Drepung
Loseling Monastery, Inc.
an
affiliate of Emory University, presents |
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The
Foundation Series
July 18 - November 7, 2009
1st Saturday of the month,
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(except for July which is the third Saturday of the month) |
Taught
by
Geshe
Lobsang Tenzin |
| The Foundation Series will cover the foundational
practices common to all three “yanas” or vehicles.
It will begin with an “Introduction to Buddhism”
and continue with retreats on four universal Buddhist
meditation practices. |
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students who have completed the Foundation Series, we
have also created a five-part Intermediate Series, which
will begin in July 2009 with an “Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism”
and then cover four essential Mahayana meditations. |
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was the case with the original Foundation Series, these
two series have been designed in consultation with Kyabje
Rizong Rinpoche. |
| The Foundation Series will be offered by Geshe Lobsang Tenzin beginning on July 18 and continuing on the first
Saturday of each month, from 10am-4pm. (Except for November 7, 2009: 2:00-6:00pm) |
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July 18 |
Introduction
to Buddhism |
August 1 |
Shamatha:
Alleviating Stress and Cultivating Inner Balance |
September 5 |
Vipashyana
Meditation:
Cultivating Personal Insight into Our Inner World of
Thoughts, Reactions, and Emotions |
October
3 |
The
Four Immeasurables:
Loving kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity |
November
7
Please note:
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Refuge:
Entering the Path of Inner Transformation
The time for this teaching has changed to 2:00-6:00 pm
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Geshe
Lobsang Tenzin was born in Kinnaur, a small Himalayan
region adjoining Tibet. At age 14 he joined the Institute
of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala and continued his training
at Drepung Loseling Monastery in south India. He was awarded
the degree of Geshe Lharampa, the highest degree of learning
in the Tibetan Buddhist world. Geshe Lobsang completed his
Ph.D. at Emory University in 1999; his dissertation centered
on traditional Buddhist and contemporary Western approaches
to emotions and their impact on wellness. He currently teaches
at Emory University, where he is collaborating on a research
project to study the benefits of compassion meditation for
reducing depression. His research into the effects of compassion meditation on depression and mental awareness was published in Psychoneuroendocrinology, an academic journal dedicated to the study of human behavior and psychiatric illness. |
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Tuition: |
$54
per Class for DLM Members and $60 for non-members
Full Series: $225 for DLM Members and $250 non-members
Members who have completed the entire series in the past
may repeat for FREE, but are still required to register.
A voluntary offering to the teacher is customary in the
Buddhist tradition. |
Deadline: |
Registration and payments
must be recieved four days before each retreat. Repeating
members must pre-register. |
Location: |
Drepung Loseling Monastery
1781 Dresden Dr.
Atlanta GA 30319 |
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To
register for these courses please call the center
at: 404-982-0051 |
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| Suggested
Reading for the Foundation Series |
I. |
Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
• Happiness by Matthieu Ricard |
II. |
Shamatha Meditation
• The Attention Revolution by Alan
Wallace |
III. |
Vipashyana Meditation and the Four Applications of Mindfulness
• The Art of Living by William Hart
• Genuine Happiness by Alan Wallace |
IV. |
The Four Immeasurables |
V. |
Refuge
• The Four Noble Truths by H.H. the
Dalai Lama |
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| Cancellation
Policy: |
| One-day
events: If you withdraw before the day of the event, we
will refund your fees, minus a $20 administrative charge.
There will be no other refunds. |
| Multiple-day
events: If you withdraw before the start of the retreat,
course, or event, we will refund your fees, minus a 10%
administrative charge. If you withdraw after the first
retreat or teaching session, we will refund 75% of the
fees. After the start of the second session there will
be no refunds. |
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