Losar Celebration
Saturday, February 10, 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
see detailed schedule below
in-person and online
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Celebrate Losar with Venerable Robina Courtin. This day-long retreat will be held on the auspicious occasion of Losar — Tibetan New Year, the beginning of the 15 Days of Miracles, and the anniversary of Lama Yeshe’s passing into Parinirvana.
Since ordaining as a nun in 1978 Ven. Robina has worked
full time for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche,
and their Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana
Tradition.
Over the years she has served as editorial director of
Wisdom Publications,
editor of Mandala Magazine, executive
director of Liberation Prison Project,
and as an internationally touring teacher of Buddhism.
Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in the documentary films
Chasing Buddha
and Key to Freedom.
Schedule
Our minds are not set in stone
No matter how hard things get, we can handle it
Our minds are not set in stone
Our minds are not fixed. Our experiences are colored by our emotions and thoughts, and we believe in the stories we create. As Lama Zopa says, "The world out there appears back to us in the aspect of whatever is in our mind." Whether they are the feelings of not being enough, dissatisfaction, anger, or depression, when we begin to unpack, and unravel the conceptual story, the analysis, and the opinion, we can change our experiences. Learn how to apply the Buddhist approach to transform your mind.
No matter how hard things get, we can handle it
How do we cultivate optimism and confidence about our own capacity to deal with whatever comes, no matter how terrible the world around us may seem? When we develop this optimistic attitude that comes from within, not from the outside, we can make life more manageable and inspire others. Discover how to use the challenges of life as opportunities for compassion, and awakening.
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Video Recordings
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Suggested Donation: $40 for the entire day or $25 for a single session.
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