TREASURE VALLEY DHARMA FRIENDS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT LAMA JHAMPA SHANEMAN, MAY 16 to 19, 2013

Calming the Mind 

Mindfulness in Daily Life with Shamata

Mindfulness, developed with Shamata (Quietude) Meditation, is applicable to all aspects of our lives. This course will focus on how to bring Shamata Meditation into our daily activities to help us be healthier in both our work and leisure environments. If you have a balanced inner life you have a balanced outer life.

This course is not just for Buddhists. It will be presented to also help people in the corporate and business world.

Thursday & Friday--7:00-8:30 pm at LTTT Temple

Saturday--10-11:30 am; 1:30-3:00 pm at 11383 W. Hickory Loop Dr

Sunday--1:30–3:00 pm at LTTT Temple

LTTT Temple, 2312 W. Overland Road (East of Overland-Vista intersection) 

11383 W Hickory Loop Dr. (Off McMillan west of Five Mile)

$15 per session or $60 for all 5 Sessions 

No one turned away for lack of funds

Jhampa Shaneman studied Mahayana Buddhism in Dharamsala, India from 1971 until 1984. He was an ordained monk during those years. He studied with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness's senior tutor Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, Ven. Geshe Rabten, Geshe Dhargaye and other famous Lamas of that time. Jhampa has translated for Masters of all the 4 sects of Tibetan Buddhism over the last 25 years and carries various lineages from these traditions. In 1980, Jhampa entered the traditional Great Retreat and spent the next three and a half years on the mountain above Dharmsala, India. 

TVDF SCHEDULE FOR APRIL

Saturday, April 6, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think—“Verse 7: Turning to the Buddhist Path for Spiritual Guidance” and “Verse 8: Watch What You Are Doing:  Your Actions Have Results,” pages 61-71.

Saturday, April 13, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think-- 
“Verse 9: Aspiring for Freedom: Why Worldly Pleasures Won’t Cut It” and “Verse 10: The Kindness of Others and Wanting to Repay It,” pages 71-81.

Saturday, April 20, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think-- 
“Verse 11: Shifting from the Self-Centered Thought to Cherishing Others” and “Verse 12:  Living with Loss,” pages 82-95.

Saturday, April 27, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think-- 
“Verse 13: Transforming Suffering” and “Verse 14: Facing Blame,” pages 95-105.

TVDF SCHEDULE FOR MARCH-APRIL

Saturday, March 23, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think—“Verse 4: Looking at Death and Dealing with Loss,” pages 43-51.

Saturday, March 30, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think-- 
“Verse 5: Bad Friends and Why We Don’t Need Them,” pages 51-55.

Saturday, April 6, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think-- 
“Verse 6: Relying on a Spiritual Friend,” pages 55-61.

Saturday, April 13, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think-- 
“Verse 7: Turning to the Buddhist Path for Spiritual Guidance,” pages 61-65.

TVDF SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY

Saturday, February 9, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Seventh Point:  The Precepts of the Mind-Training,” pages 264-272.

On February 16, we will begin a new book—Don’t Believe Everything you Think:  Living with Wisdom and Compassion by Venerable Thubten Chodron.  This book is a commentary on “The Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas.”  

Saturday, February 16, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think—“Introduction and Helpful Background,” pages 1-17.

Saturday, February 23, 10:00-11:30 am:  Don’t Believe Everything You Think--
“Starting out on the Path,” pages 17-27.

TVDF Schedule for January

 Saturday, January 19, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Sixth Point:  The Pledges of the Mind-Training,” pages 347-245.

Saturday, January 26, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Sixth Point:  The Pledges of the Mind-Training,” pages 245-252.

Saturday, February 2, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Seventh Point:  The Precepts of the Mind-Training,” pages 253-264.

Saturday, February 9, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Seventh Point:  The Precepts of the Mind-Training,” pages 264-272.

Vajrasattva Practice for the New Year!

TVDF will conduct a Vajrasattva Practice on Tuesday, New Years Day, at 10:00 to 11:15 at the LTTT Temple on 2312 West Overland.  All are welcome!


We will be continuing with the book study, Buddhism with an Attitude, on Saturday, January 5, 10:00-11:30 am: “The Fifth Point:  The Criterion of Proficiency in the Mind-Training,” pages 229-236.

TVDF Schedule for December 2012

Saturday, December 8, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Third Point:  Transforming Adversity into an Aid to Spiritual Awakening,” pages 191-205.

Saturday, December 15, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Third Point:  Transforming Adversity into an Aid to Spiritual Awakening,” pages 206-216.

Saturday, December 22, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Fourth Point:  A Synthesis of Practice for One Life,” pages 217-228.

Saturday, December 29, 10:00-11:30 am:  Buddhism with an Attitude--“The Fifth Point:  The Criterion of Proficiency in the Mind-Training,” pages 229-236.