| Dear Dharma family, Lama Kathy, Lama Karma, and Lama Adam will continue to teach at our Sangha on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:30 PM PST via Zoom. Invites will be sent on the day of each event. August 4 | Chenrezig Practice | Open Group practice August 11 | Lama Kathy | Becoming Chenrezig: A How-To Manual for Mantra Meditation August 18 | Lama Karma | Guided practice August 25 | Lama Adam | Finding a Balance Between Practice and Study  Lama Adam Berner, Lama Karma Drodhul, Lama Kathy WesleyDonations for Lama Adam, Lama Karma, or Lama Kathy Looking 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: Having received the blessings [of our guru] and generated great faith and devotion, we sit with our body lengthened and simply pay attention to the passing of the in and out of the breath. We don’t try to regulate the breath, but breathe naturally, staying aware of the breath going out and coming back in. We count the in-breath and the out-breath as one. We do not count out loud but are just aware. On our mala, we pay attention to the passing of the breath in and out for twenty-one counts. We should do this very carefully because this is said to be the vessel for doing Calm Abiding (Skt. Shamatha) practice. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Teaching Link: Mingyur Rinpoche: Am I Not Enough? How to Work with Self-Criticism |