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| Dear Sangha, Welcome to Santa Monica KTC’s online programs this August! Join our esteemed teachers: Lama Kathy, Lama Karma, and Lama Adam. Through engaging weekly Zoom sessions, we present profound teachings, guided meditations, and practical techniques to integrate mindfulness and compassion into your everyday existence seamlessly. Immerse yourself in the wisdom of Buddhist teachings, elevate your meditation practice, and forge connections with kindred spirits walking the path of awakening. May this month be a serenity, insight, and boundless compassion journey for you. Your Dharma Family at Santa Monica KTC Karmapa Khyenno! |
August 10 | Lama Karma – Guided Meditation August 17 | Lama Adam – Resilience and Resourcing on the Buddhist Path August 24 | Lama Kathy – Joy of Living Book Study August 31 | Chenrezig Practice |
| August 10 Guided Practice with Lama Karma |
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| Lama Karma’s guidance carries a profound wisdom that touches the heart and calms the mind. This guided meditation will delve into inner stillness, cultivating mindfulness and self-awareness. Lama Karma will lead a reflective session, offering insights and answering questions. No matter your experience level, everyone is welcome to participate in this transformative gathering. Whether you are a longtime practitioner or new to meditation, we encourage you to embrace this opportunity to deepen your practice and connect with our compassionate community. Please join us tonight and be part of this enriching experience with Lama Karma. Let us come together, creating a space of tranquility, wisdom, and compassion as we embark on this guided meditation and reflection journey. |
| August 17 Resilience and Resourcing on the Buddhist Path |
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| Cultivating the ability to skillfully lean into discomfort is an undeniably vital factor in our progress on the Buddhist path. But bare ambition for awakening may mask counterproductive tendencies when we neglect to develop the balancing factor of a keen awareness of our resources and vulnerabilities. In this series, Lama Adam will share practical means to increase resilience on the path through discernment and compassion in our formal and post-meditation practice. |
| August 24 Joyful Wisdom Book study with Lama Kathy |
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| Lama Kathy will teach Rinpoche’s illuminating perspective which addresses the timeless problem of anxiety in our everyday lives. “From the 2,500-year-old perspective of Buddhism,” Rinpoche writes, “every chapter in human history could be described as an ‘age of anxiety.’ The anxiety we feel now has been part of the human condition for centuries.” So what do we do? Escape or succumb? Both routes inevitably lead to more complications and problems in our lives. “Buddhism,” he says, “offers a third option. We can look directly at the disturbing emotions and other problems we experience as stepping stones to freedom. Instead of rejecting or surrendering to them, we can befriend them, working through them to reach an enduring authentic experience of our inherent Wisdom, confidence, clarity, and joy.” |
| August 31 Chenrezig Practice |
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| Chenrezig’s practice is a profound meditation that cultivates compassion and loving-kindness. This practice is open to all, it will be in English and Tibetan, and we encourage everyone to participate and experience its transformative effects. Chenrezig, also known as Avalokiteshvara, embodies compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. Through this practice, we tap into the limitless wellspring of compassion within ourselves and extend it to all sentient beings. It is a beautiful opportunity to nurture our hearts, deepen our connection with others, and bring positive change into the world. No matter your experience or familiarity with the practice, we welcome you to join us. As a compassionate community, we will create a collective space of love, kindness, and healing energy. Let us unite in our dedication to cultivating compassion and making a positive difference in the world. |
| ZOOM credentials for our regular sessions will remain the same: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204694084 Phone +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 872 0469 4084 Please be mindful, mute yourself, and keep questions to a maximum of two, concise and to the point. We can arrange an interview with the teacher if you have more in-depth questions. |
| Inspirational Quote: We might think that thought arises from the mind. If so, we ask, what is the manner of its arising from mind? Does a thought arise from the mind in the way that a child is born from its mother so that they become distinct and individual entities that can exist each on their own? If not, does a thought arise from the mind in the way that light radiates from the sun or the moon, so that each has its own power and dawning? Or does the mind itself become the thought, so that first it is mind and then transforms and becomes thought? If we look carefully, we see that none of these processes describe it. We see that, in fact, thought is unborn. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Teaching Link: Innate Well-being with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche |