He also served as Board member of FPMT for 2 years during that period.
By the end of 2003 in December he returned back to Nepal to do his own practices. In 2006 he was appointed as Head Master of Kopan monastery and he served Kopan in that position for 4 years until he resigned in the beginning of 2010. He has been teaching at Kopan during meditation courses as well as traveling and teaching around the world, in US,Canada,many parts of Europe, Asia, Mexico, Guatamala and Australia.
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