with Ven. Gyalten Palmo

Tuesdays, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
June 26 – August 7, 2018
(7 classes)
no class July 24

Practice Day: Sunday, August 5
11:15am – 3:30pm

Although death is inevitable, rarely do we spend time preparing for it.

According to the teachings of the Buddha, it is possible to die fearlessly, to approach death as a powerful positive spiritual experience, and to eventually overcome death completely.

In the Discovering Buddhism “Death and Rebirth” module, we will explore how to face death without fear by learning what to anticipate during the process of death and rebirth.

We will also explore the impact that awareness of death and rebirth can have on the way in which we live our daily lives by encouraging us to fulfill our life purpose, resolve all conflicts, and develop the skills to help both others and ourselves at the time of death.

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.