Drepung Loseling - Spiritual Development Program
October - 2023 Calendar

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October - 2023 Highlights

Tuesday October 3

Public Talk "Meditation on the Antidote to Attachment"  
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

6:30 pm
LiveStream

When our minds come under the influence of attachment, we lose a great deal of freedom and no longer see things according to reality. Our minds become disturbed and we become like slaves to whatever we are attached to. This in turn, creates suffering for both ourselves and potentially, for those around us. In this class, we we examine the way to overcome attachment, by cultivating and meditating on its antidote.


Tuesday October 10

Public Talk "Meditation on the Antidote to Aversion"  
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

6:30 pm
LiveStream

Aversion is a mind that focuses upon an unattractive aspect of a feeling, person or object. When it arises in our minds, we immediately feel unhappy and disturbed. Moreover, this emotion leads to other harmful feelings, such as anger and hatred, as well as to negative actions such as harsh speech. Aversion is therefore a very destructive emotion. In this class, we will look at how to overcome this very harmful emotion by relying on antidotes.


Saturday September 14

Intermediate Series • Part 4 - Ultimate Bodhichitta: Developing Wisdom and Insight  • with Geshe Ngawang Phende

10:00 am - 4:00 pm
*Via ZOOM
This five-part series, taught by with Geshe Ngawang Phende, is designed to provide a solid basis for the practice of Mahayana Buddhist meditation. This series of teachings form the precondition for tantric practice. The series ends with Vajrasattva meditation which is a weekly regular advanced practice at DLM.
  FEE: $72 per class ($62 for DLM members) Full Series: $305 ($265 for DLM members) Registration Deadline is four days before the event. Register here

Tuesday October 17

Public Talk "Meditation on the Antidote to Jealousy"  
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

6:30 pm
LiveStream

Jealousy is an emotion that causes us to regard the qualities and gains of another person as being intolerable. It arises out of excessive attachment to one's own gain and honor. It causes great mental disturbance and causes extreme negative feelings between individuals. In this class, Geshela will teach us how to deal with this afflictive mind.


Tuesday October 24

Public Talk "Meditation on the Antidote to Pride"  
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

6:30 pm
LiveStream

Pride is an afflictive mind which causes one to have an inflated self-opinion, while focused on one's wealth, qualities and so forth. It causes mental disturbance as well as the tendency to look down on others, and is therefore a cause of difficulty in our relationships with others. Today, we we learn how to identify this harmful mind and how to reduce and eliminate it through relying on the correct antidote.


Tuesday October 31

Public Talk "Meditation on the Antidote to Ignorance"  
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

6:30 pm
LiveStream

Ignorance is a mental factor that has the characteristic of unknowing. It also includes minds that are not merely unknowing, but that actively misperceive reality. When we are under the influence of ignorance, we are unable to see the world correctly and as a result, we are also unable to act correctly. We thereby create many problems in our own lives and in the lives of others. Ignorance is, therefore, the main source of suffering in our lives. In this class, we will look at how we can deal with this mind by cultivating its antidote.


   
REGULAR EVENTS
*All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Weekly  

Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00 PM Teachings and Meditation
*LiveStream ONLY
Sunday 9:30 AM *Vajrasattva Practice In-Person and Via ZOOM
Empowerment required to attend.
To register for this practice, please email
Geshe Yeshe at: center@drepung.org
     
  11:00 AM - 12 noon First Sunday of every month:
Basics of Meditation
*LiveStream ONLY
(instruction provided)
    All other Sundays:
Meditation - Led by DLM Resident Teachers
*LiveStream ONLY
Monthly

1st Sundays
11:00 - 12:00 PM Basics of Meditation - Led by Geshe Lobsang Tenzin, founder and Spiritual Director of Drepung Loseling Monastery Inc.
Note: check calendar for actual dates
*LiveStream ONLY
*unless otherwise noted
     
1st Tuesdays
5:30 PM Medicine Buddha Practice
Note: check calendar for actual dates
*LiveStream ONLY