​March & April
We are honored to host

Geshe Thubten Sherab 


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​Transforming the Mind 
Saturday, April 4th 
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

ONLINE ​

​How do we free ourselves from the demon of self-concern? These instructions are found in Eight Verses for Training the Mind, one of the most important texts from a genre of Tibetan spiritual writings known as lojong (literally "mind training"). The root text was written by the eleventh-century meditator Langri Tangpa. His Holiness the Dalai Lama refers to this work as one of the main sources of his own inspiration and includes it in his daily meditations.


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​Geshe Thubten Sherab was born in Nepal of Tibetan parents, and received his education at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, the spiritual center of the FPMT. He completed his studies at Sera Jey Monastic University and at Gyume Tantric College in India. He has lived in the USA working at the FPMT Central office and several nearby Dharma Centers in Taos, New Mexico.

He returned to Nepal after several years in the U.S. to become Headmaster of Kopan Monastery. Geshe-la has retired from the Headmaster role in order to have more time to devote to meditation and to teaching internationally. For the last few years, he has been travelling and teaching at FPMT Centers in USA, Canada, Mexico, Asia and Europe.
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​Our ability to continue offering these teachings is dependent on the generosity of donors. If you find this online content useful and you are not attending the teachings in person, any donation would be greatly appreciated at this time. Thank you for your kind support.
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We are blessed to welcome back 

Venerable Robina Courtin 




Friday, May 8th
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ONLINE

Saturday , May 9th
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ONLINE 
 
Mahamudra
How To Discover Our True Nature

According to Buddha’s amazing view about the human mind, we all have so much potential. The Sanskrit word “buddha” or “sangye” in Tibetan expresses this potential. “Sang” implies the total eradication from our mind of all ego, all fears, attachment, anger, jealousy and other states of mind that cause us so much pain. “Gye” implies the development to perfection of all the goodness within us: love, compassion, wisdom, confidence.

In Lama Yeshe’s beautiful book, Mahamudra: How to Develop Our True Nature, Lama says, “In mahamudra meditation there is no doctrine, no theology, no philosophy, no God, no Buddha. We go beyond name, beyond shape and color, beyond the relative, beyond self-image, beyond compassion.”

Lama explains so clearly, so simply, how to get in touch with our natural potential through meditation on the mind itself, the unique characteristic of mahamudra meditation, and finally by realizing the emptiness of the mind: our buddha nature.
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​ONLINE EVENTS AT OTHER CENTERS 

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Shantideva Center in New York






Venerable Amy Miller is going to start leading sessions of the practices recommended by Rinpoche and His Holiness the Dalai Lama to protect from Covid-19.

Dates and Times (East Coast US)
All sessions will be 1:00 - 1:30pm 

Saturday March 28
Wednesday, April 1 
Saturday, April 4
Wednesday, April 8

You first have to register at zoom.us 
then this link:https://shantidevanyc.org/covid-19-practices/
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​Lama Yeshe Ling in Canada


​Online interactive prayer group meeting, just 20 minutes, at 12:20 pm EDT, where we will check-in with each other, cultivate the most beneficial intentions and energies with visualization and mantra.  
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/997030248

Video with Geshe Sonam describing how to do Medicine Buddha visualization and mantra. We will start with this. https://youtu.be/aZOjXBQwv6E  

We will alternate with other powerful protecting and healing mantras recommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. 
https://fpmt.org/fpmt/announcements/resources-for-coronavirus-pandemic/advice-from-lama-zopa-rinpoche-for-coronavirus/

Gradually we will invite our Sangha and teachers to take turns leading these sessions, so it may be a slightly different experience each day.  

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Drop In Meditation - Online  

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.

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

SUGGESTED $5
No one turned away for lack of funds
Check calendar ​​​

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Book Discussion Group - Online 
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Every Wednesday  ​
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.


SUGGESTED $5
No one turned away for lack of funds
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​Meditation 101- Online
​Every Other Sunday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM




​Buddhist Meditation 101 is an introductory course to Buddhist meditation. It is suitable for people encountering both meditation and Buddhism for the first time, as well as for people who have done some meditation in other traditions but would like to know more about how meditation is practiced in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

​It provides an overview of meditation and basic meditation techniques, including breathing meditation, mindfulness meditation, visualization meditation, and analytical meditation, in the context of the Tibetan Gelug tradition.  


​Facilitated by Trey Ligon
 Suggested $5 - No one turned away for lack of funds
Check calendar For Dates
Buddhism In A Nutshell - Online 
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Every Other Sunday  11:00 AM - 12:00 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
  • The Four Noble Truths
  • 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​​


 Facilitated by Trey Ligon
​Suggested $5 - No one turned away for lack of funds

Check calendar For Dates ​

​Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga - Temporarily Cancelled 
Guided Meditation with Elissa Slanger

Sunday 
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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Reno, Nevada 89519
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