Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies

In this Power Meditation replay from August 2020, Ven. Jampa Sangmo addresses a question about wanting things to be different, citing passages from the Lam Rim Chenmo and modern books on patterns, transitions, disruptors, and meaning. https://fb.watch/6i5wf3bKf9/ #tsechenling ... #tibetanbuddhism #fpmt #meditation See more

The normal world-oriented state of mind prevents us from letting go of emotional problems as they arise. These distractions invade our mind and constantly impede our concentration. When we recite a mantra this mental agitation spontaneously subsides, leaving our mind at peace. Lama Yeshe

Livestream 2021 Taste of Buddhism with Scott Snibbe, "Loving Our Parents, Loving Our Kids

Join us tomorrow for our livestream with Scott Snibbe, host of the meditation podcast A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment. Scott will lead a short talk, meditation, and Q&A for Father’s Day about using meditation and mindfulness in skillfully relating to our parents and our kids, including the power of non-judgmental listening with our full attention.

Our live recharge meditation is on holiday break. Ven. Jampa Sangmo will be back on January 5. We hope starting the new year with this earlier session will benefit you. Happy 2021 to us all!!

Geshe Thubten Sherab The Four Seals of Buddhism January 5th, 2021 January 12th, 2021 January 19th, 2021... Each class from 6pm-7:30pm US PST This course is presented online via Zoom. The Four Seals represent the core philosophical tenets of Buddhism. They are: 1. All compounded phenomena are impermanent. 2. All contaminated things are suffering. 3. All phenomena are selfless. 4. Nirvana is true peace. As His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama writes: When a Buddhist and a non-Buddhist are differentiated by way of behavior, the difference is whether or not the person takes refuge in the Three Jewels. When they are differentiated by way of the view, the difference is whether or not the person asserts the views which are the four seals testifying to a doctrine’s being the word of the Buddha. Join us as Geshe Thubten Sherab returns to Tse Chen Ling to guide us through the general and finer points of these basic tenets of Buddhism. #tsechenling #fpmt #tibetanbuddhism Geshe Sherab Register here: https://www.tsechenling.org/2021-15-geshe-sherab-the-four-s

Ring Out 2020 & Refresh for 2021! with Ven. Robina Courtin December 31st 6-8pm US PST Presented via Zoom... As we face another challenging year, Ven. Robina Courtin will lead us through the powerful Vajrasattva practice to refresh our minds and set us up with a clean slate. She’ll describe the practice within the framework of the four opponent powers, explaining how each of the four purifies the four ways that karma ripens. For those of us wishing for full enlightenment, sooner than later, this purification practice gets us closer to it. Using the Vajrasattva method to clean up one’s mistakes at year-end will prepare those of us who have a habit of making New Year's resolutions. From this two-hour experience with Ven Robina we will come away with a new perspective on resolutions altogether. Please register in advance here: https://www.tsechenling.org/2020-1231-ring-in-the-new-year- #tsechenling #fpmt #robinacourtin #tibetanbuddhism Robina Courtin FPMT FPMT North America FPMT in Australia FPMT Mexico

Our live power meditation is on holiday break. Ven. Jampa Sangmo will be back on January 5. We hope this earlier session will be beneficial for your practice. Happy new year!

"Paving the Way to Enlightenment" 2020 Year End Appeal! Visit https://www.tsechenling.org/2020-year-end-appeal.html"Paving the Way to Enlightenment" 2020 Year End Appeal! Visit https://www.tsechenling.org/2020-year-end-appeal.html

Buddhist Psychology: Awareness and Knowers with @Emily Hsu Sundays 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon PST January 17, 2021 - April 18, 2021 (no class March 7) Online via Zoom... According to Buddhism, the path to experiencing greater happiness and well-being and achieving our highest potential involves training the mind, purifying and developing our mind. In this intermediate level course, we will explore the nature of the mind and examine it from various points of view to help us understand the different types of cognition and those we need to further cultivate along the path. This is an FPMT Basic Program course, the first half of the Mind and Cognition module. Emily Hsu completed FPMT's 7-year Master’s Program at Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa in Italy in 2004, a condensed version of the geshe studies curriculum. As a graduate of the Master’s Program, she is authorized to teach courses which are normally taught by geshes. Register here: https://www.tsechenling.org/2021-01-17-awarenesses-and-know #tsechenling #fpmt #tibetanbuddhism FPMT FPMT North America FPMT Mexico Buddhist Psychology: Awareness and Knowers (Lo Rig) with Emily Hsu

Starts tomorrow! Join the Bay Area FPMT Centers in a joint celebration of Lhabab DÜchen this Saturday November 7th! One of the four great holy days in the Tibetan calendar, Lhabab Düchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth after spending three months in the God Realm of Thirty-Three, a higher realm where his mother was reborn after she died shortly after giving him birth. The Buddha traveled to this realm in order to repay her kindness by giving teach...ings to liberate her from samsara. This year Lhabab Düchen falls on November 7th. While gathering together physically in each of our Centers is still beyond reach, all four of the Bay Area FPMT Centers are working together on this day: Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies will begin this auspicious day by offering the 8 Mahayana Precepts and leading the recitation of the morning practices advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gyalwa Gyatso (Ocean of Compassion) Buddhist Center will then lead sutra and prayer recitations. Land of Medicine Buddha will lead Lama Chöpa in Tibetan from their gompa as well as a Namgyalma Practice session*. We will wrap up the day in the gompa at Vajrapani Institute with Tonglen Meditation and Dedication. All events are free to attend and you can find the link here: https://www.tsechenling.org/2020-11-07-lhabab-duumlchen.html #tsechenling #fpmt #landofmedicinebuddha #vajrapaniinstitute Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center Land of Medicine Buddha Vajrapani Institute FPMT Mexico FPMT FPMT North America

Join us this Sunday as Ven. Gyalten Lekden returns to Taste of Buddhism! Taste of Buddhism "Turning the Mind Upside Down: Living a Life that Matters" With Ven. Gyalten Lekden... Sunday, November 8, 2020 10:30am to 12pm US PST Time This course will be presented via Facebook livestream on Tse Chen Ling Center for Buddhist Studies’ Facebook page. #tsechenling #tsechenlingsf #fpmt #meditation #buddhism #tasteofbuddhism FPMT Mexico FPMT FPMT North America

Join us for some calming meditation with Ven. Jampa Sangmo! Join today at 4pm PDT (US Time) for a 20 minute Recharge Meditation! Live-streamed here on Facebook!... #tsechenling #powerneditation FPMT North America FPMT Mexico Michele Indiana Anderson FPMT

Join the Bay Area FPMT Centers in a joint celebration of Lhabab DÜchen this Saturday November 7th! One of the four great holy days in the Tibetan calendar, Lhabab Düchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth after spending three months in the God Realm of Thirty-Three, a higher realm where his mother was reborn after she died shortly after giving him birth. The Buddha traveled to this realm in order to repay her kindness by giving teachings to liberate ...her from samsara. This year Lhabab Düchen falls on November 7th. While gathering together physically in each of our Centers is still beyond reach, all four of the Bay Area FPMT Centers are working together on this day: Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies will begin this auspicious day by offering the 8 Mahayana Precepts and leading the recitation of the morning practices advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gyalwa Gyatso (Ocean of Compassion) Buddhist Center will then lead sutra and prayer recitations. Land of Medicine Buddha will lead Lama Chöpa in Tibetan from their gompa as well as a Namgyalma Practice session*. We will wrap up the day in the gompa at Vajrapani Institute with Tonglen Meditation and Dedication. All events are free to attend and you can find the link here: https://www.tsechenling.org/2020-11-07-lhabab-duumlchen.html #tsechenling #fpmt #landofmedicinebuddha #vajrapaniinstitute FPMT Mexico FPMT FPMT North America Land of Medicine Buddha Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center Vajrapani Institute

Earlier this year, Tse Chen Ling was honored to have Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering, abbot of Sera Mey Monastic University, teach on the Four Close Placements of Mindfulness. Khen Rinpoche will be teaching on the the value of the Nalanda tradition online this weekend. The value of the living tradition of Nalanda is something that His Holiness the Dalai Lama emphasizes regularly and is upheld by our precious lineage masters. Details are below!... #geshetashitsering #NalandaUniversity #tibetanbuddhism #indianbuddhism #india Sera Mey Monastery

Sometimes it can feel that these times we are in can feel overwhelming. Feeling a bit worn or simply just wanting to feel refreshed as we begin another week? Then join us for some calming meditation with Ven. Jampa Sangmo! Join us each Tuesday at 4pm PDT (US Time) for a 30 minute Power Meditation for Difficult Times. Live-streamed here on Facebook.... #tsechenling #powerneditation FPMT North America #guidedmeditation #tibetanbuddhism #buddhism Michele Indiana Anderson

Register today! Madhyamaka is Not Nihilism - Dr. Jay L. Garfield November 17th - 6-8pm US PT Ngrjuna (c. 2d C CE) is the founder of the Madhyamaka school of Buddhist philosophy, and easily, after the Buddha himself, the most influential philosopher in the Mahyna Buddhist tradition.... Jay L. Garfield will explain why a nihilistic reading of Nagarjuna is unjustified. He will show that Ngrjuna is in fact a robust realist, and that Madhyamaka provides an analysis, not a refutation of existence. This class will be presented via Zoom. You must register in advance. Register here: https://www.tsechenling.org/2020-1117-madhyamaka-is-not-nih For more information on the work of Dr. Jay L. Garfield, please visit: jaygarfield.org #tsechenlingsf #tsechenling #tasteofbuddhism #fpmt #Nagarjuna FPMT FPMT North America FPMT Mexico FPMT UK FPMT in Australia

Taste of Buddhism "Pearls of Buddhist Wisdom" With Lennie Kronisch Sunday, November 1, 2020 10:30am to 12pm US PST... This course will be presented via Facebook livestream on Tse Chen Ling Center for Buddhist Studies’ Facebook page.Buddhist philosophy and psychology are filled with gems of reasoning, logic and helpful advice for navigating the roller coaster of life. A veritable toolkit of methods to improve one’s mind and attitude towards problems is at our fingertips, eloquently phrased, accessible skilfull means that lead to increased happiness. This talk will address the pitfalls of worry and blind faith, with suggestions to move through these challenges with more ease.About the Presenter: Lennie Kronisch is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s degree in Psychology. Her career has spanned birth to death; she has been an obstetrical nurse and childbirth educator, a psychiatric nurse, and was co-founder of the Holistic Health Institute in San Francisco. The last years of her career were with Hospice of Santa Cruz County, serving as a Case Manager and then as Coordinator of Volunteers. Lennie was Lama Yeshe’s nurse for the last few weeks of his life.After her retirement in 1998, she co-founded Tara Home, a hospice house located at Land of Medicine Buddha, with Petra McWilliam (now Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi ), and has devoted herself to its development ever since. She also led Buddhist meditations and talks for Road Scholar groups at LMB for many years.Lennie has been a student and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism since 1975, when she met Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and was personally honored by H.H. Dalai Lama as an Unsung Hero of Compassion for founding Tara Home. She has three children and four grandchildren and lives in Scotts Valley. For more information about Tse Chen Ling's "Taste of Buddhism" program, please visit: www.tsechenling.org/taste-of-buddhism.htmlYour generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. Please visit our website to make a donation. www.tsechenling.org See Less See more

Join us tomorrow here on Facebook for Taste of Buddhism! Taste of Buddhism - "Pearls of Buddhist Wisdom" With Lennie Kronisch Sunday, November 1, 2020... 10:30am to 12pm US PST Buddhist philosophy and psychology are filled with gems of reasoning, logic and helpful advice for navigating the roller coaster of life. This talk will address the pitfalls of worry and blind faith, with suggestions to move through these challenges with more ease. Lennie Kronisch is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s degree in Psychology. After her retirement in 1998, she co-founded Tara Home, a hospice house located at Land of Medicine Buddha, with Petra McWilliam (now Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi ), and has devoted herself to its development ever since. Lennie has been a student and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism since 1975, when she met Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. #tsechenlingSF #tsechenling #fpmt #tasteofbuddhism #meditation #tibetanbuddhism FPMT Mexico FPMT FPMT North America

Help support programs at Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies! Tse Chen Ling would like to take a moment to thank our ever expanding gallery of lineage lamas, teachers, scholars and presenters and interpreters for bringing Buddha’s wisdom to us. We are so grateful for their efforts and skill in helping us navigate this time, finding creative ways to bring the Dharma to so many! We’ve had students from places such as India, Singapore, Bhutan, France, Russia, Aust...ralia, the U.K., Brazil, Uruguay and more showing up to participate. We sincerely rejoice and thank all of those who have contributed to making these programs happen! Your support is crucial for Tse Chen Ling to continue to present these dynamic programs. If you are able, please consider making a donation to sustaining our programs. You can do so below. In the dropdown menu designating the purpose of your donation, please select "All Programs." https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/tsechenling Pictured here are: The masters of our lineage who did not teach at Tse Chen Ling this year but who form the core of our Buddhist tradition and permeate all our programs: Buddha Shakyamuni Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama The founders of the FPMT: Lama Thubten Yeshe Lama Zopa Rinpoche Those who have taught virtually at Tse Chen Ling this year: Lineage Lamas: Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa Sera Mey Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering Geshe Ngawang Dakpa Geshe Thubten Sherab Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (appeared via pre-recorded video) Ordained Sangha: Ven. Steve Carlier Ven. Gyalten Lekden Ven. Robina Courtin Ven. Amy Miller Ven. Jampa Sangmo Ven. Gyalten Palmo Geshes, scholars and FPMT Master Program graduates: Thupten Jinpa PhD Prof. James B. Apple Emily Hsu Don Handrick Acclaimed authors: Vicki Mackenzie Karuna Cayton Andrea Lieberstein Illustrious presenters: Lennie Kronisch Scott Tusa Scott Snibbe sujatha baliga Pam Cayton Monica Hung Judith Weitzner and the cast of guest for "Big Love: Remembering Lama Yeshe" Eight Auspicious Symbols by Digital Thangka, https://www.digitalthangka.com/ #tsechenlingsf #tsechenling #fpmt #meditation #tibetanbuddhism #buddhism Scott Snibbe Michele Indiana Anderson Robina Courtin Scott Tusa Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D. Pamela Cayton Amy J. Miller Andrea Lieberstein Gyalten Lekden Lennie Kronisch Karuna John Cayton Sujatha Baliga Judy Weitzner Lynne Sonenberg Tse Chen Ling Carol Corradi Gina Marsala