 Dear Dharma family,Lama Kathy and Lama Adam will continue to teach at our Sangha, and we will have a Ngondro discussion this month. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche Parinirvana is on October 6, and will dedicate a special Chenrezig practice for that. Weekly meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:15 PM PST via Zoom. Invites will be sent on the day of each event. October 6 | Chenrezig Practice | Open Group practice October 13 | Lama Kathy |Becoming Chenrezig: A How-To Manual for Mantra Meditation October 20 | Lama Adam | Finding a Balance Between Practice and Study October 27 | Ngondro Discussion Donations for Lama Adam, Lama Karma, or Lama Kathy  Lama Adam Berner, Lama Karma Drodhul, Lama Kathy WesleyLooking forward to seeing you all.Karmapa Khyenno!Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC |
| ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084 Or to call from your phone (any phone works, no smartphone needed): +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084 |
| Inspirational Quote: Six realms of existence are identified in Buddhism: gods, demigods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts, and hells. They are each the result of one of the six main negative emotions: pride, jealousy, desire, ignorance, greed, and anger. Looking at the world around us, and into our own minds, we can see that the six realms definitely do exist. They exist in the way we unconsciously allow our negative emotions to project and crystallize entire realms around us, and to define the style, form, flavor, and context of our life in those realms. And they exist also inwardly as the different seeds and tendencies of the various negative emotions within our psychophysical system, always ready to germinate and grow, depending on what influences them and how we choose to live. Rigpa Glympse of the Day Teaching Link: Mingyur Rinpoche: Tips for Lazy Meditators |