Meditation 101
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with Ven. Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald)
Mondays, 6:00pm – 7:30pm May 3 – June 7, 2021 (5 classes) no class on May 31 All times are PDT (Pacific Daylight Time). We are using the Zoom video conferencing system for this event. Please register below to receive your online access information. Buddhist Meditation 101 is an introductory course to Buddhist meditation. It is suitable for people encountering both meditation and Buddhism for the first time, as well as for people who have done some meditation in other traditions but would like to know more about how meditation is practiced in the Tibetan Buddhism. It provides an overview of meditation in general and specific meditation techniques including breathing, mindfulness, visualization, and analytical meditations. It explains what kinds of skills are developed in meditation and how to apply them in daily life.
The following topics will be covered during this course:
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Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald) was born in California, and began studying Buddhism in Dharamsala, India in 1973. The following year she was ordained as a Buddhist nun in Kopan Monastery, Nepal. She has studied with various teachers such as Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey and Geshe Jampa Tegchog.
At the request of her teachers Ven Sangye Khadro began teaching in 1979. She has taught in various countries around the world, including being a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, in Singapore, for 11 years. In 1988 Sangye Khadro took the full ordination (bhikshuni) vows. She is the author of two books published by Wisdom Publications, "How to Meditate" and "Awakening the Kind Heart". She graduated from the 6-year Masters Program in Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa, Italy, in 2013, and has completed two one-year personal retreats. She is currently a faculty member of the Human Spirit Psychoanalytic-Buddhist Training Program in Israel, and was the resident teacher at the Center for Wisdom and Compassion in Copenhagen, Denmark from 2016-2018. |
Our ability to continue offering these teachings is dependent on the generosity of donors. If you find this online content useful and you are not already attending the teachings in person, any donation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your kind support.
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Registration: $15 per class or $65 for the entire course (five classes) if paid in full on the first day of class. Members of a certain level get courses for free (see the membership program for details). Registration is required to receive your online access information.
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds.
Your generous donations are essential for the continuation of programs like this. No one turned away due to lack of funds.