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| November Events: Meditation & Chenrezig Practice |
| Dear Dharma Friends, Join us for Lama Kathy’s class: Getting Familiar with Your Mind: Meditation Practice and Discussion, and we also continue with Lama Karma’s Chenrezig Practice. • Lama Karma Drodhul Chenrezig Practice • Lama Kathy Wesley with “Getting Familiar with Your Mind: Meditation Practice and Discussion” • Mindfulness Meditation classes on the first and third Saturdays of the month We look forward to another month of practice, reflection, and deepening our understanding together. Yours in Dharma,KTC SoCal |
- November 1 | Mindfulness Mediation in person
- November 6 | Lama Karma – Chenrezig Practice
- November 15 | Mindfulness Mediation in person
- November 20 | Lama Kathy – Getting Familiar with Your Mind: Meditation Practice and Discussion
| November 6 Lama Karma – Chenrezig Practice |
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| Join us with Lama Karma as he guides us in Chenrezig Practice, a profound meditation cultivating compassion and lovingkindness. Chenrezig, known as Avalokiteshvara, embodies compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. Through this practice, we tap into the limitless wellspring of compassion, extending it to all sentient beings. It’s a beautiful opportunity to nurture our hearts, deepen our connection with others, and foster positive change in the world. Whether you’re new to this practice or have practiced it before, everyone is welcome to participate. |
| November 1 & November 15 Mindfulness Meditation Classes  Join Dr. Charles Dawes, senior meditation practitioner and KTC SoCal Board member, first and third Saturdays in Desert Hot Springs for instruction on practicing mindfulness meditation. Classes are held at 11 am, Hidden Springs Country Club, Community Center Clubhouse, 14912 Yerxa Rd, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Classes are free, open to all, reservations not required. |
| November 20 Lama Kathy Wesley – Getting Familiar with Your Mind: Meditation Practice and Discussion. |
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| Lots of people are meditating these days, which is wonderful, since the practice can help reduce anxiety and promote positive change in our minds and lives. And getting tips and pointers can help us work through the rough spots and deepen our understanding of ourselves. Using Thrangu Rinpoche’s short book, “A Guide to Shamatha and Vipashyana Meditation,” Lama Kathy will offer tips and sit with us to encourage us to get familiar with ourselves and create space for positive inner change. |
| ZOOM starts at 6:15 PM PST with a 15-minute silent meditation; regular teaching begins at 6:30. Please be mindful when entering at that time. We encourage you to keep your video on as much as you’re comfortable. Seeing each other’s faces helps create a sense of presence and connection in the space we’re sharing today. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81574392660 Phone +1 669 900 6833 Meeting ID: 815 7439 2660 Ask questions via chat and keep them concise and to the point. If you have more in-depth questions, we can arrange an interview with the teacher. |
Inspirational Quote:
To achieve enlightenment just for ourselves would be unacceptable. In this world alone, there are billions and billions of human beings and animals that live scattered all over the earth—on mountains, in forests, on plains, and in the ocean. For these beings, happiness is extremely rare. They experience great suffering and have no protector. If I were to achieve the complete enlightenment of a buddha, I would have the ability and courage to free others by showing them the path that leads to freedom from the pain of samsara. This is the attitude that we need when we practice meditation. If we practice with this attitude, it will be a very pure practice that will lead to extensive results; if we don’t think this way, the result will not be very vast.
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Teaching Link:
Embracing Change: Heart Advice for Elders in Transition with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche