Freedom From The Four Attachments: “If you are attached to this life, then you are not a Dharma practitioner”: Geshe Phende will discuss the disadvantage of attachment to this life, which is our stress, inner-suffering, depression, etc. He will discuss one of the major obstacles to become a serious Dharma practitioner is attachment to this life and explain the antidotes to reduce attachment to this life so that our Dharma practice can be improved.

To cultivate Bodhicitta, we first need to understand the benefits of developing Bodhicitta. Geshe La will explain this by using chapter two of The Guide Of Bodhisattva’s Way Of Life, “The Disclosure of Evil."

Freedom From The Four Attachments: “If you are attached to samsara, then you don't have renunciation”: The major cause of circling in samsara is due to attachment, Geshe Phende will discuss how to be free of this attachment and how to develop renunciation, or self-compassion. He will explain the disadvantage of samsara and the advantage of nirvana. After the discussion, Geshe Phende will guide a meditation on renunciation, or self-compassion.

Please extend your compassion to the millions of people whose lives have been devastated by these earthquakes and join our venerable monks for the Medicine Buddha puja with the Drepung Loseling monks of the Mystical Arts of Tibet tour on March 19 at 2 pm if you are able and keep them in your prayers.

Freedom From The Four Attachments: “If you are attached to your own self-interest, you have no bodhicitta." Bodhicitta is the gateway for the path to Mahayana Buddhism. It is a substantial cause to achieve enlightenment and the source of happiness. One of the obstacles to develop bodhicitta is self-interest mind. Geshe Phende will explain the disadvantages of a self-centered mind, which is the source of all suffering. It makes us become narrow-minded and causes us to have distress from within our family and through national level. He will discuss how to rid of a self-centered mind and how to develop altruism which is the source of peace and happiness.

Freedom From The Four Attachments: “If there is grasping, you do not have the View." Geshe Phende will explain the mind of ego-grasping, which is the root cause of all mental afflictions. In Buddhist perspectives, the fundamental cause of all suffering is ignorance. To rid of this ignorance, we need the wisdom that understands the ultimate reality - the understanding of empty of inherent existence of both self and phenomena. Geshe Phende will also explain emptiness through logic and reasoning that was uniquely taught by the Buddha.