Upcoming Teachings
Fall/Winter 2020
 


​Dr. Lorne Ladner

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Tara and the Practice of Compassionate Wisdom

​Saturday, October 10th, 2020
​10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Tara is the female buddha of compassionate activity. She embodies wise, loving action to lead beings to freedom from suffering.
 
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has advised that doing Green Tara practice would be of benefit to people during the current, world-wide pandemic. Green Tara frees beings from fear and danger, guiding us towards enlightenment.
 
During this class we will discuss some of the qualities of Green Tara and stories related to her that illustrate key points about compassion, the path to enlightenment, and her practices.  We will engage in meditations on compassion, visualizations related to Tara, and recitation of her mantra.  In addition to doing the practice of Green Tara, we will also do some practice of the 20th of the 21 Tara as her practice specifically liberates beings from the suffering of epidemic and pandemic diseases. 


Dr. Lorne Ladner is the author of a number of books and articles including The Lost Art of Compassion: Discovering The Practice Of Happiness In The Meeting Of Buddhism And Psychology(HarperCollins, 2004). He also edited Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa's book The Easy Path: Illuminating The First Panchen Lama's Secret Instructions (Wisdom Publications, 2013).
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Dr. Ladner began studying Buddhist meditation over 30 years ago. Over the years, he has studied Tibetan Buddhism closely with some of the greatest living Tibetan masters and with numerous leading Western scholars. He has been a student of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche for many years, and was also a close student of the late Kyabje Ribur Rinpoche. In recent years, he's been studying closely with Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa.
Don Handrick
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The Joy of Living 
​Thursday, October 29th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
​Finding Calm in the Storm
Saturday, October 31st - Sunday, November 1st, 2020
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (one hour lunch)​
Don Handrick is the resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling, in Santa Fe, NM. Don’s study and practice of Buddhism began in 1993.  Over the next two years he practiced with Rigpa, Sogyal Rinpoche’s organization, until he began attending classes with Venerable Robina Courtin.
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At the beginning of 1998, Don left the Bay Area to attend the FPMT’s Masters Program of Buddhist Studies in Sutra and Tantra, a full-time seven-year residential study program in Tuscany, Italy, taught by the incomparable scholar and kind Spiritual Friend, Geshe Jampa Gyatso. By 2004, he successfully completed all five subjects of the program and received an FPMT final certificate with high honors. Soon after, Don moved to Santa Fe and served as the Spiritual Program Coordinator for Thubten Norbu Ling, and in 2006 he was appointed Resident Teacher.
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​Jon Landaw
​Saturday and Sunday, November 14th -15th
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (one hour lunch)

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Jon Landaw, author of Buddhism for Dummies, was born in New Jersey in 1944 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1965. After spending three years in the Peace Corps in Iran, Jon worked as an English editor for the Translation Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India from 1972 to 1977, producing numerous texts under the guidance of Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey.

​As a student of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche since 1973, Jon has edited numerous works for Wisdom Publications, including Wisdom Energy and Introduction to Tantra. He is also the author of Prince Siddhartha, a biography of Buddha for children, and Images of Enlightenment: Tibetan Art in Practice, published by Snow Lion in 1993. As an instructor of Buddhist meditation, he has taught in numerous Dharma centers throughout North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. He currently lives with his wife and family in Santa Cruz, California.


Drop In Meditation - Online  

Every Wednesday & Friday 
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Meditation is an effective yet simple way to deal with many life stresses. There is a growing body of scientific research indicating that meditation is highly effective in reducing physical and mental stress.

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Led by Cyndy Mowbray
SUGGESTED $5
No one turned away for lack of funds
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Book Discussion Group - Online 
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Every Monday  ​
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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This book discussion group is a gathering of individuals who view, read, study, and discuss various dharma-relevant and reinforcing materials. The group can at times be very focused on texts and other times only loosely tethered to a common resource, but enriching experience, increased knowledge, and deeper understanding are always the goals. Anyone can benefit at any point by attending, regardless of background or experience, so don’t hesitate to drop in—whether you know what the group is focusing on or have seen the current materials. Visitors are encouraged and invited to come over some evening to see what it is all about.


Led by Mary Wellhoner, MD
SUGGESTED $5
No one turned away for lack of funds
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Medicine Buddha Study Group - Online 

Every Saturday 
11:00 am   

This study group will explore the benefits of meditating on the Medicine Buddha; Menla in Tibetan. We will discover who the Medicine Buddha is and why his healing and compassion is so powerful.

The first half of the hour will be spent reading and discussing Lama Zopa Rinpoche's masterful book, Ultimate Healing: The Power of Compassion. In the second half of the session, we will practice the Medicine Buddha Meditation.


Led by Cyndy Mowbray
SUGGESTED $5
No one turned away for lack of funds

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Buddhism In A Nutshell - Online 
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Every Other Sunday  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Buddhism in a Nutshell is an introductory course that provides an overview of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. It is suitable for people encountering Buddhism for the first time, as well as for people who have heard or read some Buddhist teachings but would like a more structured approach to understanding the path to enlightenment as taught by Shakyamuni Buddha.

Presented in one hour sessions and covers these basic principles
  • Life of Shakyamuni Buddha​
  • Truth of Suffering — the diagnosis of our existential situation.​
  • Truth of the Cause of Suffering — karma, delusions, ignorance
  • Truth of the Cessation of Suffering -  nirvana
  • Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering - practices of wisdom and method.
  • What does it mean to be a Buddhist, an “inner being”
  • Different kinds of Buddhism
  • Different schools of Tibetan Buddhism​​


Led by Trey Ligon
SUGGESTED $5
No one turned away for lack of funds

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Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga -
Guided Meditation with Elissa Slanger

Every Sunday - Online 
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm 

​Kum Nye Tibetan Relaxation is a gentle healing system that relieves stress, transforms negative patterns, kelps us to be more balanced and healthy, and increases our enjoyment and appreciation of life. …It integrates and balances two approaches, the physical and the psychological…As it, leads to the integration of body and mind in all our activities, this relaxation has a lasting quality greater than the feeling of well-being experienced in physical exercise, or even in disciplines such as yoga. When we learn to open our senses and touch our feelings directly, our bodies and minds make full contact with one another, and all experience becomes rich, healthy, and more beautiful. As we become deeply acquainted with ourselves and our self-understanding grows, we are also able to share more fully with others. (Not an FPMT Event)

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​Elissa Slanger began her study of Buddhism in a Japanese Zen monastery in 1960. For the following years she practiced with first the London Buddhist Society and then the Zen Center, until 1961, when she attended a workshop given by Tartung Tulku. She has been a part of his community since then. She began teaching at the Nyingma Institute Buddhist Center, in Berkeley in 2014. A near death experience she had in 2013, confirmed for her the truths of the Buddhist teachings. Elissa is also a clinical psychologist - having practiced until she was well into her 80’s. She is a past president of the Nevada Psychological Association.
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