Discovering Buddhism, Module 1
Mind and Its Potential
Tuesdays, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
January 9 – February 20, 2018
(7 classes)
Practice Day
Saturday, February 24
11:00am – 3:30pm
A new 2-year cycle of Discovering Buddhism begins!
Start from Module 1, whether you've taken the DB program
before or would like to come for the first time.
We can always go deeper — All welcome!
In this first module, you will examine what is "mind," its
nature and function, and how it affects our experience of
happiness and suffering. Come explore the differentiation
between mind and brain,mind as the creator of our
experiences, and the implications of possessing a mind
thathas no beginning and no end. In addition, learn methods
to transform destructive thoughts and attitudes and create a
positive and joyous mind.
Note: Karuna Cayton will teach
the three classes on January 23 – February 6.
Recommended books:
- "Make Your Mind an Ocean" by Lama Thubten Yeshe
- "Becoming Your Own Therapist" by Lama Thubten Yeshe
Having a long-held interest in the mind's capacity for
transformation, Ven. Gyalten Palmo left home to spend 4½
months in India with an enlightened master in the late
1970's. Ven. Palmo started studying Tibetan Buddhism at the
turn of the century. She has studied closely under Ribur
Rinpoche, Choden Rinpoche, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa and Lama Zopa
Rinpoche. She went on to complete the Foundation for the
Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition's (FPMT) Basic
Program coursework and retreats. In 2012, she was ordained
by Choden Rinpoche at Sera Jey Monastic University in India.
As an FPMT-registered teacher, she has been teaching
Discovering Buddhism regularly at Tse Chen Ling Center in
San Francisco since 2013. Ven. Palmo loves studying and
sharing the Dharma with others.
Karuna Cayton has been a practicing Buddhist for over 40 years. For over twenty years Karuna has worked as a psychotherapist, business psychologist, and coach to help people achieve a more balanced life.
Through his many years of deep study of Buddhist
psychology, sincere introspection, and work at helping
others, Karuna Cayton has gained genuine wisdom, which he
generously shares in The Misleading Mind.
…
This is a clear, grounded, and useful guidebook for
working with the mind and heart.
— Lorne Ladner, PhD,
psychologist and author of The Lost Art of Compassion
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