Geshe Thubten Sherab
Teaching and Guided Meditation on
Practicing The Six Perfections
The Buddha indicated six important mental states that we need to develop if we want to reach any of our positive goals in life. They’re usually translated as “perfections,” since by perfecting them fully as the Buddhas have we too can attain liberation and enlightenment. We don’t just keep these six mental states as a nice looking list. Rather, they are states of mind that we need to blend together and use as we go about our daily life.
Generosity
Ethical Self Discipline
Patience
Perseverance
Concentration
Wisdom
Friday February 18th
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Saturday February 19th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Saturday February 19th
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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.
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now at 6490 South McCarran Blvd Building D2 Suite 41
Reno, NV 89519
now at 6490 South McCarran Blvd Building D2 Suite 41
Reno, NV 89519
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.
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.
New FPMT Pilot Program!
Exploring Buddhism
Module Five: Exploring Mind Training
with Don Handrick
Wednesdays, 6:30pm – 8:00pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
January 12 – February 23, 2022
(7 classes)
We are using the Zoom video conferencing system for this course. Please register below to receive your online access information.
To progress on the path to enlightenment the motivation of bodhichitta alone is not enough; we need to learn how to transform every situation, especially adverse circumstances, into the path, and how to keep the bodhisattva vows well. In this module, we will examine the uniquely powerful methods for transforming the mind that are found in the lojong or mind-training texts, which clarify how to bring about a radical change in our attitude from that of a self-centered world-view to one that is other-centered and altruistic. We will also explore how living in the bodhisattva vows provides a unique guide for engaging in the six perfections in daily life.
Previous study of at least some modules of Discovering Buddhism, either in a center or online is highly recommended before enrolling in this program.
New students are welcome. You do not have to have attended previous modules.
Exploring Buddhism is a new program currently being developed by FPMT to serve as a bridge between Discovering Buddhism and The Basic Program. It is designed to help students of Buddhism delve more deeply into a broad array of topics that form a solid foundation for furthering one’s study and practice. The program will initially be run as a pilot program in FPMT centers to further test and refine the curriculum.
Don Handrick is a touring teacher for the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), sharing the Dharma with centers and study groups in North America and other parts of the world, both in-person and online.
Don's study of Buddhism began in 1993 after reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. Over the next two years he practiced with Sogyal Rinpoche's organization, until he began attending classes in 1996 with Venerable Robina Courtin at Tse Chen Ling in San Francisco.
Don left the Bay Area in 1998 to attend the FPMT's Masters Program of Buddhist Studies in Sutra and Tantra, a seven-year residential study program conducted at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Tuscany, Italy, taught by the scholar and kind Spiritual Friend, Geshe Jampa Gyatso. He successfully completed all five subjects of this program in 2004, receiving an FPMT final certificate with high honors.
This program is being jointly offered by:
Registration: $15 per class or $90 for the entire module (seven classes). Members of a certain level get courses for free (see the membership program for details). Registration is required to receive your online access information.
Registration closes before the second class.
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds.
Exploring Buddhism
Module Five: Exploring Mind Training
with Don Handrick
Wednesdays, 6:30pm – 8:00pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
January 12 – February 23, 2022
(7 classes)
We are using the Zoom video conferencing system for this course. Please register below to receive your online access information.
To progress on the path to enlightenment the motivation of bodhichitta alone is not enough; we need to learn how to transform every situation, especially adverse circumstances, into the path, and how to keep the bodhisattva vows well. In this module, we will examine the uniquely powerful methods for transforming the mind that are found in the lojong or mind-training texts, which clarify how to bring about a radical change in our attitude from that of a self-centered world-view to one that is other-centered and altruistic. We will also explore how living in the bodhisattva vows provides a unique guide for engaging in the six perfections in daily life.
Previous study of at least some modules of Discovering Buddhism, either in a center or online is highly recommended before enrolling in this program.
New students are welcome. You do not have to have attended previous modules.
Exploring Buddhism is a new program currently being developed by FPMT to serve as a bridge between Discovering Buddhism and The Basic Program. It is designed to help students of Buddhism delve more deeply into a broad array of topics that form a solid foundation for furthering one’s study and practice. The program will initially be run as a pilot program in FPMT centers to further test and refine the curriculum.
Don Handrick is a touring teacher for the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), sharing the Dharma with centers and study groups in North America and other parts of the world, both in-person and online.
Don's study of Buddhism began in 1993 after reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. Over the next two years he practiced with Sogyal Rinpoche's organization, until he began attending classes in 1996 with Venerable Robina Courtin at Tse Chen Ling in San Francisco.
Don left the Bay Area in 1998 to attend the FPMT's Masters Program of Buddhist Studies in Sutra and Tantra, a seven-year residential study program conducted at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Tuscany, Italy, taught by the scholar and kind Spiritual Friend, Geshe Jampa Gyatso. He successfully completed all five subjects of this program in 2004, receiving an FPMT final certificate with high honors.
This program is being jointly offered by:
- Dharmakaya Center (Reno, NV)
- Gendun Drubpa Buddhist Centre (BC, Canada)
- Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center
Registration: $15 per class or $90 for the entire module (seven classes). Members of a certain level get courses for free (see the membership program for details). Registration is required to receive your online access information.
Registration closes before the second class.
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds.
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Don Handrick is a touring teacher for the FPMT sharing the Dharma with centers and study groups in North America and other parts of the world, both in-person and online. Don's study of Buddhism began in 1993 after reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. Over the next two years he practiced with Sogyal Rinpoche's organization, until he began attending classes in 1996 with Venerable Robina Courtin in San Francisco.
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Buddhism in a Nutshell
& Meditation 101
Every Other Sunday
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
In Person
Buddhism in a Nutshell and Meditation 101 are introductory courses that provides an overview of Tibetan Buddhist concepts and meditation. It is also suitable 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 the Buddha.
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.
(Please register below if you are going to attend in person.)
Led by Trey Ligon
Center Director
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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.
(Please register below if you are going to attend in person.)
Led by Trey Ligon
Center Director
Check calendar
New Discussion Group:
Beginning Saturday, January 8, 2022 @ 11am (online)
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.
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.
Guided Meditation - Online
Every Wednesday & Friday
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
(Online)
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.
Led by Cyndy
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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.
Led by Cyndy
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Tonglen Meditation Practice
Starting on September 16th, 2021
Thursdays 6:30-7:30
Hybrid (in Person & Online)
Thursdays 6:30-7:30
Hybrid (in Person & Online)
The practice of tong-len, 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.
(Please register below if you are going to attend in person.)
Join us for this amazing meditation practice and reap the benefits of learning how to generate loving kindness and compassion in your life.
(Please register below if you are going to attend in person.)
Medicine Buddha Study Group
Every other Saturday
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Hybrid (in Person & 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.
(Please register below if you are going to attend in person.)
Led by Cyndy
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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.
(Please register below if you are going to attend in person.)
Led by Cyndy
Check calendar
Dharmakaya Center
6490 South McCarran Blvd. Building D2- Suite 41
Reno, Nevada 89519
Dharmakaya Center
6490 South McCarran Blvd. Building D2- Suite 41
Reno, Nevada 89519
Affiliated with the
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
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