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| December Events |
| Dear Dharma Friends, As the year ends, Lama Kathy Wesley will lead the ongoing book study of Mingyur Rinpoche’s “Joyful Wisdom.” We’ll also have our last Chenrezig group practice and Dharma Discussion in 2024. We look forward to practicing and deepening our shared understanding and compassion as taught by the Buddha. Yours in Dharma, KTC SoCal |
- December 5 | Chenrezig Practice
- December 12 | Dharma Discussion
- December 19 | Lama Kathy – Joyful Wisdom Book Study
| December 5 Chenrezig Practice |
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| Chenrezig‘s practice is a profound meditation that cultivates compassion and lovingkindness. It is open to all and will be in English and Tibetan. 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 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. Regardless of your experience or familiarity with the practice, we welcome you to join us. |
| December 12 Dharma Discussion |
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| We’ll be watching a few short teaching videos, and after each video, we’ll take time to hear everyone’s thoughts and reflections. |
| December 19 Lama Kathy Wesley – Joyful Wisdom Book Study |
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| Lama Kathy Wesley will teach Joyful Wisdom, which addresses the timeless anxiety problem 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.” |
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Inspirational Quote:
The training in sending and receiving should be practiced alternately with the breath (sending happiness on the exhale and receiving suffering on the inhale) and should be done during the meditation session. It belongs to the meditation practice of relative bodhichitta.
There are also instructions to use sending and receiving during post-meditation. The instructions say, “Three objects, three poisons, and three seeds of virtue.” “The three objects” refers to the objects that provoke our afflictions of attachment, aversion, or ignorance while “the three poisons” are the emotions (or our reactions) of attachment, aversion, and ignorance.
Based on this understanding, we imagine that the afflictions of all living beings dissolve into our afflictions as they arise. As this happens, peace and virtue are created with the wish, “May all living beings be free.” In this way, the three poisons are transformed into the three roots of virtue. This practice increases our relative bodhichitta during post-meditation.
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Teaching Link:
Seven Ways to Support Your Mental Health with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche