The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind teaching series continues

Venerable Thubten Chonyi Teaches August 5 and 6

Reality of Cyclic Existence

Friday, August 5, 7 to 8:30 pm

Consciously or not, we start each day with the expectation that things should go a certain way. Yet every day, disappointment and other disturbing emotions arise when they invariably don't. Learning to see reality more clearly brings greater peace of mind right now. Further, it is necessary in order to develop the force to get out of cyclic existence for good and is the only stable foundation for developing love and compassion. Join Ven. Chonyi to explore why and how to be happy about meditating on the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence.

Saturday, August 6, 10 to 11:30 am – Meditation on the Buddha and guided meditation on the unsatisfactory nature of cyclic existence

Saturday, August 6, 1:00 to 2:30 pm - Discussion and question and answer session

All sessions at LTTT Temple 2312 W. Overland Road
$15 per session or $25 for all three sessions
No one turned away for lack of funds

Ven. Chonyi is an Buddhist nun practicing in the Tibetan tradition. She is a resident of Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington and has received bhikshuni ordination at Sravasti Abbey under the guidance of Venerable Thubten Chodron.

TVDF Visiting Teachers

Venerable Khensur Wangdak Lobsang Tenzin was born in Tibet in 1934 and entered monastic life at age 10. He studied in Tibet and later fled to India in 1960. Receiving the highest Geshe Lharampa degree from Drepung Monastery he has both taught and been Abbot of Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala, India. He now resides in the USA at Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center. Most recently in December 2010 he taught the Foundation of All Good Qualities.

Venerable Thubten Tarpa is an American nun practicing in the Tibetan tradition. She is a resident of Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington. She received ordination at Sravasti Abbey under the guidance of Venerable Thubten Chodron. During summer 2011, she taught in the Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind Teaching Series.

Venerable Thubten Jigme is an American nun practicing in the Tibetan tradition. She is a resident of Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington. She received ordination at Sravasti Abbey under the guidance of Venerable Thubten Chodron. During summer 2011, she taught in the Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind Teaching Series.

Venerable Thubten Chonyi is an American nun practicing in the Tibetan tradition. She is a resident of Sravasti Abbey, the Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington. She received ordination at Sravasti Abbey under the guidance of Venerable Thubten Chodron. During summer 2011, she taught in the Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind Teaching Series.

Jhampa Shaneman studied Mahayana Buddhism in Dharmsala, India from 1971 until 1984 as an ordained monk. He studied with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness's senior tutor Kyabje Ling Rinpoche, Ven. Geshe Rabten, Geshe Dhargaye and other noted Lamas of that time. He carries various lineages from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and has completed the traditional three and one-half year retreat. Jhampa is one of the first western practitioners to be given permission by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to teach all levels of Mahayana and Vajrayana. He was secretary for Ling Rinpoche, the senior tutor to the Dalai Lama. He has studied and translated for high lamas in all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.