Upcoming Teachings and Events
Winter 2020
 


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Geshe Thubten Sherab

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Four day Teaching
 
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path

Sunday, November 22nd
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (with breaks)
Suggested Donation $20

Sunday, November 29th
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (with breaks)
​Suggested Donation $20

Sunday, December 13th
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (with breaks)
​Suggested Donation $20

Sunday, December 20th
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (with breaks)
​Suggested Donation $20


​The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Tibetan: Lam rim chen mo) is one of the brightest jewels in the world’s treasury of sacred literature. The author, Tsong-kha-pa, completed it in 1402, and it soon became one of the most renowned works of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism, because it condenses all the exoteric sūtra scriptures into a meditation manual that is easy to understand, scholars and practitioners rely on its authoritative presentation as a gateway that leads to a full understanding of the Buddha’s teachings.
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​Geshe Thubten Sherab was born in 1967 in a small village in the province of Manang, the western part of Nepal, to a Kagyu-Nyingma family. He entered Kopan Monastery at the age of nine and completed his geshe studies at Sera Jey monastery in South India, followed by a year at Gyumed Tantric College. He then completed retreat and teaching assignments in the United States and Asia. Geshe Sherab served as headmaster of Kopan Monastery’s school for four years, overseeing debate training and tantric training activities. Geshe-la taught and helped in the FPMT International Office for two and a half years in Taos, New Mexico (2001–03) and also served as director of the FPMT board for a few years. For the last few years, Geshe-la has been traveling and teaching at FPMT centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe.​​​

​Karuna Cayton 


How Problems Help 
​Saturday and Sunday, December 5th and 6th
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (one hour lunch)
​​​Suggested Donation $20 Per Day

To try and overcome the plethora of problems that plague our daily life is an endless task. We can never get rid of all the problems we face, our family faces, our community, country and the world at large. So, does that mean we are forever destined to a life of victimhood?  To practice a spiritual path is not the same as practicing a religion. Spiritual practitioners seek to actualize their fullest and deepest potential as a human being.
​In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition we are presented with a strategy to actualize our potential in a swift and skillful way: by transforming problems into the spiritual path itself. To develop our potential means to develop vast compassion, deep wisdom, and effective approaches to help others. These qualities are not developed without being challenged by difficult people and hard situations. No one develops compassion while lying on a beach enjoying the perfect holiday. Out qualities are developed through difficult people and situations.



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Karuna has been a student of Buddhist psychology and philosophy for over 30 years. A long time student of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, he worked for the lamas at Kopan Monastery from 1975-1988. During that time he created and taught the secular studies program for the resident Tibetan and Nepali monks. He also assisted in running the Buddhist programs for foreign visitors and was the co-founder and director of the city center in Kathmandu, Himalayan Yogic Institute. He has been on the FPMT Board of Directors since 1988.After returning to the US in 1988 he received his MA in Clinical Psychology from JFK University in 1992. He has worked at the Children's Health Council at Stanford University and trained interns in Narrative Therapy at Mental Research Institute (MRI) in Palo Alto.


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
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
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
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
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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