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The Wheel of Life
Teaching by Geshe Thubten Sherab


Every Wednesday in August 2022
3rd, 10th and 17th
6:00pm—7:30pm
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The Wheel of Life is a complex picture representing the Buddhist view of the universe.

Often painted on the exterior walls of Buddhist monasteries, The Wheel of Life can be considered the very essence of Buddhist philosophy as it offers insights into some of its most important concepts. It depicts and explains the cyclic nature of reincarnation and the different aspects of our perceived reality. It also shows the importance our actions have on our existence - or what we like to call Karma.

Come join us for an in-depth explanation and teaching of the Buddhist Wheel of Life over three evenings with Geshe Sherab.
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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 Je monastery in South India, followed by a year at Gyumed Tantric College. He then completed retreat and teaching assignments both in the U.S. and Asia. He served as Headmaster of Kopan Monastery school for four years, overseeing debate training and tantric training activities. Geshe Sherab understands and connects very well with Western students, presenting the Dharma in an accessible, warm, and open manner.


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​The Threefold Mahayana Morality
Teaching by Venerable George Churinoff


Sunday, August 14th
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Morality is generally thought of as the restraint from negative actions of our body, speech and mind.

​However, in the Mahayana the concept of morality is expanded to include two other categories of morality: the accumulation of virtuous qualities and acting for the welfare of others.


This talk will review the traditional division of restraint from negative actions such as guarding from the ten non-virtuous actions and taking the lay and ordained vows of individual liberation - and will explain the additional Mahayana divisions of morality of accumulating virtuous qualities and benefiting sentient beings.

There will be ample time for questions and answers.

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​A physics graduate from MIT, Venerable George earned a Masters degree in Buddhist studies from Delhi University, India. He took ordination in 1975 and studied the Geshe Studies Program at Manjushri Institute, England, where he also served as Spiritual Program Coordinator. Venerable George was instrumental in founding the Masters Program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy. After studying and teaching there for eight years he spent several years at Tushita Centre in Delhi, India followed by three years as Lama Osel Rinpoche's English curriculum tutor at Sera Je Monastery in South India.

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Movie Night at Dharmakaya Center
Sunday August 28th


Mission Joy: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
A film by Louie Psihoyos


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​Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, Mission: JOY is a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. In their final joint mission, these self-described mischievous brothers give a master class in how to create joy in a world that was never easy for them. They offer neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us live with more joy, despite circumstances.

Inspired by New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, the film showcases the exchange between these two Nobel Peace Prize winners that led to that book. Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot over 5 days at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, the film invites viewers to join these luminaries behind the scenes as they recount stories from their lives, each having lived through periods of incredible difficulty and strife.
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With genuine affection, mutual respect and a healthy dose of teasing, these unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from lived experience, ancient traditions, and the latest cutting-edge science regarding how to live with joy in the face of all of life’s challenges from the extraordinary to the mundane. Mission: Joy is an antidote for the times.

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Meditation 101
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Buddhism in a Nutshell


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Every Other Sunday 
​11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

In Person  

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​Buddhism in a Nutshell and Meditation 101 are introductory courses that provides an overview of Tibetan Buddhist concepts and meditation. 
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​ It begins with an introduction to the life of Shakyamuni Buddha and then discusses the Buddha’s first teaching on The Four Noble Truths: the truths of suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path to the cessation of suffering. This teaching is common to all Buddhist traditions and forms the cornerstone for all the other teachings given by the Buddha.

It also provides an overview of Tibetan Buddhism based on the three principal aspects of the path to enlightenment—renunciation, bodhichitta, and the right view of emptiness—as taught in the stages of the path teachings and based on the short text 'Foundation of All Good Qualities' by, Lama Tsong Khapa.  The course also provides the foundations of meditation practice and five guided meditations suitable for beginners
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Led by Trey Ligon
Center Director 
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New Discussion Group 
​Ongoing Every Saturday - 11am (online)

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An Open-Hearted Life: Transformative Methods for Compassionate Living from a Clinical Psychologist and a Buddhist Nun
Russell Kolts and Ven. Thubten Chodron
 
A life overflowing with compassion. It sounds wonderful in theory, but how do you do it? This guide provides practical methods to living with this wonderful quality, based on traditional Buddhist teachings and on methods from modern psychology--particularly a technique called Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT). The methods presented by the two authors--a psychotherapist and a Tibetan Buddhist nun--turn out to have a good deal in common. In fact, they complement each other in wonderful ways. Each of the 64 short chapters ends with a reflection or exercise for putting compassion into practice in various life situations.
 
We’d like to invite you to live one year with an open heart by putting the reflections at the end of each chapter into practice each day and getting together with this discussion group bi-weekly to share your experiences with living an open-hearted life. 



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Guided Meditation Group

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Every Wednesday & Friday 
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

(Online) 

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​Meditation is an effective, yet simple, way of dealing with many stresses in life. There is a growing body of scientific evidence of meditation being highly effective at reducing physical and mental stress.

Every week we focus on one topic on the Lam Rim using excellent meditations from Kathleen McDonalds' "How to Meditate" that are suitable for anyone interested in exploring and incorporating the benefits of meditation into their daily lives, regardless of whether you are a Buddhist practitioner or not. 



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​Led by Cyndy
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​Tonglen Meditation Practice Group

Every Monday 6:30-7:30

Hybrid (in Person & Online) 
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​The practice of Tonglen, taking and giving, encapsulates the practices of loving-kindness and compassion. Atisha wrote: “Because of the negative result of the faults of attachment and confusion, habituate the mind to exchanging self and other.” By engaging in this meditation practice we learn to think more about giving to others and less about our own selfish desires.

Join us for this amazing meditation practice and reap the benefits of learning how to generate loving kindness and compassion in your life.

​Led by Mary Powers 


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Medicine Buddha Study Group  


​​Every other Saturday 
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Hybrid (Online)

This study group will explore the benefits of meditating on the Medicine Buddha.

​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 hour, we will engage in the Medicine Buddha Meditation.  


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​Dharmakaya Buddhist Center Membership

We want to make supporting our center simple. We are launching a new, single level of membership — $50 per month. This simplified structure provides members with access to all of Dharmakaya Buddhist Center's  programming. Consider joining now! All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

We want to be generous with our membership so everything is included with a minimum $50 per month membership: all classes, meditations, weekend retreats, Saturday workshops – everything! There is great merit in supporting the Dharma … please consider how you can help.

Whatever level you choose, every dollar is critical to the support of our teachers, our programs, our center, and our ability to grow and flourish in Northern Nevada. We are a 100% volunteer-run organization, so your offerings will be well utilized.  

As always, Dharmakaya Buddhist Center offers access to all programs for free to anyone who cannot afford to pay.
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      • Venerable Courtin
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      • Jon Landaw
      • Andy Weber
      • Paula Chichester
      • Don Handrick
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