Wellness
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Tonglen Meditation Lesson
$150'Tonglen' is Tibetan for 'giving and taking' (or sending and receiving), and refers to a meditation practice found in Tibetan Buddhism. The intention of this practice is to work with habitual patterns of mind to develop compassion and caring for others.
Practicing tonglen meditation in everyday life can soften your heart and gradually reduce conflicts, calming your mind to help stay connected to others around you. As a side effect, you become happier and more peaceful yourself.
Venerable Lozang Yonten la has been an ordained nun for nearly 20 years. She travels around the world teaching in her clear and inimitable style. We're really grateful she has offered this lesson to the TCEF community.
A Zoom lesson will be coordinated by TCEF. Due to her teaching and travel schedule, this lesson can only be scheduled in February 2023.
More info and images at Maitripa.org/venerable-lozang-yonten/
https://www.skepticspath.org/blog/tonglen-meditation/
Short intro to lesson:
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Samatha Meditation
$165Learn authentic Tibetan meditation from one of the greatest masters of our times - the Venerable Losang Samten.
The Venerable Losang Samten is one of our most renowned Tibetan scholars. In 1985, he earned a Master's Degree in Buddhist Philosophy, Sutra, and Tantra, from the Namgyal Monastery, equivalent to a Ph.D.
Losang also has an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and an Honorary Doctorate of Art from the Maine College of Art. He was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2002. In 2004, he was awarded a Pew Fellowship in the Arts.
Currently, he is the spiritual director of the Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia, Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Middletown, Connecticut, Chenrezig Cultural Center of El Paso, Texas, and a frequent visitor and teacher in Lake Tahoe and Chico, CA, as well as in Canada. He travels extensively, sharing his knowledge of Buddhist philosophy and meditation and his skill in Tibetan ritual arts.
In keeping with his lifelong motivation of educating and sharing Tibetan culture, Losang Samten has kindly offered an hour-long introduction to Tibetan meditation in the Samatha Tradition, including an interactive question and answer segment.
TCEF will coordinate the Zoom lesson in consultation with the teacher and bid winners for dates between November 19 and December 1.
More information at Losangsamten.com